I started skydiving when I was 37. I literally fell into the sport after meeting an instructor in a pub. I started on a static line course (RAPS), but after 2 jumps decided to complete an Accelerated Freefall course (AFF).

My first year in the sport meant a lot of time on the ground where I got to learn a lot about the sport and this is where my addiction for the skydiving started. Having completed 60 jumps in the first year I bought my own parachute and then the jumping started in earnest. I completed 200 jumps in my second year travelling a lot to meet with people I had met at different dropzones in the UK. In the last two years I have traveled to 18 different countries on skydive boogies and completed over a 1000 skydives.

Skydiving for me is much more than a sport, it is a passion. It has given me the opportunity for extensive travel, on my own and with groups and has allowed me to jump in some exotic locations such as Ecuador, Thailand, Kenya and Uruguay to name only a few.

My additional buzz in the sport is as a camera/videographer filming and taking photographs whilst in freefall, from 1st time jumpers doing Tandem through to large formation skydivers and freeflyers. Skydiving is a fantastic way of meeting some very nice people who become great friends.