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4000 meters high: A running jump into free fall

"Krone" editor Nicole Greiderer has dared to do a parachute jump.(Bild: Johanna Birbaumer)

The 1st Tyrolean Skydiving Club is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. As part of the anniversary event in Radfeld, "Krone" editor Nicole Greiderer dared to do a parachute jump over the Inn Valley and threw herself out of an airplane.

The thing that has just taken off from a field in Radfeld somehow looks like a bus with wings. If I didn't know any better, I'd be sure that this plane couldn't take off. I can't quite believe that I'm really sitting in the plane on the ground - packed in tightly with around 20 other parachutists. Through a small window, I can see how high we are already. The ascent takes around 20 minutes - far too long, in my opinion. Most of the solo skydivers in here are chatting and completely relaxed.