David on 23/9/2008 at 09:06
Oh wow, is that the one at Monterey? I've have that one bookmarked ever since I saw it. It looks fantastic and I'd love to do another parachute jump and that one is now firmly at the top of my list :D
van HellSing on 23/9/2008 at 09:52
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
That looks amazing, I however am far too afraid of the parachute not opening and dying. The thought always rings through my mind that I would've died after jumping out of a plane... not too smart sounding, is it?
That's why I stopped walking. I realised I might trip and break my neck.
Matthew on 23/9/2008 at 10:14
Awesome raph, good work! I'd love to try it but I am a scared girly-man.
Turtle on 23/9/2008 at 16:06
You fool!
Where's your helmet?
You could have bumped your head!
Ulukai on 23/9/2008 at 16:10
Quote Posted by van HellSing
That's why I stopped walking. I realised I might trip and break my neck.
Really bad analogy - I've tripped hundreds of times and managed to not to kill myself, I figure just one parachute not opening episode would do the trick, tho'
Afraid I'm with Scots and Matthew on this - looks awesome raph, and I take my hat off to you - but the somewhat irrational thought of parachute not opening special fun-time kind of kills it for me.
rachel on 23/9/2008 at 16:13
David: yes, that's the one in Monterey, more exactly Marina, just 20mns from Monterey. We could see the entire bay, there were no clouds for miles. Totally awesome. :D
Freefall is such a thrill. It doesn't actually feel like a fall. After the initial tumble, once your speed is constant and you're stabilized, it's really smooth, a bit like body-surfing, except with air instead of water.
So the scariest part was not the fall, actually, it was when my instructor, after opening the canopy, gave me the handles and told me "Ok now you're in control!"
WHAT?? I was already kinda very careful not to touch anything on my gear, lest I open something I shouldn't and plummet to the ground like a certain sperm whale, but then, I got pretty much petrified.
But that's part of the fun, right?
And he made me do some turns and stuff before taking the controls back for the landing.
Scots, honestly, who doesn't think of that? I guess it's a matter of how much you can repress this thought to the back of your brain :)
BR##, you can find pricing (
http://www.skydivemontereybay.com/) here. I took the jump plus video and my own experience was worth every penny. :)
R Soul on 23/9/2008 at 16:24
Quote Posted by Shayde
Ugh I want to vomit just from looking at those pics.
I thought personal insults were frowned upon here?
:joke:
Nice jump Raph. It must take some balls to be
deliberately fall out of something.
:thumb:
infinity on 23/9/2008 at 17:34
That view kicks ass. Bravo!
Shadow Creepr on 23/9/2008 at 17:36
18,000 feet? Wow, I am impressed raph. Great photos too. :thumb:
henke on 23/9/2008 at 19:51
Great pictures raph, looks like a lot of fun! :D
