"My heart was racing, my stomach was turning, my knees were knocking and I was running off the side of a mountain with a parachute behind me."
In Penny's Inside Lives story, she tells us how exhilerating it is to free fall from a great height!
Have you ever wanted to feel free..to glide...to fly? I have. I wanted to fly like a bird, I wanted to feel the wind in my face and be soaring through the sky. I wanted nothing to stop me....But of course your mum is always right: " You're not old enough...it's too dangerous...it's too expensive" she said, but that made me want to do it even more. During our holiday in Austria, I saw the perfect opportunity. After some persuading, a dent in my bank balance, and plenty of reassurance, I was on the edge of a mountain ready to paraglide. My heart was racing, my stomach was turning, my knees were knocking and I was running off the side of a mountain with a parachute behind me. What if it fails? What if we crash land? Oh my God, what am I doing? 5...4...3...2...1...run! I did. I ran and ran. And then there was no mountain to run on. I was running in the air. I was so high up, the view was amazing. The wind was in my face and I even controlled the glide. My cheeks were hurting from the smiling, my nose was like an ice cube from the wind and it felt like I was up there for hours. But really it was half an hour. I was free. I was flying. | 
