{"id":20879,"date":"2019-11-07T08:06:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.flywheelsites.com\/?p=20879"},"modified":"2023-11-01T07:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:52:21","slug":"skydiving-hall-of-fame-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/blog\/skydiving-hall-of-fame-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Skydiving Hall of Fame Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s not uncommon to arrive at the dropzone and feel immense energy – planes turning hot, the packing mats full and jumpers gathered around looking at video from their last jump – the vibe can be felt by everyone! This may sound and look like a regular weekend at Skydive Perris, but there was something very different about the energy output between October 17th and 19th.. The jumpers that assembled had converged from all parts of the world and represented the sport’s history – it was the likes of Jerry Bird<\/a>, Col. Joe Kittenger,<\/a> Alan Eustace<\/a>, Pat Moorehead<\/a>, Craig Girard<\/a>, Luke Aikins<\/a>, Kate Cooper<\/a>, Muriele Simbro<\/a> and more! . It was the International Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame celebration and the energy was booming!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Skydiving is still a relatively young sport. The earliest account dates back to Andre-Jacque Garnerin<\/a> who made the first parachute jump from 3,200\u2019 from a balloon in October 1797. However, it was a short descent with the parachute opening straight away. Although there were many fantasies from the dreamers about human flight, it took time to develop, and the first freefall jump wasn\u2019t recorded until Leslie Irvin\u2019s jump in 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advancement of this sport really started to take off once the military adopted it into its strategy. The earliest competitions were held in the 1930\u2019s and then started to popularize shortly thereafter. With all that being said – the majority of the early pioneers are still around! That\u2019s why the Hall of Fame event is an incredible opportunity to attend and immerse yourself in our sports history, AND to also meet many of the pioneers like Muriele Simbro<\/a> who was good friends with one of the first Skydiving Hall of Fame Inductees Tiny Broadwick<\/a>! And current Hall of Famers like Alan Eustace<\/a> who made the highest jump from 135,908 feet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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