Archive for September, 2008

25 Sep

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Kryptonite “3 Doors Down”

A friend of mine says that skydiving is all about emotion. It serves no practical purpose. When an airplane hanger is quiet and empty, it’s as though nothing ever happened there. But in the height of a jumping day, the air is filled with energy and intensity. [...]

17 Sep

Music and music and music

hello,my name is swallowhuang,nice to meet you
i come from chongqing in china,sorry i can’t speak english.
i like you blog,you are so cool
Have a question,Tombstone Short Movie, have a good music inside,just like TIBETEN SONG ,can you tell me the music name,i love it!
thanks

16 Sep

Hit me one more time…

Goddurnit, I crashed my parachute again.
I will say this, I appear to be an extra durable person. So that’s good
There’s nothing like pounding it in at a remote landing area to make helicopters seem like the best thing in the world.
And nothing like a few weeks of lap [...]

12 Sep

Talking About Dreams

Hi Steph,
Sorry to write this being a complete stranger. Just wanted to thank you for your incredible inspiration. It is a beautiful thing to see someone pursue life with so much pleasure and enlightenment. Reading your blog has really helped me to grow, and how to step back and see what I [...]

11 Sep

Talking About Books

hi steph,
i trust this mail finds you in good spirits.i enjoyed your site very much,and article in vertical magazine.
i hope to attend your lecture in kendal, england in november. will you be selling your book there,and if so would you sign it for me?
i live in scotland and enjoy climbs here and alps.
all best wishes
paul

09 Sep

Talking About Falling

Hi Steph,
A friend of mine sent me your website because I like skydiving. I’m a speed junkie, though I don’t look the part. I want to learn base jumping and wingsuit flying. I live in Seattle currently. How could I learn these things? I’m pretty hopeless at sports in general. However, I cannot help [...]

08 Sep

Keeping It Sweet

Hi Steph,
I recently took a break from climbing due to an injury, but I’m healing and feeling the itch again. To foster that, I’ve been visiting your website again because you inspire me so. It’s brought up a few questions I’d like to ask, but if you don’t have time to answer I totally understand. [...]

02 Sep

When Hitchhiking is Okay

Un Ciel Pour Le Soleil–Charles Dube

I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, and properly terrified of hitchhiking. I was taught from an early age that hitchhiking leads to being imprisoned in a basement for several decades. Or worse. Since I grew up to be someone who spent massive amounts of time [...]