It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down.
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You've got all that 130 km. of being totally focused, and as soon as you cross the line, it takes a few seconds to realise what's happened.
That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.
There was no way to focus on the movement of the cable. If I looked down at the cable there was water moving everywhere. And if I looked up there was heavy mist blowing in front of my face. So it was a very unique, a weird sensation.
Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.
I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
When I'm on set, I do whatever I can to find my focus.
I'm on the air five hours, and I blurt out anything in my head. Dangerous? Maybe.
But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
I think if you look at exactly where you are, you can't really focus without looking back and forward at the same time.