Adam Hardy
Conquering Fear
There is nothing remarkable about the photo itself, however the story behind it is impressive to me. This is a photo of an older friend of mine, 75 years of age and still very fit. He has been interested in Peregrine Falcons throughout the course of his life and always wanted to see a nest site, up close and personal. This man, up until 2 years ago was absolutely petrified of heights. I explained to him that because of the decender he was using the worst that could happen, he would just freeze and stay in one place for a while until he moved past the fear. Anyway this man comes with me now on most of my research outings and has become quite comfortable on large cliffs, even of the 80 metre plus variety. I find it amazing that a man of his age can get past a fear like this, although he still doesn't enjoy overhangs that much like the one pictured. Nonetheless just another case of 'its never too late' and I must say I'm a little bit proud of him also.
Conquering Fear
There is nothing remarkable about the photo itself, however the story behind it is impressive to me. This is a photo of an older friend of mine, 75 years of age and still very fit. He has been interested in Peregrine Falcons throughout the course of his life and always wanted to see a nest site, up close and personal. This man, up until 2 years ago was absolutely petrified of heights. I explained to him that because of the decender he was using the worst that could happen, he would just freeze and stay in one place for a while until he moved past the fear. Anyway this man comes with me now on most of my research outings and has become quite comfortable on large cliffs, even of the 80 metre plus variety. I find it amazing that a man of his age can get past a fear like this, although he still doesn't enjoy overhangs that much like the one pictured. Nonetheless just another case of 'its never too late' and I must say I'm a little bit proud of him also.