As if skydiving over the Grand Canyon didn’t already sound adrenaline racing enough, Paragon Skydive, the only company leading jumps outside of the national park, now wants to push you (and your instructor) out of an airplane at 18,000 feet (or basically as close to 18,000 feet above sea level as […]
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WHEN IT COMES to skydiving, most current big-budget action movies get it all wrong. You know the scene: The hero jumps out of an airplane and starts hurtling toward the ground, struggling to reach the ripcord and deploy the parachute before it’s too late. The most glaring misrepresentation here? The threat […]
he history books have shown us that Chinese acrobats made use of this contraption as a form of entertainment. This is what blazed the trail for the parachute in Western society in the 1600s. One thing that’s for sure is that once China ignited the idea, the baton was passed […]
Extreme sports are becoming increasingly popular. In fact, activities such as mountain biking, snowboarding and skateboarding continue to attract larger numbers every year. At the same time, a decline has been noted in other outside activities that are considered to be more traditional, including basketball. This is most likely linked to several factors, […]
Eila Campbell’s bucket list just got one entry shorter. Campbell, a 94-year-old woman from Williamsport, Penn., celebrated her recent birthday by jumping out of a plane alongside her granddaughter and great-granddaughter. “This year, when I’m going to be this age, this old, I figured I’ll never make it for another […]
On Feb. 9 in Sebastian, Florida, 27 female athletes banned together and broke the sequential vertical world record (most in adjoined in a scripted vertical formation). Organized by Red Bull Air Force member and female skydiving legend Amy Chmelecki, the historic jump was taken on by the Fly Girls and […]
Experiencing the thrill of skydiving no longer requires you to throw yourself out of a plane. The iFly Downunder indoor skydiving centre opened in April 2014. It is the first facility of its kind in Australia, though there are several other iFly facilities in locations such as Chicago and Orlando. […]