Skydiving is a Joy Beyond Any Other This book relates the author's skydiving experiences over the past 50 years, including his worst mistakes and close-calls as well as the joys experienced in the sport. It describes the lure of skydiving, what it was like to jump early sport parachutes and what it is like to jump today. It describes the many benefits that skydiving has to offer, and why it brings us back for more. This book explains in detail: The elements of the arena. The many hazards of the sport. The unrecognized benefits of skydiving. How the sport can be improved. What it's like jumping through clouds. What it's like jumping from Flight Level 230. If you want to gain from another jumper's good and bad skydiving experiences, or learn what it was like to jump in the early days of the sport, then this book is for you. The lessons learned are applicable to any level of skydiver.