I went 2 years ago with a group of 12 friends from a height of 13, 000 feet and had a freefall of 45secs.

It...was...AWESOME....

I got a video of my jump and the one thing I remember (and advise people on if they are planning jumping) is that I wasn't wearing socks...and my ankles were DAMNED cold :D

Any stories?

PS - Any kind of extreme sport stories are fun ;) :cool:

well, ive never been sky diving. But I have reaced downhill mountain bikes.

This pretty thrilling wiping around corners and through trees at high speed, knowing one wrong move could get you very well killed.

Nope, craziest thing i've done is bungee jumping (Mallorca)

I did quite a few jumps back in '94 and '95 in Oxford, UK. Most amazing experiences that I will always remember. Have some great video footage of us in the plane.

I do agree that alot of extreme sports are fun. I love snowboarding but don't get on the mountain as much as I did before marriage and kids. Colorado backcountry will alway have a place in my heart. :)

I would like to go skydiving, but it seems really dangerous, and the local survival rate is 98%:confused:. Someone round here had their shute and reserve sabbotaged recently also:(

I been planning to when i was in my mid-20's but some how forgot when i was ready. Don't know if i want to do it now, thats because i am near my mid-30's (getting old) i think i will try something safer,..say, a shuffleboards or darts, then again, someone might poke my eye out with the dart.:eek:

Nope, no skydiving here.. there is a Skydiving place not too far away from here, I'd like to go one day :)

The closest I've been to a freefall is the "Giant Drop" at Dreamworld here in Australia - they claim that it's the "tallest free fall ride in the world" :)

According to them it's the equivalent of falling from a 39 storey building - but that's nothing compared to 13,000 feet :D

-Shaun

Well, if you want to talk danger....I did commercial fish in Alaska for 14 years, not sure if its dangerous or not but people do get hurt and die from it and alot of times it's very exciting to work on a boat with a 30 foot swell and wind reaching at 100 miles an hour and your on deck trying to secure something that was broken due to the weather. You're out there near blind, cannot see, you try to cover your eyes with your raingear, instead parts of the raingear flaps around poking you in the eye, wind blasting you back where you originated, trying to hang on the rail as you move forward, wave splashing on you, you try to sense if any big ones are to hit you while at the sametime your out there climbing up a stack of crab pots trying to reach the area that your trying to secure. A job that could take in less than 15 minutes to secure on a regular day, takes hours, lucky for you, the rest of the crew wakes up to give you a hand.

Crabbing in alaska was something i miss very much so, it was like a sports to me, you really have to have the stamina and guts to make it thrueout the season.

Originally posted by phisholay
Well, if you want to talk danger....I did commercial fish in Alaska for 14 years, not sure if its dangerous or not but people do get hurt and die from it and alot of times it's very exciting to work on a boat with a 30 foot swell and wind reaching at 100 miles an hour and your on deck trying to secure something that was broken due to the weather. You're out there near blind, cannot see, you try to cover your eyes with your raingear, instead parts of the raingear flaps around poking you in the eye, wind blasting you back where you originated, trying to hang on the rail as you move forward, wave splashing on you, you try to sense if any big ones are to hit you while at the sametime your out there climbing up a stack of crab pots trying to reach the area that your trying to secure. A job that could take in less than 15 minutes to secure on a regular day, takes hours, lucky for you, the rest of the crew wakes up to give you a hand.

Crabbing in alaska was something i miss very much so, it was like a sports to me, you really have to have the stamina and guts to make it thrueout the season.

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Sounds like you should've been the director of Perfect Storm ;)

Woah, I was looking at this last night actually. I plan on going the day of my 18th birthday. I can't wait! A little nervious tho... Still have a few months to go tho.

Originally posted by N9ne
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Sounds like you should've been the director of Perfect Storm ;) :emlaugh: Actually this post has inspired me to write my experience for my website that i been working on.

http://iphish.com/gallery

I once almost went skydiving.

I paid for the jump, signed about 10 waivers, watched a video explaining the waivers, then signed another form saying I watched and understood the video. We did our training after that. As we were about to get on the plane, they announced that it was too windy and we'd be delayed. After waiting an hour or so, they told us to go home and to call them back every hour or so. Needless to say, the wind did not die down the rest of the day.

A few weeks later we rescheduled the jump. We were all set to go, and then there was a huge brush fire on Long Island a few miles from the airport. I mean huge. Burned for almost a week, took out 100's of acres. Once again, it was canceled. At this point my friends and I realized we were stopped by wind and fire. The only thing left was Earth, and we didn't want to mess with that. So I never rescheduled.

I am gonig to be going fishing in Alaska hopefully within couple of years :)

Originally posted by rooshine
At this point my friends and I realized we were stopped by wind and fire. The only thing left was Earth, and we didn't want to mess with that. So I never rescheduled.

you are wise I think someone was trying to send you a message and that message was dont jump or you could :(

It's dead. Highly unadviceable.

Yeah I've been. It's great. I'm going to start working on my A license in the Spring.

Here's a vid of my first jump

http://www.neutralpoint.com/skydive_short.mpg

Originally posted by derek1622
Here's a vid of my first jump

http://www.neutralpoint.com/skydive_short.mpg


That's awesome. I can't wait!

Generally how much does skydiving cost?

1991, Eden Field, Alberta.

I did a couple of jumps. No freefall. 3000 feet with the shute opening immediately after exiting the plane.

Before you have your license it's generally 150-200/jump then once you get your license (after like 15 jumps?) then you can go for really cheap...like $20/jump or less.

I skydive every summer. FIrst time I ever jumped out a perfectly good airplane was in 1991 when I was in the army. w00h00 been addicted to it ever since.

However the rules have been more strict in recent years... probably from 9/11 horror, but hey.. I think it is the most serene, peaceful thing I have ever done in my life.

Originally posted by NewtSys
jumped out a perfectly good

Good!?!?! Tell me, did your plane have a door, in-flight movie, beverages, food, etc.? Mine sure didn't. :D

oh and to answer your question here is what it costs here for it:

Level I - $300 - also includes a full day of ground school, two jumpmasters to jump with you, a tee-shirt, a bumper sticker, and a certificate. (I'm not sure, but a redo (if you don't pass the level) is probably around $160.)
Level II - $200 - also includes two jumpmasters and a membership in the U.S. Parachute Association (USPA). (A redo is probably about $160.)
Level III - $160 - also includes two jumpmasters
Levels IV through VII - $140 each - also includes one jumpmaster per jump

Now keep in mind you should NEVER EVER jump without a qualified jumpmaster. I have seen idiots jump after getting 15 or so freefalls under their belts, without a qualified Jumpmaster. There are a couple of good reasons for this. One, if your chute and reserve dont function the jumpmaster can try his best to "capture" you in mid flight. also if you have a jumpmaster, that is USPA ceritfied, you can log your jumps legally.