A phobia of heights is called acrophobia. Although not a rare phobia, it can cause someone to experience symptoms such as ...

New documentary Vertigo Road Trip follows five acrophobics - people with an extreme fear of heights - as they attempt to overcome their phobias using the psychological technique of exposure ...

L egendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock once shared his concern over a plot hole in his classic thriller “Vertigo.” “The ...

Phobias come in many different forms. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Aviophobia is the fear of flying. Felinophobia is the fear of cats. Myxophobia is the fear of slime. Xyrophobia is the fear ...

It is not about the portions; it is about the dining experience. The beautiful view of half of Kampala is the attraction. So ...

The effect is a kind of vertigo or acrophobia — exciting and unpleasant at the same time. The long, curvy wooden bench in the Viewing Gallery was made by Martin Puryear and Michael Hurwitz.

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Many people have acrophobia -- a fear of heights. The higher they get, the more afraid they are. Some investors experience a similar fear. The higher the stock market moves, the more afraid they are.

As someone who required several strong pale ales before he was persuaded to go up Toronto's CN Tower, heights aren’t exactly my thing. Screw my acrophobia, though, because I’m still intrigued at the ...

There is no elevator and the park service discourages this trek for visitors who suffer from heart and respiratory conditions, claustrophobia, acrophobia and vertigo. Children must be at least 42 ...

JESS ZIU cannot wait to get stuck into world-class Sweden, having always had a head for heights. The Girls in Green face the ...