On Dec 15, 2005, at 15:32, Amita Guha wrote:
I once walked maybe a few hundred feet on the path *outside* the fence
on the edge of the Cliffs of Moher, which are several hundred feet
tall and very windy. I was following a bunch of other kids. The only
reason I didn't freeze was that I just kept my eyes on the feet of the
girl in front of me. That's as daring as I'll ever get with heights.
I *loved* it out there, but the cliffs really concerned my wife - who
kept imagining herself and others being flung over the edge by that
stiff breeze!
The proper stance to appreciate the Cliffs of Moher appeared to be
walking up to the edge until you were about 7 feet back, then getting
down on your knees, then scooting forward on your belly until you
could peer over the edge.
Here you can see my son (in the yellow jacket) demonstrating the
proper technique.
http://charles.robinsontwins.org/ireland_2005/pages/page_213.html
(Sadly, it was a bad time of day to be taking pictures looking
Southward along the cliffs. But the shots looking North look
delightful!)
-Charles
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Charles Robinson
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Minneapolis, MN
http://charles.robinsontwins.org
