Do we need another one? Yes. Because the dangerous one that I want doesn’t seem to exist around here. Over time, I’ve realized that I indeed have an affinity for the perilous and uncertain. An affinity hard to ignore.
Some people are most alive when they’re almost not.
Sitting mostly in a group of people who do not understand that, even worse mock it, runs the risk of feeling that you’re wrong. I’ve been called a monkey, psycho and even a masochist so far! :D
Now I’m setting out to find the people who think otherwise. People that scare me to do things. Things I myself would shudder to do.
Let me give you an example by what I mean when I say not dangerous
This is me skydiving in Langkawi from~10000ft
There is a tandem diver on your back who’s dived more than 500 times.
Percentage of risk is close to zero.
This is adrenaline rush.
This is not danger.
Tell me when you’ve solo skydived. I’ll bite that. That’s real adventure.
Real adventure probably starts when…
- You are wading water deep inside a dark cave and you feel the oxygen is thinning. The nearest exit is 1.5 km away.
- You are halfway across a highline between two cliffs and its starts blowing violently. Turning back is an option you don’t have.
- You are diving 100ft underwater in the middle of the ocean. You came to see dolphins. Now there is a shark in the waters.