Adventure activity to try #11

This will kick start your heart I promise. With a tandem jump you have an instructor attached to you the whole time. They know what they are doing. So all you have to do is enjoy the ride.  Besides you know you always wanted to.

A lot of people have this on their bucket list already. They just let their fear of this take the form of apathy and never bother to do it. Yes, it’s scary. That’s why I believe a tandem skydive is one of the best adventure exercises. A person can do it for their own personal growth.

It is completely counter intuitive. As Clint Eastwood’s character in the movie Heartbreak Ridge explains, “Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is not a natural act.” When you look out the open airplane door, your amygdala will scream, “awe hell no”! This will happen even if you are not normally afraid of heights.

Make no mistake there is a real danger with skydiving. If something goes drastically wrong, it is potentially fatal. Nevertheless, the likelihood, especially with tandem jump, is extremely low. This makes the perceived danger much higher than the actual danger. Your chances of dying in a tandem skydiving accident are only 1 in 200,000.

Most people that have done it say the experience is well worth the risk and the feeling is incredible. It’s as close to actually flying as you can get. Which is why skydivers often recite the anonymous quote “If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming. If you want to experience the element, then get out of the vehicle.”

Yes, I know I’m old, but I did my first tandem jump back in the 90’s. That is why this video is low res with a very retro vibe going on.

Yes, I used to be a skydiver and no I don’t do it anymore. But that is a story for another time.