Sounds like fun! I was always too afraid of heights to attempt anything like that, but if you can handle the adrenaline and the resulting stiffness, go for it :-)

The only issue I can see is either getting too stiff to pull the cord when you should or landing too hard because your legs are really stiff and you can't roll. If you're jumping with someone (tandem) that shouldn't be as much of a concern. It helps if you can keep your legs moving (I do that on ski lifts) but the people around you don't usually appreciate it.

If you do go, be sure to share some pictures to share with us!

Jan

Type of Myotonia: Thomsen's

Country: US

Thanks for the reassuring answer!

there will be someone .. No one is allowed
To jump alone until they have jumped wig someone three times!

My main fear is the landing! But I'll just warn the guy I'm jumping with to watch his balance more then the usual!

Cheers

Country: Canada

Very jerky rides like certain roller coasters tend to trigger or worsen my myotonia. Some of it is nerves, and some of it is percussion myotonia. However I've spoken with others with MC who love roller coasters and don't have a problem with them, so I think for the most part it boils down to how your central nervous system interprets the experience.

I recall flying in a C130 once and I was sitting near the parachutes. Looking out the window, I decided, if the airplane was about to go down, I would have no problem grabbing one of those parachutes and jumping. That was before I started to have some height related vertigo problems though.

Type of Myotonia: Becker

Country: USA