Why even bother with a helmet?

[snapdragen]

They're evidently real, shot in Ireland

http://www.hansrey.com/latestadventures.htm

[slinkedog]

I'm horribly afraid of heights and I think those shots are going to give me nightmares! Oy!

[SadieKate]

Oh yeah, I believe it's real. Especially with Hans Rey masterminding it. I much prefer it though when he has a bungee cord attached and is just jumping off bridges.

[bikerchick68]

I personally think they're insane. When I did the bike tour of Ireland I was on Inishmore in the Aran Islands overnight... we saw the Cliffs of Moher and stood atop them at Dun Aengus, the ancient fortress...

much like these pics, there is no guardrail...I'm not afraid of heights but I STILL got nervous. People were sitting on the edge with their legs hanging over... nope not me. I walked within about 50 ft of the edge and that was close enough... it's a LONG way down.

Here's some more of the cliffs... (I got this pic from the net... mine are on disc but not downloaded on the computer... I'd give credit to the photographer but not sure who took this... )

[DarcyInOregon]

One of my goals is to do a bike tour of Ireland within the next few years. If the cliffs are part of the bike tour, forget it.

I never go near an unprotected edge. You can't know if a crazy person will come up behind you and push you over. Or the edge can crumble away underneath you. Or a big wind gust can push you off-balance and you go windmilling down. Even at Crater Lake there are signs telling you to keep your dogs on a leash because if the dog goes over the edge, that is the last you will see of your favorite pooch.

Darcy

[bikerchick68]

One of my goals is to do a bike tour of Ireland within the next few years. If the cliffs are part of the bike tour, forget it.
Darcy

Darcy... you don't even have to go to the Cliffs if you don't want to! I only went up to see Dun Aengus... a very famous, very amazing fortress built
100's of years ago...

I did my tour with Irondonkey... a self guided tour altho they offer guided tours too. Self guided means they set up the B&B's and transfer your luggage. Then they give you maps and you're on your own... I liked doing it this way, because I could sag when I wanted, stop to tour sights as I wanted etc... you're not on someone elses schedule.. I did the Connemara region... gorgeous!

[Bad JuJu]

They're evidently real, shot in Ireland

http://www.hansrey.com/latestadventures.htm

Incredible!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of a nightmare I once had--and don't want to have ever again.

[missymaya]

Yeah, whoever wants to bike that path can go ahead and do that. I'll just stay on solid ground, where all the mountains are man made and not very tall and falling off my bike wont mean falling off a cliff, thank you very much

[wannaduacentury]

I wouldn't ant to walk close to the edge much less ride like that. whew! Beautiful scenery though.

[bmccasland]

I think I could handle walking, but no way on god's green earth would I be on that trail on any bike! I've back-packed one of the "lesser used" trails in the Grand Canyon and had similar drops - the thick red wall band you see in most canyon photos happens to be 500 ft. The gal I was leading was pooped and wanted to stop on the trail to sleep, I got her to hike back about 1/4 mile to a safer (wider) space when it finally sunk into her thick head that if she rolled over she'd be dead.

[slinkedog]

I could never walk that close to that kind of a drop! Much too afraid of heights! I was in Pisa many years ago when you could still climb to the top of the campanile, or the leaning tower. I wouldn't even go up that thing, especially when I read the sign at the bottom that said (in very bad English), "If you have uncontrollable urges to jump from high places, please do not ascend the campanile.

[DebW]

I think a common quote about rock climbers applies here: "There are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no old bold climbers." Those guys will either wise up or not live long.