Will and I went to a waterfall rappelling trip this weekend in catskill with discover outdoors. We got a 50% off Groupone about half year before. The origin plan is going to ice climbing but we were busy at that time. Suddenly, it's summer time so we decide to do waterfall repelling to celebrate the beginning summer( a day after summer solstice)
The day started at 4am in the morning~I haven't waked up so early for years:(. We managed to leave my house at 5am, parked in flushing and took 7 train just like how we planned. But, instead of getting off the train at 42nd time square, we jumped out two stops earlier at 42nd Grand central:( Luckily, we took the s train instead of waiting for the next 7 train and managed to arrive before the meet-up time at 7 am.
Our guide Elise is a cute girl and she brought her mother with her today to go rappelling with us. I feel amazed they tried a lot different crazy things together like gliding and trapeze. I don't think my mom would like to try any of the activities.
After 3hrs drive and a little bit lost, we arrived The trip started from a really short walk to the first waterfall. The instructor gave a quick instruction of rappelling skills and let everyone practice on the slope before going to the edge of first waterfall. The cliff actually is not perfect flat. I tried to move my body closer to the cliff and to see if I can put my feet back to the rock again. However, instead of getting closer, I just swung and turned. After turning, I can see how far away I am from the ground and got scared. I never know I am scared of height. When I safely landed, my legs are a little shaking. The first waterfall is stunning.
The second waterfall is much smaller than the first one. I felt a little bit more comfortable than the first one. I knew I don't need to keep my legs perpendicular to my torso and to put my feet against the wall all the time.
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| Waterfall rappelling at catskill |
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| 2nd water we rappelled |
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| 3rd waterfall we rappelled |
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| 4th waterfall we rappelled |
The hiking back is short but the trail is loss and slippery.
We had fun although i didn't get as wet as I expected. The waiting for every rappel is a little bit long but the beautiful surrounding and funny group members make the waiting time not that boring. I like the fourth waterfall rappelling most, since I feel safer and can enjoy the surrounding more.
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