Skydiving @ Skydive Utah

Skydiving has ALWAYS been on my bucket list, so when Duncan Stevens said he wanted to go after his graduation, Nick and I were automatically on board!

The only time we had was Memorial day so we reserved the earliest spot a month in advance. On the day of we called bright and early to make sure they were still jumping because there were scattered rain showers. We got the green light so we got ready and hit the road.

We showed up to Skydive Utah at 11:00am and the nerves weren't bad. We all made sure we went to the bathroom before we even went into register. Nick even brought an extra pair of underwear just in case....HAHA.

After the bathroom we had to watch this EPIC video for a little training before we got ready. In the video there was a man. Bill Booth, the creator of the tandem jump harness and system. He has an epic beard that was so long it was distracting me from listening to his VERY important words. After the video we signed our life away and went to get ready.

Nick chose not to wear the jumpsuit because he was wearing his worn out jeans, where as I was wearing the only pair I own, so I chose to put the jumpsuit on.

Duncan also chose to wear the jumpsuit and he also received a special pair of goggles to fit over his glasses.

A little nervous but so ready to go! As soon as our trainers were ready we got on that little plane and took off. To be honest I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. The staff joked around to keep the mood light and hilarious, that really kept my mind off what I was about to do.

Mike, My tandem partner brought a GoPro Camera along with us even though I didn't ask. He told me I didn't have to purchase the pictures but he liked taking them. I'm so glad he brought it along or I wouldn't have captured these beauties.

Must have reached 13,000 feet because people started jumping.. We started moving.. nervous smile

Too late to turn around!

White knuckles.. he had to pry my hands off my harness because I was supposed to move to the hands up flying stage.

Free falling @ 125 mile per hour!

The view was gorgeous, you could see the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island.

I got to fly the parachute. We did a lot of whirls and upside down twirls.

The one thing I was even a little worried about was landing because I had always heard, "Oh I broke my foot," or "I twisted an ankle" from people who had been skydiving before. We all had beautiful landings because we listened to our instructors. They were so awesome and had lots of experience.

Nick's Landing

Lauren's Landing

Duncan's Landing

Survival Pictures!

Anyone who plans on skydiving in this life... JUST DO IT!! It is so worth it and it is an experience you will never forget. I'm so glad that we chose to go with Skydive Utah because a good company can make or break your experience (no pun intended).