# CN Tower to offer walk on the outside – 1,168 feet above the city **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306 "2011-05-09T18:40:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/21 "2011-05-10T03:15:33Z")
Aww, Hell no. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/22 "2011-05-10T03:57:16Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Both the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar have been above the US dollar for some time now. 1 USD = 0.96 CAD and 0.93 AUD. Then if I bought a ticket, I’d have to jump. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/23 "2011-05-10T06:44:48Z")
$175? isn’t that about the price of a drink at the restaurant? Add me to the list of people who are squeamish about stepping on the glass floor. I know for a fact it’s held in place by chewing gum. And not the good chewing gum that lasts but the weird stuff from China that’s made out of caterpillars. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/24 "2011-05-10T10:26:37Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Then if I bought a ticket, I’d have to jump. [Dar Robinson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_neYidAwNs&feature=related) base jumped it, and later jumped it using a cable. [Dave Osborne](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvP-7PnN3PQ) cratered it. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/25 "2011-05-10T21:25:34Z")
I’m not sure I’d go for that price, but I’d love to go out there! It looks like so much fun! Love the Super Dave jump! Hadn’t seen that show in years! ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/26 "2011-05-10T22:51:21Z")
YES! Not because I claim to be not scared, but \*because \*it would be so scary. I’d have adrenaline dripping out of my ears. What a rush! ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/27 "2011-05-11T02:11:11Z")
I hope the Calgary Tower people do this. But $175 is kind of steep. Me and the girls had no problem on the glass floor but the wife won’t even go up to give it a try. However I have noticed playing Portal 2 that I get that tingley feeling in my thighs when I look down into the bottomless pits. Brrrrrrr! ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/28 "2011-05-11T02:15:39Z")
I don’t like being on the second floor of my house. And I used to be a roofer :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/29 "2011-05-11T02:19:49Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > I hope the Calgary Tower people do this. But $175 is kind of steep. Yeah, no kidding. You’re an hour’s drive away from climbing Mt. Rundle if you want to feel the wind blowing you into the abyss. $20 bucks for gas and another $20 for lunch, tops. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/30 "2011-05-11T02:39:31Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > I went up the tower about 12 years ago. I wouldn’t even step on the glass viewing floor, even though little kids were taking turns jumping up and down on it. Stupid brain… Same here. My stomach dropped just looking at that pic. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/31 "2011-05-11T02:42:09Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I don’t like being on the second floor of my house. And I used to be a roofer :dubious: Are you like that Far Side cartoon, zoo snake keeper gets cumulative attack of the willies? 🙂 I don’t think this is for me, and not for that price. I used to love heights, but I’m liking them less as I get older and more cautious. An evolutionary thing, maybe? Take fewer risks as you get more sure of your own mortality? ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/32 "2011-05-11T16:57:19Z")
That’d be cool as hell. I’d do it. I’ve always sort of regretted not climbing the Harbour Bridge when I was in Sydney, even though I didn’t have the time nor the money for it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/33 "2011-05-11T17:38:49Z")
With a safety harness? Sure, no problem, I’d do it. But then, I’ve flown at 9,000 feet in an ultralight that put less under me than that walkway. Specifically, an aircraft best described as a flying telephone pole with a seat bolted to it. Except it wasn’t nearly as wide as a telephone pole. Yes, I have a respect for heights, but as long as I know I’m not going to fall it’s thrilling, not scary. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/34 "2011-05-12T08:20:18Z")
$175 to crap my pants in fear? I can do that at home _for free!_ ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/35 "2011-05-12T09:15:31Z")
I wonder how to I can get tickets. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/36 "2011-05-12T12:18:19Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I wonder how to I can get tickets. > **[Brave the EdgeWalk](https://www.cntower.ca/brave-the-edgewalk)** > > NEXT-LEVEL THRILLSNow open for the seasonThere are thrills. And then there’s walking 116 storeys above Toronto with nothing but a harness securing you. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/37 "2011-05-12T12:19:49Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I wonder how to I can get tickets. Everything is on-line these days. [CN Tower e-tickets](https://secure.ticket-ops.com/CN_Tower/eDirect). I’d guess they’ll add the walk when it is available. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/38 "2011-05-12T12:36:35Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Yes, I have a respect for heights, but as long as I know I’m not going to fall it’s thrilling, not scary. Well, that’s kind of it for me. I never know that for sure. I always think I _will_ fall. Or imagine myself doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/39 "2011-05-12T13:53:07Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > It’s a bit beyond my price range, but yeah, I think that’d be incredible. Cheaper’n a pair of Leafs’ tickets in the golds, too. Plus, you don’t have to watch the Leafs lose! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306/40 "2011-05-12T17:39:59Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Plus, you don’t have to watch the Leafs lose! > > 😃 No, but if the roof’s open, you might be able to watch the Argos lose! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cn-tower-to-offer-walk-on-the-outside-1-168-feet-above-the-city/581306.md?page=3)