[New Update] Conquering Our Fear Of Heights

H5N1 calendar week ago I had the nigh amazing opportunity. H5N1 local Seattle blogger allow us know about an surface area concern that was hosting a Seattle influencer together alongside content creator evening of fun.

Curious, I went on their website to banking company check it out. It looked similar amazing a rope obstacle form ending, if y'all desire, inward ziplining likewise too and so repelling.

Here’sec the thing yous may non know well-nigh me, I DO NOT like heights. It’second not that I take an overwhelming fearfulness of heights, I but don’t like them. I don’t similar the feel of loss of control over dry country nether my feet. It tin can can live so bad sometimes that I take white knuckled it during a cause upwards the side of a mount alongside my married man driving our jeep and our twin ten-yr-olds inward the back until he final realized that I really really actually didn’t like it also turned around. Ok, I will grow up likewise as admit I brand have a fright.

Not entirely make I accept a dislike of heights, exclusively I’ane grand one of those lucky people that has BPV (benign positional vertigo). That mode that sometimes, just non all the fourth dimension, I become vertigo when my head gets into a certain home. When I looked at this obstacle course together alongside around of the over 60 rope grade challenges I idea oh hell no!

But y'all lot know me, a picayune scrap wildish besides kinda willing to attempt things. The fantastic affair nigh this issue is that nosotros wouldn’t accept to become alone. We were besides able to convey up to 3 friends or family unit unit of measurement members amongst us in addition to so I knew I would take back upwards if I ask it. Also, my friend Carleeh (@healthycarleeh) was attending the upshot amongst her daughters. I knew that if she could endeavour it, I could attempt it too. Strength inwards numbers? Misery loves company? You pick.

I sent inward my RSVP for four. The married man inward add-on to I decided to make it a couples nighttime together with invited our friends Jackie in addition to Adam. Jackie in addition to Adam are too empty-nesters like us inward improver to ready together alongside willing for adventures. Jackie is also like me together alongside has a fright of heights, in addition to and then I knew I would live surrounded past an amazing tribe of back up inwards addition to I would besides not alive the alone one afraid.

The evening dawned together with we all headed over. After signing inward, nosotros were all weighed to make sure that we did non become over the 265 pound weight limit. We then headed over to become through Ground School where y'all learn how to office your equipment too get prepared for your adventure.

I actually liked this role of the have chances. With my fears it was actually overnice to acquire how to have on in improver to take off my lifelines together with so that I knew that I would e'er take one lifeline connecting me to the class. You can can’t go upwardly into the rope obstruction class in addition to ziplining without going through the Ground School, getting on your prophylactic equipment also every bit having your harness reviewed by ane of the staff to brand certain the gibe is right.

NOTE: Cameras together alongside phones are not allowed on the form for rubber reasons. This is why there volition be a few photos of me taken by Carleeh who was inwards a after on group or my married man who finished beginning together amongst raced off to accept concur of the telephone call upwardly and photographic camera out of our stored pocketbook.

I could say the guys were excited! Jackie as well equally I were withal a piffling worried that ane time nosotros got upwardly at that place nosotros power freak, but nosotros knew the guys had us covered. We finished amongst Ground School which was taught tonight past possessor Brad likewise every bit proceeded to look inwards occupation to become up into the obstacle course.

There are 3 levels to the rope grade amidst over 60 challenges. Each challenge is color-coded based on difficulty. As you lot consummate a challenge, you attain a platform in addition to from inwards that place tin have from 3 options. It’second a nifty way to mix it up each time you lot attend. You also don’t take to expect at the platform long because if 1 challenge is busy, you tin tin only change your road. You make it equally slowly or every bit hard equally y'all wish. I think knowing this helped me experience like I had approximately sense of control back. If I was feeling especially shaky or needed to chill, I could.

And We Are Off!

Our go-get obstacle was a rope bridge going from Level 1 to Level two. There was 1 chief occupation at the base of operations amongst the zigzagging-crossing lines coming up to about mitt-top “railing”. Adam went showtime with Jackie as well equally myself sandwiched between him besides equally Michael.

At that landing Jackie froze too couldn’t get on. We all chatted also Jackie decided to go down for a petty flake also every bit go through the lower level obstacles until she felt comfortable plenty to get upward. Meanwhile, Adam, Michael also every bit I wearisome made our manner upward to the third form to the nil line of work of function.

I actually can’t believe that I made it fifty-fifty up to the third level! Some of the obstacles were actually challenging. You really had to mean near how best to get across earlier fifty-fifty starting. It helped me that I was betwixt the two guys. I could watch either Adam or Michael get ahead of me together with variety of figure out for myself how I wanted to get across. Sometimes it was the same every bit them, sometimes it wasn’t.

I volition say that I’1000 actually glad that I function inward addition to I make yoga because I am actually aware of my trunk likewise how it moves. You actually part a lot of upper torso together with a heck of a lot of nitty-gritty on almost of those rope obstacles. Every in one instance in a piece nosotros would await back to run across where Jackie was, shout across to each other besides cheer each other on. We eventually made it to the zipline. I was amazed at how condom I felt. I hateful you lot are connected to 3 ways to Sunday to the business organisation together with actually exclusively sit down in your harness, take hold of on to yous occupation besides GOOOOOOOO! Exhilirating!

By the quaternary dimension nosotros in decision repelled downward to the bottom, I was as well as and so excited to live back on the ground. I had done it! I’one thou non maxim that I don’t nonetheless accept an aversion to heights, merely at to the lowest level this function of it I know I tin do.

THE BEST PART

I tin can’t reach cheers the possessor Brad enough for this nighttime. He went in a higher place together amongst beyond alongside my risk buddy, Jackie. He met upward alongside her when she was on that commencement degree. He listened when she explained her fears as well as that she actually wanted to get in upwards to the tiptop together amongst zipline similar the balance of us. He and so walked her through the rope challenges, talking her through it each stride of the manner, showing her how best to get across each challenge. She last made it to the pinnacle as well ziplined as well equally the whole crew was on the ground watching also cheering. This is what friendship is all most.

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If y'all are looking for a fun together with exciting chance where yous tin challenge yourself to get in through iii levels of a rope obstacle class finalizing inwards a ziplining 3 times together with and then repelling to the earth in addition to then caput over to High Trek Adventures inwards Everett, WA. If you lot follow me on Instagram inward addition to grab a my postal service service at that home early on enough yous accept the take chances to win tickets to High Trek! You ability even get a take a take a chance to work into the amazing Brad. Either style yous lot’ll have a blast!

More About High Trek Adventures:

• You can tin can buy tickets in 1, 1 1/two, two or iii 60 minutes blocks, scheduled on the hateful solar 24-hour interval also 4th dimension of your choosing.
• Ground School is included in the cost of your ticket.
• Mini-Golf, Fear of Heights Class together alongside group rates too equally events are likewise available at High Trek.
• Find them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightrekadventures
• On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighTrekEverett/
• Their website: https://www.hightrekeverett.com/

High Trek Adventures gifted me our iv tickets for this amazing experience, all the same I value giving y'all lot my honest view. My opinions besides every bit this feel are my own! Thank y'all to Marissa Pederson @postcardstoseattle for coordinating this issue!