cocheese 0 #1 January 26, 2011 Who is the oldest boldest skydiver at your drop zone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #2 January 26, 2011 sigh, it's not me, but I'm probably in the top 5 DS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 January 26, 2011 QuoteWho is the oldest boldest skydiver at your drop zone? Could you define the parameters?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #5 January 26, 2011 Jim Hickey, hands down. Eike Hohenadl. Then me, most likely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
humbled1 0 #6 January 26, 2011 Quote Jim Hickey, hands down. Eike Hohenadl. Then me, most likely. THAT IS WHY I LIKE U SOO MUCH!! hahha you gonna be around 'snore tomorrow?? if so you got a w/s I could borrow? I realize it is just to inflate your ego but humor me plz!! "Tell ya the truth, I don't think this is a brains kind of operation." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #7 January 26, 2011 here all day, bro. Jumping with the South African contingent. Let's get some nylon on! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #8 January 26, 2011 Quote sigh, it's not me, but I'm probably in the top 5 same here.. i think.“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #9 January 26, 2011 Knowing Bill Cole and having jumped with him, he is by far the #1 boldest skydiver I know, even if he doesn't jump anymore. Others around him are weak in comparison and second place is a long way behind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #10 January 26, 2011 We used to have a guy regularly jumping well into his seventies, but I guess that's not so unusual. I wouldn't have called him especially bold, either. Don't think we have any septuagenarians now - certainly no octagenarians. And as far as I know, no Rastafarians. Possibly some Bulgarians, but none of them is a septuagenarian Bulgarian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #11 January 26, 2011 the BOLD ones seem to be the youngsters of the sport.. I.e. under 5- 10 years... Their chronological age may not matter.. it's more about the self perceived skillz. and How much they are willing to flirt with the edge of the envelope...That's the bold.. But i don't fault them... to each his own and we've all had a part of our lives where we were full of energy imagination and enthusiasm... and accomplishing certain things, led us to want to accomplish more... Oldsters, who happen to have taken up the sport in their later years.... don't automatically qualify as " Old in the Sport" They are just of advanced age, and have larger disposable incomes... hahaha The true OLD ones, are the ones who have Made skydives, with a chest mount reserve, verified by logbook entries. imo and who MAY have flirted with the Bold Side,, during the 60's 70s' or early 80s'.... If they were TOO bold.. they may not still be IN the sport .If they kept the "wild & crazy" to a sensible level.. or gradually reduced that aspect of their skydiving,,, then they could qualify as Old skydivers today.IF a jumper has had a cutaway On shot & a halves.... then they automatically Qualify...!! and If they've deployed a cheapo reserve, without a Pilot chute, by throwing it, "down & in the direction of the spin".. They are the " Kings of the Castle ". Our club has a couple of jumpers , who started in the mid to late 60's and a few from the early 70's.... I may be Bold,,, in other areas of my life..and may have had that approach to skydiving, a long time ago.... but Nowadays, i leave THAT stuff, @ Home... when i head to the DZ..i've been skydiving for more than 66% of my entire life... so that could qualify me as OLD.. even though i'm still "just a kid at heart"...NOW... to properly answer the original question It's likely someone UNDER the age of 35... who has really good abilities,,,is safe and capable and Does work,, the edge of the envelope . Maybe in the sport for a while thousands of jumps... Knowlwdgeable enough to be Both Old... and Bold... could simply be,,, that they have Yet to experience "that skydive which Humbles"... may we ALLL never have such jumps...jt A 3914 POPS 3935 nscr 1817 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #12 January 26, 2011 I recently attended a couple of events which were full of them - the POPS World Record Big-Way Attempts and the National Skydiving Museum Hall of Fame Induction, both at DeLand. There were so many Old and Bold skydivers at these two events, it was mind-boggling. There have been times when I remember feeling Bold, and just about every morning getting out of bed, I feel Old. But being around folks that I have heard and read about for years, was truly humbling. Ours is an exceptional sport, and I never tire of the exceptional people who are drawn to it, both young and old. Kevin K._____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #13 January 26, 2011 Quote The true OLD ones, are the ones who have Made skydives, with a chest mount reserve, verified by logbook entries. imo and who MAY have flirted with the Bold Side,, during the 60's 70s' or early 80s'.... And Quote IF a jumper has had a cutaway On shot & a halves.... then they automatically Qualify... and If they've deployed a cheapo reserve. without a Pilot chute, by throwing it, "down & in the direction of the spin".. They are the " King of the Castle ". I guess that means I'm on the list..... LOL however the HD reserve was in my FJC training, but by the time I used one we had pilot chutes by then and used our shot 1/2's or tape wells. Some of us were still doing that shit in the 90's & 2000's for shits and grins...."those guys were so low you could count their fingers & toes"you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #14 January 26, 2011 Those guys were SO low.... THEY could count YOUR fingers and toes!!!! yes... S Star.. YOU qualify... jt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #15 January 26, 2011 That was a true quote, heard it muttered from the crowd as we were picking up our PC's in the LZ and waiting for the rest of the round load to land, the "kids" pulled around 4K.... Richmond "the" Boogie 2004 all round load. you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 January 26, 2011 I think you nailed it...I was extremely 'Bold' the first 5 years or so in the sport, I kept hearing the "There ARE no Old~Bold skydivers" line, I finally looked around and realized that there WERE no old guys doing the shit I was doing...I made the correlation. I still sometimes hear that I'm a bit crazy doing 'some' of the things on demos that I do...but in comparison to the ole-dayz, it's really not. Now....I'm just OLD, and that's fine with me! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #17 January 26, 2011 I would venture that time in sport makes up the "old" part. And since the "tourist" qualifier is only lifted after 10 years, I would venture that to be considered an old skydiver, you should have at least twice that, so 20 years in the sport. Damm. That makes me old.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #18 January 26, 2011 During the SOS and JOS jumps, some of these guys would go scary low. On the last JOS jump, the base kept going after breakoff and I stayed with them to keep snapping. They finally broke off well below "the deck." On the ground, I asked one of them why they went so low and he replied "Because it was a lot of fun and we might not get to do this again." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #19 January 26, 2011 Jim Wallace. Over sixty, making over a thousand jumps a year (Military Training jumps, AFF, Tandems, and demo's). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craterpond 0 #20 January 26, 2011 QuoteJim Wallace. Over sixty, making over a thousand jumps a year (Military Training jumps, AFF, Tandems, and demo's). And still has more energy and drive than a 20 yearold... But, also at Perris, Pat Works, and Ivan Henry... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #21 January 26, 2011 The oldest boldest skydiver I've ever had the pleasure of jumping with is Bob Sinclair. I got to jump with him about 5 years ago, when I had less than 100 jumps. More about Bob here. If he doesn't qualify as an old bold skydiver, I'm not sure who does! Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craterpond 0 #22 January 26, 2011 Plus any list such as this HAS to include "Bill Dellie" (sp?)...(skybill) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #23 January 26, 2011 QuoteThe true OLD ones, are the ones who have Made skydives, with a chest mount reserve, verified by logbook entries. imo and who MAY have flirted with the Bold Side,, during the 60's 70s' or early 80s'.... Check. QuoteIF a jumper has had a cutaway On shot & a halves.... then they automatically Qualify... Check Quoteand If they've deployed a cheapo reserve. without a Pilot chute, by throwing it, "down & in the direction of the spin".. Check Sparky POPs - 2408 SOS - 1024 http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FirstrigElsinore.jpgMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #24 January 26, 2011 Sparky, I thought of you, when I read this thread. I haven't been on here much, or I would have definitely posted your name. Yup, you qualify as part of the old and bold, and that's a compliment! Love the photo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #25 January 26, 2011 Re : going scary low... Yikes... J O S ??? last thing you'd wanna see THERE is a "senior moment"...we would justify such silliness in the years before AADs, by pointing out that we " exited so Low, (7,500 ) that we NEEDED the bottom end."to get out,,over 14 grand and Then hold the base til the CameraMan flinches!! That sure DOES sound like some old timers...! keep On keepin' ON!! jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
