The Dangers of Skydiving

While skydiving can bring great joy to many people old and young, it is important to always remember how dangerous it is. Many things can go wrong while exiting the plane, in free fall,  deploying the canopy, or while landing. There are so many different variables that makes every jump different and that is what makes this sport so exciting/dangerous. Many experienced jumpers have had parachute malefactions where they have been forced to cut away from their main canopy and depend on their back up canopy. Also, while not as frequent, other equipment sometimes does not function properly which can lead to serious injury or death. Below is a video of a tandem jump from a well known skydive drop zone. This video gained a lot of attention due to it being an older women who almost fell out of her harness during free fall. Thankfully she was fine thanks to the quick thinking of her tandem jumper and the camera man.

Base Jumping!

Skydiving's close cousin base jumping is made up of many elements of regular skydiving, combined with the thrill of throwing yourself of some of the best man made, and natural spots in the world. Base jumping requires quick reflexes and a vast knowledge of free fall technique. Without great experience skydiving (800 jumps required) a jumper would find it very difficult timing when to release the canopy as well as how to position their bodies correctly. Some of the best base jumpers have been able jump off of some of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.

World Record Skydive!

Here is a really cool world record breaking skydive video I came across from CBS news. There was 138 jumpers free falling all at the same time breaking the previous record of 117 jumpers.