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JoftheRocks
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I just fell from the sky 2
#17900137 - 03/03/13 10:03 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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I just got my first skydive under my belt a few hours ago! I've been trying to do it for months, but the weather in Washington just doesn't like to cooperate. Finally, today, I was able to do it! I did my first jump of my Static Line Progression. IT WAS FUCKING INCREDIBLE. Holy shit. I am utterly addicted.
This is EXACTLY what I just did...
For those of you who haven't ever done it. DO IT!!!
For those of you that have, got any tips and/or cool stories?
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#17900247 - 03/03/13 10:26 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just watching this almost gave me a panic attack   
looks so awesome!!
how much did it cost if you don't mind me asking?
Also, you seem like you've probably been to Smith Rock 
my brother is really into rock climbing too and he does that high elevation slack lining too.
nucking futs
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#17900295 - 03/03/13 10:35 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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NWlight said: Just watching this almost gave me a panic attack   
looks so awesome!!
how much did it cost if you don't mind me asking?
Also, you seem like you've probably been to Smith Rock 
my brother is really into rock climbing too and he does that high elevation slack lining too.
nucking futs 
The whole course is around $2500, but I'm just paying as I go. You have to get 25 successful jumps under your belt in order to get your license. I say "successful jumps" because the instructor gives you a pass/fail grade, and if you fail, you have to repeat that jump. I actually haven't been to Smith YET! I'm new to the PNW, but that is incredibly high on my list. I WILL walk Monkey Face! That line is beautiful!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#17900310 - 03/03/13 10:40 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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monkey face is the shit! I tripped with my brother at the top after we hiked up there 
and he has pictures of himself doing the monkey face slack line 
apparently some people just photographed him and shouted out accross the rocks asking his e-mail mid-walk and then they sent them to him a week later haha
I did a route at smith that was like 99% buckets and it still scared the shit out of me 
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#17900433 - 03/03/13 11:02 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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That's awesome, man. Maybe I'll see ya out there some time! And thanks for the welcome, I already fucking love it here! I've only seen the winter, too! I can't even imagine how epic the summer is gonna be....
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#17900820 - 03/04/13 12:55 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Congrats! If you love it now just wait until you get past the static line stage! I only did static line jumps in the Marines. Even after all of these years I still remember my very first free fall without being strapped to another person. I only had to do two tandem jumps before I went onto supervised solo jumps. Nothing else like it. I dare say it is even better than sex. Not many people will admit that but it's true. The only thing that comes close to the feeling of free fall is when you use a wing suit. I've been skydiving for almost 20 years now and will keep doing it until the day I die.
If you don't mind me asking how many of your 25 jumps have you completed? How much are you paying for each jump? Do they offer group discounts (for jumps)? What's the minimum number of people they'll take up? What's the length of time they give you to make all of your jumps? Back when I was getting my USPA A-license (I have a C-license now) they gave me a year to complete my 25 jumps after completing all of the required classroom time. What's the name of your instructor? (If you don't want to broadcast his/her name please pm me because I might know him/her. I know tons of skydivers on the west coast.) Is he/she also your jump master?
I'm always looking for new places to skydive at. Twice now I've had the opportunity to jump from the New River Gorge bridge in West Virginia during their Bridge Day event. First time was years ago and I did jump on that occasion. Sad thing was one guys chute didn't open and he hit the water spread eagle. They only recovered pieces of him. The second time I got the chance to jump there I wasn't able to because one week before I blew my right knee out and they wouldn't let me jump. They said it was a safety thing. Said I wouldn't be able to land correctly on land and wouldn't let me land in the river because they thought I might drown before any of the safety divers could get to me. The river was higher and faster than normal that year. Didn't matter to them that I had training to swim with both of my legs tied together.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: gandalf579]
#17937797 - 03/11/13 09:49 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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4 jumps down. Need to do one more Practice Rip Cord jump, then it's time for the real thing!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#17943377 - 03/12/13 11:08 AM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Keep us posted
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#17957412 - 03/14/13 09:08 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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Awesome man! This is the next thing to try out on my list. As soon as it warms up I'm doing it!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: LustyLocks]
#17957435 - 03/14/13 09:14 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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every time this thread gets bumped I am reminded of some really fat dubstep song:
"Crashing down froooom the skyyyyyy WOMP WOMP WOMP WOMP WOMP
crashing doooownnnn from the sssskkkkyyyyyy wooooooooooooo WOMP WOMP WOMP"
wish i could remember
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#17959040 - 03/15/13 05:06 AM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: PanzerCubed]
#17959088 - 03/15/13 05:30 AM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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The only plane I have been in I jumped out of....
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: PanzerCubed]
#17959717 - 03/15/13 10:22 AM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#17974935 - 03/18/13 04:08 PM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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That looks hella fun. That's my neck of the woods, live just downstream.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#17996977 - 03/22/13 09:35 PM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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NWlight said: Keep us posted 
Things are going well! Progression is going right along. My 7th jump is on Sunday. It'll by me 2nd jump where I get free fall and pull my own ripcord. I got my first free fall/real ripcord on St. Patty's! It was incredible. My next jump is a 10 second delay. I'll climb out, hold onto the wing, let go, and count to 10 (1 one thousand, 2 one thousand), then pull my ripcord.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#17997212 - 03/22/13 10:36 PM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just don't forget to count correctly. If you do your instructor can give you a "fail" grade on that jump making you do it over. Good luck and have a blast.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: gandalf579]
#18001079 - 03/23/13 09:04 PM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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God damn that's so intense. Great video. This might be the year that I finally sky dive. I did a gorge swing that have me something like 4 seconds of free fall and I loved it but this is some next level shit. I've been meaning to so it forever.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: bryguy27007]
#18067184 - 04/06/13 01:09 PM (11 years, 9 months ago) |
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Wow...the price for the course has really skyrocketed since I took it, 38 years ago! Back then we were using shit equipment by comparison to today's standards. Re-purposed military chutes with a sock added to dampen the jolt a bit, shitty helmets, shitty boots. The only thing that seemed the same was the plane.
Jumped in Lakewood, New Jersey...don't know if they do it there anymore. Got hurt one day - long story - and never went back.
When my dad found out he said to me "Only two things fall out of the sky - bird shit and fools."
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: Nature Boy]
#18161643 - 04/24/13 03:02 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks super fun, it is on my bucket list.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: prewt]
#18167725 - 04/25/13 05:37 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Congrats man, bird shit and fools may fall from the sky but chicken shit stays on the ground!
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JoftheRocks
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3 jumps away from my A license!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#18284523 - 05/18/13 04:51 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
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whoop! you have inspired me to go for mine this summer
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#18284993 - 05/18/13 06:51 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
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That makes me happy to hear, man! I'm not kidding at all when I say nothing has made me happier. Skydiving has changed my life. Fucking go for it.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks] 2
#18884738 - 09/24/13 12:33 PM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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In place of coffee the other day...
Edited by JoftheRocks (01/22/15 12:52 PM)
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#18884753 - 09/24/13 12:39 PM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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Oh my god that's amazing. I just talked to my brother the other day. We're doing this in the spring. I'm so unbelievably excited. I can't even imagine the sensation. Thanks for posting the video and welcome back to earth!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#18884758 - 09/24/13 12:40 PM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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THAT will wake you up!!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: bryguy27007]
#18884763 - 09/24/13 12:41 PM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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bryguy27007 said: Oh my god that's amazing. I just talked to my brother the other day. We're doing this in the spring. I'm so unbelievably excited. I can't even imagine the sensation. Thanks for posting the video and welcome back to earth!
You'll b glad you did! Be warned.....it's addicting....
Here's another one to get you pumped. I lost my shoe in this video, but miraculously found it with ease even though I was at 10,000 feet when it came off and the wind could've taken it anywhere!!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#19095579 - 11/06/13 02:10 PM (11 years, 2 months ago) |
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What's up guys? Any of you thrill seekers got any cool shit to report?
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#19097414 - 11/06/13 08:05 PM (11 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hey OP!
I still haven't had a chance to sky dive but I went bungie jumping this summer instead 
you did inspire me to go sky diving though...
I REALLY want to go base jumping omg... looks so fun.
or get one of those full body wing suites
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: NWlight]
#19097437 - 11/06/13 08:08 PM (11 years, 2 months ago) |
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NWlight said: Hey OP!
I still haven't had a chance to sky dive but I went bungie jumping this summer 
you did inspire me to go sky diving though...
I REALLY want to go base jumping omg... looks so fun.
or get one of those full body wing suites
Kickass! Be sure to post after you skydive. I wanna hear about it!
BASE Jumping is high on my list of things to accomplish. I just wanna get a few dozen more skydives under my belt first so I feel a bit more safe. Chances are, I could pull it off right now, but there's no rush. BASE is so fucking dangerous. No need to get into it before I feel fully ready.
Wingsuiting is on my list, too! Both of my roommates winsuit BASE jump...they're pretty badass.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#19098271 - 11/06/13 11:06 PM (11 years, 2 months ago) |
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If I do it I am eating mushrooms before we get in the plane 
I have had a few friends do it the past few years and have had nothing but great things to say about it. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#21144712 - 01/19/15 03:11 PM (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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The last couple years have been an exciting journey, to say the least....

I took this picture in Arizona a few weeks ago
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#21161720 - 01/22/15 09:29 AM (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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Exciting stuff JoftheRocks! I take it you have your license now? How has that been? Life must be exciting.
Are you making a living off diving now, because that would be sublime!!!
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: Shortknight]
#21162934 - 01/22/15 12:41 PM (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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Shortknight said: Exciting stuff JoftheRocks! I take it you have your license now? How has that been? Life must be exciting.
Are you making a living off diving now, because that would be sublime!!!
Shorty
Yep, I got my license a couple months after I originally posted this. It has been nothing but amazing new experiences in this new world, ever since. This is the season that I will start coaching, so this year I'll start making some money from it! Should be awesome
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: JoftheRocks]
#21170055 - 01/24/15 07:11 AM (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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That rocks! So glad to hear I have to do a jump sometime, would be pretty awesome. Im not sure if the laws are stricter here in Canada, I wish I could just pay someone some money then jump out of the plane.
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Re: I just fell from the sky [Re: Shortknight]
#21172951 - 01/24/15 10:19 PM (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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I think i need to do another jump this year....still refuse to fly in a plane unless i'm jumping out of it....people think i'm crazy when i tell em i've taken off in a plane but have never landed in one.....
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