![]() It’s when you look down, and notice that nothing but your equipment separates you from the ground some 1,200 feet below, that your palms sweat - and stomach drops. No barrier stands in the way of the incomparable panorama, which extends south to the Atlantic and northeast to Connecticut. I was among the first daredevils to preview City Climb: Hudson Yards’ newest, and most extreme, attraction, which takes thrill-seekers on a wild $185 trek above the building’s 100-story-high Edge observatory for some top-of-the-world views. Courtesy of Max Loewenstein for City Climb at Edge Look ma, no hands! Among the many heart-pumping antics of City Climb is the opportunity to lean off the edge of 30 Hudson Yards’ summit. I then slowly inched my right foot toward the edge of the open-air metal platform on which I stood - and gulped while staring 1,190 feet down to the plaza below. Away from the protection of windows and walls, I was secured by a harness, two cables and a number of triple-fastened carabiner clips attached to the tower’s exterior. Near the peak of the 1,296-foot-tall 30 Hudson Yards skyscraper in Midtown, I looked over my right shoulder and saw the hilly outline of Pennsylvania on the horizon. Just be thankful you don’t have to look down. Read on for a glimpse of what you can expect. So, I - a New Yorker who considers himself unflappable - decided to put myself to the test to see which offers the best adrenaline rush, and the greatest sense of accomplishment. But unlike more terrestrial pursuits, these experiences - also including the Ascent elevator and the Levitation pods at Summit One Vanderbilt - require strong will and an adventurous spirit, not to mention a love of heights. ![]() It’s one of three new, adrenaline-pumping Big Apple activities to open since October. That’s one of the stratospheric thrills of City Climb, a daredevil attraction at Hudson Yards that opens Tuesday. New Yorkers consider themselves tough, but are they bold enough to scale the exterior of a Midtown skyscraper and lean over an open edge 1,271 feet above ground? Mayor Adams warns migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC, rips Biden for failing to help Yes, Mayor Adams, the migrant crisis is ‘destroying’ NYC - but YOU have to fix it I walked around NYC with a ‘Looking for a husband’ sign - I may have found him Mayor Adams insists first day of school was ‘smooth’ - despite classrooms reaching capacity ![]()
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