Author name: Lesley Gale

Lesley has been in love with skydiving for 35 years. She is a multiple world and national record holder and a coach on 20 successful record events worldwide. She has over 100 competition medals spanning more than 25 years and has been on the British 8-way National team at World events. She started Skydive Mag to spread knowledge, information and passion about our amazing sport. Lesley is delighted to be sponsored by Performance Designs, Sun Path, Cypres, Cookie, Symbiosis suits and Larsen & Brusgaard

Rookie 4-way

The Bodyflight World Challenge boasted an amazing 104 teams this year – and there may well have been more if it wasn’t capped at that. My first experience of competing in this epic event was certainly one to remember. How many sports are there in this world where, as a complete novice, not only can

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2014 FLCPA 4 #SELFIE

Wonderful video by Alter Ego, Curt & Jeannie Bartholomew, of the 4th FLCPA meet. Impressive swoops, brilliant humour, enjoy! ‘Selfie’ will never sound the same again Jeannie! Wonderful video by Alter Ego, Curt & Jeannie Bartholomew, of the 4th FLCPA meet. Impressive swoops, brilliant humour, enjoy! ‘Selfie’ will never sound the same again Jeannie!

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Base Dreams – Best Moments – Chris ‘Douggs’ Mcdougall

Base Dreams – Best Moments – Chris ‘Douggs’ Mcdougall A Base Jump series about best moments from Chris ‘Douggs’ Mcdougall, on the warmest locations all around the world: Douggs & friends go proximity flying in the beautiful mountains, cracks & forests of Switzerland, over Navagio Beach, located on one of the Greek Island’s and

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BASE Human Flight: The Future

Happily, we’re seeing exciting new directions in the application of human flight, wingsuits and Base. The added ability a wingsuit gives to truly fly the human body from an object is beginning to be explored. Espen Fadnes, renowned proximity flyer, asks what the future holds… Carving around the Burj Khalifa Skydive Dubai just posted a

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Black Rock Ski-BASE

Ski-Base jump by Ramon Rochas, who said, “The Ski-BASE was what inspired and motivated me to start BASE jumping… I always remember the first time I saw the video of Shane McConkey making a jump from the Eiger… that is Freedom!” “
After years, I made my first Ski-BASE, in Black Rock-Switzerland, just meters away

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How to Choose a COACH?

How do we Choose a Coach? Dear Rolls We had some problems last year with our coach, and decided not to use him again, as he had been very unreliable. So now we’re looking around for a good coach. We have a 3-year plan as a team and currently have a 15-point average in AAA.

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FlajFlaj – FlyFlyFly!!

Once again, late March saw the renowned annual skills camp and freefly boogie Flajflaj descend on California. Hosted by Swedish freefly champion Peter Nilsson, the camp drew 172 participants from 29 countries, including some 40 extraordinary coaches, to Skydive Elsinore for two weeks. FlajFlaj Paying close attention to participants’ goals and continuously changing coaches between

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