Quote Originally Posted by Alan H View Post
Extreme heights....like when I was standing at the edge of the drop-off at Mount Whitney, or a couple of the really narrow (2-3 feet wide) places on the trail to the summit....

2,000 feet straight down, right next to your foot. You won't even bounce on the way down, there's nothing in the way of free fall.

yup...don't do so good with that.

Also, falling off my boat when I'm sailing solo is a biggie. That's not a freak-out, that fear just inspires a mighty healthy respect for hanging on, wearing a safety harness and paying attention to what I'm doing.
I don't get a fear of heights, or a fear of falling. The sudden stop makes me a bit nervous, though. Generates that healthy respect for safety.