Photography, Fitness Challenge, Zipline, Scary Zone

Breaking Virginity on the Zipline

The sexiness of speed, heights, and a threesome

Photo of the author. Supplied by Grouse Mountain.

“Playing hard — riding the scary zone!”

This morning I broke virginity in three ways:

1. I did my first-ever mountain zipline.
2. I was the first person booked on the first Zipline tour of the season.
3. I was the only person on the first Zipline tour of the season.

And I had a threesome — a private session with two young handsome men, Cole and Olivier. They were the tour guides who buckled me into my harness, taught me how to hang on, soar like an eagle — and scream with joy.

It was one sexy adventure.

Threesome: Zipline guide, Cole (left), me in the middle, and Zipline guide, Olivier. (right). Photo by Olivier.

Last month, I did my first-ever triathlon at age 51. As my crow’s feet become more prominent, I realize it doesn’t matter how old I am — I can physically thrive through middle age by tackling personal fitness challenges and by pushing myself into the scary zone.