How people do this, I do not understand

Camera distortion makes it look worse than it is

that's interesting, but what do you think of this?

Cramming 16:9 into 4:3

The path is really wide it's just a fish eye lens making it look dangerous

y'all know the best part about this? you don’t have to do this

Although it's possibly a fisheye lens, the background horizon line is off, making the cliff look steeper than it actually is.

How is much less important than why.

Why is a better question.

It’s the only thing that makes them feel alive at this point

I think a better question is WHY do people do this? Lenny Bruce had an amazing bit about Goyish things that Goys do. Now, I am quite the Goy, but I truly believe that your worldview is misaligned if you need this level of artificial risk. If your beliefs don't include significant enough risk to make this unnecessary, you need to reassess.