The Meeting of Minds – ESS 2026
It was like the Who’s Who and the What’s What of skydiving
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Experienced Skydiver
Skydiving education, safety guidance, and leadership insights from top athletes, coaches, and world class events.
Explore expert articles, athlete interviews, and mindset insights designed to help you train smarter, fly safer, and lead the next generation of skydivers.
Interview: Raymond Adams
From fashion and hairstyling to skydiving photography, Raymond Adams shares the people and moments that shaped his journey through the sport.
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Mixology III: Where Dynamic Bigways Come to Life
Mingo takes us inside Mixology III, one of the sport’s most ambitious dynamic bigway events, and shares what it’s like from the inside.
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World Champions Crowned in Eloy
Results from the 2026 FAI World Skydiving Championships, covering formation, artistic events, canopy piloting, freestyle and speed skydiving.
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Behind Avento: Rethinking Used Gear
Scams and misrepresented equipment can put used skydiving gear buyers at risk. Avento Gear aims to add protection for buyers and sellers.
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The Psychology of the Bigway, Part 1
Explore how trust, communication and accountability shape bigway skydiving teamwork and help build safer, stronger formations.
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Takeaways from Bigway Coaching
Kim van der Horst shares bigway coaching lessons on teamwork, exits, flying skills and knowing when to step down.
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Reserve Choices: What You Actually Need
How should you choose a reserve skydive canopy? Julian Barthel looks at size, wing loading, RSLs, opening altitude and worst-case landings.
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Rob Jonson: Big Ways & Bold Ideas
From Skydive Designer to FreeFallFilms, Rob Jonson has built some of skydiving’s smartest tools by doing what comes naturally: spotting a problem and finding a better way to solve it. Rob Jonson didn’t set out to reinvent how skydivers plan formations or how dropzones deliver tandem videos – but his mix of technical curiosity, thoughtful
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Skydive During the Winter
Chasing warmer weather this winter? We found some boogies that’ll keep you jumping from December through April. The end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere doesn’t mean the end of skydiving. While colder weather and DZs closing during the winters can make jumping closer to home more difficult, winter is packed with boogies, skills camps
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