Rappelling

22/04/2011

The BEST experience so far. It was just huge. I was a bit scared… not for me but for the kids who wanted to get near the waterfall to see the other doing down. My job consisted more or less to “Come back!”, “Don’t touch your equipment”, “Wait for me!”, “don’t worry”…of course, I couldn’t stop myself saying “don’t worry, you are just going to die” or answering the question “is it safe?” by “No, that’s why I’m waiting last to be sure it’s safe”…It wasn’t nice for them but it was just so funny that I couldn’t stop myself.

I kept cool with the girl always asking “why?”: “Why can’t I come nearer the border?”, “why can’t I touch the equipment?”, “why do we need to go down in the order 3 and then 2?”, “why are you going last?”, “I know what I’m doing, I can do it!”. But I kept cool answering her quite the same each time “because it’s the rule and you have to follow them.” I had so much fun ‘but didn’t show her!) when she asked me “And what if I don’t want?” ….” Well no problem, you go back and stay with your teacher and you’re not doing the rappelling! I love having power hahaha!

I was last to go down. Thanks to climbing, I knew how was working the material so I went down with Carlos (the guide) to have much more fun than the kids.

First, instead of going down “walking” on the rock, we went half of the 70 meters, jumping down. FUNNY! But it wasn’t finished yet! We secured ourselves and Carlos pushed me under the waterfall to have a massage! The best massage I have had in my life. Imagine, being suspended to a cable 35 meters above the ground and having a waterfall falling over your shoulder! Nice, very nice!”. He then showed me how to fly from one side of the wall to the other one. First attempt: my back crashed on the rocks: I had forgotten to twist on the left. The next attempt was much better and a lot funnier.  It was still far from what Carlos was doing but at least I didn’t crash!! I tried 2-3 times and we went down. 5 meters before the ground, he stopped me: “now, you are going to jump and don’t secure yourself with your right hand ok? I will secure you.” He then showed me: he pushed himself as strong as he could and didn’t stop the rope…so it was like jumping into the little lake waiting for us. I hesitated 3 seconds but was too tempted not to do it: I didn’t want to have any regret! It was amazing!!! Falling into the water!

THANKS CARLOS!!!!!!!!

Something made me even happier! Carlos is going to open a Bungee jumping in 15 days!!! And of course he will need people to try it…Here I am!! I’m going to stay a bit in Monteverde but as soon as I’m back in Heredia, I’ll definitely go there to try it! Soooo excited!!