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80-Year-Old Woman Goes Skydiving for the First Time — and Sums Up the Experience with One Word

Lorraine Gerson recently took the plunge thanks to "Wish of a Lifetime" from AARP An 80-year-old woman recently fulfilled her dream of skydiving! Lorraine Gerson of Olney, Ma., who will turn 81 in a ...

She ‘Never Really Traveled’ Until Taking Up an Unusual Hobby. Now, She’s Seen Wonders of the World in Free Fall (Exclusive)

Group skydiving trips known as "boogies" have taken Hana Terrell, 28, to places like the Swiss Alps, Fiji and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt ...

Skydiving Student Jumped Into Free Fall. Moments Later, She Was 'Spinning Out of Control' (Exclusive)

Since her first skydive in 2022, Hana Terrell has done a total of 450 jumps — out of planes, off of hot air balloons and over ...

UConn students find peace among the clouds as competitive skydivers: 'Only time my mind is quiet'

UConn's skydiving club lost members during the COVID pandemic but just returned to the podium with a silver medal.
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If skydiving is on your bucket list, here's a story that might help you take the leap

A 104-year-old woman over the weekend ditched her walker before skydiving from more than 10,000 feet above northern Illinois. Dorothy Hoffner first skydived when she was 100 years old. Good morning. I ...