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Back-tracking | Photo by Brett Michael Spunt | D-18961

Published on Friday, April 19, 2024

Back-tracking | Photo by Brett Michael Spunt | D-18961

Back-Tracking highlights interesting, lesser-known moments in skydiving through the years. These photos are often unearthed from boxes in the attic, old photo albums and dimly lit DZ closets. Please send submissions to communications@uspa.org.


Skysurfer Damian Hrdlicka prepares to dock with a sitflyer during a fun jump over Perris Valley in the early 1990s.

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