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Does anyone else get actually sweat palms just from looking at the photos? Happens to my feet as well (sandals), though not quite as bad. It's not an immediat

Does anyone else get actually sweat palms just from looking at the photos? Happens to my feet as well (sandals), though not quite as bad. It's not an immediate reaction but if I take a few seconds to focus on it then it really happens -- especially so when viewing the photo of him looking down at his feet from the top of a spire. The photos are absolutely breathtaking though, and I'm only half-way through the article, but I had to take a second to ask this question -- it's something I've been curious about before as well. =)

zimpenfish 9y ago
Not sweaty palms but a kind of "URRHGURHGURHG" in my legs. (Mind you, same thing happens if I look down the 5 storey stairwell at Waterstones Piccadilly. Or playing that damned bridge section in Half Life 2.)
- danparsonson 9y ago
  Oh god that bridge :-O See also Dying Light - really fun but makes me squirm as much as watching the videos on this article.
dredmorbius 9y ago
Video clips of Vitaliy’s escapades are watched by millions online, consistently drawing variations of the same comment: “I’m getting sweaty palms just watching this.” From the article.
andyjohnson0 9y ago
Yes, and a sort of cramped feeling in my legs. Which is odd because I rock climb regularly and don't experience any problems while climbing.
thom 9y ago
Yup, and my feet and legs sort of turn to fuzz. I have pretty bad vertigo so this is what I'm like at the top of buildings etc, but it happens vicariously too. The absolute worst I ever felt was crossing the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, by the end of which I was just a sweaty mess. Good times.
soneil 9y ago
I get the same reaction watching people doing tower work. Full equipment, hardness, ropework, PPE, etc, just as gutwrenching to watch. Just interesting to know you can get the same value without someone putting their life at risk for your entertainment.

zimpenfish 9y ago

Not sweaty palms but a kind of "URRHGURHGURHG" in my legs. (Mind you, same thing happens if I look down the 5 storey stairwell at Waterstones Piccadilly. Or playing that damned bridge section in Half Life 2.)

danparsonson 9y ago
Oh god that bridge :-O See also Dying Light - really fun but makes me squirm as much as watching the videos on this article.

dredmorbius 9y ago

Video clips of Vitaliy’s escapades are watched by millions online, consistently drawing variations of the same comment: “I’m getting sweaty palms just watching this.” From the article.

andyjohnson0 9y ago

Yes, and a sort of cramped feeling in my legs. Which is odd because I rock climb regularly and don't experience any problems while climbing.

thom 9y ago

Yup, and my feet and legs sort of turn to fuzz. I have pretty bad vertigo so this is what I'm like at the top of buildings etc, but it happens vicariously too. The absolute worst I ever felt was crossing the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, by the end of which I was just a sweaty mess. Good times.

soneil 9y ago

I get the same reaction watching people doing tower work. Full equipment, hardness, ropework, PPE, etc, just as gutwrenching to watch. Just interesting to know you can get the same value without someone putting their life at risk for your entertainment.