photos and essay by Omari Stephens
Terror. The plant feels like the single moment of greatest danger in the vault, and it simply takes repetition and familiarity to ignore that feeling. As a human, the “safety” position is curled up in a ball, and to vault well, this is the exact moment when you need to expose yourself as much as possible, reach as tall as possible, and just know that your fears are unfounded… hopefully…
(Renaud Lavillenie)
