What are your views on skydiving and people who do it?

I did one for charity as soon as I was 16. Brilliant experience and raised loads of money.

I completely disagree it is stupidly risky. I know a few skydivers as family friends, they'll do 5 or so jumps a day, one has recently done his 10000th jump. And no harm has ever come to him. How many people do you hear that have died in a skydiving accident?

I know of one person, she was being taught how to skydive/parachute but either couldn't open the chute or forgot. When they found her body all of her insides had poured out of a hole in her side and lay next to her body

I know of one person, she was being taught how to skydive/parachute but either couldn't open the chute or forgot. When they found her body all of her insides had poured out of a hole in her side and lay next to her body

Skydived a few times last summer, by no means an expert at this but I think it's relatively safe compared to a lot of other "adventure" sports (e.g. motor racing or gliding)