POTTER: Surviving hellish jumping attacking cacti (with swearing and crying)

Here is the promised ‘part 2’ of the cholla cactus nightmare … and yes, it’s actual video footage of how much they suck.

But we’ll start small. We’ll start with one solitary cactus needle prick; my very first experience of a needle in my skin. Harmless enough. Check it out.

Now things get a little more serious as I begin to discover the supernatural latching power of the cholla and get my first real painful encounter (OK … fall).

And finally … well, that’s it, actually. I was going to do video of a stupidly, intentionally, self-inflicted encounter with the devil of all cactus, but totally chickened out. It’s inevitable that I’ll hurt myself more severely at some point in the near future, and when that happens, you’ll be the first to know.