I agree.

Have you ever thought of just getting a ground blind instead of treestand? I'm a little squeemish when it comes to heights and before I overcame it I just ground hunted and to this date my 2 best bucks have come off of the ground. Just a thought.

When I was younger I had a fear of heights. I would get gripped when on the edge if you know what I mean. The I picked up bridge jumping and rock and alpine climbing in my teenage years and today I can proudly say have have 0 fear of heights. Face you fear head on. When I was learning to rock climb a friend suggested I fall on the rope. (I'm not suggesting you fall out of you tree stand to see that you safty harness works, assuming you wear one.) This was a huge confidence builder for me. Knowing that I was secured to the ledge by a rope that would catch me if I fell gave me tha ability to concentrate on the task at hand, Climbing rock.

If you know your harness will catch you you'll have the peace of mind to concentrate on the task at hand, Hunting.

Good luck and keep at it.

I am no good off the ground but i force myself to go up and am getting better.For me i have to feel something next to me or my balance gets all screwed up.I went and bought a SUMITT climber(the sit down,stand up style)and feel this stand is the reason i can hunt from a tree because it feels very stable and solid.I bought the climbing stirrups this year to eliminate having to bend over and crouch down while up in the tree so that should make it easier yet.My advice would be DON'T GO HIGHER THAN YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH or you may end up passing a shot on the buck of a lifetime because you're too busy trying to get up the nerve to stand and take the shot.Also find yourself a good size tree to avoid swaying in the wind!Try to get used to it by practicing being in the air safely to build confidence--if you don't feel good about it don't do it.

I'd first suggest getting a full body harness similar to a Seat of the Pants. Then I'd climb up just a few feet off the ground, attach the harness to the tree, climb back down a foot or two until the harness starts to pull tight, and then slowly step off the edge of your stand.

Just as Adams has stated, once you learn to trust your safety equipment a lot of that fear will diminish.

If you spend enough time in a stand, you will eventually get over it. I use to be the same way, but as I get older and have spent more time on stand, it has become comfortable. Good luck!

I worked for a company where I had to climb 6 to 10 towers a day 80 to 200 feet (grain elevators and water towers) while dragging equipment up. The first water tower I was on I got real shakey and I'm not even scared of heights in the slightest.

Honostly, the only way I overcame the shakes was to learn to enjoy the benefits of being up so high - like seeing how beautiful a town looks from above.

After that all climbs were a piece of cake and the only thing I had to really worry about was the lightning

Alittle Jack Daniels works also[&:][8D]

I know Newshooter was just kidding, so please don't take him seriously. Heights and achohol don't mix.

I have a fear of heights. I'm fine ina ladder stand. portables im good but i never want to hang them. anyone think a climber would work a little better, being as i go up i have a solid platform under my feet? im thinking about it.

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