Day Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Anyone been? I need some kind of reassurance here. I hate heights, I get sweaty hands just watching films with scenes on top of buildings. I don't like going more than half way up the iPro upper tiers. I need a serious dose of man the **** up when it comes to heights. Anyways, friends on Facebook did one of those share memory things, they went to Go Ape a few years ago, didn't look that high up, mate went down a zip wire from a small tree. Do we want to go? couples things? I agree without looking too much into it. Agree a date and that and I look into to what I've agreed to do and watch the video, I watch the Go Ape video at Sherwood Forest thinking that's the one where we're off to as it's closest, look at the stats, highest point is 8 meters.....I'm crying at this point. Money has been paid, time to man up. I just about get my head around it and it's booked. Dalby Forest, we're not even off to Sherwood Forest. Look at the stats, highest point 35 meters! 114ft. Exactly. I ain't no ape, I'm not designed to go up 114ft, we're meant to be on the ground. Just look at this ******! How is that fun? that's putting your life in danger. Now what i want to know is can I say look, this one I ain't doing, you can take the piss all you like but I ain't going up there and move on to the next part of the course. You see I'm watching this video and it looks like once you are up there you are screwed, the only way is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 I love the way they shove a girl down there to show that if she can do it anyone can, I bet she's some young looking SAS solider or something, been jumping out of planes over Iraq for the last few years, she's got a smile on her face and that ain't normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The zipwire at Download - now THAT looked scary. Not the height, not the length. No, the scary point was that the zipwire was straight over the top of 90,000 metalheads all armed with plastic bottles full of god knows what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansea ram Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 You wimp.Check ZIP WORLD in Snowdonia, on You Tube.That's a zip wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Any monkey could do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I did it 6 or 7 years ago. I'm not a massive fans of heights and I found it quite easy.One of my colleagues did fall off and break his arm and 3 ribs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I'm not keen on heights but if you don't let yourself think about it too much and just do it, it's exhilarating to attack these zip wires and stuff. Although the chance is always there that you may die in a crumpled and barely recognisable mass of splintered bone and gore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 The zipwire at Download - now THAT looked scary. Not the height, not the length. No, the scary point was that the zipwire was straight over the top of 90,000 metalheads all armed with plastic bottles full of god knows what.Iirc that turned into a mass bottle fight while everyone was waiting for Rammstein in 2013. That looked grim. I noticed nobody threw any at Paul Stanley of KISS when he gets on a zipwire during Love Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_kstone Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I did Go Ape in Cannock Chase, and it was good fun. I went into it feeling confident and relaxed (I like doing outdoorsy type stuff) but when I went up on some of the bits, I really needed to man up.The hard parts for me were flinging myself off it ( no matter how confident I was that I had attached myself properly, it's not a nice feeling just throwing yourself out of a tree over a big drop!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 you are in a harness, use it and let it take your weight. People fail as they try to power through it, and try have no stamina for the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaphaRam Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It's excellent, do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmuss88 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Have a trial run at National Water Sports Centre in Notts, they've recently had a smaller version of Go Ape set up... see how you cope on that first. Think it's 12 quid, that includes a round of mini golf too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 No way I'm with you Daveo.. Even little walls I freeze a little bit thinking my ankles will shatter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I did it 6 or 7 years ago. I'm not a massive fans of heights and I found it quite easy.One of my colleagues did fall off and break his arm and 3 ribs though. I tried it too sage after you recommended it.but my arse didn't drag along the floor like yours did.ooosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I tried it too sage after you recommended it.but my arse didn't drag along the floor like yours did.ooosh!Just your knuckles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'd pay good money to watch a Sage and Boycie race through the treetops wearing gorilla suits and a tutu and carrying a pint of cider, 30 second penalty for every 50ml lost over the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'd pay good money to watch a Sage and Boycie race through the treetops wearing gorilla suits and a tutu and carrying a pint of cider, 30 second penalty for every 50ml lost over the course. It can be arranged......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Didn't know you were a headbanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The general idea of these things is to scare you shitless that's the fun of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 The same as Alton Towers then, although they take it one step to far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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