i100: April 2018

Cover Photo | by 66 talented people

THANK YOU:

Raymond Adams	Kenneth Gajda	Ben Nelson
Laszlo Andacs	Marco Glaviano	Javier ‘Buzz’ Ortiz
Adam Andrews	Laura Golly	Dave Padyjasek
Karlee Ayers	Dave Gransden	Randi Paquette
Luciano Bacque	Mark Harris	Jeff Provenzano
Pierre Badenhorst	James Hatch	Dano Robertson
Marty Barman	Phil High/EAA	Mariano Rosales
Curt Bartholomew	Barry Holubeck	Daniel Schiermeyer
Marius Beck Dahle	Matt Hoover	Bill Schmitz
Trond Bolstad	Andrzej Jesmanowicsz	April Schuldt
Brian Buckland	Becky Johns	Samantha Schwann
Bruno Brokken	Scott Jontes	Elina Sirparanta
Gustavo Cabana	Robin Kellam	Maksim Slobodian
Scott Callantine	Norman Kent	Deane “Smudge” Smith
Justin Carmody	Guru Khalsa	Randy Swallows
Jeff Chan	Mark “Trunk” Kirschenbaum	Brad Vancina
David Cherry	Derrick Krakau	Pat Walker
Dom Daher	Rolf Kuratle	Aidan Walters
Niklas Daniel	Wolfgang Lienbacher	Chad Wilcox
Jeff Donohue	James “Macca” Macdonald	Kelly Winegar
Sindre Espejord	Chris “Douggs” McDougall	Avalon Wolf
Jens Esselstrom	Wayne McLachlan	John Zagoda

Featured Photo | by Ismael Iribar

Taylor Thelander, the white bunny, and Robert Vasquez, the pink bunny, exit a Skyvan at the Falling Gators 20th annual Boogie at Skydive Palatka. Photo by Ismael Iribar • instagram.com/ismael.iribar

The FlyBy

• Take It DZ | Nadene Beyerbach, Adventure Creative
• Compass & Crow Corner
• Who Should BASE Jump? By Jimmy Pouchert

Happy New Year from the Wuhan Clan! | by Zach Lewis

According to Time magazine and multiple other sources, this was to be by far the largest TV event in the world. This made the Super Bowl, with its 120 million viewers, look like the local news broadcast.

Photo Essay: Spring Fling | by Denis Zhuravkov and Michael “Chico” Tomaselli

Centerfold | by 57 of the world’s most talented photographers

THANK YOU:

Michael Anderson	Greg Gasson	Kazuyuki Oyama
Jason Arsenault	Andreas Gubser	Will Penny
Luciano Bacque	Tim Hajewski	Jason Peters
Pierre Badenhorst	Mason Holden	Andrew Revesz
Noah Bahnson	Barry Holubeck	Dano Robertson
Marty Barman	Danny Jacobs	Tyler Roemer
Alex Bittner	George Katsoulis	Luke Rogers
Willy Boeykens	Norman Kent	David Royer
Bruno Brokken	Guru Khalsa	Bill Schmitz
Jessica Brownlow	Mark “Trunk” Kirschenbaum	April Schuldt
Brian Buckland	SSG Mike Koch	Maksim Slobodian
Scotty Burns	Derrick Krakau	Randy Swallows
Gustavo Cabana	Rolf Kuratle	René Terstegen
Scott Callantine	Max Lesziak	Brad Vancina
Justin Carmody	Taylor Maag	Lance Wesley
Jeff Chan	Juan Mayer	Chad Wilcox
SFC Jon Ewald	Marie Nel	Royce Wilson
Samantha Farmer	Eskil J. Nielsen-Ferreira	John Zagoda
Kenneth Gajda	Josef Nindl	Denis Zhuravkov

Surviving to Look Back: Female Progression in BASE | by Katie Hansen

In BASE jumping, women are put at great risk by men who want to impress them.

The Nylon Ninjas: Allison Reay | By Hollie-Blue Allum, Performance Designs

And probably my favorite type of freefall is AFF. It’s fun, it’s rewarding, it’s exciting and a little scary. Teaching and bringing people into the sport is the most rewarding to me.

The Nylon Ninjas: Allison Reay

Know Your Past * A Review of “BASE 66: A story of fear, fun and freefall” by Jevto Dedijer | by Mara Schmid

“BASE 66” is an indispensable read to anyone who wants to understand BASE culture and history. That said, I would strongly not recommend this book to anyone as their introduction to BASE or
airsports.

Stop Selling, Start Connecting | James La Barrie +Dropzone Marketing+}

Our landscape is filled with selling and shouting into the digital sphere, “WE SELL SKYDIVING! WE SELL SKYDIVING! WE SELL SKYDIVING!” The voice of so many DZs in our industry is about selling at the lowest possible price as opposed to offering a service that inspires and enriches lives. We’ve lost our brand story. What is our identity and why are we really doing this? Right now, it’s a straight-up hustle: jam them in and jam them out. Huck meat, throw drogues, complain, repeat.

#MeToo | The Fuckin’ Pilot

All right. Some of you are already pissed off at me just for the title, so do me a favor and bear with me for just a few.

“My Golden Sunshine” | Melanie Curtis

On one piece of land on this earth people get naked in saunas in coed groups without a second thought; on another piece of land on this earth, suggest that same thing and you’ve got red faces and no-f*cking-way all the way around. Without intentionally checking those more widely dictated societal boundaries in our own minds, we will always end up living our lives inside them.

Pick your poison! | SkyGod

1) Next time remember your fucking EPs—if you can’t get out of them, cut away line twists BEFORE you pull reserve. You’re welcome, jackass.
2) Minions, we’ve never gone over SkyGod’s favorite boozes. So, here are notes for when you hacks realize you owe him a bottle!

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