Go Ape!
Today (5th), I went Ape!
Go Ape, to be precise. Courtesy of the lovely people behind the Magnolia Incentive, we trekked down to the Haldon Forest outside Exeter for an afternoon swinging up in the trees.
It was only once I was at the top of the first platform that I discovered just how scared of heights I still was; from the ground it didn’t look too high at all. Yet, when you were standing on this small platform, a long way above the ground, on a ‘small’ tree that was swaying in the wind, even the large safety rope didn’t feel large enough.
It was only once I was at the top of the first platform that I discovered just how scared of heights I still was; from the ground it didn’t look too high at all. Yet, when you were standing on this small platform, a long way above the ground, on a ‘small’ tree that was swaying in the wind, even the large safety rope didn’t feel large enough.
But of course the idea wasn’t to just stand at the top feeling scared; it was an assault course of obstacles, rope slides, swinging rings, cargo nets and log bridges. Once I did the first set of obstacles, it felt great, I was so pleased I had managed to do it – to conquer those apparently-still-existent fears.
I can only imagine that the resulting adrenaline rush was the reason I did all of the obstacles marked ‘extreme’ rather than taking the ‘moderate’ alternatives. But apart from the bruise on my right elbow (unsure where that happened on the course), I came away truly delighted, proud and somewhat relieved!My certificate of course completion (left) is proof I can do anything when I put my mind to it, and oh it is wonderfully orange too.
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