When it comes to heights, having a healthy dose of fear is completely natural. It is also linked to the fear of falling, which serves as a protective mechanism for most of us. However, some people seem to be fearless, pushing the boundaries of safety and even risking their lives by climbing to the edges of rooftops, rocky mountains, or even on a windowsill to reach a dirty spot on the ninth floor.
Today, we would like to present you with some of the craziest images from all over the internet that Bored Panda collected of adrenaline enthusiasts reaching unnerving heights. These experiences, which have either been photographed by others or documented by the daredevils themselves, can seem like an unattainable adventure for regular people, not to mention people with acrophobia (the fear of heights). So whether you are actually afraid of heights or simply are not a fan of putting your life at risk, these images will serve you as an adventure you would never take but could enjoy from the safety of solid ground.
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Château Frontenac, Quebec City
Currently at #19 this one would be the first I could get behind IF IT WEREN'T SNOWING. I love snow, but that roof must be slick as an oiled sheet of glass
Getting Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed Is Not An Option
rent = gravitational acceleration × annual salary ÷ body weight
Load More Replies...Makes my stomach queasy just looking at the photo! I am amazed at the people with the skill and ability to do anything involving extreme heights. I think I literally would die in fear.
I hate to be the one, but how do they go to the bathroom, especially number twos?
Harihar Fort - A Moist, Steep Staircase In India
100% would scoot down those. No standing for me thank you.
Load More Replies...Here's an upvote. Are we not allowed to comment on the caste system?
Load More Replies...On The Edge 1400 Feet Above Central Park
I just got a unpleasant feeling in my lower gut. I am so afraid of heights.
That happened to me, too! Isn't it amazing that just looking at a PICTURE can elicit that result?!?
Load More Replies...Amazing picture, I have never seen a picture of central park like this before, it shows off just how big it is.
Yep, it's huge. They destroyed an entire, thriving Black community to build it so that the white folks could have some grass
Load More Replies...Can I please quietly crawl backward, close the first door I find and cry myself to sleep.
I think you can just make out in the picture the harness he is wearing. He must be working on the communications dish's or something like that.
As the coroner left, all that remained was a pair of red tennis shoes.
D@mn this is how all my bad dreams start and I have that same pair of vans yeesh
Vans are the shoe of parkour & free climbing. I only know this cos I follow tons of these IGs & TikToks. Quite a few wear the old skool skate pro or the AVE.
Load More Replies...Say Cheese
Provided those harnesses are actually being used and are clipped up, this is the one I'd be okay with.
In North Dakota, there is a TV tower 2063 feet (628.8024 meters for the rest of the world). The antenna is a hollow tube about this big around. To do work on the antenna, they would lower a technician head first into the tube with a rope around his feet. (My ex MIL worked there). Both of my favorite phobias: acro and clostro
How do people not fall down??? My doctor's office on the 5th floor has a balcony looking down to the lobby and vaulted ceilings. I looked at the ceiling 15 feet back from the balcony and fell down. Can't walk on the edge of the second story of the mall. The American Indian Museum in DC is the scariest building I have ever been in. Gave me a panic attack
Cleaning The Blinds
If she slips she’s gonna *be* a spot a few stories down.
Load More Replies...Back in Amsterdam, my coworkers friend was sitting on her balcony and saw her upstairs neighbour falling down with bucket and sponge and all, in full view. Woman died, friend needed a lot of therapy and still wasnt ok. So yeah, nope.
Ow f... it was even worse with the second picture. Have not seen the second one before, just the first!
Bet she was raised that if you don't clean EVERYWHERE you're gunna get your butt beat. Def a clean behind the fridge for your life kid
One lady in my town cleaned windows and fell from second floor window. She was lucky and survived it completely unharmed, but she developed fear of heights afterwards.
A Moment I’ll Never Forget. Sometimes The Timing Is Perfect And All The Elements Line Up For You. This Was One Of Those Times
Gotta do what you gotta do for those instagram likes..
Load More Replies...Guessing a helicopter...the back of his legs look like they are being illuminated....maybe...
Load More Replies...If My SO Suggested This Photo Idea, I'd Rather Be Single
I can just hear either of them say "Life insurance? Why do you ask?"
Gosh, i'm so impressed, what fabulous people these folks must be, they're my heroes now... No, they're idiots, and i don't care what happens to them.
Hell of an aphrodisiac! I prefer candles and chocolate. And where the harnesses at?!!! So that one slip-up wouldn’t be their last. I slip on solid ground. What if a bird flies at u or … a spider?!
On Top Of The Stairs In Pico Tijuca, Brazil
I shouldn't have read this article. My stomach is feeling very very queezy. I couldn't help myself tho.
The lack of a handrail is making me think I’m about to have a nervous breakdown momentarily! Who would climb such a steep and skinny staircase with NO HANDRAIL?! And she’s effing around with a SELFIE STICK! I’m imagining the wind grabbing it and she makes a move to keep from losing it, and then she’s an ex-hiker.
Sunbathing On A Roof, What Could Go Wrong?
Sudden earthquake, bee lands on you and you freak out, Freak gust of wind . . .
... a crazy guy in control of the drone, bored psychopath visiting a rooftop, jealous ex with a machete... lots can go wrong. It's always funny till someone gets hurt, then it is hilarious.
Load More Replies...I wonder how many people fell to their deaths while taking IG pictures.
I saw this one and instinctively had an extreme urge to climb over the back of my office chair...
Due to her malnutrition, she would be floating down to the ground like a piece of paper if she falls...
Conquered My Fear Of Heights
Ok. I've rock & mountain climbed in Colorado when I was stationed out there. This one could absolutely be done safely.
I would have to sit down about four feet from the edge and then scootch forward. Then I'd be like, "TAKE THE PICTURE!! TAKE THE PICTURE!!"
Load More Replies...That's Half Dome in the distance (Yosemite nat'l park, CA). I have a photo of me sitting with my legs dangling over the edge of it. I scooted on my a** for the last 20 feet or so to get to the edge, posed for the pic and then scooted my a** back away before standing up again.
As far as I'm concerned, "My Fear of Heights" does not require conquering.
It's Yosemite and Douglas Fairbanks did a handstand there before it was closed off.
at summer camp one time, we had to climb up this whole freaking mountain and i was simply wheezing for breath at the halfway point
As A Person Who Is Afraid Of Heights I'm Not Sure If This Would Make It Easier Or More Difficult To Do Your Business In This Toilet
I found the opposite, the moment I saw this the poo scuttled back up my lower intestine and isn't likely to be coming back down for a while!
Load More Replies...In Brazil, There's An Apartment Building With A 40-Store Spiral Staircase Attached To The Outside Meant As A Fire Escape. What Scares You More? Fire Or Falling?
That the structure isn’t strong enough and a hundred people walking down at once will make it fall away.
40 flights??? Going round in circles?????? Watch them all when they get to the bottom. They're all going in different directions
Imagine how dizzy you would get trying to run down those stairs 😵💫
Fire. The fall kills instantly, the fire torments for a while.
But before you're at the ground level there's a lot of screaming you can do 😬
Load More Replies...Falling is painless. It's the sudden stop at the end you have to worry about.
Load More Replies...1. Not living that high up. 2. Most buildings don't plan for high rise fire escapes. But fire my a*s would set a record getting down.
There's a rail, I think I could handle this. What would freak me out is the amount of people using it at the same time.
This Would Scare The Hell Outta Me
Imagine staying at the bottom of the building, under the toilet. It will rain with pee
Porta potties scare me already. I have never used one in my life. I held in diarrhea for 3 hours once. I've had an irrational fear ever since I was 4 and my mother sent me into a green one without warning me what was in there... just "there's the bathroom" and then the AFV episodes where they tip them over with people in them. Never never never
Hanging Out About ~130 Feet Up Above Deck On A Tall Ship
Oddly, less scary than buildings ones. I cite terry pratchetts assertion that we're not scared of heights, but grounds 🤣
Me Facing My Immense Fear Of Heights 103 Floors Up On The Willis Tower In Chicago! I Did It
I worked at the Willis tower when they switched the name from the sears tower. I was also there when they were installing those ledges, and I can tell you, that I still havent been out in one of them. I watched a 6 year old crack the first layer of glass in the left one with a paperweight the family bought in the gift shop. Absolutely f*cking WILD.
I'm been there a couple times. It's totally chill after the first 10 seconds of terror.
Don'cha think if this guy was really afraid of heights, he wouldn't turn his back on it.
I Love Roof-Topping Photos. Does Anyone Have Any Good Ones?
I saw one IG account, where guy took pictures like this, sitting on the roof and dangling his legs over the edge. Turned out he was sitting behind safery rails.
Fixing An AC Compressor On A Level 28 Ledge
“Sorry, you’re going to have to wait for winter!” “To get it fixed?” “No, for it to be cool again.”
1.4-Mile Highline Walk
WORLD RECORD Highline with Nathan Paulin at Mont-Saint-Michel.
This actually looks safer than a lot of the influencer pics.
The thing is, Mont-Saint-Michel is surrounded by quicksand. That makes the risk of falling in a bit more spicy, wouldn't you think?
This isn’t so bad, as if done properly, I would always trust my safety kit, it’s the ones that are hanging on with one hand that freak me out! He does have safety kit, right??
Strong Performance
Yeah. This is expert level mountain climbing. That said, notice she's actually roped in with a belay down below. While she should be wearing a helmet for multiple reasons (falling debris and possible slip & head wack), this could be safe.
Looking Down A Mine Shaft
The View From High Rock Lookout, Washington State. Will Someone Please Close The Door?
My daughter sent me a picture of a hummingbird from a mountain platform in Ecuador when she went there last year on a trip with her college to build bridges and animal shelters. This reminds me of that picture. They were halfway up the mountain and it was a wooden platform with no rails around the sides, just some lights on the edges. I panicked for days. This really is scary for me.
Load More Replies...Exploring Some Of The Newer Crags On Kalymnos, Still Got The Goods After All These Years Of Development
Ancient Arts - First Outdoor Climb, First Multi-Pitch Climb, First Climb On Ropes (I Do Indoor Bouldering)
That looks so fun. I’d actually rather do this then top roping or bouldering inside. They are definitely with pros, because it is practically impossible for a bouldering only climbers to get the proper gear, and know how to do anything.
Indoor rock climbing gyms are everywhere these days. It's a popular sport. That's what he's referring to.
Load More Replies...The Most Picturesque Climb In The Country
the guy is just standing there looking at him like, "bob, bob please come down from there"
Victory Over Fear Of Heights, 1000m
I have a fear of heights and I've been on that one. It's not quite as bad as it looks here.
Load More Replies...Hanging Out 3,000 Feet Above The Golden Gate Bridge
He/she's on a helicopter and definitely doesn't show him/her harnessed in.
They could quite be securely harnessed and you just can’t see it, in which case it’s not much more dangerous than simply being in the helicopter.
Load More Replies...Pulpit Rock From Above With A Growing Crack. Not A Safety Rail In Sight
I've been there. First and last time. Didn't know I was that afraid of heights.... 604 meters down to the fjord below. And I hid behind a few boulders in towards the mountain side and cried
That's ok. I did that on a ferris wheel. I liked them as a child. Then i rode one when I was 20 and it stopped on the top. The kind where your feet dangle over. It was terrible
Load More Replies...Risky Shot
If this is as precarious as it looks, buddy, you're an absolute rissole.
Some idiots get away with it, some idiots don't. But the common denominator is...
A******s who call people with different abilities and risk tolerance than themselves idiots?
Load More Replies...Afraid Of Heights? I Remember The Fear I Felt Every Time I Look At This Photo
Google the CN Tower edge walk. Higher up on this building, and outside! last-group...57e5b8.jpg
100% is the CN tower. Possibly when Ripley's Aquarium was under construction. Can see the Rogers Centre in the frame
Correcting myself. Not the rogers centre in the frame. But I remember the white temp structure from the construction
Load More Replies...I remember the CN tower elevator had a glass floor and theres a glass floor spot in the tower itself.
Taking The Selfie Game To New Heights
Exactly what I was thinking. Isn’t this the guy who fell to his death not too long ago.
Load More Replies...Russian man, Kirill Oreshkin, is followed by 17,900 people and is known for his photos, posing in stomach-churning positions on top of buildings. Instagram users such as Drewsssik also built a large following online with photos taken on top of tall structures. He died in 2015 after falling from a building
He did die but it was in the spring or summer a few months ago. He fell off a building
Load More Replies...When We Saw Our Hotel From A New Vantage Point
It's in Dubai, and imo it looks better at night because that's a huge fountain in the pool that has a light show to music. Plus when it's dark, it was harder for me to clearly see how high up it was lol
Load More Replies...555 Meters Above The Streets Of Seoul
One Of My All-Time Favorite New York Photos
Devil's Golf Ball
um... i definitely see something else on the rock formation
Looks fun. Maybe 5.11+? Idk. If any more experienced climbers can comment, I will appreciate it very much!
I'm Afraid Of Heights, But This Walk Through The Vancouver Treetops Was Actually Relaxing
This Is 400 Feet Up On An Antenna Tower
I'm in the wrong line of work! I could totally do this.
Load More Replies...I've Been Trying To Tackle My Fear Of Heights. Needless To Say, I Freaked My Mom Out When I Showed This
I understand trying to overcome a fear BUT there is no need to take crazy risks. We should all be a tad nervous to do this kind of thing. The fear is to prevent stupidity.
Such A Mega Place To Shoot
Ragged Edge 5.7, Vesper Peak, WA
Faced My Fear Of Heights In A Big Way
Observing The Landscape Of Yosemite
I Live At The Top Floor
Don't Slip
U can’t slip. They got crampons (metal attachment with spikes that attaches to boots. Usually used for ice climbing.)
Looking Down A Long Shaft
Just Hanging Around
That's a reflection (note there is no reflection on the upper part of his body, where there is no window). However, the reflection does seem to reveal he is standing on something.
Load More Replies...Maybe he can’t. Zoom on his face. He looks concerned. Maybe he learned the hard way doing stupid stunts might go wrong.
Load More Replies...It’s green screen on his head around the edges if you look closely you can see the gren
You can see that the bottom part of the image is mirrored. I assume this is some kind of trick/illusion and that he's standing on something :-D
This Makes Me Dizzy
Mauvoisin Near Verbier, Switzerland
A Crazy Place For Skydiving
Not Afraid Of Heights
This one I'm fine with. Water everywhere as a landing and lens makes it look higher I'm sure.
I Wasn't Afraid Of Heights Until This Moment In Toronto
Overlooking San Francisco Bay. Good Thing I'm Not Afraid Of Heights
The Maiden
Recent Love Obsession - Chimneys
YES, they are so fun. The technique is quite simple. One of my favorite crags has a really fun 5.8/9 that has a big chimney!
With The City, Sea And Bungee
I've done this! It's the Sky Tower in Auckland. It's actually a controlled fall...you fall a few feet and then they dangle you like this mid-air for a few moments to take a picture before they drop you again all the way to the ground. I think it's about 190 metre drop (like 660 feet). Was a lot of fun!
A Photo Of My Friends 1400 Feet Above With A View Of Central Park
Warning: Potential For Feeling Nauseous
This reminds me of that stream tubbo (and I think some others did) to sponged that new game, they streamed on a Crane 400 feet in the air….tubbo dropped his phone at 100meters
1,353 Feet Above The Ground
1350 feet is possible. It's the (item) #45 in front of it that would make that number "impossible."
Load More Replies...Views At Work, 610 Meters Above The Ground For Maintenance Of The Light System
How To Climb On Roof
Same guy as the one with four photos. He died falling from just such a height.
Just because someone isn't afraid of such heights doesn't mean it is safe.
Load More Replies...idiot. its one thing to put yourself at risk. He could very well kill someone if he falls on them from this hight.
This guy is not dead...he's a well known selfie risk taker. He has quite an active Instagram.
Active 8 years ago maybe "Russian man, Kirill Oreshkin, is followed by 17,900 people and is known for his photos, posing in stomach-churning positions on top of buildings. Instagram users such as Drewsssik also built a large following online with photos taken on top of tall structures. He died in 2015 after falling from a building"
Load More Replies...I'm Afraid Of Heights. I Still Get Chills When I Think About Taking This Picture
I feel like that would be a nice place to read a book (with a harness ofc)
The Cliffs of Moher Ireland.In the background you can see O'Brien's tower,built by my great,great uncle Cornelius O’Brien.
Good Photo But Now I Got Anxiety
How? And Why?
Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park. I’m Afraid Of Heights, But My Friend Isn’t
Thought I Looked Kinda Cool Standing On Top Of A Conifer I Was Reducing In Height
My Husband Faced His Fear Of Heights And It Was Worth The View (Angels’ Landing, Zion National Park)
High Above The Smoke-Filled City. Shot During The 2022 Wildfire Season In Seattle
Great picture, but it doesn't really show how bad the air was. You couldn't go anywhere without a mask and even with the mask on it was still difficult to breathe. After just a day into my trip that year I had laryngitis, just from the irritation caused by inhaling all the smoke.
Glass Floor? Sure, Not Like As If I Was Scared Or Anything
That Feeling Of Vertigo When You Learn To Trust Your Handjam Technique
Shiey, Lattice Climbing On Duga Radar
The Unparalleled Freedom Of Mallorcan
Don’t worry. They are very safe. They are likely to fall feet first, or head first, due to how the human body and overhangs and centers of mass.
But they'll land.on the rock right? Can someone explain? I have no depth perception
Load More Replies...Extremely High
Height - 150 Meters, Chernobyl
Glass Floor On 340th Floor
Kyiv, 2013
Slava ukraini! I have family in western Ukraine, so fûck Putin!
The First Rule Of Height Club Is... Don't Look Down
Yeah, cool photo shoot is done. Now, lets get back down...very carefully.....
Nobody Could Ever Force Me To Climb Up There
The Cure For The Fear Of Heights
Another Time On A Abandoned Chimney. Almost 1000 Feet Tall. Germany
Views From A 302-Meters-Tall Tower, Germany
Looking Down A Crane Above NYC
One Good Sneeze And Everyone Is Going Home Early
I think this one scares me more than any others I've looked at
As You Know, I Often Visit Such Places. Would You Like To See Moscow From A Bird's-Eye View?
I've been there, It is a nice city. Disagree with the government tho.
It is beautiful, if the government left, the sky less polluted, and Russians genuinely smiling. The third one has never been seen, so it is the least likely.
Load More Replies...Only Up
The Game Is On
Hanging Out On A Plank, 2000-Feet-High On The Edge Of A Cliff In China
Standing Atop The Legacy Tower In Chicago
Climbing Up High
Climbing Is A Way To Overcome Ourselves And Our Abilities
I Randomly Drove Past This Building In Vietnam And Decided To Snap A Picture. Found This Sketchy Ledge On The Roof
When You Can't Get A Room, So You End Up Sleeping On The Sign Instead
Rest Day
Exploring Abandoned Skyscrapers At Sunrise In Dubai
Exploring New Places
Elevator
Almost At The Top
Dropping Into New York City
Right? Hopefully she doesn't drop one it would be a missile falling to the ground.
Load More Replies...Enjoy The Views From A Height Of Approximately 843 Feet
Sauvagerie
Hanging In Warsaw, Poland
Big Drop Romance
Rusty rails. Haven't been any trains there for a long time.
Load More Replies...Sending Peace And Love To Everyone
Freeclimb On The Tallest Cathedral In France (151m)
It's Amazing How A Picture Can Evoke So Much Fear In A Person Who Fears Heights
Love The Perspective On This One
Sitting On A 282-Meters-Tall Chimney
When I Did The “Edge Walk” At The CN Tower In Toronto
Lattice Climber In Berlin, Guy Climbs Without Gear, 220-Meters-High
Out Here In Nowhere 300' Up
Heads In The Sky
You Should Definitely Look Down
That's A Really Nice Rooftop To Climb
Sweaty Palms. Maybe For People With Extreme Fear Of Heights
The popularity of daredevil selfies has shifted people's perception of reasonable vs dangerous risk. There is such a thing as self-preserving, intelligent fear. It's one thing if fear of heights gets in the way of you doing normal things -- like you won't ever take elevators or you break out in a sweat if you're visiting an office or home in a high-rise building. But most of the people here talking about "overcoming fear of heights" are taking dangerous risks.
Yeah, I lived in Mexico back in the day and I climbed every pyramid (when you were allowed to) and went down every single one on my butt, due to the steepness of the steps. I'm still equally afraid of heights. I just didn't let it stop me doing reasonable things. But the issue is being reasonable.
Load More Replies...Glass floors, fine. Staircases, fine. Your job takes you to the top of cellphone towers, fine. But BP, do not give a platform to people taking dangerous selfies.
Yes, some of these people are crazy mother f*****s that are going to end up on a Darwin awards list.
Load More Replies...I was once eye witness of the fall of a free climber...he fell only 12 - 13 m, but it was enough
BP: Look at these idiots who killed themselves for selfies! Also BP: Check out the crazy, awesome places these people took pictures of.
I have two burned lightbulbs in my balcony. They will stay like this forever because I'm not going to change them.
How many times do we as humans slip, trip, sneeze and get knocked off your balance, have a dizzy spell. It's just not worth it. It's not about being sure footed, humans are fallible. It makes me feel ill.
I guess I’m not adventurous. But, then again, I’m still alive after half a century. I just can’t imagine why anyone would risk their lives (or, worse, the lives of others) to take a photo of their legs dangling off of a ledge. There’s enough that can go wrong on the ground. Why risk it?
I made it 3 deep and had to dash. My fear is so bad that even photos and movies make me close my eyes.
My anxiety went through the roof as I looked on. See what I did there ah lol
Glass floors, fine. Staircases, fine. Your job takes you to the top of cellphone towers, fine. But BP, do not give a platform to people taking dangerous selfies.
Yes, some of these people are crazy mother f*****s that are going to end up on a Darwin awards list.
Load More Replies...I was once eye witness of the fall of a free climber...he fell only 12 - 13 m, but it was enough
BP: Look at these idiots who killed themselves for selfies! Also BP: Check out the crazy, awesome places these people took pictures of.
I have two burned lightbulbs in my balcony. They will stay like this forever because I'm not going to change them.
How many times do we as humans slip, trip, sneeze and get knocked off your balance, have a dizzy spell. It's just not worth it. It's not about being sure footed, humans are fallible. It makes me feel ill.
I guess I’m not adventurous. But, then again, I’m still alive after half a century. I just can’t imagine why anyone would risk their lives (or, worse, the lives of others) to take a photo of their legs dangling off of a ledge. There’s enough that can go wrong on the ground. Why risk it?
I made it 3 deep and had to dash. My fear is so bad that even photos and movies make me close my eyes.
My anxiety went through the roof as I looked on. See what I did there ah lol
