Ukubuka Lo Wesifazane Exega Phezu Kwezintaba Zama-Alps Kungase Kukunike I-Vertigo

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Umsebenzi kaFaith Dickey empeleni ubeka impilo yakhe emgqeni nsuku zonke. Le nsizwa eneminyaka engama-25 iyi-slackliner yobungcweti-igama lesambulela lazo zonke izindlela ezahlukahlukene umuntu angahamba ngazo kubhande elilukiwe eliyisicaba. Ukugqamisa (uhlobo oluthile lokuxega) yi-forte kaDickey, okusho ukuthi uhambahamba emhlabeni wonke efuna izindawo eziphakeme ngokwedlulele zokuhamba engasebenzisi lutho ngaphandle kwe-slackline. Yebo!

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi enye yezindawo ezinesibindi nokho ezinhle ukugqama kakhulu isezintabeni ze-Alps. Futhi njengoba eyisibindi, intaba kaDickey ayithandayo ukuhamba ngaphesheya yi-Aiguille du Midi, intaba ekhohlisayo esentabeni iMont Blanc emi ezinyaweni eziyi-12 605.

"Okuhlukile mayelana nokugqama e-Alps ukuthi konke okwenzekayo kushubile," kusho u-Dickey. "Njengoba uphakeme kangako, ubheka isigodi esingezansi futhi izindlu zingamachashaza amancane. Zibukeka njengamathoyizi. Akukholakali."

Ngokuyisisekelo yonke iphupho elibi kakhulu le-acrophobic iphupho lika-Dickey lifezekile, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi akakaze athuke. "Uma uphakeme kaningi, ufunda ukuqeqesha ukwesaba kwakho njengesihlunu," utshele i-A Great Big Story. "Ngezinye izikhathi akubona ukuphakama okuyingxenye esabekayo kakhulu, ukuvezwa-okuwukuthi singakanani isikhala ongasibona eduze kwakho."

Ngenxa yalokho, u-Dickey uncoma ukufunda ukuxega emanzini. Lapho okwedlule kudlula ngaphansi, umzimba wakho udonsela kulolo hlangothi, kukwenze uzizwe sengathi awulawuli umzimba wakho-umuzwa ofanayo nalapho uphakamisa.

Uhlabeke umxhwele? Ufuna okwengeziwe? Bheka lezi zithombe zokufaneleka zasendle ezivela ezindaweni ezisabisa kakhulu emhlabeni.

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