100yo granny accepts skydiving dare

A 100-year-old Brazilian grandmother will experience gravity in a whole new way this Christmas when she takes the plunge out of an airplane to become the world's oldest parachuter, local news site G1 reported.

Parachute fails to open, killing 2 Ohio skydivers

Authorities say a parachute failed to fully open during a tandem jump at a northwestern Ohio skydiving center, killing an instructor and his student.

At 9,000ft Tom Hayes, 7, jumps to become Britain's youngest skydiver

A boy aged 7 has become Britain's youngest skydiver. Tom Hayes jumped from 9,000ft over Lake Bled while on holiday in Slovenia.

Skydiver Films 10,000 Foot Freefall into Steel Shed... and lives!

Somehow the thrill of skydiving is lost after you've jumped out of a plane, had both parachutes fail, passed out before hitting the roof of a steel shed, and walked away. With video of the fall.

Naked sports booming in sizzling summer heat - Nudist golf cycling skydiving....

How the Germans are spending their Summer... Naked sport is booming in the sizzling summer heatwave - and what better way is there to enjoy the outdoors than in the buff?

Skydiver hurt in nighttime jump over western NY

Authorities say a skydiver who bungled the landing on a roughly 10,000-foot nighttime jump was flown to a hospital but ended up with little more than a broken nose.

Ohio skydiver dies after parachute fails to open

Authorities say a central Ohio skydiver whose parachute failed to open during a jump has died from his injuries.

Skydiver dies after heart attack in air

Authorities say a skydive instructor who was sharing a parachute with a first-time jumper apparently died of a heart attack in the air.

My Very First Skydive!

I've wanted to try skydiving since my teens. I love adventures and trying new things, and I also love flying and airplanes. Over the years I've met several skydivers; they all just increased my desire to try taking the plunge (literally).

Pregnant death-dive survivor is now mother of two

Shayna West didn't know she was expecting when she hit pavement at 50 mph while attempting her first solo parachute jump three years ago. Now the mother of two, she says "my babies are what kept me going" through many painful surgeries.