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Kamloops Skydivers Club one of oldest in Canada Bright blue sky, sun boldly shining, trees lightly blowing in the breeze. Summer in Kamloops is nothing less than spectacular and anything but boring. As the Tournament Capital becomes alive with a bevy of entertainment and activity out in the bright sunshine, on soccer fields and baseball diamonds, there is a fun and fantastic group of people that practice sports in Kamloops, only from a different angle – the sky. The Kamloops Skydivers Sport Parachute Club, which has been in existence for more than 40 years, populates the skies high above our heads out Brocklehurst way. Most weekends between March and November, no matter where you are, the Brock Pool, the Rivers Trail, the beach, the airport, if you look up to the sky at just the right time you can catch the brightly coloured globes that float through the sky down upon the earth. Much more than a ‘club’ really, the Kamloops Skydivers not only get together to discuss and practice their sport but also come together as a group to help introduce the public and people with adventure in their hearts to the delight of skydiving. “We have about 30 members currently,” explains Dean Schryver who has been a member for the last six years. “Our club is sustained by our members, who all volunteer their time to
Skydiver Dean Schryver snapped these awesome photos of Wes Blatter (L) flying a wingsuit and Ken Sommerfeld (R) leaping from the plane.
the club. We want to help expose our sport to anyone that is interested. It seems to have been working well since we are one of the oldest active skydiving clubs in Canada! When you come skydiving with us, our goal is to provide you with a safe, fun and exhilarating skydive experience. We introduce many people to our sport through our Tandem skydives, First Jump
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courses, and our Progressive Freefall courses.” So what is it about skydiving that makes otherwise sane people decide to jump out of a plane thousands of feet above the ground? Only you can answer that question and to answer it properly you need to jump first. If you ask someone who has done it before, they – continued on page 2
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