I'm ok with heights, I've been up some pretty tall buildings around the world such as the Eiffle tower, Empire State Building and Sydney Tower but I was in the comforts of being in the building so walking around outside was going to test my fears....of falling.
The build up to the actual event was probably the most nerve raking. As I was sitting there waiting for our guide to turn up I was thinking of what its going to be like up there. Afterall we're going to be 192 metres above ground and walking on a plank about 1.5m wide! It was a beautiful clear blue day but I imagine it was going to be cold and breezy so wasn't looking forward to any gusts of wind which could wipe me off my feet. Yes I'm an optimist!
Finally after 15min of pondering on all the bad things that could happen, our cheerful guide turns up. I guess he knows how nervous we were going to be and he's seen many with the same apprehensions. But he was cool.
We first had to get a breath test to make sure we were sober enough to walk, let alone on a platform so high above ground. Actually I probably should've had a couple drinks to calm me down as I was super nervous. Then it was to the metal detector test. As we were going to be so high above ground, we weren't allowed to take anything with us. No cameras, coins, watches and even our shoes had to be lace ups as we didn't want anything falling down on people below us. Something coming down from that height could hurt! |
