Let’s get silly with it. The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall. You’d need to stack 11 Empire State Buildings on top of each other to reach 14,000 feet. That’s a big pile of New York.
Or, think about Mount Everest. It’s about 29,000 feet tall. So, you’re jumping from almost half the height of Everest. You’re not climbing it, but you’re definitely flying off its shoulder.
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And here’s the funny part: from 14,000 feet, you can’t even see individual people on the ground. They’re just tiny specks. You’re that high.
What About Extreme Jumps?
Some thrill-seekers go higher. The world record for a skydive is from 135,000 feet (Felix Baumgartner in 2012). That’s 25 miles up—literally the edge of space.
For that jump, he had a special capsule and a space suit. Your average drop zone doesn’t offer that package. But it shows you that 14,000 feet is just the beginning for human daring.
So, when you hear someone say they skydived from “really high,” they usually mean 14,000 feet. And that’s already insanely high.
