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Dalat Adventure Travel
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Our first lesson takes place on a cliff that is just seven meters high. The ground is soft, making it easier for inexperienced climbers like us. Following much self-doubt, jokes and laughter, we all make it down. Mission accomplished, we move on to the real challenge: a 25m high cliff. While this may not sound like much, imagine a five-storey building. To prevent us from losing our nerve, Dinh forbids us from peering over the edge.
After double-checking our clips and knots, Dinh waves the first victim towards the abyss. If we choose not to rappel down, Dinh informs us, we will have to walk three hours back to town. If not for this threat, I would have immediately removed safety rope and helmet and left. From above, the trees resemble matchsticks.
Looking down, I see empty space. Looking sideways, I see the friendly, encouraging smiles of my new friends. "Go on down! You can do it!" I can't describe my feelings as I step off the edge. Above me, Dinh holds the safety rope and encourages me to stay calm. "Don't look down. Just keep going. You're almost there."
It is good advice. Instead of looking down I focus on smoothly releasing the safety rope to allow my body to float down, parallel to the cliff face. After a while I take tiny steps, then longer ones. After a while I am confident enough to bounce down five meters at a time. I feel like the hero in a Hollywood action movie. Reaching the bottom brings an amazing sense of accomplishment. For me, the challenge of clinging to a cliff face was a life changing experience.
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