The world was gripped to their screens this week to see the daredevil skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, fall an incredible 24 miles from the edge of space, back down to terra firma. The feat captured the imagination of the the masses, as the stunt received widespread coverage in the mainstream news here in the UK. If you watched the jump live you would have seen the incredible images of Felix standing on the edge of his capsule with the curviture of the earth appearing dauntingly behind him, standing on the edge of the capsule and then, he jumps.
For a moment I thought he was out of control, his body spinning around and the coverage going silent, but then he regained control and reached the speed of 834mph, becoming the first human to break the sound barrier outside of a vehicle. This was a truly extreme act which we won’t be seeing challenged for many years, if not decades.
After Felix’s unreal world record, there must be some of you out there that want to take to the skies and pretend you’re jumping from the edge of space! Well, here at Extreme Activity Insurance we provide cover for the next best thing – Skydving insurance in the UK.
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