"There's no better place to bond with someone than when you both do something scary together and you conquer that fear," he says. "I think bungee jumping is the perfect example of your wild idea and how to get over fear" The only way to really prepare is to sign up and kind of jump, but don't have a super loose neck beforehand.
When scaling a steep rock wall or surfing gnarly waves, it’s easy to let fear get the better of you, but today, Shelby explains how you can use humor to stay loose.
• Shelby Stanger is the host of REI’s “Wild Ideas Worth Living” podcast and the author of “Will to Wild: Adventures Great and Small to Change Your Life”
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