{"id":48959,"date":"2024-04-15T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=48959"},"modified":"2024-04-16T10:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:51:24","slug":"catching-up-with-lewis-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/catching-up-with-lewis-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with\u2026 Lewis Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo by Ewan Cowie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What do you do for a living?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m currently freelancing as an  indoor skydiving coach. I will start working soon at Windoor again as an instructor, but will continue organising tunnel camps around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many jumps do you have, over how long? Any idea how many tunnel hours, over how many years?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have around 500 jumps over a 6 year period, most of them I did in the last 3 years. I\u2019ve been focusing and investing my time in tunnel flying, not sure how many hours I have, I would say personal training well over 1,000 hours, tunnel coaching and working even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lewis Hard flying with Dani Gallego
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Which came first, jumping or tunnel? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I started working in the tunnel first, at Windoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What country are you from? Where do you live and why?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Originally born in the UK, never lived there though. When I was about three months old my parents moved to Spain, I\u2019ve been here ever since <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many languages do you speak? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I speak three languages, English, Spanish and Catalan. I learned English at home and Spanish and Catalan at school and with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describe yourself in 5 words or less<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Obsessively motivated and disciplined, kind and happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I correct you used to jump but now sold your rig ? Why? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I just sold my rig, tunnel time is expensive and needed the cash to help pay for my training for this upcoming competition. I plan on skydiving again when I\u2019m not training so much in the tunnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2way Dynamic Podium, Wind Games 2024
Photo by Ewan Cowie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Please list your skydiving\/tunnel achievements, claims to fame<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gold medals (5) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. UK nationals 2019 2way dynamic <\/li>
  2. 4way dynamic French nationals 2021<\/li>
  3. 4way Belgian open 2019<\/li>
  4. Dubai desert storm 2way dynamic 2021<\/li>
  5. Chinese nationals solo speed 2024<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Silver medals (8)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n