Dial-a-Cab's Bal, Bungee Jumps for Dial-a-Dream
The venue selected for Bal’s Bungee jump was Adrenaline Village, Chelsea Bridge. On the Wednesday prior to the selected date, Bal was taken ill, but with the strong will power that she possesses, she forced herself to appear for the ordeal.
Each jumper was given a number and as her time got nearer, you could see by her face that she was beginning to have second thoughts, but was determined that nothing would stop her. As her time came, she had her legs strapped and a body harness put around her before hopping into the cage to be hoisted up to the jump height.
As the cage rose into the air and with the wind whistling around her body, her adrenaline started to speed up. At that
moment she asked herself what
she was doing up there - but it was too late! The cage went up to 100 feet, then 200 feet.
The view had become spectacular although the muddy shores of the River Thames that in a
few seconds she would be heading towards, were fast losing their appeal!
The jump master opened the gate of the cage and Bal briefly noticed how small
the spectators standing below looked! It was at this point that she remembered the advice
she had been given; just look as far as you can into the horizon.
Out she jumped and immediately started hurtling towards the ground at
break-neck speed as the wind screaming past her ears. Then a sudden jolt and she was
streaking upwards towards the cage. After three or four bounces, the crew lowered her to
the banks of the Thames to be untied and to try and regain a normal rhythm to her
breathing.
I spoke to Bal after the event and she said the jump was the easy part, the
hard part would be trying to collect all the sponsorship money! Well done Bal, you have
more bottle than I possess when it comes to heights…
Report by Tom Whitbread
