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Doug Garr is one of America's most fascinating writers, and he's an expert on everything from what's making Americans fats to skydiving.

Leo Dean boldly jumps where few his age have dared -- out of a soaring airplane.

Time flies and so does this mother-son skydiving team. Growing Bolder found a unique tandem whose definition of spending quality time together involves taking the plunge at 13,500 feet.

Lew Sanborn is the holder of parachute license D-1, still skydives across the country and he's 80 years old! See why taking 12,000 foot plunges are his fountain of youth!

What goes up must come down. That's why you hesitate to try skydiving. But what if you could get a similar experience just a few feet off the floor?

You may have noticed our friend Col. Joe Kittinger popping up on your TV screens a lot this week. As we first revealed earlier this year, Joe is advising Felix Baumgartner as Felix attempts to break Joe's 50-year-old record.

What goes up must come down. That's why you hesitate to try skydiving. But what if you could get a similar experience just a few feet off the floor?

50 years ago this summer, Joe Kittinger rode a balloon to the very edge of space and jumped. To commemorate man's longest leap, 50 of the world's best skydivers gathered to honor Kittinger with a very unique tribute, high above the ground.