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As you may suspect, fear of heights is one of the most common phobias (followed by public speaking) with an estimated 3 percent to 5 percent of the population suffering so-called acrophobia. It's considered to be a type of anxiety disorder when a person experiences intense fear and anxiety when they think of tall heights or are positioned at a significant height. Acrophobia often manifests as an irrational fear and it happens when a person is not particularly high up.
So let me just tell you this post is an informal test to see if your gut is capable of handling extreme ledges and intense highs. Think of climbers, adventurers and thrill seekers who live for the feeling of getting above the clouds. Maybe you’re one of them? Let us know in the comments!
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#1
Looking Down At Rio De Janeiro
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
My ass cheeks would leave a very clenched-looking divot in that stone.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
Every time I see this s**t, I can't help noticing it's the men that seem to take insane risks about 98% of the time.
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
This is why women live longer than men. Idiots like this dude really bring the average down lol
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“As is often the case with phobias, fear of heights taps into an ancient fear response, which has evolved to help keep us safe from a basic existential threat—falling from a great height. Our human or pre-human ancestors who had no fear of heights would have been more likely to expose themselves to danger, while those afraid of heights were more likely to survive and pass on their genetic material to us,” the clinical psychologist explained. This means that a fear of heights is something most of us have inherited as part of our genetic hardware.
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#2
Matt Bush Hanging Five On The First Freesolo Ascent Of 'Heaven On Earth'. Photo By Micky Wiswedel
Richard Portman 3 years ago
These people cause a lot of sorrow for us. Who picks up the broken remains? My friends do, that's who. It hurts them. It can hurt them for a long time. I told you before, i live in a famous place with cliffs. This happens every year. I do not admire the people who do this.
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
I think I saw him on a documentary. The camera crews were being interviewed, too. They said it was hard for them to shoot because they knew there's a chance they could film his death.
#3
A Moist, Steep Staircase In India
Vivek Mhatre 3 years ago
This is even most dangerous. If you disagree,just try walking on a moist, mossy surface.
Christine Beard 3 years ago
I smashed my ankle and wrist because I hiked in running shoes. Inappropriate footwear is deadly.
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MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Fashion, obviolusly. Same reason for taking the picture: "likes". Or do yo really believe they need to go around climbing there and taking pictures wearing converses in daily basis because of their casual normal business?
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/bored_as_heck/ 3 years ago
I would just sit down and slide my way down. It would be a) very messy b) very fun c) a bit safer than walking down
Sapna Sarfare 3 years ago
This is a fort in Maharashtra... If someone is interested, try watching the video of people climbing down these steps
#4
Extreme Unicycling
Somewhat-Guilty 3 years ago
LMAO!! I'm actually calling it quits on this one too. I was over since the first two and wanted to see how much farther I could go... Found my limit. Have a great day BP!!
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Xavier McNicholl 3 years ago
It's like one of the coin spinny things in museums, except when you reach the bottom you're donating you body to science instead of a coin to the museum
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Wouldn't matter with dams. You're either falling in a hole, or getting sucked into one in the water.
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Glynna Bowood 3 years ago
Fall to the left and you just get wet, but fall to the right and you are outta sight!
”If you’re wondering how come some people, especially repair workers, bridge painters, and skyscraper window cleaners, seem to have little if any fear of heights, Francis has an explanation. “As a general rule, any kind of fear reduces with repeated exposure. So the more time you spend at high altitude without anything bad happening, the less it's going to freak you out. In psychological terms, you desensitize to the feared stimulus (in this case, heights)—which means that you gradually begin to perceive it as something safe.”
Francis added that he wouldn't be surprised if people who choose to work at high altitudes are the ones who score pretty low on acrophobia to begin with.
#5
Learning To Fly....
Richard Portman 3 years ago
OMG these are going to be horrible. I live near a famous place with cliffs. People fall every year. The deaths are not always reported. It makes us so sad, because they are usually young people who didn't understand where they are. We know that something is up when we see the rescue helicopter and EMTs. We don't always hear what happened.
MagentaBlu 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah, me too. Young, dumb, cliff and alcohol are the worst combo ever. Where I live, there is a lot of accidents because stupid young people wanting to have their booze over there.
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Ahtziri Pereyra 3 years ago
These pictures are not good for those of us who suffer vertigo and anxiety. Lol. Fair warning. 😁
MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Likes on social media, obviously. *extreme eyeroll*
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#6
40 Story Spiral Staircase
Ally MacMann 3 years ago
I'd get dizzy from the height and dizzy from going around in circles. This wouldn't end well for me!
Fitz_N_Fartz 3 years ago
Ok, how many steps? I am afraid my lungs would give out before my nerve.......
#7
One False Move... The Eiger Summit Ridge, Switzerland
Allen Lavine 3 years ago
I'm glad some people have nerves of steel but I can't do it I didn't leave anything up there
Myrlande Francois 3 years ago
Allen Lavine: "I didn't leave any things up there 😆 😂
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HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I fell and broke my ankle walking around my coffee table. This would be a very bad idea for me.
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The question remains when fear of heights becomes a problem. Francis argues that feeling a bit queasy when looking down from a great height, like the top of the Grand Canyon, is normal—and not a sign that there is anything wrong with you.
Meanwhile, “people with severe acrophobia can be unable to stand on a chair without panicking, let alone go to a rooftop party! Fear of heights becomes a problem when it is extreme, causing distress and interfering with your life. In this case we might start to talk about a specific phobia, which is an intense, incapacitating fear of one particular thing, such as heights, spiders or bodies of water. In the case of acrophobia, this generally leads to avoidance of anything above the ground floor—elevators, multi-story malls, office buildings, flying, hiking, etc.”
#8
Painters On The Then Tallest Building In The World, Woolworth Building, New York, 1926
Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
The guy standing by himself gave me goosebumps.. How do these guys look so relaxed at such heights..
MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Have you seen the Mexican PAPANTLA flying dancers?? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwcVlb4O1g
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#9
Hell No
kybourbonpearls 3 years ago
Morgan Freeman voice, "It was at that moment they knew, they F**ked up."
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
Lol, how did you read my mind. Like how did you read my mind?
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Yort 3 years ago
I looked at the original post, and not only is this only about 50 feet tall (so, shorter than a lot of buildings), there’s also a ladder in the picture. It’s an antenna on a skyscraper that’s using a fish eye lens effect to make it look taller.
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Allen Lavine 3 years ago
No that's the I have nothing better to do. Better learn to make banana bread
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#10
Climbers Resting On Mountainside In Yosemite
Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
How do these young people do this and why?? Firstly I wouldn't attempt it anyway but if I did, I'd be too frightened to turn over, sneeze and then there's the toilet issue.. Think I'll stick to gardening.. Ha, ha, ha...
Caroline 3 years ago
I just read about it and it's more safer than it looks ^^
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Draga Millani 3 years ago
i like how she's just reading her book and then he's contemplating his life choices
Badulesia 3 years ago
They are so young that I didn't recognize them. Thanks.
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Dynein 3 years ago
Nope, there are actually several "tacks" in the rock that their gear is attached to. Plus some ropes and belts that reach upwards - likely to several more attachment spots higher up.
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The clinical psychologist explained that specific phobias such as acrophobia generally respond well to treatment. “The gold-standard method is graduated exposure, which involves confronting your fear gradually, step-by-step. So you might start by looking down out of a one-story window, and when you feel comfortable at that level, moving to a second-story window, then the third-story, and so on,” Francis explained.
“The important thing is to make sure you feel relaxed and comfortable at each progressive stage. Patients find they're soon able to feel OK at heights they never imagined they could handle!” he concluded.
#11
The View Of The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse From Atop The Suspension Cabling, 1940
MiriPanda 3 years ago
I was fine with this picture until I noticed THOSE TWO GUYS STANDING ON THAT RAILING.
Ella Blackwood 3 years ago
The collapse of that bridge was freaky. It wobbled for minutes before finally collapsing into the Puget Sound. I absolutely hate bridges anyway, but that is a video that will always stay with me, even though i know engineers have learned their lessons.
Christine Beard 3 years ago
I enjoy showing the film to my science students.
Load More Replies... Yettichild 3 years ago
Good old Galloping Gerty. I drive over the new bridge on a regular basis. Check out footage of the collapse on youtube.
#12
Jumping Rope Over The City
Alexander Jacobs 3 years ago
if you get more anxiety it'll go through the tiny platform she on then she falls to her death lol
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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
Goes to show that people were doing stupid things long before selfies and social media
MagentaBlu 3 years ago
These kind of stunts where preciselly performed FOR social media. Press and TV back those years.
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#13
Yukon Striker - Hell Yeah!
Jyri Hakola 3 years ago
Lools scary but this is still a commercial rollercoaster that have passed all regualtions. In Canada. So not even in a same league when compared to other photos.
Zophra 3 years ago
Agreed. The others have a big death risk, this very, very slight.
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Good Luckas 3 years ago
Ever heard of Fahrenheit 45 at Hershey park? If you don’t like this you won’t like that it goes MORE that straight down it goes like instead of 90 degrees it goes 115 or something like that.
#14
Ukrainian Skywalkers - 116 Meters Up
#15
Alain Robert Rock Climbing
LazyPanda 3 years ago
Wearing jeans, tho...like he just took a stroll and decided to free climb
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I Liquored On 3 years ago
Looks like he is lead climbing, you can see he is trailing a rope. No idea how far above his last anchor point he is though. Still a ballsy climber.
Alex Luiz 3 years ago
Is that thing just below his foot a quick draw? In which case he is actually one of the safer people on this list.
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Hot Babushka 3 years ago
Imagine getting tired in the middle of this... nope nope nope nope nope
Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago
He’s still around. He’s 59 and has fallen 7 times. He fractured his wrists, heels, nose, both forearms, his elbow, and pelvis. He dislocated an elbow and crushed a nerve, leaving him partially paralyzed. He also suffered cerebral edema and vertigo. He’s ended up in a coma twice. In a separate accident, he fell from less than 10 feet and needed 40 stitches in his elbow. I think it’s safe to say he doesn’t get a lot of advertisements for life insurance.
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#16
The International Highline Meeting In Monte Piana, In The Northern Italian Alps By Balazs Mohai
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
"Now that you're all here, I'd like to talk about your car's extended warranty".
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Featherytoad 3 years ago
I just remember how easy it was for me to flip over in a hammock when I was a kid.
Good Luckas 3 years ago
Bro what if you just like are sleeping and you just spin around and fall and die. That would suck.
Allison Staley 3 years ago
I can't even get into my backyard hammock without flipping over and falling to the ground!
#17
I’ve Been Told By Employers That My Current Linkedin Photo Makes Them Nervous
LostSage 3 years ago
It also tells me that he is courageous enough to aim high.
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MagentaBlu 3 years ago (edited)
And a red security arnes (blurry on the photo, but still there at last, you know, because of those elegant slippery shoes)
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Mountain Overlook
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
*Deep breath in* "It's not you sitting there, it's some other man, No he's not falling down into the deep jungle, no he won't go *SPLAT*, Calm down", *breath out*
Yoga Kitty 3 years ago
THIS is my definition of "asking for it" - not women in short skirts and tops...
#19
Highline Above Yosemite Valley
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
And I'm afraid to stand on the top of a ladder😨
Load More Replies... DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
I keep imagining myself on these ropes, koala gripping and crying for my life
Andrei Marentette 3 years ago
I would try to save you! but we would probably both die
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Nazda Pokmov 3 years ago
Did they pick him with with a fork and a spoon after he fell I wonder.
Jason Mills 3 years ago
I took a pic that looks almost exactly like that minus the tight rope walker.
#20
When Your Realtor May Have Overstated The "Minimalist Balcony" Feature
Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
How the hell did she get there and more importantly, how does she get back????
Nicole McDowall 3 years ago
She's still there, that's how gargoyles are formed.
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AzKhaleesi 3 years ago
It's TILE I've had tile break in my living room from my dog dropping a bone, and you want to sit on it as a ledge???? Stupid.
juszi 3 years ago
And also why there would be those weird tiled ledges In outside wall of building? I think this is taken from some emptied swimming pool or spa etc. and then Photoshopped.
Scott Kelly 3 years ago
I don't think this is real. What building that tall has no windows on the entire side. Impossible for her to get there, or off, without windows.
#21
[oc] Bigwall Climbing & Extreme Aerials
![[oc] Bigwall Climbing & Extreme Aerials](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6232e8ce379a4_v7zpad2l5pl61__700.jpg "[oc] Bigwall Climbing & Extreme Aerials")
Christine Beard 3 years ago
It's a beautiful art. There's a school for this in my area. Given the safety equipment, I can almost comprehend doing it.
xolitaire 3 years ago
Safety equipment can always malfunction. The only difference between this and the other pictures would be that she'd hit the bottom in a split
Load More Replies... Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
Honestly, I'm more impressed that she can do that with her legs. Dang.
#22
Doing A Backflip At Trolltunga, Norway
LuckyL 3 years ago
I really hate these pictures - it's so stupid. You just have to trip a little and you're gone.
Foxy Scater314 3 years ago
I know where that pic is used! On cable (i know) there's a channel called TBD. One of the skits is called "life on the edge" and they use this pic for the background
#23
Standing On The Edge Of The World - Mt. Huashan, China
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
First one actually made my stomach roll. Probably because it doesn't have a person visible, just the view down the body.
Load More Replies... Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago
OH NO NO NO NO NO!!! I CAN SEE MYSELF LEANING ONTO THE ROCK NOT THINKING ABOUT LEAN BACK!!
Saucy Aussie 3 years ago
That reminds me of Breath of the Wild. You know like in the Gerudo Canyon with the walkways on the canyon walls?
#24
Five Men On The Wilshire Grand Center Tower, Los Angeles
Fitz_N_Fartz 3 years ago
Glad they are wearing their safety helmets, I would have worried otherwise....
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
I'd make a suit out of nokia phones before climbing these
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Anna Martin 3 years ago
The structure itself is hollow, there's a ladder inside.
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Oh You Know, Just Holding Another Plane. In Mid-Air
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I have had anxiety since I began this post!
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#26
Photographing My Friend In An Abandoned Theme Park
Fat Harry 3 years ago
This one I would do. This and the other rollercoaster one are the only ones I can see myself doing. The rest? Nope, nope, nope.
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Kimberlee Lofink 3 years ago
*ABANDONED* theme park... = stupidly high up AND in a place where they are most likely trespassing to boot. Sounds like a Darwin award waiting to happen.
Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 3 years ago
I mean. The green stuff underneath him is the canopy of tall tree tops, not grass. So yes I think you probably would die if you fell ?!
Load More Replies... Purplescales 3 years ago
This actually feels kinda doable in comparison to most of the others.
#27
Wolfgang Güllich Free Climbing In Yosemite
Porch Santa 3 years ago
"Hang in there!!!" Criticts agree, cat has won contest. All other contenders dead from heart complications!!!
Grace Eung 3 years ago
again, sorry but GRR WOLFGANG GRRRRAH WE GO WILD WOLFGANG WOLFGANG WOLFGANG WOLFGANG
#28
Getting Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed Is Not An Option
Ella Blackwood 3 years ago
This does not look like fun to me. I don't understand these people.
Noorma Hanifah 3 years ago
Yes, I can't imagine why he was taking off his shirt. I bet it was cold there
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Andrei Marentette 3 years ago
if you move an inch, you die. and this is a major problem for me. I move A LOT in bed
Kryogen 3 years ago
Don't worry, your brain will stop every move (auto protection)
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Steven Banning 3 years ago
I'd be scared to death. I wanna know how these are even set up. What do they hold on to?
#29
Approaching An Iceberg In The Arctic - Sailing
lazy panda 3 years ago
Okay. I have never sailed so please correct me if I'm wrong, but if you're approaching a friggin iceberg, shouldn't you try to NOT hit it?
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
All I'm thinking is what if it hits and the reduction in velocity sends me flying.
Alexander Jacobs 3 years ago (edited)
@titanic I FOUND YOUR BROTHER HE FINNA BE UP THERE WITH YA
Glynna Bowood 3 years ago
There doesn't appear to be any sails, so they must be under power and are just sitting there for the picture.
Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 3 years ago
Approaching?! Looks like the approach is complete my dude! Also.... this one is just scary in so many ways. Not just the height, but the fact you're also on a fairly small (moving) boat, about to hit a massive solid mass of ice, and that the sea is so dark that it actually looks like the sky at night. This is like multiple terrifying things all rolled into one.
MagentaBlu 3 years ago
"We have to stay in the ship as long as possible Rose! Yes Jack, here is where we first mate"
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#30
I Climbed The Oklahoma City Silos This Week
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 3 years ago
Ikr? There are golds and harnesses and stuff. I would definitely climb this
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Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
Since there are harnesses, yes, I would definitely do this (even though I'm terrified of heights)
Andrea Careless 3 years ago
This isn’t a bad one, if you’ve done any climbing. I would do this and I’m not very brave.
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
Imagine slipping and falling *Splat!* There goes the hooman who dared
#31
Zhangjiajie Platform In China
ᴠᴀ̈ɪɴᴏ🇺🇦 3 years ago
Forget that, can you imagine pronouncing that word???
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some neko boy 3 years ago
I heard it fake cracks like it's a screen and it makes people cry there is a compilation on YouTube
MagentaBlu 3 years ago (edited)
My exact thougth. The dangers is not the bridge, or the cliff. It IS CHINESSE made!
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Ledge Photo
Quinn for the Win 3 years ago (edited)
That looks like Horseshoe Bend. There's no railings there and people die from falling there. Either from slipping or the rock under them breaking.
foxgirl158 3 years ago
Pretty sure this is Horseshoe Bend in Arizona. Went there last year. Absolutely gorgeous view, but there were some spots without railings. And where there are no railings, you will always find dumb tourists. Some people have probably slipped and died just by trying to be “brave” or get a picture.
Rachel Kim 3 years ago
I feel a very strong urge to jump just watching this situation... Don't think it would be safe for me to put myself in that situation
#33
The Ledge In Chicago
Wang Zhuang 3 years ago (edited)
Even when I know the glass floor can hold 15 elephants, I'm still terrified of walking on it
Ruby Moe 3 years ago
I did this in Chicago too. Jumped and slammed my feet down as hard as I could. The look on my parent's face was priceless.
Henry Hagens 3 years ago
I was on one of these at the CN Tower, the cars were so far below they looked smaller than ants! Terrifying
Wang Zhuang 3 years ago
Same for me, my first time doing this was at the CN Tower in Toronto. My friend kept encouraging me to walk on it. It took every fiber of my being to do it
Load More Replies... joe 3 years ago
I remember this. Is this in the Hancock Tower? I went there ages ago and refused to walk on it. I remember the lift stopping on the way up at what I assumed was the 3rd floor or something, but nope we were all the way up to floor 100. It was unreal.
Jesse Hoover 3 years ago
This is in the Willis tower, formerly the sears tower
Load More Replies... Xavier McNicholl 3 years ago
Cool! Just bring a glass hammer and you have the best hostage movie setup ever
xolitaire 3 years ago
I can literally feel some hollywood writer take notes
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
The International Headquarters for Trans America Glass are in Burnaby, BC Canada. All the staircases are made entirely of glass. Never thought I'd have to have someone come "rescue" me from a staircase! Took the elevator from then on out.
#34
/U/Intertim's GF Doing A Handstand On The Side Of Mt Huashan, China
M O'Connell 3 years ago
They are simply people with greater self-confidence than we have. Sitting on the sofa at home could only take us so far.
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Michelle Carlson 3 years ago
Family friend: I'm so sorry for your loss. How did you daughter die? Grieving parent: She was an idiot
Honey Slime 3 years ago
"let's endanger everyone for this picture. It's totally fine. I'm white and talented."
April Stephens 3 years ago
It's so selfish to pull a stunt like this with those other people so close by.
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M K Shaw 3 years ago
That's amazing and very brave. Question: Why are there padlocks all along the chains?
ADHORTATOR 3 years ago
must be "love locks", you see them all over Europe on bridges, fences....
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#35
Not The Highest Tower I’ve Climbed But Thought This Was A Cool Picture
David Brown 3 years ago
Worked as a tower inspector for a while when I was younger. I can promise you the taller towers sway way more than youd expect. Shorter cell towers were no issue. Tall radio style towers that need warning beacons replaced are the real nail biters.
#36
Shasta Dam
WinterBlossom 3 years ago
Anyone feel like sliding down it? Probably not the best idea haha, but that was the first thing I thought of when I saw this picture
Fitz_N_Fartz 3 years ago
As per Winters post, can imagine jumping onto a tray and seeing how many skips you can do when you hit the bottom! Then again.....
CATMONSTER2018 3 years ago
wheeee!!! Its like a water slide, but you burn off all the fabric/skin/bones on your butt.
Xavier McNicholl 3 years ago
Just start some water over the top and go do a flip when you get to the bottom
#37
Anyone Afraid Of Heights?
Jar of Pickles 3 years ago
Is it just me, or does this person wear two different socks? It bothers me a little...
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
I don't think details like this really bother mortuary staff
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Bruce Scheiman 3 years ago
I believe he is sitting down. That would xplain why it looks like his right foot, isn't standing on anything.
Load More Replies... Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
He/she is sitting, I guess. And This, I would do (have done, actually). The shoes are not really that mountain-climbing-ideal...
#38
Thanks God Ledge - Yosemite
Michelle M 3 years ago
As he looked down the Thank God Ledge, he finally realised why his wife had suggested the trip to him, one month after they took a hefty life insurance policy on him. "Carol, you b***h!" (Pls continue)
Florence 3 years ago
At home, Carol laughed manically. Adam would not come back this time.
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🇺🇦Pray4Ukraine 3 years ago
When she picked up the phone, all she heard from the other side was a scream that seemed to be getting fainter and fainter. She smiled evilly. That problem is taken care of now.
Myrlande Francois 3 years ago
That night, a police arrived at her front door. She already knew what he would say. She fight the feeling to show the waves of emotional relief exploding in her whole body. As she prepared to burst into her rehearsal cries of hysteria, she heard a fainted familiar voice in the distance calling out her name. It was...
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#39
Us Highline Record Broken At 1km — Moab, Ut
Qibli of the SandWings 3 years ago (edited)
I’ve seen it, I begged my parents to see it but they didn’t go because they had other places to go. (To clarify, it was a trip and my parents had a whole planning trip of where to go to hike like peek a boo canyon/spooky gulch and Zion)
Sara Rinebold 3 years ago
I made it to the end! Now I'm going to go have a nightmare about heights.
#40
At The Top Of A Tower Somewhere In Russia
Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
Just risking their lives everytime they do this.. At some point, their luck will run out.
David Brown 3 years ago
The luck runs out more than you'll ever read about. As a medic first responder it really runs you down mentally cleaning up after one of these daredevils misjudges one of their stunts for the Internet clout they value so much.
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MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Forget the moron standing there! Those chimneys spewing toxic fumes are really concerning!!
Kimberlee Lofink 3 years ago
The only thing more terrifying than the guy on the edge, is the pollution cloud rising on the horizon.😭
#41
Imagine Standing Up After Taking This Picture...
#42
Back In My Day.... Wait, What's A Harness?
#43
Friend Posted This To Facebook With The Caption, "Craziest Place I've Hung My Hammock"
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
Mine would've been "Craziest place DUN hung her hammock for the last time"
#44
Lonnie Bissonnette Jumping Off The New River Gorge Bridge
Purplescales 3 years ago
Dude’s already in a wheelchair, must think, what’s the worse that could happen?
Cold Contagious 3 years ago (edited)
Been here many times. The New River Gorge State Park also, it's absolutely gorgeous. The bridge is the main attraction as they close it down on the 2nd or 3rd weekend of August and you can base jump off the bridge. In 1992 GMC bungee jumped a new GMC Jimmy SUV off the bridge for a commercial. Edit: The commercial can still be seen on YouTube.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It's called BASE jumping (Buildings, Antennas, Spans (bridges), Earth (cliffs)), and he's wearing a parachute.
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Skydiving Into 'Burning Man'. Black Rock Desert, Nevada
#46
Close To The Edge. "Thank God Ledge", Half Dome
YinzerGhost 3 years ago
I read an interview a while back where Alex said he was having an anxiety attack when this photo was taken. Until then, I assumed he didn't have fear. Makes what he does all that more incredible; that you could still have anxiety and be able to get it together enough to climb out of it. I can't imagine.
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
I'm having an anxiety attack just looking at this photo
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Faith Nicole 3 years ago
Looks scared as he'll. I can't imagine walking with my back against rocks sliding my feet just to get off of this ledge. And if he sneezes then what, another life lost??
#47
Really Tough To Look Down... (Tranda Dhank, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India - Once Connected To Rampur Bushair, The Main Entry Point To Tibet)
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
One of these almost fell off the other day ! This scares the crap out of me !
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
With a lot of skill and the prayer of an angel
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Taken From My iPhone Over The Edge Of A Cruise Ship
Isabel Care 3 years ago
This is what selfie sticks should be used for. Standing somewhere safe whilst you poke the camera over the edge
#49
No
Sesshomaru 3 years ago
When you have nine lives you may as well do something interesting with them
Desiré Yen 3 years ago
Quick someone call the fire brigade! Fire fighter: “ sorry we only do trees….”
Grace Noyes 3 years ago
My husband once had a cat that fell off his 14th floor balcony and lived.
Isabel Care 3 years ago
It was bad enough watching mum's cat walk along the rail at the top of the stairs in a Victorian house, then turn round to walk back. This cat needs a parachute
#50
Why? Why Would Anyone Do This?
#51
Edge Of Angel’s Landing
Mattewis88 3 years ago
I don't know why but the moment I look over a ledge it's like Im pulled in by gravity - Im not scared of heights, my body just seems to want to jump off s**t and I can't trust it.
Kat Unst 3 years ago
This thought is called the Call of the Void. You can look it up if you want
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TheDivineMsM 3 years ago
Named Angels Landing because that's who takes you away after you fall
Load More Replies... Qibli of the SandWings 3 years ago (edited)
IVE BEEN HERE! not at angels landing but I’ve been there on the trails (there are multiple very long and tiring hikes there). This is in Utah as well. On the map trail decider thing I wondered if anyone could ever do this lol
Jar of Pickles 3 years ago
I didn't dare climbing there after I heard a park ranger telling a story of a young guy that slipped and fell just a few days earlier...
#52
On The Ridge Of Großglockner, Austria
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
This one isn't as scary for two reasons. 1. The clouds are covering up the bottom 2. It isn't very steep, and I feel like you'd just roll down.
Sean 3 years ago
it is very steep, and yes you would roll down, keep rolling and start a lavine and might be buried alive
Load More Replies... Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Basically translates "Big Bell Guy", I think.
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A Filming Jib
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
...and by the way, Bob, I know about you and Edith. Bye, Bob.
Load More Replies... Maximum Ride 3 years ago
Its heights like this, into a dark industrial pit that scare me, not mountains
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It's not exactly a pit, it's the front side of a dam, probably in the mountains!
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Welcome To How Did We Get Here?
Miss Marmite 3 years ago
*record scratch* this is me. you may be wondering how i got into this situation
#55
Don't Slip
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I think the worst is not that you'll die on impact. The worst would be not dying on impact and being stuck down there, slowly freezing or starving or internally bleeding to death. Very. Slowly. All. Alone...
#56
Cleaning The Antenna Of The Empire State Building - Vincent Laforet
#57
Somewhere In Austria
#58
Alain Robert Climbing Burj Khalifa (Tallest Building In The World)
Ella Blackwood 3 years ago
At this point, much too late, I am asking myself why I ever clicked on this thread. It is literally making me sick.
Faith Nicole 3 years ago
What's on his hands glue to help him stay as he climbs? WTF is wrong with people!? I understand not wanting to live a boring life, doing something adventurous but there are other ways of doing so
#59
Standing On The Summit Of The Pixie Stick In Canyonlands National Park, Utah
#60
I Know They Have Nine Lives But This Is Stretching It
Random Anon 3 years ago
I used to live on the 28th floor and cats do this all the time. You can't even get to that spot much less get them in. They will do what they do and you try not to startle them and cause them to fall. I don't own a cat btw, so they are probably pets of random folks in the building.
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Peanut Soup 2 years ago
Cats are one of the only animals, besides squirrels, who can survive a fall from any height.
#61
Bear Grylls Enjoying A Nice Meal At 25,000 Feet
Scagsy 3 years ago (edited)
That bottle has it's cork still in. It would appear that Mr. Grylls has been caught once again, drinking piss.
Vaughn S. 3 years ago
Well at this point what else do we expect him to drink?
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#62
247 Foot Free Fall In A Massive Underground Waterfall!
Marco Hub-Dub 3 years ago
I think it’s Gega waterfall in Krubera Cave in Georgia. The country, not the US state.
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X-Post From Pics. Tallest Building In The World
#64
A Brave New York City Ironworker, 1980
Mama Penguin 3 years ago
Is that a steel beam or just his balls extending all the way to the ground?
#65
Bathroom With Glass Floor Over Abandoned Elevator Shaft. Why????
Amy Pattie 3 years ago
This one’s scarier in a different way… like what is going to come out of that hole?
#66
Seriously? What A Place For A Photo Shoot!
lgbt_squid.12 3 years ago
a drone. i assume this is some influencer who prolly has a youtube and insta, and most people who take cool pics or film videos have drones.
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Purplescales 3 years ago
I just can’t stop feeling like my back would spasm and suddenly, away we go.
#67
Working Above The Clouds
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
Top pic: worker opens lunchbox and is dismayed to find that he forgot his sandwiches
#68
I Have Free Climbed Trees Since 2015. Photo: Mavic Pro. Height: 18 Meters
Isabella 3 years ago
When I was a kid, I climbed a tree next to our building ( it was a lovely old chestnut tree) and I reached the same height as the level 3 of our building. I saw my mum on the balcony, we were at the 4th floor and I waived at her very happy yelling: "Muuum, look at me where I am". I almost gave her a heart attack! 🤣 Now I would not have the courage to climb to that height, but as a kid it was so fun!.
#69
A Man Walks On A Slackline During The 7th Edition Of The European “Marmotte Highline Project” (Mhp) Festival In Lans-En-Vercors, Near Grenoble, Eastern France
3rdeyeblonde 3 years ago
I just can't express how French this picture is, no shirt, but a jacket, cut off jeans, tanned to a crisp. I love it
#70
93ft Double Gainer Off Havasu Falls, Az
AJA09 3 years ago
Not saying the idea isn't dumb, just cool the way they were able to get the photo at the exact moment of them falling through the air
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Returning From The Top Of Machu Picchu
#72
Mustang Wanted Hangs From A Moscow Skyscraper
#74
Rappelling A 400’ (120m) Waterfall In The Grand Canyon
#75
Just Before The Leap. It Was Creepy How Completely Silent It Was
#76
Got On The Roof Of A 60 Story Building In Miami Just So We Can Take A Few Interesting Pictures
#77
My Brother Climbing In Rio De Janeiro
Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
Please tell me I'm not the only one who saw the bird first and thought it was either someone on a very high swing or falling...
#78
On The Shanghai Tower
#79
Tommy Caldwell Climbing Interlaken In The Clouds
#80
Guoliang Tunnel Road - Never Gonna!...
Faith Nicole 3 years ago
Where do the people move to when the car drives by and vice versa? It's not wide enough. Or if 2 cars are coming opposite directions
#81
Me Slacklining Across The Birthday Gap In Arches National Park, Utah
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I can't even make it on a slackline one foot above ground! this would kill me
#82
Cape Town's Best "Hang Out" Spot
#83
Norway I'd Do This Again
#84
I Forgot My Skis
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Or he could take the stairs on the left or the right.
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#87
Started Free Climbing 2 Years Ago Now! Photo From My Most Recent Tower Crane Climb. So Peaceful Watching The City Sleep
#88
On The Edge 1400 Feet Above Central Park
#89
A Picture Of Me And My Best Friend Jumping From The Tigne Point Bridge In Malta
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Maaaaaan, if they slipped during their initial leap.....would be different "photographers" taking their picture
Ella Blackwood 3 years ago
This is about the only tolerable photo in the bunch. I can handle this.
#90
Russian Daredevil Kirill Oreshkin
Random Anon 3 years ago
In this case, that usually happens after "blyat".
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#91
1488 Ft Drop...angel's Landing And A Daring Friend
Qibli of the SandWings 3 years ago
Said this in a previous post, but this is in UT and I’ve seen people here. It looks so fun but my endurance couldn’t keep up the trail ever so I did the longer but less climbing trails there. Still looked fun tho!
#92
The Grand Canyon From My Airplane View
#93
Rappelling In Arches National Park
Random Anon 3 years ago
How long before this thing gets toppled thanks to humans exploiting it for entertainment?
#94
Oscar Lozada Over The Dubai Coastline
#95
"The Big Hang" On Poda Island, Krabi, Thailand
Faith Nicole 3 years ago
At least if he fells it's into water.. still gonna sting but not as bad if that were all rock under him
#97
This Hurts To Look At
Roger Haywood 3 years ago
Why do they do this? Some see it as brave or clever. I see it as stupid.
#98
Worth It?
#99
Salina Turda Salt Mine In Romania
#100
Big Ben
#101
Seattle From An Airplane. (Me, January 2022)
Joe Reaves 3 years ago
I can handled the plane ones and the guys rigging the stadium, cleaning big ben etc because they're all securely harnessed. I wouldn't be where they are but they don't bother me but some of the others make me physically ill.
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#102
It May Not Be Much But It's My Day Job Cleaning Windows (40 Foot Ladder Fully Extended)
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
My mom dated a guy that was outside of her window at work ! She said “ he was sexy”
#103
Jumping Off A Cliff In Crater Lake Np
lgbt_squid.12 3 years ago
it higher than that… definately still not as high as others but pretty high
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Split, Croatia. This Is Me. I Was Chilling On The Marine And Saw Some Kids Jumping From Here. Automatically I Approach Them, They Were 13 Years Old. Still, With No Knowledge Of English, We Understood Each Other And I Followed Them. Seemed Too High For Me But Sh*t, They Were 13, I Couldn't Step Down
#105
Felix Baumgartner Preparing To Base Jump Off Christ The Redeemer In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Kim McBain 3 years ago
I doubt Christ would agree with risking your life in any way .. much less base jumping from this height .
BakedKahuna 3 years ago
This almost looks cute compared to the Stratos jump Baumgartner did for Red Bull in 2012
#107
Absolutely Not!
#108
Empire State Building Elevator Shaft Exhibit
#109
This Made Me Extremely Nervous
#110
Open Elevator Shaft, Only A Metal Grate Holding Him From Falling 32 Floors Down
#111
These Stairs Are Bonkers. Island Of St. Helena
Danjal Jannik TIndholm 3 years ago
There's a hand rail, and though steep, there's not a direct, vertical drop on either side, so I COULD go down these stairs.
Yoga Kitty 3 years ago
If I must. But I would climb down like on a ladder, face to the wall.
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Kisses4Katie 3 years ago
I really want to visit that island. Not climb these, maybe, but see the rest.
#112
Big Rap Off The Truck This Morning
Antonio Peñ¹⁵ 3 years ago
A lot of faith that it will keep weighing 5,000 pounds?
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#113
Ouray, Co Via Ferrata Sky Ladder
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Of all the ladders in this post, this seems to be the most sturdily constructed. No expense was spared on hardware.
#114
Working On Cellphone Towers, At About 300 Ft
#115
Maybe Not Be Much, But Gave Me A Bit Of A Kick
#119
I Leaned Over The Roof Of A Skyscraper To Capture This Reflection Of NYC At Night
#120
1,466 Ft From The Nevada Desert Ground On The Tallest Structure In The State
#121
I Think I'll Just Slide Out Onto The Shoulders...
#122
Climbing At Night Is Peaceful, But The Abyss Is Always Waiting
#124
I Took This While At The Cliffs Of Moher
#130
I'd Love To See Central Park One Day, Just From Ground Level Instead...
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What do you think ?
Ali H M Salehuddin 3 years ago
The only yes for me are the roller coaster and the spiral staircase in Brazil. The rest, hell NO!
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Anyone-for-tea? 3 years ago
Some of these are okay, like the ones with safety ropes or a parachute, as a former skydiver, I can get on board with those. But some are incredibly risky, why do that for a photo when the consequences are so dire?! My feet are tingling…
Libby Tailor 3 years ago (edited)
Some of these photos were made of works, doing jobs, which is okay. Someone has to do the repair and maintenance work. And some sports with safety equipments also right. But the others? Just simple idiots.
Flash Henry 3 years ago
I had to stop reading this because it was sending my anxiety through the roof
Jo Choto 3 years ago
What these pictures don't show you are the number of people who die every year trying to pull these stunts. And the fatality rates are pretty shocking for some of these activities. YouTube will show you what happens when someone loses their grip while up several hundred meters, doing some stunt. Just use photoshop and stay alive.
Karen K 3 years ago
My father had excellent distance vision and could have vertigo from standing on a tall curb. After I had my severe myopia partly corrected, in middle age, I looked down out of the window high in a skyscraper. My vision improvement, coupled with my new glasses, gave me my first experience with a fear of heights. I had a hard time even looking at these photos. Yikes!
Ali H M Salehuddin 3 years ago
The only yes for me are the roller coaster and the spiral staircase in Brazil. The rest, hell NO!
Load More Replies... Anyone-for-tea? 3 years ago
Some of these are okay, like the ones with safety ropes or a parachute, as a former skydiver, I can get on board with those. But some are incredibly risky, why do that for a photo when the consequences are so dire?! My feet are tingling…
Libby Tailor 3 years ago (edited)
Some of these photos were made of works, doing jobs, which is okay. Someone has to do the repair and maintenance work. And some sports with safety equipments also right. But the others? Just simple idiots.
Flash Henry 3 years ago
I had to stop reading this because it was sending my anxiety through the roof
Jo Choto 3 years ago
What these pictures don't show you are the number of people who die every year trying to pull these stunts. And the fatality rates are pretty shocking for some of these activities. YouTube will show you what happens when someone loses their grip while up several hundred meters, doing some stunt. Just use photoshop and stay alive.
Karen K 3 years ago
My father had excellent distance vision and could have vertigo from standing on a tall curb. After I had my severe myopia partly corrected, in middle age, I looked down out of the window high in a skyscraper. My vision improvement, coupled with my new glasses, gave me my first experience with a fear of heights. I had a hard time even looking at these photos. Yikes!
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