Alex
As WSL's primary author and contributor, Alex writes about what he has learned so you can learn from his experience. He made his first jumps on round parachutes in the U.S. Army in 2007 and started skydiving in 2014. Alex has a day job that supports his skydiving addiction.
For all those newer wingsuiters (and experienced ones too), we decided to do an article about the simple things in life, such as "how do I position my hands?" It is our hope that w…
2
Feb
2021
There's much learning to be had about those big puffy things in the sky, totally cool stuff. Clouds are fun and exciting, but they come with risks. When in a cloud (of course, we w…
2
Feb
2021
It's gotta be 7-cells, and lemme tell ya' why. There are many different 7-cell canopies on the market, and there is something for everyone. If all you care about is openings, there…
2
Feb
2021
It all started off like any other epic jump, I transitioned to my back and flew with the lead of the jump. I was flying along and another guy shows up on his back also. So now ther…
2
Feb
2021
Well, the time has come to upgrade to another level of transitions. It took another month of jumping (ugh...), but we finally reached a point where transitions become a possibility…
11
Jan
2021
The vast majority of wingsuiters will land off at one point in their wingsuiting career. It is important we discuss safety when landing off. Part I will discuss how to find people …
3
Jan
2021
I went and did it, I got dynamic corners put on the rig. This is a 1994 Javelin container, and she's had a wild ride with the old tray, now she got an upgrade. We will be calling t…
29
Dec
2020
Short Answer: Tracking = No; Free-flying = yes; Angle flying = second-place, podium finish. One of the most-commonly asked questions from skydivers who want to wingsuit is, you gue…
21
Dec
2020
First thing was first, and you got the A-License, B-License, your own rig (container, reserve, canopy, AAD, cool-guy pants, etc.), some sick video for the Gram, and a sweet still s…
14
Dec
2020
Where to begin... It all starts on that sunny day when you show up for Accelerated Free Fall (AFF). I hope it's sunny, and you don't have to come back a week after the First Jump C…
11
Dec
2020
