Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Sounds like maybe you're like me, shootingstar. I'm not afraid of heights at all, but I have a phobia of falling. I can be in sheer terror climbing the open staircase to the top of the lighthouse, then happily sightsee off the rail at the top. Airplanes, roof of the Rockefeller Center, no problem; climbing 4-foot rocks, big problem.

I've been able to reprogram my head to believe that a ladder is a safe place, which sure makes it easier to do all kinds of work; but apparently the lesson only applies to ladders.
Me too! Hang off the guard rails at the Grand Canyon, and whimper at open-grate staircases. Can't seem to mtb over even the smallest bridge without diving off the edge. And, it's usually only climbing down things -- scampered to the top of the pyramids in Mexico, and spent two hours trying to get back down.