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Charles
Bryan
Skydiving/
BASE Jumping
Accomplishments: 6 Gold Medals on ESPN Freeflying—
1996 World Champion Freeflying, Worlds Fastest Low Altitude Skydive
327 mph
Residence: Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Age: 29
When I’m not going huge I’m…(hobby’s,
outside career goals)
Flying Planes, Snowboarding, Skiing.
What tunes get you psyched?
Metal.
What is your Favorite place to shred, climb…?
I don’t climb the rocks, I jump them.
Where is your favorite place to kick back, relax,
and forget about everything?
Landing my float plane on some unknown lake then swimming and fishing.
What was your worst sport related injury, and how
did you get it?
Broke my little toe playing vollyball.
What pisses you off? Park
Rangers.
If you could initiate a change in your field, what
would it be, and who would you want to influence?
Insurance and lawsuits…I wish people would take responsibility
for themselves.
In what ways has the popularity of extreme sports
changed the way you operate?
The only popular skydiving is skysurfing, and skysurfing SUCKS!
As the popularity of your sport grows, are there
any issues for newcomers that, as an experienced professional, you
feel need to be addressed? What types of actions and attitudes are
going to effect your sport in positive ways?
I never tell anyone that skydiving is safe. It isn’t, neither
is mountainbiking or climbing. If you want to be safe, stay home,
watch TV on the couch, and try not to die from boredom.
There must be some negative issues surrounding
your sport (i.e. safety, land management). What sticks out in your
mind, and do you have any suggestions to control or minimize these
circumstances?
Same as last answer.
What do you see in your future, and where would
you like to see your sport be at in 5 to 10 years?,
A larger float plane, higher skydiving, lower basejumps and Chronicles
IV, V, VI
If you could relate one idea to the world, related
to your sport or not, what would it be?
I think we have to do something about this "Natural Causes"
death thing. We are losing thousands to it every year.
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