Skydiving photos

Skydiving (or parachute jumping, if you prefer) is freaking cool! And it’s one of these activities that look quite scary from the outside. But just like regular diving, it turns out to be different and much easier when experienced first hand.

The feeling is amazing. But I won’t kid you — when you stand on the edge of the plane, 4000 meters high, you start having some second thoughts But there’s that friendly guy behind you, pushing you out before you have a chance to rethink your situation. And then it’s pure adrenaline rush.

First part of the jump is free fall. You’re quickly gaining speed, settling somewhere above 200 km/h. Which makes your body freak out. And the skin on your face flaps like it was going to fall off. Just try sticking your head out of the car driving at similar speed and you’ll see what I mean.

The first few seconds of the fall are weird. It’s such a new experience, you don’t know what’s going on. But after that your body adjust and you start enjoying the ride. After about 50-60 seconds a chute goes off and everything slows down. Then you have about 5 more minutes of dangling your feet in the air and playing with chute strings, making it spin around.

Anyway, it’s a lot of fun and, just like diving, it really is safe. Try it!

And check out the photo gallery.