Daredevils to 'Dream Jump' from 99th floor of Princess Tower Dubai

Picture a platform, erected at the dizzying height of 400 metres above sea level, on the 99th floor of the world’s tallest residential tower.

This is the place where a handful of brave men and women will take the plunge as part of the ‘Dream Jump Dubai’ experience, which is travelling around the world in a series of 80 jumps to break a few records and, perhaps, chalk up a few thrills in the bargain.

Skydive Dubai in association with Never Before Events will host a special event between April 13 and 19, where local athletes will join Dream Jumpers as they take the plunge from the iconic Princess Tower in Dubai Marina.

Announcing Skydive Dubai’s sponsorship of the world’s biggest Dream Jump event was, Nasser Al Neyadi, Chairman of Skydive Dubai and President of the UAE Aerosports Federation stated: “Our athletes have consistently broken records because of their adventurous and thrill-seeking spirit.

That is why, we are extremely thrilled to host the largest edition of Dream Jump in Dubai.

“With a jump height of 400 meters, Dream Jump Dubai will break all boundaries of rope jumping as we know it and will enable athletes to experience base jumps against one of the most iconic skylines in the world.”

Dream Jump Dubai will use multiple zip lines, totalling over 10km of rope, suspended high over the Dubai Marina skyline.

Organisers say such an event has never been attempted before inside any city.

Zarir Saifuddin, partner at Never Before Events and the regional distributor for the Dream Jump system, said: “Dream jumps are referred to around the world as bungee jumps without a recoil. A dream jump involves jumpers leaping off of tall structures while connected to a patented system of dynamic ropes. The end result is a long and safe free fall from any land mass or tower.”

Thomas Zielinski a former high-altitude worker and founder of the latest rope jumping craze said: “The patented braking system allows jumpers to land in a position similar as if a parachute had been deployed without experiencing the recoil as in Bungee Jumping.”

A core team of 40 people from six companies have been tasked with creating Dream Jump Dubai, revealed organisers.
 

Skydive Dubai is also giving fans an opportunity to win entry for a Dream Jump experience. Details will be revealed via its social media channels in the following days.

For those not in the know, Dream Jumping, unlike bungee jumping that involves jumpers bouncing up and down after each jump, uses a system that gives jumpers a longer free fall and with a landing very similar to that of a base jump without a parachute.

At present the place there are three permanent Dream Jump locations in Poland with a fourth scheduled to open in June on the Island of Mallorca.
 

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