Skydiving Queenstown: An Acrophobic’s Rite of Passage

March 7th, 2008

The first bungee jump from the Kawarau Bridge in the 1980’s became Queenstown’s claim to fame, but it was the marketing from a local skydiving operation that enticed us the most:. It takes a certain kind of person to step out of an

Skydiver of the Year 2007 - Christy Frikken

March 7th, 2008

Those of you that subscribe to Skydiving Magazine know that each year the Magazine selects a skydiver that has stood out for their contributions to the sport and awards the title “Skydiver of the Year”. The selection is based on

Indoor Skydiving

March 7th, 2008

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skydiving!

March 7th, 2008

Took Mark skydiving for his birthday. He’s halfway through a class to learn how to do it, but stalled on taking the classes. I have now readdicted him, and would consider learning myself. It was an incredible experience.

Point Break: Mars!

March 7th, 2008

Posting about skydiving soon after posting about avalanches on Mars, I got to thinking about how cool it would be to skydive off of a Martian cliff. Then I started to wonder: could you? What would be a skydiver’s terminal velocity in