Why bother?

“Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” is the question skydivers are constantly asked. This is where the term “wuffo” comes from.. I’ve written before about how by confronting our fears we learn about them, but that…

Go Big or Go Home

Over the past year I have pushed myself to try to get to a new level with my skydiving. From the beginning, however, it seemed like the more I wanted to accomplish with a skydiving experience the poorer I performed.…

Fear vs Logic

“I could never jump out of an airplane. I’m afraid of heights.” It is a phrase every skydiver has heard from a wuffo. I am also afraid of heights. So are a lot of skydivers I know. The ones that…

The Wind Is Not Intimidated

When skydivers are in freefall and making formations, the most critical aspect is that they match their fall rate. If not, somebody is below or above everyone else. It’s a bit like if you were at a dinner party with…