Sunday, August 10, 2008

We Fly High: SKYDIVING DELUXE EXTREMENESS

When I was down in SD a few weeks ago, Alvin (Willy's/WildBoyz) asked if I was going to Vegas. After confirming that I was he then proceeded to ask if I wanted to try something different, something outside of the gambling and clubbing and drinking.

Skydiving: something that I've wanted to do since high school; something I've felt was way safer than bungee jumping. Well with the way my summer's been going so far, I couldn't turn it down.

CLICK HERE for a direct link to the video. Or check the bottom of the post.

My last meal (but I didn't get to eat cuz the waitress was LAGGING!).
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Drove over to the Flamingo to pick up Toe-Knee and Alvin.
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Met up with Ron aka DJ Bluballz at the Tropicana to wait for the shuttle.
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Vegas Extreme Skydiving!
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Filling out waiver forms and contact information (in the event of... you know).
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And also watching an informational video by this old dude.
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The drop spot was about 20 miles away from the strip near the Gold Coast Casino, here at Jean Airport.
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Suiting up. For some reason, everyone else got to use the nice, newer-looking gray/colored jumpsuits. Whereas, we had some pretty fruity ones.
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The Mighty Morphing Power Rangers. IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!
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Alvin looks like a grape hahaha.
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Warning label on the back.
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WildBoyz.
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Bloggerz.
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TK and I practicing the jump.
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To be honest, it never really hit us that we were about to jump out of a plane at 15,000 feet, free falling at 120 mph, for about 3 minutes.
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It only hit us when we were called out to the plane.
(Video at the bottom of the post.)

"Mom, it's Toe-Knee. Guess what I just did." -TK
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As we waited for the other groups to jump, we relaxed for a while. Ron grabbed a nap outside.
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TK & Alvin.
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Free tee!
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TK and his tandem trainer.
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Me and mine, André. Thanks again André!
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What a rush! The most exhilarating experience of my life fo sho!! I highly recommend trying this at least once in your life.

The summer continues.

Favorite parts of the jump: looking down at the Earth right before you jump; spinning in circles (2:55 mark); the sense of weightlessness and floating; the view. Good call on skydiving Alvin.


UPDATE
TK's Video


Ron's Video

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