Read and view the play-by-play adventures of Mr. Biggs as he does his first tandem jump! As Mr. Biggs tells it, "I happened to remark..that upon my thirtieth birthday I'd like to just go crazy and either purchase an accordion so that I can play for quarters during lunch, or jump out of an airplane. After deciding that the accordion option was actually too dangerous, [my girlfriend] made a phone-call to Skydive Hollister and set us up.

I began asking around and discovered that a few acquaintances had in fact previously pulled off the same silly stunt and had lived to tell about it, and each told us, to paraphrase, "man, you gotta do this!" with great enthusiasm. So with this in mind, we did it. We rented a car and headed south to the Hollister airport.
 
After spending an hour or so putting on our funny suits and having our "Tandem-Masters" tell us what not to do, and to do what they tell us when they tell us, and that skydiving accidents only happen to people who do dumb things (I had done some dumb things before so I was slightly concerned), we all wandered over to the airplane and climbed in." Mr. Biggs goes skydiving and lives to tell and even put up a web page about his exploit!

Die Schurken means "The Rascals" in German, and a visit to Die Schurken's Internet home will introduce you to the fresh style and funky attitude of this unusual group of like-minded young skydivers. With a home base in Austria, Die Schurken is notably different from the 'normal' skydiving club because anyone anywhere is welcome to join. And although freeflying is Die Schurken's main love, all skydiving disciplines are accepted and appreciated!

A visit to their graphically rich site will dish you up some nifty eye-popping photos of their many activities, events and Die Schurken people. As you can see from clicking through the information and events sections, you can find these guys and gals anywhere and everywhere from the Freefly Festival in Lake Tahoe and bigway camps with the Perris Flyboyz to jumping and coaching on their dropzones in Europe. Die Schurken's web site makes use of nifty texts and graphics as well as a quick-maneuvering layout all designed to immerse you in the Die Schurken experience! Last, but certainly not least, a "must-see" when you visit their internet home is their 20-minute streaming video entitled "Airtrash". Rascals of the air unite! You now have a home and it's called "Die Schurken"!