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Free-Falling Family TimeTime 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.
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Grand Tour Double Century 2005.jpgJohn and I riding the Grand Tour Double Century when we were a tandem team. We're riding a custom-built Calfee Dragonfly tandem.
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The Wandering WickershamsThere are all kinds of ways to see the world. One couple decided to take the slow and scenic route on a tandem bicycle.
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Skydiving GrandmothersHey, "Today Show" -- I'll see your Skydiving Grandmother: And raise you an entire channel of people doing stuff just like this -- going extreme after the age of 50. How about a group of skydivers -- all over the age of 60 -- freefalling into the world record books. Maybe you'd be interested in the story of Joe Kittinger, the first man in space. Before the space...
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Art & Judee WickershamThere are all kinds of ways to see the world. One couple decided to take the slow and scenic route on a tandem bicycle.
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George Bush: "Old Guys Can Still Do Stuff."President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday just as he did his 80th and his 75th. He went skydiving in a tandem rig to prove that "old guys can still do stuff."
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An Act of Heroism That I Personally WitnessedThe Mike Costello Story I have personally known many military heroes such as Guy Garuthers, a co-pilot of mine at Eastern Airlines who was captured by the North Vietnamese the second time his fighter was shot down, and subsequently spent 5 1/2 years undergoing torture in the Hanoi Hilton. His story is worthy of a book. I have had the honor of flying with Bob Hooks, a World War II Navy ace...
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Jumping for JoyWe're opening up the GB archives to reintroduce you to the late, great Chet Poland. Chet was the world's oldest skydiver when he passed away in his mid-90's. We were fortunate enough to spend a little quality time with him.
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Skydivers Over Sixty Smash World RecordGrowing Bolder is something anyone can do. This is how skydivers do it. It's one of the most inspiring, empowering and unforgettable world records ever, and only Growing Bolder was there to document it.
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Fly Like an Eagle ... IndoorsWhat 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?
