Yeah, this one time, the wind whistled through my ears and my hair felt like it was going to rip out! My heart was pounding and even though I could hear people yelling at me, I couldn’t really make out what they were saying. I could smell the fresh air and far below me, I could hear the sound of cars zooming past. I was horrified and yet I felt like I wanted to go to sleep. And then, I just stepped off… and dropped 192 metres.
It was my first ever sky jump and it was a pretty wild moment in my life. I’ve always been afraid of heights. I never felt comfortable in high places. I avoided doing things like going to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and you can forget about me ever getting up on a ladder for anything. Then, an unexpected trip ended up changing everything.
My friend Guntra was coming over from Latvia and she wanted me to meet up with her in Auckland for new years. We spontaneously decided to check out the Auckland Sky City Tower. We spent the entire day exploring the city and having a look at the major tourist attractions. People were jumping off the tower and it was exciting to watch as they hit the landing pad. They seemed so happy and as we got closer the excitement became more and more contagious until finally we couldn’t take it anymore. We had to try it out for ourselves.
We hadn’t seen each other in about five years and we weren’t sure when we were going to see each other again. I was covered in goose bumps, at just the thought of having to jump from the top of that huge tower. So anyways, on this incredible, once-in-a-lifetime trip, we had to decide if we were going to take the plunge and be adventurous or chicken out. It looked like I would walk straight off the platform and fall splat onto the pavement below. And there was a company offering sky jumps.
We went up to the information booth and I stood there paralysed. My throat was dry and I felt like I had to take a whizz so bad. It was just nerves. I literally said “Stuff it!” and jumped onto the queue, yep, just like that. I mean, I could talk it up and make it sound like it was this traumatic decision that took a long time to make but in reality it was just a split second. I was tired of being afraid and what better way to face my fears and start the new year than on this incredible adventure. I thought “If i’m going to do this, then I’m going to have to do it right!” So I strode up to the counter and slammed my money down!
They strapped me into the special sky jump suit and after a brief hesitation, I dove off into the abyss. I have to say, it was thrilling, it was amazing, it was exciting, it was terrifying and it was exhilirating. It felt like it was over in a second and it felt like it took an hour to get to the bottom. I struggle to even describe the feeling but the lesson that I learned was to never be afraid, the reward of exhiliration and overcoming my anxieties was well worth the price of taking a chance. Duration : 0:4:48
10 Comments
clubdynamic
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
it’s just coz of …
it’s just coz of the flash from the camera lol
XAssassin07X
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
the girl at the end …
the girl at the end looks like she has one red eye and one white and it shouldnt be white it could be a tumor i think it is called leukocoria thats what little kids get i dont know how long you could have it without knowing(most babys are chcked for it so it could be a reflection or something?? )
jasminx50
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
that was pretty …
that was pretty sick.. look at my video lol i jump out of a tree into a snow bank haha
jasminx50
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
that was pretty …
that was pretty sick.. look at my video lol i jump out of a tree into a snow bank haha
clubdynamic
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
lol when they saw …
lol when they saw me the next day they kept reminding me of how scared i was haha
alanjb117
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
hey nice vid. I …
hey nice vid. I jumped too and im really scared of heights. lol and they do push you off, otherwise i wouldnt have gone. They put me on the harness backwards so i couldn’t see the drop – somehow that was meant to make me feel better :/ That was after a pep talk and a freakout on the edge. Then they stared the winch thing straight away amidst my half-hearted calls to stop. They’d never do it to someone who truly didnt want to though. I went up and thanked them after
clubdynamic
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
yeah they didn’t …
yeah they didn’t let me take the camera with me
Djspikes09
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
sorry video u cant …
sorry video u cant see crap during the jump
noahsoccer123
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
i first comment… …
i first comment…and the last…..
clubdynamic
on 26th Sep, 08 03:09am
was sooo nervous …
glad i did it though, guntra was too freaked out to do it the first time but she went through with it on the second day yayyyy 
was sooo nervous that day, wanted to take the camera along for the ride but they wouldn’t let me, so i had guntra film it from the landing zone, i cringed every time i watch this, could have said something a bit more funny but only had one shot at it