A friend of mine who happens to be a Francophone skydiver from Quebec only took up the sport a few years ago. She’s someone who impresses me. She has her motorcycle license, she has her skydiving license and she’s just an overall “bad ass” woman. She gave me permission to post an article that she wrote up for Canpara (Canadian version of Parachutist) This is the article: Skydiving in your early 50s? Written by Normande Cournoyer Translaled by Gaëlle Vercollier Yes, it is possible. ln 2004, around the end of the summer, I was looking for a special project to… » Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘first jump’
You’re never too old to skydive!
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Adam in Adam’s Skydive BlogTags: A license, Addiction, Adrenaline, AFF, awesome, blue skies, community, dream, excitement, fear, first jump, first time, freefall, freefly, fun, fun jump, group tandem, hello world, injury, instructor, my blog, parachuting, PFF, plane, scared, sick, skydive, skydiveaddiction, skydiving, skyventure montreal, stoked, story, tandem, twin otter, welcome
Helicopter jump
Posted: 2nd October 2010 by Adam in Adam’s Skydive BlogTags: Adam's Story, Addiction, Adrenaline, AFF, awesome, belly-fly, blue skies, Bungee, community, excitement, first jump, first time, freefall, fun, fun jump, Helicopter, parachuting, skydive, skydiveaddiction, skydiving
So it’s nearly the end of the season in Quebec and in most places actually… Although there’s still a couple of weeks left to the season, it’s over for me at this point. I ended it with a bang though, got my first helicopter jump done (4000 feet). And yes, I bought beer… And rum actually haha. To give some of you a quick description of what it’s like to do a heli jump as opposed to a normal skydive from a plane, when you jump from the chopper, you’re getting off out of a vehicle that’s barely moving, so… » Read more…
What a birthday!
Posted: 4th August 2010 by Adam in Adam’s Skydive BlogTags: A license, Adam's Story, Adrenaline, AFF, awesome, belly-fly, birthday, blue skies, excitement, fear, first jump, freefall, fun, fun jump, group tandem, Head Down, instructor, my blog, parachute montreal, parachuting, PFF, plane, scared, skydive, skydiveaddiction, skydiving, stoked, story, tandem, twin otter
It’s been 4 days since then, and I’m still feeling the after effects of Saturday. I started everything off by partying with some friends Friday night and got to bed around 4:30AM… Woke up the next morning at 8:00AM to pick up some friends at the Metro (Subway) and then head to the DZ. My mom, being a pastry chef decided that she wanted to make me some cookies and brownies to bring with me, so I had about 3 boxes of junk food with me along with my skydive gear, a small ziplock back full of cherries, my box… » Read more…
Skydiving in South Africa
Posted: 22nd July 2010 by Lance in Lance's Skydive BlogTags: A license, Adam's Story, Addiction, Adrenaline, AFF, awesome, belly-fly, blue skies, community, dream, excitement, first jump, first time, freefall, freefly, fun, fun jump, hello world, my blog, parachuting, PFF, plane, skydive, skydiveaddiction, skydiving, stoked, story
Right – I guess I should start off with describing how EXPENSIVE skydiving is here in relation to the general income (I’ll try make this as easy to understand as possible). Skydiving in South Africa has unfortunately reached a point where it is reserved for professionals. I am sure not why this is, but it a major factor behind skydiving here not being as accessible as it is in the rest of the world. To put it in context – A jump ticket cost me R200 (roughly $26.50), gear hire and packing – $9.90 each jump. Considering I normally take… » Read more…
A Little Intro
Posted: 21st July 2010 by Lance in Lance's Skydive BlogTags: Addiction, Adrenaline, Altitude, Altitude Sickness, awesome, belly-fly, blue skies, community, Durban, excitement, first jump, first time, freefall, fun, fun jump, hello world, Lance's Blog, my blog, parachuting, Sickness, skydive, skydiveaddiction, skydiving, South Africa, tandem
Hi everyone, I thought it best to introduce myself… Hi, my name is Lance, and I’m a skydiving addict! It’s been exactly 2 days and 19 hours since my last fix and I’m getting serious withdrawal’s – I like to call this “Altitude Sickness” I live and jump in Durban, South Africa and needless to say, skydiving here is not quite what it is in the US and the rest of the world. Yes – It IS as awesome and as addictive as it is everywhere else in the world, but it is not as “Big” here as it is… » Read more…
The bug has bitten
Posted: 20th July 2010 by AJ in AJ's Skydive BlogTags: Addiction, first jump, first time, skydive, stoked
“How do you describe your first jump?” I was asked. “A perfect blend of sheer terror combined with complete peace.” Was the only response I could find that fit what had just occurred. I was fortunate enough that the winds had subsided last Friday, and I was able to make the first static line jump of my progression. And like I said, it was the perfect blend of both terror and beauty. For those of you unaccustomed to the wonderful world of skydiving, it’s hard to put into words exactly what a canopy ride is like. At first, it’s completely… » Read more…
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