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Archive for January, 2008

Interesting? Depressing? Thought provoking!

Posted by admin on January 31st, 2008

Just to let everyone know… Registrations are now officially closed, and we are really sorry, but as we predicted to those who were hanging on hoping to just turn up each day, that will not be possible because of security concerns from the Vietnamese Authorities.. But we’ll see you for a beer in the evening, [...]

Pensacola News Journal does a write up on Psycho Bob and our boogie.. A Nice read…

For someone who says he’s afraid of heights, Robert Collins loves to fly.
[Glad to know it's not just the ESC staff who are scared of heights! - SRN]
Just about every weekend, the 45-year-old Pensacola resident clambers aboard a small plane, [...]

Burton European open 2008 - Mens Slopestyle Final

Posted by admin on January 26th, 2008

Dear All,
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PARTICIPANTS.
Anyone still *thinking* about coming to our fantastic skydiving boogie in Vietnam from the 23rd Feb - 6th March 2008 please be aware that :
1. You must be fully registered with passport, travel and equipment info by the 30TH OF JANUARY, OR YOU WILL NOT HAVE CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE DZ. [...]

Skydiving used in new Pentagon weapons research…

Posted by admin on January 21st, 2008

Interesting article on Wired on an unusual, but perhaps logical use of skydiving..

The authors collected sweat, urine, blood, saliva, ECG, respiration, and self-report measures in 20 subjects (n=11 males and n=9 females) before, during, and immediately following their first-time tandem skydive, as well as before, during, and immediately following their running on a treadmill for [...]