Seems like I’d get pretty dizzy. I’ve done some of the longest and highest zip lines in the world in Arenal, CR and did not enjoy them...scared of heights, I guess. Same with hot air balloon. Terrified the entire time.
I did my longest zip line in Tulum, Mexico. 1.5 miles, 100 feet above the ground. Can’t recall what the longest run was but, I’m going to Tahoe this summer and ride that one.
Love zip lines.
Turns out I was wrong about how many there were — there are only a couple in this country, I just happened to be where one was, in Pigeon Forge, when I was visiting Dollywood several times one year.
I also have been to some place where they set up a “standing” version of the Zorb; the ball was places in a small pool, and some contraption would then bounce it around and make it spin over. Obviously only dangerous if the ball bounced out, and you put the poll next to a deep gorge.
I am scared of heights, but that is part of the thrill. It’s one of the things I like about coasters, the thrill of being scared. I had a very hard time stepping off the platform when I did zip-line (my fear of heights is great enough that it is one of my three big dream-nightmare scenarios, and I can literally become frozen on a ladder if I don’t mentally focus).
Interestingly, I found that if I can get myself into a “controlled” position, it is easier — meaning if the rope is taut, and I am already hanging, it isn’t hard to push off into the abyss. But allowing myself to fall out into the abyss before jerking the rope taut is very much harder — I took a minute to do a simple 12-foot rappelling wall at a conference, simply because I had to fall backwards over the edge before the rope became taut.
I also don’t like spinning things, and I don’t like the clear lack of control of random spins (so I can ride a scrambler, I don’t like it but I know how long the ride will last and how I’ll spin, but I can’t get into one of those balls that launch into the air on a bungee, because I just don’t know how many times I’ll flip over. My son however is going to get me on one soon, maybe next year — I like to confront my fears).