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To jump or not to jump
We arrive for a night in the city, and miss the outdoor life pretty much immediatly. Even though we have got a really good deal on a plush 5* hotel, we miss the back of the van but we wanted to experience the city so thats what we are going to do. Our hotel is the sky grand right next to the sky tower, as we arrive some nutter has just done a jump off it. I look up and think no way will I be doing that! Erm…well give me 16 hours time and i might have talked myself into it.
We off load and head out, we go up the tower and my palms sweat just looking down from behind the glass and the safety of the viewing platform. Steph has done well just to make it up the lift! We spend some time up there and see a couple of people fall past the window. I begin to entertain the idea. Steph certainly isn’t. As we leave I go to enquire about a jump, see how you are attached etc. No more bookings left for the day as they are shutting, so maybe I will come back in the morning.
We head down the the viaduct harbour for a meal, wine and go the the ice bar, minus5, which was fun and the tourist thing to go check out, we have a few more drinks and then head back. I take in easy, in the back of my mind thinking i might jump in the morning before we pick up the van to head south.
Next morining, we get up and I have a think. Dangerous!
I head straight for the sky tower and book on. withing 5 minutes I am getting kitted up and put into a jump suit and harness. Steph is laughing at me. Up into the lift and i am having some second thoughts, the staff are making some jokes at my expense…I force a nervous laugh. At the top I let the guy who was with me go first. While I am on the waiting platform an australian guy comes up and makes me feel better by saying he has done it before and its a great feeling.
Its my turn…the lads working at the top are great, they keep chatting and everything happens so quickly you dont have much chance to think. I did my NLP trick and anchored a good thought, this helped…thanks Adrian. I was taken to the edge and the harness was attached…I lent forward, and ask ‘you sure its attached?’ … he counts…1…2…3… then…I let go.
11 seconds, 192 metres. WOW, I loved it. Brilliant. I now have a taste for it.
Sky Tower Jump
Sky Tower Jump
at observation deck
me jumping off sky tower
World Foote Steps 