Like a lot of keen skydivers I started out by doing one jump just for fun. I was instantly drawn by the excitement and adrenaline that a sport such as this can provide. I was no stranger to adventure sports. I spent several years racing motorcycles at national and international events throughout the UK and Europe and was a member of the Great Britain Luge Team, competing in both the World Cup and World Championships.

But skydiving was different. The sheer freedom that the three dimensional aerial playground gave me really grabbed me and here I am now 8 years later with over a thousand skydives behind me, a host of medals from local, regional and national championships and most importantly of all, one very big smile! That’s what I love most about this sport. You can participate in something so extraordinary, be as competitive or non-competitive as you like, and meet people from so many walks of life.

Drop zones have such an eclectic mix of personalities, from young to old and from every profession you can imagine. My main love in this sport now is freefall photography, capturing on film people experiencing the thrill of freefall, be it for the first time or the thousandth. I am also an instructor. I get a lot of satisfaction from introducing people to this sport that I love so much. Come and give it a go, you never know, you might like it too!