Base-Jumping in Dubai is Not For Everyone (especially me)

As I've made clear many, many times...I don't like heights. I tried to convince the folks at Wikipedia to use my photo next to their definition of "acrophobia," but they refuse to call me back.

How severe is my aversion to high places? Very. So much so, in fact, that my heart raced and my palms began sweating just watching the video below.

A couple of facts about the Princess Tower (courtesy of their website):

The Guinness World Records (May 2012) has officially recognized TAMEER’s Princess Tower in the Dubai Marina as the world’s tallest residential building, towering over Dubai's skyline at 414m, 100 floors above ground! Rising proud among the many Dubai wonders like Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah and the Palm Jumeirah, Princess tower occupies a land area of 37,410 square feet, with over 700 luxury apartments. Residents have a choice of one, two, three and four bedroom executive apartments as well as high end penthouse apartments overlooking Dubai Marina and the Palm Jumeirah.

 

“This is one instance when saying we feel on top of the world is completely justified,” said  Federico Tauber, President of TAMEER.  “This is a very proud moment for TAMEER and for the city of Dubai, which now holds the twin distinction of being home to the world’s tallest building and the world’s tallest residential building.”

 

Sounds cool, right? So...what do you say we jump off of it?

Well, that was fun. If the Princess Tower isn't tall enough for your tastes, have a look at some folks taking a leap from the world's tallest building, The Burj Khalifa:

Hands still sweating...