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Switzerland 2009

2009-08-16T17:46:00.012-04:00

I sit here now in a van heading for France for more BASE jumping after almost a week in Switzerland BASE jumping with Team ILL VISION. Three days of wet weather and slippery exit points was followed by bright blue skies and two jumps via helicopter from the Eiger Mushroom as the trip’s highlight.

I was fortunate enough to meet many incredible people and made close to 15 jumps total for the trip.

Switzerland’s Lauderbrunnen Valley is a place of dreams, not only for its remarkable access to the biggest mountains of Europe or it’s simple quite and beautiful laid back farming style, the food or the people but the opportunity to pursue whatever outdoor sport you wish.

The area is lush with forest and incredibly huge granite walls on both sides. Trains and cable cars allow sportsmen and families alike to reach trials and vista’s unimaginable by American standards. The beauty of the area is nothing short of breath taking in all directions and one could spend months in just this one area and never scratch the surface of what is truly offered.

The area is reminiscent of R.J. Tolkin’s “The Hobbit” and brings to mind the place he called “Rivendale.” Some of the farming family’s history is over 500 years old still tending to cows and grass pastures. Nomes, hobbits and elves? I get it now. You have to see this to believe it.

Traveling, another sense permanently embeding an area to memory is sound. The area is rich with the sounds of church bells ringing every 15 mins, the clanging of cow bells, helicopters echoing through the valley everyday, all day and the constant flow of waterfalls 360 degrees.

Water is never a problem. The weeping walls of the valley produce some of the cleanest and freshest water I have ever tasted. Public free flowing fountains can be found on many street corners flowing fast enough to fill a 2 liter bottle of water in a matter of seconds.

The outdoors is shared by everyone from hard core extremists to families, the old and young alike. Even at the most remote destinations all the comforts of home can be found complete with toys and parks just for keeping the kids entertained.

I am incredibly grateful at the opportunity to experience my sport and life in such a setting. Below are a few pics. I will have more up on my Gallery later. For now I must go. We are reaching our destination in France and should be at another incredible huge exit point soon, more to come.

Check out some more pics here of our BASE jumping.

Yes, I am still alive

2009-07-07T18:20:00.011-04:00

Where do I begin. Many of you have written wondering why I haven't made any posts.
It's been well over a month, I know.

I made a last minute, risk it all adventure. An old friend and jumping partner offered the opportunity I have been attempting to create for several years now.
The opportunity to help bring his team, Team ILL VISION, to the next step. Now none of us know what that is, but he knew that it was time to push it to the next level. So, I signed on as Team Development, documentation and marketing.
I had three weeks to move years of baggage and stuff, pack my car and shut the house down ready for a Hurricane. Took a week to drive out West stopping at several friends places along the way. I finally made it to Perris Valley, CA for some work with world renown aerial cinematographer, Craig O'Brien. Those event posts are below.

My girl, Shireen, flew into Huntington and we took a week driving up the coast, which was awesome. The highlight being the Hearst Castle and two nights and threes day in Big Sur. We hiked, walked and took in the sights. I will post those shortly. The coast is amazing.

I eventually reached my destination of Northern California on May 16th. Shireen helped me settle in to my new place and then it was straight to work. And let me tell you, it's been busy. The calender is booked solid with travel and events.
I plan on posting pictures here as I move through them. Really just wanted to give you a quick update and start posting.

Current Project, Team ILL VISION
Enjoy the pics below from our recent trip to Twin Falls, ID and the Perrine Bridge where the team jumped with others four days in a row during great weather.
That makes two blogs I am running and of course my Facebook page. If you are interested and want to keep up on the latest. Those three outlets are where to look and all three will have slightly different postings and pictures depending on the audience.
My life has taken an incredible and exciting turn. One thing I really notice is the view. Completely different, as you will see.
Thanks for all the support. Look forward to seeing many in Sebastian coming this winter.

The ride out to Idaho was amazing. As soon as we made it through Reno the desert opened up, the cell phone slowly died and for the first time, in a long time, I let myself disconnect from the matrix. It was wonderful. Ten hours of just open country and the elusive "No Service" Sings, on my phone, on the road. Perfect. I could feel my breathing change, my mood elevate and the conversation took a different tone. It was by far one of the best mobile offices I've ever had.

All these were taken from the truck. Sometimes and open window, sometimes closed and then sometimes through the front window filtered with bugs and road stuff. To see some BASE jumping Pics go to Team ILL VISION.

Perris 100 Way Camp COMPLETION

2009-05-10T22:23:00.008-04:00

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The end is here. The camp is over. LAST jump and my group did it! They completed. The other group had to do a go around, lost floaters and had to land.

What a great weekend. Never before have I seen a camp this big where people generated so much big way experience. The learning curve was HIGH to say the least. Many of these peoples limits were pushed beyond their own expectations.

Any of you looking to take your RW to the next level should check out Perris Valley Skydiving

It's the end of the day, pictures n people are going crazy and I gotta pack up and get to the next adventure.

I will be on the road and not sure when I will post next. Stay tuned. It's going to be an interesting summer.

Make sure you check out the pics and leave a comment!

Aerial Pink Play House Breast Cancer Fundrasier, Perris Valley Skydiving

2009-05-10T11:42:00.004-04:00

Gonna make this quick. It's early, I was up late, I'm late and on a 10 min. call. The party was great.
The organizers really did a bang up job on this party. The planning was top notch and it showed. From carny games to sumo wrestling to a spread of food it was all there. A great fundraiser for a great cause created by a an awesome group of people.

Here are the pics. I'm on a 5 minute call. Enjoy!

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Saturday at Perris Valley Big Way Camps with P3

2009-05-09T23:50:00.004-04:00

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Gonna make this quick. Great party going on.

Another awesome day of jumping. Flew in the left trail and left, left trail all day. Great group of people in both planes.

No completions yet but it's so close many of us thought it was a done deal until we looked at the pics.

Five jumps, full altitude, took all day. That's it. Gonna party with the gang. Think I'm a carny for a booth tonight.

Enjoy the pics

Friday 100-Way Camp

2009-05-09T00:13:00.006-04:00

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Made five loads today. Didn't get a completion but everyone had a lot of fun. There are a lot of new people here really pushing their comfort zones and limits. I don't think I have ever seen an event where you really get the chance to learn. Everyone did the same dive all day and for some of the dives it really paid off and a completion here or there was missed only by a few.

And, no one gets upset. Learning is a process. Tomorrow I am sure the group will be mixed up and even more progress will be made.

Today, we all stayed with the same group and the same airplane. I was blessed with the right trail trail, the newly painted Shark, out of five airplanes I am in the last one on the right. And, I was with the funnest airplane for sure. Many of the jumpers were members of TEAM Awesome! and they don't get that name as a group for nothing. Smiles on every load, chants and good vibes.

From our airplane we could see the entire plane formation all the way to altitude. Just a blast. Our communication with each other made for some smooth climb outs and exits.

Our camera team even grouped up after opening for some formation flying and landings on every load. Challenging all the way till our feet hit the ground.

Tomorrow is going to go big. The organizers have something up their sleeves and the girls are throwing down BIG for a fund raising party for Jump For the Cause, breast cancer.

The "Aerial Pink Playhouse" will boast a boxing ring, sumo wrestling, a bouncy house as well as a climbing wall and carnival games! There will also be a DJ, magician, face painting and belly dancing, I an told. Supposedly the boxing ring will feature boxing rounds with the organizers - Dan BC, BJ Worth, Larry Henderson, Doug Forth..........

A "Pleasure Station" will feature "MonaTinis" a martini made with Mona Vie, jello shots and free beer. They even plan to hold a "boobalicious" bake sale.

So stay tuned for more action from the P3 100 Camps here at Perris Valley Skydiving.

Perris Valley 100 Way Camp Blasts off

2009-05-07T21:27:00.006-04:00

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This Thursday afternoon the P3 group from Perris Valley Skydiving brings together all the instruction from last weekends big ways to this weekends 100-way camp.

The P3 organizing team consists of Dan BC, Kate Cooper-Jensen, Tony Domenico and Larry Henderson. The Participants consist of new up-and-coming big way enthusiasts, as well as many veteran large formation skydivers.

Today we made four loads for two groups of 110 people. That's five planes back to back alllllllll day long. The first two loads went to 13,500 for basic base building and whacker site orientation. The last two loads went to full camp altitude of 16,500 ft requiring O2. Both loads got closer and closer to completion as organizers cleaned up slots and traffic.

Overall a great day of jumping. We have a nine person camera team, four on each load and one on the ground downloading. The plan is to keep our group and switch planes so even we as the camera crew get to hone our skills on every jump. And let me tell you, this is way fun. Floating on big formations is a wild ride and using O2 requires ones attention. Once all the floaters are outside the airplane the pilots must keep their positions relative to the lead plane and that can be a bumpy fun ride. Time is crucial to position oneself perfectly with the base making sure for excellent and professional debrief video. The pressure is nothing but pure overdoses of satisfaction.

The organizers definitely have their hands full and at the same time progress is the proof after every jump.

Overall a very successful day of jumping for all involved here at Perris Valley. Enjoy the pics and please leave a comment if you like what you see.

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Sunday at Perris Valley Big Way Camps by P3

2009-05-03T19:16:00.007-04:00

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The Shark is back up and running with a brand new paint job. Yaowza. Does it shine! Even got a pic of me under canopy. Great day.

Today concludes four full days of skydiving hard here in Perris Valley. Participants put all they learned to the test doing 55 ways from three planes at 18000 msl. Three planes taking off at once back to back all day. Even at that altitude the day couldn't have been more comfortable.

As you reach 20,000 feet the color changes, swear! It gets so clear and crisp. Just wonderful.

A total of 168 jumpers from 26 countries, with USA being the minority, made over 3100 jumps on 160 loads during the four day camp.

The bigger it gets the funner it gets. I love working as part of a team. Many loads had up to three cameramen and there is a plan to follow with each responsible for a certain shot the organizers are looking for. We all took the opportunity to trade plane slots from lead and both trail each providing a different challenge.

As the weekend ends it's obvious the P3 organizers have taken big way formation RW skydiving to the next level . If you are an RW jumper or just want the opportunity to do more, then I highly recommend you check out their events page and get yourself out here.

Thanks to all for the smiles, high fives and great skydives. See you next week for 100-ways.

From what I hear they have two 110 ways for the four day camp. That's 5 planes at once running back to back loads for the entire time. Yahoo! Check back for more posts and pics.

Off to the Bombshelter for a cold one Enjoy.

Saturday at Perris Valley Big Way Camps with P3

2009-05-02T21:05:00.005-04:00

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Another great day. The weather here was made for skydiving. Perris Valley Skydiving ROCKS!

Today the P3 organizers took participants to the next level. A full day of 30-ways out of three airplanes making sure all jumpers tested and honed their big way skills. The three plane, two pass loads provided a timely and comfortable pace for everyone.

And again, by days end the formations began to complete and ended with a DZ full of happy jumpers.

I am loving the formations loads. It's not often one gets to do these and especially this many in one weekend. Multiple cameramen on one loads really gets the team work going and raises the challenge for all.

Tomorrow we are going even bigger and will be using O2 at over 17,000 ft. Can't wait. Yahoo! Stay tuned, more to come.

Tonight is the big banquet, so I will make this one short. Enjoy the pics.

Big Way RW Camps

2009-05-01T14:02:00.009-04:00

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Day two of the camp starts on time at 8am sharp. Organizers took what they learned from participants the day before and reorganized groups. Formation loads started taking some of the groups straight to the next level.

Aerodyne made it. Yep, Cookie and Les are here. Gotta love those guys. Always a ton of demos. I traded in my quicky canopy for a bigger PILOT. Brand new, been jumping it all day, soft openings, soft landings, even in the dirt clods of the dersert. Definitely an asset at any event. Check out their events page and find out where they will be or contact them to see if they can come to your event.

From the start it was obvious participants were having a great time, learning a lot and pushing their boundaries. I was lucky enough to be filming Larry Henderson's group. Every jump new slots were assigned testing and teaching new skills. Our plane load kept getting better and better and our full 20 way began completing it's dives by the middle of the day. We made six jumps, as did the other groups. I am talking about non stop turn arounds for ALL the planes.

There are a lot of people here and I've noticed a lot of smiles and high fives. This is the place to be if you are interested in taking your RW skills to the next level of big ways and the P3 group are the organizers to make it happen. Jumpers with under 500 jumps are getting the chance to get serious coaching from some of the best in the world. I've met old friends and am making new ones and many are coming in from other disciplines, including free fly, wingsuit and even a BASE jumper or two.

Blue skies and light winds created some landing direction problems in the morning and by mid afternoon the winds picked up with some overcast. Only two jumps through about 1000 feet of ice. Being from Florida, I notice those things.

Great day. Tommorow the loads should get bigger and even more challenging. Stay tuned.

Perris Valley Big Way Camps with P3

2009-04-30T13:02:00.019-04:00

The Harry is back.

Just landed in Perris Valley California after a five day drive from Florida making California my home for the summer. More to tell in an upcoming post.

This weekend I have the honor of working with some of the best Skydiving Cinematographers organized by Craig O'Brien and RW organizers at Perris Valley Skydiving. This Thursday morning kicks off a four day jumping intensive weekend with "Perris Performance Plus" P3 Big Way Camp aimed at all experience levels.

The 8am call started the day with a complete meet and greet before breaking into smaller 20-way groups. There is nothing but smiles and good weather to kick off the event. Everyone knows if they do well this weekend they can move on to 100-ways this coming weekend May 7-10th. And of course many are striving to the get a slot on the coveted "World Team."

Check back often for pics and updates as the weekend progresses. To see the full gallery of pictures check out my GALLERY, which is updated daily. You can also tag yourself on my facebook profile.

The P3 team of Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Kate Cooper-Jensen, Tony Domenico, Larry Henderson, Doug Forth and Tom Jenkins will lead jumpers through a four-day camp structured to enhance and improve big way skills. Jumpers will learn and apply techniques of diving, floating and base work in this 4-day 18-jump camp.

Many jumpers are repeat attendees and almost a 1/4 of the jumpers have under 500 jumps. This camp is designed to give everyone the needed info and skills training for 100-way and bigger formations. The proven model the P3 organizers use allows smaller formations, 20 - 40 ways, to duplicate all the jobs, visuals, and responsibilities of a 100+ way form.

The leaders include Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Manager of Skydive Perris, founder of Airspeed, multiple gold medal winner in four and eight way at the World level and organizer of the GO FAST 300-way World Record. Joining Dan are Kate Cooper-Jensen and Tony Domenico, both of whom have been involved with most World Record large formation skydives. This includes organizing the last three Jump for the Cause Women's World Records, including the upcoming JFTC 2009, and the current 400-way World Record WT '06. Larry Henderson, a WT '02, 04 and '06 captain, TSR captain, and a familiar face from ESA boogies and many other events worldwide, joins the team once again. Also returning are World Team member, veteran competitor, and formation skydiving coach Doug Forth, and Tom Jenkins, World Team member, TSR and large formation organizer.

For more info on how to get the best big way coaching, check out Perris Valley Skydiving web page for upcoming events.

3.5.09 Shuttle CReW Video at Skydive Sebastian

2009-03-31T20:16:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone! Thank you very much for your patience.
Here it is, the shuttle video you've been asking for.
Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post if you would. This was a great jump and did we luck out. Great weather and a delayed shuttle launch that finally took off on schedule after many scrubs.
Coupled with an awesome line up of pilots the formation built quickly and the view was incredible.

Thanks to everyone for making this happen

Enjoy!

Check out the Shuttle Pics

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March Madness Casino Night

2009-03-29T20:32:00.009-04:00

Another great party at Skydive Sebastian, Florida.
Weather kept most out of the skies for the better part of the weekend, but everyone stayed for this yearly Casino themed event.
Lyle Presse from SkydiveTshirts.com hosted an organized RW weekend with Carolina Flock jumpers. Many only jumped Friday during the event and wisdom and experience kept them on the ground Saturday as winds gusted over 30MPH.
Some pics are below.
Still, Lyle kept the group busy with trips to the local watering holes and boat rides to the islands.
The prizes during the party were top notch totaling over $5000! Including a FREE Javelin Rig and blocks of tickets.
Great to see old friends and meet some new ones.
Our last big boogie for the season. Looking forward to a Rockn' summer.
Check out the slide show below.
If you wanna nab yourself a pic, check out Harry's Gallery for all the pics during the party.
If you are looking for Skydiving Pics, visit my Facebook Pic Album.

HP

Shuttle Jump At Sebastian

2009-03-15T22:16:00.009-04:00

Last minute rush to pack, attach a flash, climb in the plane and WOW. Sunset couldn't have been more celebrated then with close friends on a skydive together watching the last night launch of the space shuttle.
This launch has been delayed several times and the one time we get in the plane, it's a go.
Barely enough time to make altitude we jumped three minutes prior to liftoff giving enough time for the formation to build and set up for the show.
Sorry for the rush, but I have to catch a plane to the West Coast, be back in a week.
Enjoy the pics!

Flexvision Dirty Dozen

2009-03-01T12:28:00.008-05:00

Hey Gang! Thanks for a great day of jumping.
Lyle Presse is now shaking up the organizing with a more lax approach and allowing more jumpers to attend. This weekend saw some pretty cool 12-way turning multiple points to incredible Florida winter weather.
I really enjoyed filming a larger group then eight and am looking forward to larger groups in the near future. Do hope you all enjoyed yourselves, I sure did. Thanks
Just FYI, Lyle and Kyle will be launching a whole new site with a scheduled release on March 15th. Check out www.SkydiveShirts.com often as the changes are coming and so are some of the newest coolest designs and printing available from someone you know!
Check out the slide show.
More pics on Facebook

Harry Sighting Working

2009-02-26T08:44:00.001-05:00

Yes, it's true. A co-worker, Mikey, took this snapshot of me actually working on a very big job site. Another coworker fell ill so I was called out from behind the computer to help pull a few 1000 feet of fiber and set up installation for security and surveillance on a nearby city infrastructure project.
Digging ditches was fun. The weather was excellent and I even managed to get some sun.
Next week I will begin the fiber connection process hooking up over 20 cameras and perimeter beams that will virtually lock down this installation against unwanted threats.
It's all high tech and the new fiber that is being installed and used everywhere can handle TONS of data leaving the actual network the weakest link in relation to speed. The system can be monitored from anywhere using a computer hooked to the Internet. Some cool James Bond Stuff.
To check out some of the stuff we utilize at my Unkle Jon's, world famous canopy relative worker, go to Diamond Quest and look over the videos.
Hope you are enjoying the weather!

Jackson Hole 2009

2009-02-10T17:02:00.017-05:00

Wow. The mountain is BIG. And STEEP.
Just getting back from a trip to Jackson Hole with the Philly Crew. They've been doing a yearly ski trip for over 20 years now and this is my second trip with them. Great bunch of people and a challenge to keep up with on the mountain. They've been all over and are in the process of checking off a list of resorts they all want to ski over the years.
We stayed in a sweet condo that was for sale for 1.8 million dollars. Fire place, big kitchen, big rooms, the works, three stories.
This year didn't see the BIG POW everyone was looking for, but we did get some nice blue bird days and even close to six inches in the middle of the trip to soften things up.
The mountain is HUGE and the new tram holds a 100 people and gains 4,000 ft+ of altitude in just a few minutes.
We got the chance to cover most of the mountain except for the incredibly steep and notorious lines Jackson Hole is known for and saved those for the Mangy Moose video Screen Après-ski.
Four full days of skiing with one of those a full day of X-Country Skiing. Can I tell you how much I am from Florida now? I love the cold and snow, don't get me wrong, but my legs have since divorced and left me in the cold. OW.
Hot tip, don't ever follow the skiers no matter how "good" they tell you the snow is. Bumpity Bumpity bump ruined me the very first day. But the groomers and some of the trees were heavenly. Nothing the community condo hot tub and a micro brew couldn't take care of though.
Thanks guys, looking forward to next year!

Full Gallery, check it out HERE.
Slide show HERE.
The show can also be found on facebook HERE.

Santa Barbara, California

2009-02-02T13:42:00.009-05:00

Never a dull day. After the State Records were a wash out due to weather, the weather cleared and opened up to beautiful blue skies for all our travels home. I took advantage of the break and made my way up the coast to take advantage of a workshop David Jay was hosting at his house.
Get this, I show up and it is Tom Sanders old place. What a trip.
On the way I got to hang with some old friends, even one from Florida. With a day off we took a drive around Santa Barbra to check out some of the biggest and most desirable homes in the US and of course whatever we happened to come across.
When we saw people flying off the hill the skydiver in us found what we were looking for. We hooked up with couple of cool instructors from Fly Above All and Eagle Paragliding and had a chance to get a closer look at this very cool sport.
Joe Webber is an old BASE jumping friend and a premier dentist in Santa Barbra. I just happen to catch up with him while he was about to do a lobotomy on another friend David Major.
I love California and all the friends I have there. Good time, and as usual, too short.

Cali State Records Day 5

2009-01-27T14:18:00.007-05:00

Been a long week watching the clouds ready for the 10 minute call. As skydivers do they keep themselves busy with all kinds of stuff including poker and stupid human tricks. One jumper even broke his ankle on a fun jump.

Still we all kept to the plan and on the last day we made three rides to altitude, 19,000+ MSL. At least the cold front had moved through and it was very cold at atlitude. Two of those rides to altitude ended with all the planes landing due to could cover. On the last attempt we got the blue sky we were looking for and made the jump.

All was well, the base was perfect, on heading and the jump began to build. All it took was someone to go a little low, slide under the base and then it went from a building skydive to tons of humans in the sky.

Everyone was relieved to get a jump in after being grounded all week. The group could have pulled this off if they had the chance. Organizers spent a lot of time designing the dives and on that very first jump video showed the planning paid off and all was set to go well.

Great to ride in the plane with you all. Best wishes for a great year!

HP

Cali State Records Day 2

2009-01-22T23:13:00.008-05:00

Again waking to mayonnaise layered skies, the mood is still upbeat and the mission is focused. Regardless of the weather everyone makes ready for the inevitable get-it-on short call.

Circle up at 8am ready to skydive begins the day.

I can’t help but feel a sense of purpose that brings back so many memories. Over the years in Sebastian, or Margaritaville, everything is so laid back. Here in Perris, one of the nerve centers of skydiving’s evolvement, the mission and objectives are clear and the purpose is very focused.

In short, this is SERIOUS fun. It’s why the learning curve is so high, it’s why they can organize two separate 100 ways during a single weekend for a “get ready” camp. It’s why the dives work.

The energy is different and I find myself anxious and I realize it’s because the environment has become almost foreign and how much I miss it. Everyone operates from the perspective of “team." It’s a great energy to be around. And it's obviously one of the reasons everyone here is at top of their game. All the photographers are constantly pushing and helping each other. The growth and professionalism is apparent.

As a cameraman I love the pressure of having to push myself, knowing they are expecting perfect video for the debrief and accepting nothing but the best.

We've managed to squeak out three loads. All but the one from 8K was two passes each with two planes, ½ a plane load in each plan e.

The weather outlook is less then ideal. This record is coming down to the wire and the pressure is mounting. At this rate, there won’t be much warm up and everyone will have to perform and complete the record in a few dives. This is sure to be exciting.

Below is a picture of what the completed formation looks like. We will be going for the record in the morning with an 8:30am take off.

Enjoy the pics.

Cali State Records Day 1

2009-01-21T14:34:00.011-05:00

Day 1 at the California State Record 162-way Attempts.
Rain and overcast conditions. Now awaiting arrival and hopefully quick departure of a thick fast moving front. Dirt dives are now in progress for the sectors with a full dress full formation dirt dive coming up.

No jumps today but a LOT of dirt diving and pre-flights. No one will have an excuse for not knowing where they are, that's for sure. Call for the day 3:30pm.

I am on team of seven photographers for one skydive. We will each have our own group to film with one lucky guy getting the ability to fly where, when and how he wants as long as he calls his flight plan to the rest of the team before the jump.

The photographers here are top notch and I am quite excited and nervous to be here. I will have my own sector and plane to film. This is where it is at for RW right now. We are talking the biggest and best known organizers in skydiving now under the Performance Plus3 banner here at Perris Valley Skydiving.

Check out some of the pics from these guys to get an understanding of the level of expertise and experience of the team.

Craig OB
Will Boeykens
George Katsoulis
Niklas Daniel
Karen Lewis
Terry Weatherford

Perris Valley California State Records

2009-01-19T12:47:00.004-05:00

Time for another road trip. Leaving in the morning to work and shoot with the infamous Craig OB at Perris Valley Skydiving.
And then it is off to a photography class in Santa Barbara with David Jay.
I will be gone till the 1st of Feb.
BUT
With this new blog I will be able to keep up while on the road. Check back for pictures and events as they happen. The trip is sure to turn up some good stories and pics. Cali always has a way of bringing out the adventure.
You can also now leave comments and feedback with ease.
And as always, keep in touch!
HP

Christmas Party!

2008-12-15T18:36:00.004-05:00

Although I didn't hold my own Christmas Party this year, I did get a few invitations and this one turned out to be a real luxury. Our group did it's best to find the clothes to even get in and once inside everyone was treated to the best in food and wine for a celebration of the Holidays.

A few selects below.
Check out the SLIDE SHOW!

My Candy Cane Girls

2008-12-07T18:34:00.003-05:00

Merry Christmas. Every holiday deserves a photo shoot and these girls did it right with a skydive tribute to Christmas! And, let's not forget our infamous "Dee" and her 100th jump! What a riot. A near miss turns into a milestone.

Check out the CANDY CANE SLIDE SHOW

Flock South WingSuit Boogie

2009-01-18T21:34:00.003-05:00

Jeff Nebelkopf organized about 14 jumpers this weekend here at Skydive Sebastian. Friday we got winded out as a front moved through and Saturday brought some of the Artic Blast the rest of the country was feeling. Most of us had to button our Hawaiin shirts all the way up. I came down with the heeby geebies and made one jump on Saturday, but still managed to get the TIKI Bar open for the gang to watch a video of the days jumps edited together by "Range."
Sorry, no pics from me.