Thrill Seekers: Indoor Skydiving should be the Next Item on your Bucket List!

Most people have a bucket list of activities they want to get through in their lifetime, and I am no different! Scuba diving, paragliding, bungee jumping & skydiving are at the top of this list. I consider myself fortunate as some of my family share my interests, giving me a better chance of checking these adventure activities off my list.

Scuba Diving

I was lucky enough to get a chance to scuba dive quite early on—this was pretty high on my list. The fear of marine life, fear of drowning, having to breathe through the mouth and the eerie silence (underwater) are the challenges to overcome. An absolutely wonderful and surreal experience! The depth & intensity of colors underwater, the feeling of being up close with various marine life… See it, to believe it.

Para-Gliding

A few years back, vacation plans took us to the Himalayas, and we were presented with the opportunity to Paraglide. You can understand my excitement, which quickly turned to anxiety when I visited the jump site – limited credentials/certifications of the tandem glider, safety of the equipment/tethers, poorly maintained cliff tops and an activity at the mercy of the wind gods. After two failed attempts owing to harsh winds & clouds, we finally took the plunge (literally) of a cliff and embarked on a 2-3 minute glide with a parachute. It will be a memory for life!

Skydiving

Armed with 2 successful checks off my bucket list, got bold and sought out the big one! Skydiving… Just the thought of being able to feel the rush of wind and ability to float in the air while looking down at the vast expanse of earth below is so tempting! This is an experience most thrill-seeking adults would like to try out – most of my friends have skydiving on their list of things to do. But when I set out to try my hand at it, I came up against a number of logistical obstacles once I got over the huge cost of the sport. For one, drop zones tend to be at about 3-hour drives from metros. Then, inclement weather and wind conditions can cause frequent cancellation of bookings. Safety concerns, and the need for a critical number of people per session also crop up. Despite my wanting to do it, somehow things did not line up for quite a long time.

Indoor Skydiving

Then, I stumbled into indoor skydiving! If not a substitute, absolutely a big step towards the elusive skydiving activity on the list. This sport is rapidly becoming popular as it offers the ability to experience skydiving without worrying about weather conditions, travelling long distances, or even the need for getting on a plane. What’s more, it comes at a fraction of the price! You get that same rush, that feeling of floating on air currents, of defying gravity…. Do it to feel it.

I am delighted to share with you that GravityZip has made this a reality with their Indoor Skydiving arena (located in Hyderabad, India), the only commercial indoor tunnel in all of India. Time to take that step towards checking off an item of the bucket list. What is life, but a sum total of our experiences!