When I watch this video, the scary part to me is not the possibility of falling. I fear that I’d feel compelled to try to grab the cable and completely destroy my hands.
Normally when you ride ziplines they make you wear incredibly thick gloves. Its how youre supposed to slowdown, or grip the ziplines to crawl if you go too slow and stall.
On our honeymoon, over a decade ago, we did a zipline tour in Mexico (Mayan Riviera) and they gave each of us a stick shaped like a miniature walking cane and called it the Mexican handbreak, and that’s what you used to hook over the cable and slow yourself down.
I went zip lining and I had no gloves. They had people with gloves handle it when I got to my destination though. I've never been tempted to touch the line. Maybe it depends on the location.
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u/Warzenschwein112 Mar 04 '25
Yes, but I would not put my hand up there, because I like my fingers.