Take Your Adventure to a Higher Level

Tandem Skydiving is the fastest and easiest way to experience freefall, even on your very first jump. A tandem skydive can be made by anyone over age 18 who is reasonably fit and under the maximum weight limit of 200lbs. At Skydive Moab they can provide everything you need for your first jump.

After a short class taught by a professional USPA (United States Parachute Association) licensed instructor, you’ll get fitted for a jumpsuit and harness and be ready to board the airplane.

Your aircraft will climb to roughly 10,000ft while you take in an incredible aerial tour of the Moab area. You’ll see Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point, the Colorado and Green Rivers, three mountain ranges and the many red rock canyons surrounding Moab.

Your adrenaline will be pumping as the aircraft door opens. You will exit the airplane over the airport and freefall for more than 35 seconds, reaching speeds of up to 120mph. Your instructor will pull the ripcord at 5000ft. Once the parachute is open, you’ll be amazed at the peace and serenity of canopy flight. Enjoy the incredible scenery for another five to seven minutes until you land safely and softly back on earth! Moab offers the perfect landscape and climate for skydiving. Whether you are a first-time jumper or an experienced skydiver, you are welcome at Skydive Moab. (Please call ahead for reservations.)

FYI: Why do people yell "Geronimo!" when jumping out of a plane? It goes back to the 1940s, when a group of U.S. Army recruit parachuters went to see a western movie to relieve anxiety about the next day's jump. The movie featured the cavalry mixing it up with the famous Apache chief Geronimo. The next day, Private Aubrey Eberhardt vowed to prove that he wasn’t scared to jump by yelling “Geronimo” when he cleared the airplane door. When the lead plane flew over the field and the chutes popped open, the soldiers on the ground could clearly hear a shout of "Geronimo!" followed by an Indian war whoop. Eberhardt had made good on his boast and the unofficial yell of U.S. airborne troops was born.