Camp
I've just returned from school camp. It was for 3 days-Tuesday to Thursday.
There, we went for a hike, did stuff like Rock Climbing, Aeroseiling and problem solving.
One particularly scary part was the high elements. Picture this: There are 2 high poles (vey very high. Like two or three stories). There are rings around the poles, to serve as handholds and footholds. Then, at the very top of the pole, there's a wooden platform, with a climbing net hanging in midair. You're supposd to jjump from the platform to the net, or else there's the 3 storey drop down below...
Making their way across the net, there's another platform on the otherside. Jump from the net to the platform and climb down using similar sets of rings.
Of course, it isn't so dangerous. There's a safety harness around your waist, which is attached to a pulley that is pulled by four people down below-one teacher and 3 students. I had one arm on the first platform, with the other hanging in the air, while my feet were on the footholds. Suddenly I realized that I could not pull myself on the ledge, so I began to climb downwards. My other arm was still wasn't hanging on to anything. I made it down about three steps when both feet slipped and I found myself supporting my body weight with one hand. I hung on until my hand burned, then shouted to them "Falling!"
They pulled on the pulley and lowered me to the ground. I discover that I have a minor fear of heights.
Second hint to the contest lies in the latest chapter of Ask Makuta that's written by me.
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