This video is a bit on the scary side. It features an 80-year old woman named Lavern who decided she wanted to skydiving to celebrate her milestone birthday. But once she’s up in the plane and has to actually jump out the door, she begins to have second thoughts. As she struggles to stay on the plane, her tandem partner manages to get her out the door, but in the process poor Laverne slips out of the harness. The result is one terrifying jump that left me holding my breath. Crazy!
Kraig is an outdoor and adventure travel writer based in Nashville, TN. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to numerous online and print outlets, including Popular Mechanics, Gear Junkie, Outside Online, National Geographic, Digital Trends, Business Insider, TripSavvy, about.com, and of course The Adventure Blog.
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This lady rocks! 80 years old and having a death defying skydiving incident. I hope I'm that cool when I'm 80. Tandem Parachuting across Australia & New Zealand with FreemanX Skydive