The incredible vitality of this 81-year-old skydiver

Montse Mecha

Is called Montse Mechado and is currently 81 years old. It turns out that this woman made her first jump when she was 49 years old. Today his purpose is to reach and exceed 1000 jumps.

While other women of the same age prefer to stay at home watching "Save me", this woman prefers to go to swimming, skiing or parachuting.

He started in this hobby at the hands of his son. One day he took her sailing and after that to parachute at her insistence. That day fulfilled an old dream that he had since 1952 when he saw a parachutist jump from a jet in an exhibition in El Prat.

I have been surprised with the ease and tranquility that makes pirouettes in the air:

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From that day on he has been perfecting his jumps and he loves freestyle. In fact, the judges at one freestyle contest were in awe of her and invited her to come to Arizona for another contest.

His life has not been easy: At the age of 41, she shattered her hip in a car accident, her husband left her for another and her son Eduard (the one who started her in skydiving) died after drowning while scuba diving. However, she has always felt supported by her children and thanks to her cheerful and optimistic character he has been able to make a lemon juice with the lemons that life was giving him.

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Eight years ago they put a hip prosthesis that has not prevented him from continuing to enjoy his favorite activity: flying.

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  1.   SeaRack said

    Incredible Montse's will to live, I would be incapable of skydiving and she with 81 years ... well. Anyone should try to continue doing what they like no matter how old they are, the real problem comes when, as Daniel says, day-to-day life becomes sitting in front of the television

  2.   Miriam said

    Impressive case. Seeing these kinds of things gives you hope and motivates you to keep fighting for your dreams. Thank you very much Daniel for sharing it.

    1.    Daniel said

      Thanks to you Miriam for commenting.