I saw an ad in the U-Bahn the other day. Two people were jumping together out of a plane. A short but fascinating feeling, I have experienced 3 years ago. Cross my heart, tandem jumping is a must for any adrenaline lover!

I’ve jumped near Bucharest.  It was a lovely day with a clear sky. The people around me were pretty nervous, but also enthusiastic, preparing to see the Earth from above, to float freely in the sky. The instructors we jumped with were really experienced (more than 5000 jumps each) and tried to release the tension by making silly jokes. For example, they advised one guy to jump first, assuring him that, at some point during his jump, they will catch him and bring him back alive on the ground. The guy seemed suspicious. “Are you sure you’ll catch me?” And all people burst into laughter.

The plane was heading up. And up. And up. Until the colored squares of the field were just like painted eggs on the Easter table. It was like a map, not like a real landscape.

We headed towards the open door of the plane and….1, 2, 3! We were in the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaair heading Earth with almost 200km/h! Our faces were like crepe paper. The stomach was somewhere closer to my neck and the heart was pumping like crazy! It was an unbelievable feeling of freedom! You could roll up in the air, fall with your head down, everything! With every second, the map was turning into a landscape again.

After almost one minute of free falling, somewhere around 1400m, the parachute was released. The speed became slower and the crazy falling turned into a pleasant floating. It took us 3 minutes at most to get back on the ground. My knees were like chewing gum! But the entire feeling was so great, I could almost feel it again while watching that print in the U-bahn.

Did you every experience this? How did it feel like? Because now, that I know we can do tandem jumps in Berlin, I would really love to try this again. If interested, here’s you could find more information – www.funjump.de.