The descent of the zorb from the mountain turned into a tragedy. The descent of the zorb from the mountain turned into a tragedy Big ball for extreme sports 4 letters
[:RU]At the ski resort Dombai in the Caucasus, an emergency occurred with fatal. During zorbing - extreme fun, which consists in descending from a hill in a transparent plastic ball - one person died and his friend was injured. The incident occurred on the morning of January 3, when two young people decided to tickle their nerves. The organizers of the dangerous attraction asked for 300 rubles per person for the pleasure. When they launched two passengers, the ball with a diameter of 3.5 meters rolled down the slope, but deviated from a safe trajectory and rolled towards the Gonachkhir abyss. Random eyewitnesses and organizers were unable to catch the sphere, and it swept along the steep slope from the cliff for about one and a half kilometers. As a result, the ball stopped on the ice of Peacock Eye Lake. Unfortunately, 27-year-old Denis Burakov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, died from his injuries, and his 33-year-old friend Vladimir Shcherbov escaped with a concussion and minor injuries. He will soon be allowed to go home to Pyatigorsk.
Yekaterina Achkasova films how her husband Denis Burakov and another man wearing a zorb on January 3, 2013, decided to ski down in Dombai in the Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia.However, the spectacular descent down the ski slope inside a giant inflatable zorb balloon ended in tragedy. Denis Burakov died, another person was seriously injured. Zorb is a ball of polyurethane or PVC, consisting of two spheres, the space between which is filled with air. In the inner sphere of the zorb there is one or two sets of suspension system (harness) for secure fixation of the passenger of the zorb, who is called the "zorbonaut".
Denis Burakov climbs inside a large plastic ball called a zorb on January 3, 2013 in the Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia.However, a spectacular descent down the ski slope inside a giant inflatable balloon ended in tragedy. Denis Burakov died, another person was seriously injured.
Denis Burakov (left) inside a large large plastic ball called a zorb on January 3, 2013 with another person. During the descent, Zorb deviated from a safe trajectory and rolled towards the Gonachkhir abyss. Random eyewitnesses and organizers were unable to catch the sphere, and it swept along the steep slope from the cliff for about one and a half kilometers.
Denis Burakov and his wife Yekaterina Achkasova pose for a photograph at the Dombay winter sports site in the Caucasus Mountains shortly before the tragedy.
Thrill-seekers were supposed to slide along a specially designated route, but for unknown reasons, the ball deviated from the route and fell into the Gonachkhir gorge. Having flown a kilometer, the Zorb fell into the Peacock Eye Lake, covered with ice. Burakov died, Shcherbov was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The organizer of the attraction "Zorb" Ravil Chekkunov was detained, he is being interrogated. Chekkunov has already said that he purchased an inflatable balloon for personal use.
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Not even all people who love extreme forms of entertainment know what zorbing is. Photos and descriptions of the attraction will be given in this article. Do you want to try yourself as a zorbonaut? This can be done without even leaving the big city. Zorbing is now becoming so popular that many amusement parks are buying balls and installing stingray tracks. Where can I try this fashionable Is it available only in the warm season or in winter too? You will learn about this if you read our article.
Zorbing - what is it?
This is the name of the attraction when a person is placed in a transparent sphere located in another, larger ball. This design is called "zorb". She gave the attraction its name. Both spheres are attached to each other with special cords. The person inside is fixed with a suspension system. The ball is set at the top of the track and lowered down. It is easy to imagine what a person feels inside a zorb! But since it is securely fixed, and its capsule is inside a larger sphere, the rider does not receive any injuries. The air layer between the balls reliably absorbs all shocks and shocks. Water zorbing is just one area. The person is not attached to it. He can freely walk and even run inside the ball. But try to stay on your feet! After all, the ball under you is constantly swaying! But there are pros who manage to run in such areas and even play ball at the same time.
Story
Zorbing is a new type of outdoor activity. He appeared in 1973, designed the first such ball Gilles Ebersol. At first, the zorb was a simple inflatable sphere, which was lowered into the water, often in an artificial reservoir, pool or in the shallow water of a lake. By the way, the world learned about a new form of entertainment from the video clip for the song Getcha Back by the American rock band The Beach Boys. Then there was a desire to make this entertainment even more exciting. In the 1990s, New Zealand's Andrew Akers and Duane Van Der Sluys made major improvements to the zorb. Now these devices are produced in European countries, Argentina and, of course, in China. Quality zorbs are made from PVC or polyurethane. Two spheres are connected by slings made of polypropylene or nylon cords. Standard zorb is designed for one passenger. But recently they began to produce large spheres for two people. The diameter of the inner capsule of such a zorb is almost two meters, and the outer ball is 3.2 m. There are zorbs with LED slings or fluorescent cords. Water type of entertainment is more simple. In this case, the zorb is just one sphere of airtight material. Inside this, a person can move freely.
Is zorbing dangerous?
Looking at the kids tumbling inside the sphere in the pool, you involuntarily wonder - what could be extreme here? But it depends on how to use the device. Now zorbing is a sport that not everyone can master. Especially when the ball is lowered from the slope. Despite the arrangement of the track, the sphere rolls as it pleases, and the person inside cannot control its movement. Therefore, the flow of adrenaline into the blood is provided to you. Is it possible to get injured while in a zorb? If you do not repeat the "feat" of two Russians in Dombay (Karavay-Cherkessia), who in January 2013 decided to descend the mountain in such an original way and flew into the abyss as a result, then this attraction is quite safe. But you can not stay inside the capsule for too long. After all, it is airtight, and after ten minutes a person begins to feel a lack of oxygen. In the water, you can not lower the zorb along the rivers, especially mountain ones. Indeed, in case of damage to the capsule, you will not be able to get out of it and drown.
Types of Zorbing
Since the birth of "La Ballule" (a sphere with a cradle) by Gilles Ebersol, in which a person could safely descend the hill, much water has flowed under the bridge. And therefore, the zorb, which received the name from z-orbit (unknown orbit), has changed a lot. There are many types of devices. Many people like that zorbing is the uncontrollability of the movement of the ball. These people experience an adrenaline rush precisely because of the twisting-spinning and tumbling. Others don't like it. Therefore, designs appeared when a hinged chair is inserted into the capsule, holding the passenger in an upright position. There is also hydro-zorbing. This is when some water is poured inside. This environment also ensures the balance of the zorbonaut. Abroad, mainly in the USA, competitions are held in balls running on flat terrain and even from hills. The winner is the one who gets to the finish line without falling once. Hotheads come up with many ways to use zorb. For example, the sphere is tied to a motorboat or put inside a special device for training skydivers, which pumps a powerful jet of air upwards. Such entertainment is called aero-zorbing.
Where you can try the attraction in Moscow
Do you think that in order to ride in a balloon, you need to go to the mountains or rivers? Not necessary. Of course, it would be better if, during the descent, the wonderful nature of the Moscow region was spinning before your eyes. But in this case, you need to go three kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road in the vicinity of the city of Dzerzhinsky or to the village of Shukolovo, Dmitrovsky district, where such a route operates on the basis of a ski club. Zorbing in and in the summer can be tried without leaving the capital. Write down addresses:
- "Lata-track", st. Krylatsky Hills, 1;
- base of the Moscow Federation of Paintball, Severnoye Butovo, st. Feodosia, 1.
On weekends, you can ride in a balloon off the track in Kolomenskoye Park and Tsaritsyno.
Zorbing Reviews
It's really breathtaking - that's what everyone who has descended in a balloon at least once in their life says. In Russian conditions, it acquires new nuances. Try snow zorbing - slide down a snowy hill inside a sphere. Unforgettable feelings! This attraction is absolutely safe. However, there are also limitations. You should not test your nerves for pregnant women, people with a sick heart, hyper- and hypotension, with osteochondrosis. It should be remembered that the higher the weight of the zorbonaut, the greater the acceleration of the sphere on the descent and the better it bounces on all terrain irregularities. But even if you were allowed inside the capsule, you should take your own precautions. Empty all pockets. If you don't want to get hit in the nose by your own slippers, take off your shoes. Shoes should fit snugly and firmly on the feet.
Yesterday's article about caused about a hundred comments in one day. So strange, you write about travel, no one comments, you write about your views and immediately a flurry of opinions and criticism. Probably I should not have written about women's clothes, women, like tigresses, almost tore me up for a new jacket. And yesterday, unfortunately, my wife was not there to support me in the comments. On the other hand, such popularity can be counted as success. Can write controversial articles and increase traffic? How long will this blog last? :)
I continue on the topic. This time about zorbing, as part of my post. For those who are not interested, you have to be patient a little, I just have to try paragliding and water skiing.
So, I also bought a coupon for 300 rubles for a descent in a zorb. But you can also get a discount on it too.
A zorb is a ball with a person inside. Accordingly, he can be rolled down the mountain in this ball, or he can walk around the lake like this inside. And the action itself is called zorbing. That's how!
The first time I saw zorbing was in the movie Armor of God with Jackie Chan, maybe someone watched and remembers. I was very impressed then, I was still young. Therefore, as soon as zorbing appeared in Moscow, I decided to try it, or am I not Jackie Chan? Although now people are almost buying such things at the dacha. The price of a zorbing ball is about 100 thousand rubles. I've seen cheaper ones, but they're kind of worse and less durable.
To the touch, the zorb is like a thick film for a greenhouse or something like soft plastic. The inner ball is attached to the outer one by means of metal cables. Before descent, the ball is pumped up by a pump. Ball weight 70 kg.
Inside the inner ball there is a person (single water zobr). And this person, in this case I, in order not to hang out in the ball during the descent, is tied up or even, one might say, stretched out like Jesus. Hands, legs, and a carcass are tied. For some reason, at first I thought that the inner ball should scroll so that I was always in a vertical position. But no, the miracle did not happen and I just spun along with the zorb. When descending, you do not control the ball, it just rolls stupidly. My second misconception is that it can make my head spin. No, it is not spinning, and the instructor confirmed to me that no one has vomited yet.
The descent distance is only 100 meters. There are guides on the sides so that the ball does not roll anywhere else. This is enough to understand how it will feel. To be honest, they are not very pleasant, or in other words, not very comfortable. The flight of the soul is also not observed. And there is no fear either. What is there? And there are just new impressions, unusual :)
As in the best erotic films - I'm waiting for a sultry Amazon and even prepared the camera
Zorbing - inside video
The young man in charge of zorbing urged me in every possible way not to make a video, but I did not listen to him, and here is a minute video for you. The descent was very short in time, but time seemed to slow down. I didn’t even believe it when I watched the video that everything happened so quickly. By the way, the ball rolls quite measuredly, so there will be no racing drive.
Full HD video, so it's better to watch at maximum resolution
In our crazy flow of life, extreme sports began to win one of the leading places, the most interesting, not only among young people, but also among the elderly. About one of these "interesting" species and will be discussed. Gaining unprecedented momentum zorbing. Zorbing is a completely new sport, the essence of which is to go down the mountain in a huge ball. The ball itself was named " zorb ".
If we turn to history, the zorb was first mentioned in the famous works of Leonardo da Vinci. The modern processing and current appearance of the zorb was found in New Zealand. This miracle invention belongs to two brothers - Dwayne van der Slues and Andrew Akers. Over the years, different types of zorbing have appeared. This and water zorb, from the name of which it is clear that a person inside the ball can make "walks" on lakes, rivers and seas. And hydro-zorbing, similar to it, inside the ball, in addition to a person, there is water. There is also snow zorbing - the descent of the ball from the snow-capped mountains. Aerozorbing, in my opinion, is the most interesting and safe entertainment. A person enters a balloon and is placed in a wind tunnel.
After all of the above, I hope that many will have a desire to participate in such an unconventional and grandiose sport. Of course, some may have a desire buy a zorb ball , and this, I'll tell you a secret, is a fairly relevant topic today. Many have already built and established themselves in this business.
To understand what we are dealing with, a little more about the zorb. Zorb - a transparent thermoplastic polyurethane sphere with a camera for a zorbonaut passenger (preferably with a stable nervous system and, my advice to you, it is better with an empty stomach). The ball is pushed down the mountain - the man screams in horror to a complete stop - depending on where he was flying from. Beautiful and fast. The diameter of the outer sphere is 3.2 meters, the inner one is 1.8 (the "Zorb" for children 3-12 years old, of course, is smaller - 2.2 and 1.2 meters). The distance between the spheres is 60-70 cm, and it is enough to create a shock-absorbing air cushion, thanks to which a person does not feel all the hardness of the blow. "Zorb" is inflated in 5-7 minutes.
Many firms are engaged in the purchase, sale and resale of zorbs. The main supplier today is China. Buying directly will naturally cut costs quite a bit. Prices range from 20 to 100 thousand. Complete with a zorb you need a powerful pump.
Expecting to build a business on zorbs. do not be afraid of exorbitant costs! Imagine buying several zorbs and opening even a very small number of outlets, they will pay you off very quickly, since the optimal time for one rental will be only 5-7 minutes and its cost fluctuates around 150-300 rubles. Even in such a short time, you can get a lot of emotions and for a long time. It can be taken into account that some "zorboman" can ride several times. This pricing policy is very successful.
In conclusion, I would like to say that zorbing attracts an increasing number of people who want to escape from everyday life and fill their lives with new vivid emotions, and you can give them that. What could be better - to give people happiness and profit from it!
