Don't Look Down

I did it! My abseil for the Children Today Charitable Trust. I'd posted about it before, you must remember? Let me tell you about it. As always, click a picture to see a larger version.


We arrived yesterday in time for the 11am registration where upon we were split into groups of six. The balcony at the top of the tower is not big enough to hold more. I was in the first group. Apart from the height (it's way taller at the top than it is at the bottom) the first thing that occurred to me was the wind. I hadn't considered wind, but luckily it made no real difference in the end. Two people went ahead of me and then it was my turn. After being clipped on to the rope and some brief instruction, the first obstacle to overcome was a chest high wall which I had to climb over to perch on a small platform. A quick pause for a photograph, then it's off we go.



Once I got into a rhythm and relaxed a little it was fairly good. I had to negotiate a chain about a third of the way down but even that didn't phase me. Who'd have thought it.


Having said that, I was glad when my feet reached the ground but it was accompanied by a huge sense of self achievement. The best part is of course that I've nearly reached my target sponsorship of £500. If you'd like to sponsor me you, you still can. Just visit my fund raising page.