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Launched on a rocket, man attempts the ultimate skydive

Bharat — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:05:05 +0000

Skydiving is fun guaranteed, but taking a leaf from lunacy to launch yourself 25,000 feet in the air on a rocket, and then jump off it, sounds outrageous indeed. Mr. Bob Maddox a skydiver with useful rocket experience, and with a mind for...

Skydiver plummets 6,000 feet and lives

Michael Rundle — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Sports, Video, Mantastic Here’s a skydiving tip: If you’re plummeting towards the ground and the sign to pull your parachute cord doesn’t come, just pull the damn thing anyway. That’s a lesson 31-year-old James...

97 year old skydiving – The show must go on!

Piyush — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:40:16 +0000

About: Wednesday, that’s tomorrow, an old man named George Moyse is about to celebrate his 98th birthday, but you would be amazed that just days before his birthday he jumped 10,000 feet from an aircraft, in his first ever skydive....

Skydiving: New Honda Accord advertising stance

Arpita Mukherjee — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:50:49 +0000

With the product market packed with goods that look more or less similar in the eyes of the uninitiated, to standout in the crowd advertising is the only recourse. Hackneyed adverts are hardly an eye catcher nowadays. What is required is a splash...

Vampire 2 Wingsuit - Fly faster and hang out in the clouds longer

Naveen — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:17:03 +0000

Skydiving and Base-jumping is not a sport for the faint-hearted. I’m not sure what you call this form of base jumping, but it’s about as extreme as it gets. The Vampire 2 wingsuit from Phoenix-Fly is specially designed jumpsuit for use...

Diploma in commercial skydiving

Kanchan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:49:05 +0000

You could learn to fly freely like a bird with this diploma in commercial skydiving! The boom in Adventure tourism has given impetus to commercial skydiving. If you are an adventure thrill seeker then why don’t you avail the opportunity of...

Interlaken to hold Nissan Outdoor Games

Kanchan — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:53:24 +0000

Nissan Outdoor Games by Columbia are to take place in Switzerland this year. Interlaken is frequently visited by adventure-seeking backpackers throughout the year. Companies provide guided services in Skydiving, Canyoning, Hanggliding,...

Skydiving in Casino Land

Kanchan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:36 +0000

The destination is the city that never sleeps: Las Vegas. Extreme sports menu here includes tandem jumps and accelerated free fall (AFF). Skydiving Las Vegas gives you one of the most unique perspectives of the desert and surrounding...

Emma Beyer: Model turned Skydiving champion

Kanchan — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:21:06 +0000

She is undoubtedly the most glamorous of skydivers. The 33-year-old from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire started sky diving only six years ago. Above in the team photo she stands second from the left. In competition the camera man shoots them...

Gujarat hoping to be Adventure sports destination

Kanchan — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:54:34 +0000

Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG) wants to make Gujarat adventure sports more available for all. To promote the same it is hoping to develop skydiving, paragliding and bungee-jumping in the state. M M Pathan, secretary, Sports Authority...