FEAR
Acknowledging and managing fear can help keep you alive…
Above All Else by Dan BC
ChutingStar has been carrying Dan BC’s book Above All Else for the past 5 years, and we have sold well over 100 copies, but I had never taken the time to read the book until this past week. WOW!!…what have I been waiting for? What a story of life…from pursuing your dreams to just trying
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Universal Skydiving Matrix
Cross skill level with Ego – where is the No Go Zone? The Fun Zone?
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All Stuck Up
During a routine repack a rigger found out that, during the time of the packing cycle, the coating of the black fabric on the inside of the cordura had become so ‘sticky’, that it prevented the launch of the reserve pilot chute and hindered the release of the reserve freebag from the container. He closed
The Wind of Change
Espen Fadnes reflects on the dawning of a new era in BASE Are you a base jumper that skydives or a skydiver that base jumps? 15 years ago there was no doubt. In a Norwegian skydive community with a path of withdrawing licences on members doing base jumps, you became a base jumper… who occasionally
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Choosing the right CANOPY
Individually, skydivers will choose different types of parachutes for various purposes. Make sure you master the canopy you’re flying at the moment, before changing to a smaller or faster type. Experience and Currency Generally a higher jump number will lead to more experience in flying and landing parachutes, but this does not necessarily mean that
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On Top of the World
Up here – we are incredibly lucky to have an eagle’s view of the top of the world! This fantastic Himalayan mountain span, which feeds the lower lands with glacier water, bubbles with life. Our Everest Skydive team has successfully completed its seventh expedition of HALO skydiving above the highest peaks of the world. Explore
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