Sky Dive

Floating in the air like a free bird. Exploring sky at thousands of feet above. Then diving down on earth. Witnessing the most amazing vista which began with a glacial peak blending in lush hilly terrain.  Then emerged a blurred panorama of bustling cities. All was happening within seconds. In heart stopping extreme thrill. This was me in new avatar of skydiving.

Skydiving was one of the must to do adventures in my wish list. A very expensive adventure to indulge in. And available at select places only as requires many safety norms to abide by. I had planned to do skydiving in USA or in some European country as I had been traveling frequently to those countries. But in the meantime I found out that there are few skydiving institutes in my home country India who maintain high standards of safety. So I decided to do skydiving in India itself. I wanted to make my skydiving event the perfect thrilling end to year 2017. And I did so. Jubilant on fulfilling my one more wish.

In India there are few operational centers for skydiving training and jumps. I dug in extensive research before finalizing the center in North India. I got my medical clearance certificate to check fitness level  as was mandatory for skydiving. While planning my tandem jump in late December the only concern was the foggy weather as in bad weather conditions skydiving is canceled. And I beamed when saw the perfect sunlight welcoming me on jump day. I was given theoretical and practical training for few hours. Each step was rehearsed well on ground and further in  aircraft. And then the moments of real excitement took place along with my instructor.
Skydiving is the way of diving onto earth using parachute with the aid of gravity. Traditionally this mode of transiting to earth has been used for emergency purposes which include rescue and military operations. But gradually skydiving developed as an adventure or I must say extreme adventure activity due to the risk involved. To ensure fitness medical certificate is required by most of the skydiving institutes.
My Exhilarating moments of skydiving captured in this short video.

35 Comments

  1. What a thrill!!! It must be something of an experience to see the world like that! Glad that it was a clear day for you and thanks for sharing your experience, looks amazing!

  2. Oh lord, you are so brave! I am to scared to even think about it. That’s lovely you decided to skydive back in your home country India. Ach, I wanna be able to do it one day, yet at the moment, I am already shaking by thinking about it.

  3. Skydiving is something which always drives me crazy. I always want to experience this thing. I am looking for the places in India where I can experience it. Thank you for sharing your experiences.. 😊

  4. I love extreme sports like skydiving and bungee jumping. I’m yet to cross them off my bucket list, maybe this year. Hope you had a good time. Thanks for sharing.

  5. Wow what an absolutely amazing and wonderful adventure!!! I would love to do something like this one day!!! It looks so fun!

  6. What an extreme adventure. It seems that you really enjoy it. You are so brave, girl. I don’t know if I can do like that. Awesome!! Congrats!

  7. You go girl! I don’t know if I have the courage to do something like that, but I’m sure it was such a thrill!!! Where you ever scared that the parachute wouldn’t open!?!? That’s what would go through my mind lol.

  8. just looking at your pictures gave me anxiety lol but it seems like you had a lot of fun! I once went parasailing and surprisingly survived. This I highly doubt that I would survive though. Love the pics!

  9. I’m afraid of heights but I think this is satisfying thing to do. And I can see you had fun! Thanks for sharing your experience 🙂

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