Filed under: Festivals and Events, North America, United States, VideoThinking of a celebration for surviving eight decades on the planet, one might turn to images of a rest home and trying to cram that many candles on a cake. Not for Pat Moorehead, a California resident who set the world's record for the most skydives by an 80-year-old Sunday, 80 skydives in one day.
The event was a promotional fund raising effort in support of constructing a National Skydiving Museum in Fredericksburg, Virginia, charged with recognizing and promoting the sport of skydiving through public education and awareness.
On Saturday, Moorehead, with over 6,100 jumps to his credit (his wife has 2,700 or so), made 14 practice jumps and explained how it would go on Sunday.
"Each jump should take no more than five minutes," Moorehead told Patch.com, explaining that his team removes his parachute on landing then quickly outfit him with another pack before he jumps back in the plane that takes him to 2,200 feet for his next dive.Continue reading 80 skydives in one day by 80 year-old sets record80 skydives in one day by 80 year-old sets record originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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