“Imagine a bridge over a 160 meter tropical gorge with the Bhote Kosi, one of Nepal’s wildest rivers, raging below… NOW JUMP!” Verbatim – Last Resort bungee jump
I had read that couple of times a day before the jump and that was nothing scary compared to what was going to happen the next morning. It was all laughter and it was all ok (not that much relaxing) as friends were tied and they jumped till the man on the hot seat was me. The cameraman asked me for some words (guys later commented that he asked for my last words, lol) and the bungee master was doing all the preparation for my jump. I was still ok and all smiles (I noticed that later in the video). Well I was ready and really excited and a really scared. Then I was on the edge of the bridge and suddenly I was overwhelmed by all the fears and dangers the jump possesses. It was a no conscious moment. I had nothing in my mind. I forgot I was here to have fun; I was tied to the rope and all the stuffs that had matter me for couple of days before getting there. It was definitely something very out of the box (outside my comfort zone). I faintly heard the words jump (I don't know from where) and it felt that those words were really powerful that made me thrust my body forward. I admit the actions were involuntary (unlike shown in the video) but it seems I was really in control (that is a true in my second jump).
Well I was in the air free falling. I can see the hills on my front and the wild river beneath me and the gust of wind passing me. The sound was scary. I was thoughtless and I was blank. No self control and nothing in my mind (void). Those 6 seconds seemed to last really long and at times it felt the river was getting nearer to me.
My thoughtlessness disappeared with the jerk I got from the rope as it pulled me up again. Then only the sound came out of me and I feel so alive for the first time in my life. It felt as if I was in the purgatory for some time and I got my life again. I lost the sense of place, direction and time and I felt that I have been alienated. The energy level was ever increasing.
The jump came to an end. And everything became clear and I regained almost everything from my state of thoughtlessness. I could see the bridge, the bungee guys and friends up there and hear the sound of flowing river again. My energy level was still high. I found myself running (I noticed later) but later relaxed as the road got steeper.
Well it was an experience of a kind. Free falling, entering the state of thoughtlessness, being in the wild, regaining senses and having fun out of all these things. It was indeed a jump of a lifetime.
After a 35 minutes’ walk to the place from where I had made the jump I found the jump was far less scary than climbing the way back.
