As Confucius said: “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” If you’re madly passionate about skydiving you’re probably pondering the possibilities of working as a skydiver. But just how much money can skydivers make? The job ‘skydiver’ as…
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Skydiving isn’t a cheap hobby. Taking introduction courses, buying your first pieces of equipment, and the cost of your first 25-50 jump tickets, can add up to $10,000+ over a couple of years. To start wingsuiting, you will need to be an accomplished skydiver already,…
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One of the most extreme of extreme sports, the majority of skydivers would never even dream of doing a base jump. However, some sports jumpers just have that fearless quality, and the thrills and dangers of base jumping calls to them. With base jumping growing…
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It’s definitely a subjective question, asking, ‘who is the best base jumper?’ Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get many different answers. What you value and regard as being true ‘greatness’ may be different from what others consider great. But base jumping…
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You’ve probably seen a wingsuit flyer soaring through the air at an almost horizontal angle and been impressed by the speed. Wingsuit flying is a totally different experience from skydiving or base jumping freefall. So how fast do you go in a wingsuit? There’s a…
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Whether you are new to skydiving or certified and looking to get into base jumping, it’s essential to understand what a base rig is. There are some apparent similarities between skydiving and base jumping equipment, but there are also some critical differences. While you won’t…
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Before getting into base jumping, it’s vital to understand the costs involved. From taking your beginner’s skydiving course to solo base jumping off the Perrine Bridge, you are going to incur a lot of fees and expenses. So just how much does base jumping cost?…
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What equipment do you need for base jumping? Being an extreme twist on regular skydiving, you may think base jumpers use the same equipment skydivers do. But that’s certainly not the case. With the typical low altitudes and proximity to dangerous objects, base jumping relies…
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Every skydiving student has had that worrying thought, ‘what happens if your parachute doesn’t open?’ It can quickly fill you with dread and fear, thinking of the permutations. Let’s be honest, while it can and does happen, it is incredibly rare, and you have more…
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