With the next women’s vertical world record scheduled for this November at Skydive Arizona in Eloy, ladies across the globe are starting to train the skills they’ll need to be a part of the largest female head-down formation in history. WVWR organizers Amy Chmelecki and Sara Curtis held the first of a series of training camps March 13-14 at Skydive Arizona.
Twenty ladies from the U.S. and as far away as Canada, France and Australia came to Eloy for the two-day camp.Over the course of the weekend, the group worked to build 22-way formations.
Camp participants had the opportunity to work on diving and floating exits, flying to their slots, maintaining proper head levels, docking and breaking off safely. On some of the jumps, the organizers told several of the participants that they were not allowed to dock. This technique proved very successful in helping those ladies focus on flying their slots without the pressure and distraction of trying to take grips.
The group completed 10 jumps over the warm, sunny weekend. From jump one to jump 10, the women showed tremendous progress. Some who were struggling to fly in their quadrants at the start of the camp were successfully flying their slots and taking grips by the end of the weekend.
WVWR organizers are planning several more camps in the U.S. and Europe throughout the year leading up to the November record attempts. The current record 63-way set at Skydive Arizona in November 2013 is sure to fall as women around the world hone their skills in preparation for the next record.
More information on upcoming camps and the record attempts is available on Facebook by searching “Women’s Vertical World Record.”
