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Taya Weiss

Taya Weiss is a professional skydiver, wingsuit flyer and chronicler of gravity-powered adventures. More of her writing can be found at www.tayaweiss.com.

An attempt at a wingsuit world record over Skydive Perris in Southern California

Why I Still Skydive

The author found a new life’s calling in skydiving and continues to jump to this day, despite losing her life partner to the sport