I know a lot of you have been asking for some linkage on my Special Olympics Over The Edge adventure on Thursday. It's funny--my friends and I are involved in social media and use so much technology, but it was technology that slowed me down this weekend. Sorry this is so late.

If you were watching the live feed, you know that I had a cel phone strapped to my back, streaming live video. Now...this was our first time trying this, so I had no idea what would come out! Also, we didn't know that my body heat would cause the phone to eventually shut off, which then interrupted the feed. We're sorry! We're sorry! Sheesh, we were just experimenting.

So for those of you who wanted to see what it was like, here's how it looked:

No one could take a photo of ME, so I took pictures of Nanea Kalani from Pacific Business News as she went Over The Edge before me. I tell everyone that the scariest part of this whole ordeal is really just getting your leg over that scaffolding at the top of the building.

The first part involves walking down the wall just a few feet, then the wall disappears and you're dangling.

...and there's the view. Don't look down!

Here's a photo of me going Over the Edge, as taken from the ground by Derek Young (@thestuffguy).

My dangling descent. To be honest, it was really fast and at the end, I thought I could have gone faster. Maybe I'll have to try it again next year!

And here's the video as seen from the back of my head! Thanks again to Derek; Russ Sumida (@Parkrat) has also uploaded a recording of the live stream to HawaiiIRL as well. Thanks, guys!

Kudos to Special Olympics Hawaii for putting this event together. About 100 people went Over The Edge of Waikiki on Friday and all the money raised went to this very worthy cause. If this event comes to your city, I highly recommend it!

What was I thinking?

I got an email a few weeks ago asking if I wanted to support Special Olympics Hawaii by participating in a media preview for Over the Edge, an extreme fundraising event. The people who are actively raising money for Special Olympics Hawaii will get to (get to?) rappel 31 stories off the side of the Sheraton Waikiki on November 13. As an esteemed member of the Advertiser's blog-o-verse, I will represent the media on November 12.

I don't have a phobia per se, but I think I'm as afraid of heights as most people. Under normal circumstances, I'd say no, but this is for Special Olympics! Here's a video of how they did it in Virginia:

Oh yeah, the video. Since I'm active in the social media community, my geek friends are very excited about strapping their devices to me. I'm going to have a helmet cam, a bra cam, a calf cam, and who knows what else...all streaming LIVE on the internet that day so you can follow me down the side of the Sheraton from different parts of my body.

My Twitter friend Derek Young, a.k.a. @thestuffguy, testing mount options for his helmet cam.

By the way, you don't have to go over the side of a building, but you can still support Special Olympics Hawaii! Donate to my pledge page. And watch this blog...I'll let you know how to watch this live on November 12!

Over The Edge for Special Olympics
Media Preview with Melissa's live cams: November 12 (about noon)
The main event: November 13
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