Skydive

intr.v. sky·dived, sky·div·ing, sky·dives; the sport of jumping from an airplane and executing free-fall maneuvers before opening the parachute, often at the last possible moment.

	Doesn't Webster's definition of skydiving sound like a lot of fun? I think so. I got started skydiving in May of 1997, just a few days after graduating from college. I thought that it would be a great way to "jump" into a new life. After my first jump, a tandem, I was hooked. The beauty of the surroundings, the freedom of movement, and the comadare of my fellow jumpers is what keeps me on jumping.
	Then in September 2000 I competed in the USA Skysurfing Nationals at Perris, California. To my astonishment I won the Gold medal with Bill Beaver flying camera for our team, A2B (Alex to Bill.) But one of the nicest things of the event was that there was no more than 3 teams in each group, which meant everyone went home a winner, especially since it was the first competition for ALL of us.

Then in May 2001 I traveled to Zermatt Switzerland to do "The Yodeler over the Matterhorn" project. The idea behind the project was of a mystical yodeler who loved chocolate and would go anywhere to find it. If you can remember the shape of a piece of Toblerone chocolate, you will also see that the Matterhorn inspired them also :) Over two days six jumps were made from 5,000 meters over the mountain in beautiful crisp alpine weather. Many skydiving magazines published the photos and article about the event, making it a great success!