Today was the day we experienced the unusual sensation of rolling down a grassy hill in a giant inflatable ball – Also known as zorbing. Me and Laura headed up to Spheremania in Leeds to get strapped in to an oversized sphere and went rolling head over heels until slamming into a large safety net at the bottom of the hill.
The only way of describing it would be to imagine being inside a washing machine on a slow cycle, then throw in a few girly screams and plenty of laughter. Here’s a few of our snaps and a video of some of the other zorbers.
Interesting :))
Where do you start to go about doing something like this? What would I search for?
Cool. : P
How exactly are you secured inside of it? Obviously you aren’t just flopping around freely. Are you strapped by your arms and legs or what?
@ John – Depending where you’re based try Googling for zorbing or sphereing in your area? I guess it comes under all kinds of names!
@Tylor – That’s right, you’re strapped in with a harness and velcro straps around your feet.
Now that looks like fun! Just added it to my bucket list which, thankfully, keeps getting longer and longer.