Don't look down.
Keep your eyes fixed upward. Plant your foot firmly on one metal bar, then reach for the next.
Always maintain three points of contact with the frame. Only release one hand or lift one foot at a time to ensure a steady climb.
'Just one more level... Just gotta climb one more level...'
Jin Xueli stared intently at the night sky. With every movement, the metal bars of the scaffolding rang out with a CLANG. Her palms were sweating constantly, making her grip feel slick and greasy. In her imagination, she had already lost her grip and plummeted from the sky several times.
Several other times, it was a resident suddenly sticking their head out and shoving her off. The more she forced herself not to think about it, the more ubiquitous the residents in her mind became.
'Why did it have to be me? Someone with a severe fear of heights, forced to climb higher and higher?'
