Skydiving
Skydiving can be a memorable and quite liberating experience, especially for first-timers. Many of us think of it as a terrifying thing to do, but seeing the West Coast’s craggy rainforests, snow-capped Southern Alps reflected off Lake Matheson, sleek Fox Glacier and mighty Mount Cook—all at once can be a real life time experience.
A typical first-time jump starts with 30 minutes of training. Then, your small plane climbs to 12,000 feet, and you jump: The freefall lasts 45 seconds, and leads to a six-minute cruise to the ground with the chute open. Many novice jumpers are surprised that tandem instructors have so much control over their direction and speed, accomplished by tugging on steering lines.
To experience this wonderful activity alone, take the week-and-a-half-long Accelerated Freefall (AFF) course, where you’ll learn to pack your own chute, and then, in nine jumps, land in water and execute basic group dives.
To make most of this six minutes and 45 seconds, check the world’s ten most scenic freefalls. You are really going to enjoy this.
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