The Sky’s the Limit

September 13, 2011

On Saturday 27th August, six brave individuals took to the sky to raise money for the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust – check out the photos and the video.

Meet the Team:
David Shaw, YDMT Trustee – this little fundraising adventure was all David’s idea
Nicole Allan, Events Manager at People’s Postcode Lottery – Going above and beyond the call of duty in her support of YDMT (14,000ft above to be precise!)
David Sharrod, YDMT Director – very very scared of heights, but promised he’d do it if one of our friend’s at People’s Postcode Lottery did too (nice one Nicole!)!
Helen, David’s better half – has always wanted to do this
Steve Macaré, YDMT Chairman of Trustees – when invited to take part said “I thought you’d never ask!”
Dorothy Fairburn, YDMT Vice Chairman of Trustees – couldn’t think of anything worse… yet couldn’t turn down such an adrenaline rush.

The team bravely hopped on a plane to reach an altitude of around 3 miles (14,000ft).  There were plenty of butterflies in everyone’s stomachs by this stage, but what goes up must come down…

Chocks Away!

The hardest part for the divers was overcoming their instincts of self-preservation and exiting the plane.  Our team of extreme fundraisers experienced freefall for about 47 seconds (not that they were counting!) until the parachute was deployed at 5000ft.

Then the divers had the chance to experience the breathtaking views and tranquillity of the rolling countryside below as they completed their journey back to solid ground at a much more sedate pace, taking around five minutes to descend the final 5000 feet under the safety of the parachute.

Phew!  What an act of commitment and dedication!  What an adrenaline rush!
Our divers have raised in excess of £4,500 so far – an incredible amount of money!

The YDMT SkyDivers Celebrate

Well done, and huge thanks from all at YDMT!

If you’d like to sponsor the sky dive and support the work of YDMT, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/ydmtskydive