text: My names Yee Gan and despite a fear of heights I am an adrenaline junkie I love roller coasters and have even done a tandem skydivennSo when I saw that the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas had a new extreme experience the SkyJump I could not resist It is not cheap at per jump with filming costing extrannTheyre smart in allowing you to watch from the landing zone on the roof of the main building you can see the jumpers falling from the th floor with their descent being slowed down by zip wires on either side of the jumper You can also watch their entire descent on a TV monitor inside the shop where you sign in for your jump and buy merchandisennAlthough I love my thrills the thought of jumping from the th floor was terrifying and it took me quite a while of watching and finally almost forcing myself to sign upnnAfter a safety briefing and ride up the tower you are ready to enter the jump room with the opening to the outside and a jump into oblivion A few people have got up here and have then been unable to enter the room I must say that this was the most scary part of the experience as you look down a very long way at what appear to be toy carsnnThen all too soon you on the edge of the platform ready to jump It definitely takes a lot of bottle to actually step off the platform that is the hardest bit but the descent was a little disappointing The wires arrest your descent almost immediately and you do not come anywhere near terminal velocity like on a skydive The big painted target on the landing area comes up quite quickly though and you are soon on terra firmannIt is a unique experience and adrenaline rush to step off the th floor of a building but the descent does not quite deliver the same rush and it is the same price as a good show in Vegas so you have to decide whether it is worth it but it is certainly a unique experience