The fear of heights is common for many people. Some are afraid of extreme heights such as skyscrapers, while others are afraid of simple heights such as ladders and multi-level parking garages.

Pole vaulting might be the last track and field event one would expect an acrophobic to perform. But Jake Jensen, with help from his girlfriend, has conquered an extreme fear of heights -- at least to ...

Participants were randomly assigned to either the Flight Group or the Control Group. The Flight Group actively flew freely for 7 minutes at altitudes below 5 meters using a controller before ...

Avion Anderson knew he would have to face his fear of heights when he became a firefighter. Anderson had no idea he would do it — screaming in terror at the top of ...