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Saturday, July 07, 2007

SkyDiving... experiencia que emociona

A dream i started to cherish when Sam forwarded me the link some three years back... Skydiving in bangalore.. i just thought that i will definately go for this, though I was skeptical of doing it in bangalore... Then while going back from US on my first trip, I tried for it and when we finally went for it, i got nothing but a speeding ticket :... bad weather made sure i wont jump either... So on next trip, I had thought that whatever be the case, I will definately dive...

My roomies agreed to the idea but those ditchers... didnt had the courage to take the jump... Finally it materialized with my office colleagues and 2 were in the expedition last time too... We planned for the same location only... Me was the Driver again, and like once bitten twice shy, I was driving right at speed limit... Natraj jokingly that I wil get the ticket for parking in fast lane but I was adamant that I wil not go beyond this speed...

So we reached there by afternoon and again we had to sign those hundreds of thousands of papers... which was to ensure that we wont claim anything if untoward incident happens during jump :(... It was one of the most clear sky with nice breeze blowing... a perfect one for the jump... By the time we filled the forms and once we started dressing up for the dive, tension started to set in me... I got a little nervous.. Whole plan to jump was mine and I was like, whether I should really go or not... though there was no chance of me backing out.. may be its coz i have travelophobia which was the cause...

So we started on our turbine jet... My cameraman wanted to breathe some fresh air, so he kept the door open and and (un)luckily I was one sitting next to door... I was like.. what if plane wobbles and I am diving down without a parachute... so I was holding tight whatever came in my hand... though I must say view was fantastic like that... Then I was securely fastened to the guy who was to do all the work during my dive (thats what I paid for)... He told me to just leave everything to him... I looked down the ground beneath... 'Shut up and jump'.... and next moment there we were in the sky.. freefalling in the sky... Wind rushing through my veins... Experience of lifetime... The ground beneath looked so amazing from up there.... a feeling which one be only enjoyed but cant be described...

Ground was approaching fast and my Captain said, thats it.. We will now navigate through parachute... that fun lasted may be only 50 seconds.. but it was one of the best moments... to cherish.. to enjoy... to feel free... So there we were approaching towards ground Zero... and in between my Captain loosened up the bond between me and him, and I felt that he is gonna drop me on ground... :)... But definately he was not on any suicide mission, so I was feeling pretty safe... The only thing which was bad in this was that he tried some crazy stuff while landing and it made me feel little dizzy when I landed.. my ears were all choked... but all in all, it was a safe landing without any misadventures... The dare devil jumped and survived... Watch the Video

Once landed, I thought that may be I wont be doing this again.. But now as I go back to it, I wont hesitate in going for it again.. Its a crazy sport.. Need lot of heart to dive from 14000ft above the ground.... Should have the courage to jump from the plane... but once you jump, there are very few things in world which will give you that feeling.. Thrilling experience... Amazing Feeling... Sky is not the same now

6 comments:

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  2. Sahi hai Aloo.. I couldnt do it in Bangalore coz I didnt trust their gear. Good that you did it. Hopefully I will get a chance someday.

    Nice video they made for you by the way.

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  3. Always wanted to fly. Tht time never came. So tought atleast i want to touch d sky once. Doesnt matter I come back or not. This was sure on ma list. after watching ur video m damn sure tht i wana do it. But i must mention lagta hai uper jane ke baad to aapki hawa nikl hi gayi thi. one can tell frm ur face........kaun mummi yaad aa rahi thi ya papa.....hahahahahahah....was having hell of a good time seeing ur face................

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  4. Sam, try this for sure if u get a chance... i still remember d day u forwarded me the link for dis in blr...

    Anonymous,
    I was a little tensed but was sure of jumpin out... try dis once... i also want to go for it again... dats for sure...

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  5. hi!! iv been wantin to do this for a very long time... its great to know that some 1s done it in bangalore. dude please mail me the contact details of the organiser @ anirudh.shivapuja@gmail.com. much appreciated.....

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