Here’s a quick highlight reel of our Fall 2011 Tandem Event! University of Minnesota Skydiving Club 2011 Tandem Event from AJ Stuyvenberg on Vimeo.
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The University of Minnesota Skydiving Club – Fall 2011 Tandem Event
Posted: 15th November 2011 by AJ in AJ's Skydive BlogWell it sure has been a while, how about a quick update? Rewind back to November – our University of Minnesota Skydiving Club has been vying for a way to get to the USPA 2010 Collegiate Nationals in Eloy, AZ. After writing a massive essay, we received word that we had been given a 2,000 dollar grant for the tournament. Needless to say we were excited about the idea of spending a week in skydiving paradise. Most of our crew had only jumped from Cessna’s and the occasional Pac-750. Skydive AZ has multiple skyvans, a fleet of otters, a DC3,… » Read more…
Quick update
Posted: 14th October 2010 by AJ in AJ's Skydive BlogTags: Addiction, Adrenaline, awesome, blue skies, community, excitement, skydive
Hey guys! Quick update while I have time between classes – This weekend is quickly approaching, and I’m extremely excited about it. Basically the University of Minnesota Skydiving Club is headed out to Skydive Twin Cities in Baldwin, Wisconsin for a day like no other. We’ve succesfully signed up over 80 tandem first-jumpers from the U of M! We weren’t expecting this many people at all, but I’m super pumped. This club has also afforded me the opportunity to meet some awesome new people. Kaleb Lommen, our club president, introduced me to a bunch of his friends (and coworkers) from… » Read more…
Sometimes… I pack parachutes in my living room.
Posted: 16th September 2010 by AJ in AJ's Skydive BlogSorry it’s been so long! My life has gone from crazy to insane in the last few weeks, but here’s where I’m at… When we left off, I had just purchased my first rig. Since then, my sabre 150 main has arrived and been patched. I’ve made 3 jumps on it, all hop-n-pops, and I’m still a little nervous about pulling at terminal. I’ve read and heard a lot about people being “spanked” by sabre’s, and I’m not too keen on the idea of being knocked around a lot on opening. I suppose I’ll just man up and do it… » Read more…
5 Dumb Things Every Skydiver will do, eventually.
Posted: 11th August 2010 by AJ in AJ's Skydive BlogTags: awesome, community, fun jump, parachuting, skydive, skydiveaddiction, skydiving
5 dumb things every skydiver will do at least once, in absolutely no order whatsoever. 1. Go up without gear. It’s gonna happen at some point or another. You’ll be rushing to get on the next load and then next thing you know, no altimeter, no gloves, no helmet or goggles. At this point you have two options. You can either ride the plane back down, and pay for a plane ride, or throw your ass outta the plane. Depending on what you forgot, it may or may not be a big issue. Key thought – take the plane ride option if… » Read more…
From Whuffo to Licensed in 12 days
Posted: 30th July 2010 by AJ in AJ's Skydive BlogTags: A license, Addiction, Adrenaline, awesome, blue skies, excitement, fear, parachuting, skydiveaddiction, stoked
First and foremost, I apologize for not updating this page as often as I wanted to. I had initially planned on updating it after every single jump, but things happened extremely fast. As the title describes – I made 25 jumps in just under 12 days time, while still working 45 hours per week. But I can honestly say it’s been one of the greatest 12 days of my life. Along the way there have been some very notable jumps, here are my favorites: Jump no. 7 Obviously my first Free Fall jump would make the list. I already wrote… » Read more…
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