Today I made my first jump. The height was 700-800 meters. I was EXTREMELY IMPRESSED. I'll surely do it again ASAP. Believe it or not, I felt no fear when jumping out of the plane, mostly because I already have the 'trust for the equipment' feeling from other extreem sthings I did. What impressed me the most was the feeling of falling (shame it was so short - only about 3 or 4 seconds) and how your body gets thrown into the air current.

Did any of you guys try this awesomeness? If not, but you're thinking about it, don't hesitate and DO IT. It's totally worth it.

Hang gliding is different, but its as close as I've come.
I've been wanting to parachute for years now.

I'd give a lot to try it out.
Were you the one in control, or was it the instructor/pilot (thus making you the passenger)?

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Aw, I really want to try parachuting. I would give plenty to give it a go.

So, was there a huge adrenaline rush when you landed?

There was some adrenaline, but not much. Nothing compared to what I get from snowboarding, for example.

I just felt huge sattisfaction from successfully completing the jump.

Gliding by yourself is the only way to go.

That I like. *Searches for any opportunities to do gliding in Latvia*

Hang Gliders and Ziplines are fun. Ziplines are fun if it lasts a long time.

My county(Los Angeles), is littered with theme parks(Magic Mountain, Knots, etc.), but they cease to give me adrenaline rushes.

You live in latvia?? My uncle is serving an LDS mission there as mission president. cool.

Psh. MM is win when all you have is lagoon where I live.

Look how tiny the coasters are:

Then MM has like Goliath and stuff.

Big.

That sounds awesome. I've always wanted to do it, I've thought about doing it, and I'm sure I will soon. I just can't decide if I want to make it a date event.

So are you going to be trying base jumping soon?

It's all about Wingsuit base-jumping.

No, but I'm going bungee jumping this Friday.

A date event? As in having a set date for the jump? You obviously have to contact the manager (or who is registring the participants) and register, because the weather conditions are not always suitable. I and my friend had to get up at 6:00 AM three Saturdays in a row to get it right.

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