Postcards From The Edge

Postcards From The Edge
Tales of (mis)adventure from abroad

Own The Moment

Own The Moment

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There are times in life when you just have to go for it—to take the jump. I had mountain-biked up to this abandoned quarry where rainwater had collected over the years, forming a small lake from which dynamited cliffs rose straight out. These 5 story-high vertical walls were going to be my way out. An instant earlier, I had put on my rock-climbing shoes, taken several steps back, and sprinted towards the edge. And in this moment—suspended in mid-air—I felt as alive and as free as one can be. No constraints. No worries. No limits. Pure sensation.

-Yannick



There are 2 comments.

  1. comment number 1 by: Agnes

    I wonder how you took the picture??? Were you alone or what?? It looks really great “dans le feu de l’action”!!

  2. comment number 2 by: Yannick

    It was a local farmer whom I had stayed with that night. I helped him milk his cow and load up sheep in a pickup truck that morning. That’s a whole other postcard though…Anyways, he showed me this place and took the picture (I would’ve never known there was such a cool place on top this mountain), he also showed me an amazing half-submerged cave hidden behind a waterfall at the base of the mountain. This guy was like my own personal tour guide, it was awesome!

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