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Ill be in grand rapids the week of sept 12th thru the 16th. I wanna jump!!

Hit me up here: PM via BLiNC

I don't check this site much...


We stay pretty active around GR; plenty of easy, low key jumps...

Michigan jumpers= Descendants Lithuanian pirates that had belly buttons on their backs and old prostitutes. It's disgusting. Avoid.

Not even going to dignify that with a reply, just going to direct you to the definitive Ohio locals thread: People from Ohio...

looking for someone to teach me /take me base jumping.

No problem, when would you like to start?

october. should we exchange contact info, email or cell? ?

no

Okay, that was just mean. Funny as hell, but mean.

hmmm. im a nubee, i should have known better.

You'll be alright. Study up, and don't make BASE an end goal, but part of the whole journey. If it's an end goal you'll be disappointed because it's not really that awesome. It's more like a drug addiction. If you think you really want to fly like a bird I'm sure you already know you have to start by riding in one.

You sound like you may be a minor (just guessing), if that were the case I would use you as ground crew for sure. You can talk to the cops and only get a ride home. I'd even provide the radios and snacks.

the goal is to get a wingsuit and glide through the mountains and valleys. i figured i would start with a few sky dives then BASE then wingsuit.

Hey bud, have you tried finding a mentor through your local DZ? its really hard to find someone on the internet to mentor you for a few reasons. First they don't know you and aren't able to form an opinion about your attitude, skill level, risk tolerance, intelligence, and most importantly how willing you will be to give to the sport before you get anything in return. I tried a few times to find a mentor through this site but failed. Scope out the guys or girls at the DZ and ask around. I found my mentor by being a persistent annoying skydiver just interested in BASE and asking a ton of questions. He hated me at first, pretty sure he still does :) but now he is teaching me everything he knows and i trust my life to him and vice versa. You have to understand the gravity of what it means to be a mentor and what they need to shoulder in order to be one. I am of course referring to a experienced and dedicated mentor not someone who is just going to hold your pilot chute and let you buy beer for them.

Ask around your DZ, i know its not easy but its the best way. How many skydives do you have now?

wow, thank you very much, i appreciate it. i did totally undermine the seriousness of getting into this sport. i will take time and study and look for a good mentor. thank you again.

P.S. i havent skydived yet...(sheepish grin) i found a place (DZ) that does skydiving not to far from where i live, i will start there.

Might be moving to the area, is there any objects to jump?