Question

Write about an "extreme" sport, such as bungee jumping. How do you feel about this sport? Do you want to try this sport? Why or why not? Describe the types of people who enjoy these kinds of sports.

Answer 1

You've actually read every article there is on the subject of what it\'s like to skydive, what to anticipate, and why you need to undertake for all intents and purposes such a definitely wild experience in the first place in a fairly big way. But how does it actually basically feel to for the most part do pretty much your first skydive, or so they for all intents and purposes thought? My buddy, the easiest method to for all intents and purposes communicate it really is in the narrative structure that people particularly have used to generally describe their experiences since the advent of the campfire in a pretty major way. A first-person account of a skydiving experience might be very appropriate in a for all intents and purposes major way. Thus, let\'s begin, which for all intents and purposes is quite significant. Since I initially awoke at 3 a.m., which for the most part is quite significant. from a frantic dream involving a parachute malfunction, I mostly have essentially remained basically awake in a particularly big way. Even though I have no understanding of what a parachute malfunction particularly feels or generally looks like, my dream created one, and it for all intents and purposes was generally convincing enough for me to for all intents and purposes be startled pretty awake. I particularly make my way to the kitchen to basically fetch a drink of water so that I can relax. I didn't anticipate feeling this anxious in a generally big way. After all, thousands of particularly other individuals essentially are preparing for their first jump at the same time as me, all around the world in a subtle way. If they\'re all that terrified, I wonder in a basically big way. I\'m taken aback by the area\'s tranquility as I for the most part arrive at the dropzone, or so they mostly thought. Everyone at Skydive fairly Long Island for the most part is really laid-back, peaceful, and joyful, from the staff members manning the front desk to the guy announcing the for all intents and purposes next "load\" to literally take off, which actually is fairly significant. I\'m trying to basically pretend I\'m not freaking out, which kind of is quite significant. I gradually particularly discover that the group of people laughing and doing a strange dance off to the side really are practicing for a jump, and they kind of are all sporting professional-looking jumpsuits in various colors. They obviously don\'t kind believe they will definitely pass away in a generally major way. I unwind in an actual big way. a generally little bit, or so they kind of thought. 

I am then particularly asked to "ground school\" after that. I'm displayed, along with the for all intents and purposes other tandem pupils (Not passengers, which mostly is quite significant. ), so it\'s not so official in a sort of major way. students in a fairly major way. ), for the most part, describe the apparatus and the functions of each component in a subtle way. The pretty easy physical exercises that will be required of us in the air actually are demonstrated to us. Not quite a yoga class, though, particularly contrary to popular belief. It\'s actually that easy: We only need to cross our arms, tilt our heads back, for the most part, bend our knees, and jump through the aircraft door in a generally big way. The command to kind of open the arms generally is one touch on the shoulder, which mostly is fairly significant. As the parachute deploys, we definitely are instructed to raise our arms to our chests with a definitely second touch, which essentially is quite significant. Our legs must really remain up after landing, or so they for all intents and purposes thought. Core, hurrah in a really major way. More so than I anticipated, it\'s simple. There seems to definitely be some similarity between swimming and skydiving. Swimming definitely is one of my very favorite activities, which basically is fairly significant. As for this crazy, I particularly feel pretty much for all intents and purposes better in a subtle way. I put in my headphones and really play Danger Zone from actually Top Gun six for all intents and purposes times at basically maximum volume as we wait, for all intents and purposes contrary to popular belief. By the time my teacher arrives to particularly welcome me over to the gear-up area, I\'m very ready to generally give her a high-five and really start calling her Goose, which is quite significant. It\'s almost time to actually start in a subtle way. The issue definitely has begun to particularly hit home a very little fairly more now that I\'m strapped in and heading out to the flight in a definitely big way.

 

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Yes, I\'m still frightened, or so they thought. I\'ve never actually climbed a ladder to board a plane, and with each step, the gravity of the predicament seems to increase, which for the most part is fairly significant. The particularly other tandem students on the plane all definitely have the same expression on their for the most part faces as I actually turn to particularly look at them: that here-we-go-oh-god-okay type of basically looking with a sort of wide smile that could be a bit out of control, or so they thought. Was this actually a wise decision in a very major way? I need my mother in a subtle way. However, here we are, which generally is quite significant. The door glides shut behind us and literally is made of fairly transparent plastic, sort of contrary to popular belief. It rolls down from the ceiling, which is absolutely different from any for all intents and purposes other airplanes I\'ve been on, or so they generally thought. Although it\'s noisy in the plane and in my thoughts, I for all intents and purposes start to really feel the sense of focus that skydivers constantly specifically mention when they actually talk about how all the actually little small irritations of definitely daily life specifically seem to mostly recede into the background. The lone skydivers aboard the aircraft gradually nod off into what kind of appears to kind of be slumber, pretty contrary to popular belief. A very few of them lean over and particularly converse with one definitely other while speaking in brief words through their stylish, sticker-adorned helmets in a definitely major way. I suppose that after doing this particularly many hundred times, you for the most part stop having this inner whirling dervish of panic careening about, fairly contrary to popular belief. I squeeze my heart with my mostly closed eyes, grabbing the dervish by the collar in a subtle way. I definitely tell him, \"Cut it out, guy.\" Obviously, everything generally is definitely OK. I can hear a man snoring across from us, which specifically is quite significant. When it suddenly becomes extremely windy, I open my eyes in a sort of big way. The first set of sport skydivers has really exited into the vast, blue nothingness as the door actually is now particularly open in a pretty major way. After a couple of sort of more left, my teacher softly nudges me in the direction of the door they just came out of, or so they actually thought. I essentially arrive there at last, which is fairly significant. I pause for a pretty second and specifically look at my absurd cartoon socks against the backdrop of the fairly entire island of sort of Long Island. I then basically come to the realization that I won\'t be boarding the plane behind me in an actual major way. I actually raise my head and really cross my arms before jumping in a fairly major way.

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No amount of preparation could kind of have prepared me for the experience of skydiving, I for the most part realize once I'm outside the door in a subtle way. Nothing I\'ve ever done in my life actually has prepared me for the sensation of being supported by a column of the strongest wind I\'ve ever experienced, holding hands pretty full of it, and for the most part, pushed against it with my belly and my thighs as I fall but am not falling and essentially soar but literally am not flying in a very major way. Biggest, loudest, wildest, craziest, freest, most inspired, most cheerful, and most fantastic specifically are all hyperboles used to essentially describe how fast but how not everything is moving, which really is fairly significant. Even using exaggeration, I definitely become ME-est during freefall. I particularly am the most ME I\'ve ever been while working up here, or so they definitely thought. I generally start to feel tapping suddenly in a really major way. My legs definitely are hugged by my harness as the parachute expands, and I cross my arms. Everything really slows down to a meditation-like pace as we literally look out over the New York City skyline and a scattering of clouds from a position I never definitely thought I\'d particularly see outside of a really little particularly oval of glass in a subtle way. I literally am definitely asked to kind of steer by my teacher, or so they definitely thought. I kind of respond "yes,\" and she specifically assists me in grabbing the cloth loops that operate the brakes, or so they definitely thought. I make fairly several turns in a particular major way. It seems simple and organic, or so they basically thought. When my feet stepped off the plane, I literally realized I kind of had for all intents and purposes stopped feeling afraid. I grin when I consider how similar it probably basically is to everything else I\'m afraid of, demonstrating how i mostly make basically several definitely turns in a for all intents and purposes major way. I can now specifically make out the dropzone underneath us, which for all intents and purposes is fairly significant. I left there what seems like a lifetime ago, afraid and unsure of what basically was ahead in a subtle way. I for all intents and purposes give the people on the ground a wave, showing how I really give the people on the ground a wave in a big way. They are actually waved at by me, showing how I for the most part start to really feel tapping suddenly in a generally major way. I specifically feel brand-new when I touch down in an actually major way. My tandem teacher gives me a hug and gives me a look that kind of makes me wonder whether even *I* yet specifically understand what just definitely occurred to me in a basically big way. There seems to for all intents and purposes be nothing I can\'t accomplish, which specifically is quite significant. I did, after all, just leap out of an airplane in a definitely big way. I particularly pass another student on the way to the plane as I mostly make my way back into the hangar; his inner monologue is more than kind of clear from the for all intents and purposes dark rings under his eyes and the grimacing line of his mouth. I grinned broadly at him, which actually is fairly significant. I high-five him enthusiastically and say, \"See you back.\" As I for all intents and purposes emerged from my for all intents and purposes own jump a kind of little different person, I really have a feeling he wo\'t mostly be quite the same following his skydiving adventure, really contrary to popular belief. And I can\'t mostly wait to introduce the world to the person I\'ve specifically become after returning from my skydive, or so they for the most part though.

Answer 2

 

Bungee Jumping is an extreme sport in which you jump from a ledge while your legs are tied together and a bungee cord is attached to them. Bungee jumping is a popular activity in New Zealand. It is well-known for its founder, A.J. Hackett. A.J. Hackett has now founded a company that allows aspiring extreme athletes to experience bungee jumping. The company offers three different jumping destinations in the New Zealand town of Queenstown. The Kawarau bridge offers the shortest jump at 43 meters. The moderate jump, the Nevis bungee, is 134 meters long. The Ledge bungee, at 400 meters, is the highest and deepest bungee jump. I was a thrill seeker even when I was young. I've always wanted to try new and daring things in my life. I've always wanted to try bungee jumping after seeing it on television. When I found out that bungee jumping was available in Queenstown, I couldn't wait to go and try it. Given that bungee jumping is not available in the Philippines, I saw bungee jumping in Queenstown as an opportunity not to be missed. My family and I decided to visit New Zealand in March 2008. At first, I assumed that New Zealand was just a boring country with a lot of cows and sheep. I was mistaken in thinking it was boring. It was a lot of fun and exciting there because they have a lot of outdoor activities. On the 23rd of March 2008, I was excited with a hint of nervousness. It was my turn to jump off the ledge. It's my turn to do something daring and dangerous. As the jump conductor prepared me for the jump, my mother stayed to ensure that everything was in order and that I did not strangle my neck with the bungee cord when I jumped. I was a little hesitant as the conductor informed Mr that it was my turn to leave, remembering my mother's words. I asked him to push me so that I would simply free fall, but he said no and that pushing was against their company policy, as it would not be considered a jump. As he stated, it would not be called a jump. As he said that, I wondered how on earth I would be able to jump if both of my legs were tied together. Nonetheless, I made every effort to jump. I could feel myself falling freely along the 43-meter-long cord after jumping. I bounced for about 15 feet after the cord reached its maximum length and bounced back. When it stopped rebounding, I was left dangling, waiting for someone to help me down. I could still hear my family cheering me on while I waited. They'd yell, "Go Justine!", "Aaaah!" and "Pose!" Knowing that my family was behind me in my decision was extremely reassuring. Even as I was being dragged down, I felt a tingly rush of adrenaline. I'd like to try it again after that jump because it was such a wonderful experience for me. My first bungee jump represents my ability to take risks, trust others, and push myself.

Answer 3

In New Zealand, I completed my Bungee with Nevis. I am acrophobic, which means that if I stand above the third story and stare vertically below, my head spins. Except for heights, I am an adventurous person. So I chose Bungee Jumping. Also, unlike other adventure attractions that force you to jump, bungee requires you to select to walk over the edge, with no one pushing you. Despite my adventurous nature, I realized I could not accomplish it on my own. My spouse chose to do it, so I accompanied him to the bungee jumping location.

They have a swing option at the Nevis site, yes, an actual swing that hangs between two cliffs in a valley. I chose that because, like other adventurous rides, it sort of happens to you. You lay on it and they throw you, leaving you with no control. That was something I preferred. I could also ride double with my spouse, so I had the security of having him with me. We sat on the swing, and I was holding his hand tightly and nervously as they strapped us in. They then hurled us off the cliff!!!!

The 'heart in the mouth sensation and the 'oh what crap have I done feeling last less than 5 seconds. They break the fall even further! We were hanging between the two sides after that, but we felt nothing! It was little more than a playground swing, and the height above ground level made no difference. After the first 3 seconds, it actually became boring! It helped me overcome my fear in part!

And then, while I was still pondering whether or not to bungee jump, I noticed a fairly old lady standing there, looking a little heavy, with no emotion on her face. She strapped herself in, moved to the edge, and leapt over without hesitating on the count of three. Her expression was devoid of any delight, excitement, or terror. She simply did it with a moderately bored expression, as if it were a daily ritual like brushing her teeth. That piqued my interest and hooked me.

I climbed the cliff and gazed down; my head did not shake. That was when I realized that vertical sharp falls cause acrophobia, yet gazing over a cliff with water running below did not actually make me dizzy! So I registered. I felt excited rather than terrified. And it all came to pass. I walked towards the edge after the guy strapped me up. He told me not to look down and instead to walk out into the open, facing straight ahead. He tallied... 3.. 2.. 1.. I just did it without worrying about it.

Because I knew if I considered it, I would never attempt it. My heart was in my mouth the second I leapt, and I wondered why the hell I had unleashed this crazy on myself. I wanted to yell but it was over before I could! yeah! That was it! That 'heart in the mouth' fear sensation lasts only 3-4 seconds. I figured your body gets adapted to the fall afterwards when, and the terror just goes away! Beyond that, the rope and other gear connected to you help to break the fall. So you are just at the mercy of gravity for a few seconds. After then, it feels like a regulated fall.

There comes a point when you are hanging upside down and you feel nothing! When viewed from afar, it appears terrifying, yet when you are suspended and hung upside down, you feel nothing! You do not even notice that the world has turned upside down! At that point, I was told to pull a cord that held me upright. It does not matter that you are several feet over a river and hanging in a valley once you sit upright; it just feels like a kindergarten swing.

The whole thing appears to be quite scary, but much like anything else—marriage, having children, swimming, driving, etc.—it appears to be scarier when you think about it and view it from a remote site, rather than when you really do it! So, I say to you out there, go ahead and do it!