When the View is Worth It

Overcoming my greatest fear

Cable car at Sinaia, Romania All photos by author

I don’t have a fear of heights. I’ve climbed to the top of many church towers. I’ve seen the views from the Eiffel Tower, both night and day, I’ve been to the top of the Empire State Building in New York, The Shard in London, the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, and Q1 on the Gold Coast. I’ve climbed up slippery stairs in old castles to admire the views and to see the tower…