Bigger is Better

Andrew Draminski, Eric Gallen, Travis Johnson and Joe Thompson organized smaller CF jumps during the event to help newer jumpers learn big-way skills. Photo by Daniel Lepôt.

The team builds an 82-way, the largest canopy formation built since the world record 100-way in 2007. Photo by Norman Kent.

With the recent resurgence of interest in canopy formation, the CF community is holding events to train newer jumpers and test technology with an eye toward breaking the current 100-way world record with a 121-way by 2026. Photo by Norman Kent.

Chris Gay and Brian Pangburn organized the 65-way sequential attempts, as well as the 82-way. Photo by Daniel Lepôt

The determined jumpers had 4 a.m. start times, with attempts at the 82-way beginning at sunrise. Photo by Cat Isgrigg.

One-hundred-twenty-nine canopy formation jumpers from 16 countries—supported by eight videographers and 10 ground-support personnel—worked on large formations and trained newer CF folks on smaller ones, making a total of 3,055 jumps on 202 loads. Photo by Daniel Lepôt.