Skydiving, jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, free-falling - some might say tempting fate - has been on my "to do before I croak list" for over 20 years (hence the reason I didn't call it a bucket list - the movie came out much later). So when a girlfriend asked me if I would do it with her I was all over it! Then I was so excited about it I thought to myself "Surely there are more of my friends that want to do this!" and posted it on FB. Between Karen and myself we each brought several friends and had a group of 11. Our reservation was made for 8/13 at 3pm. Initially it was just pure excitement to get to check this off of my list. But as the jump got closer I started to get just a tad nervous. All of the "what if's" crept into my noggin so by the night before I had posted on FB and expressed my love for my family and friends "just in case". I had offers to take my dog, others expressing their love for me back, and tons of people encouraging the jump. We arrived at MRVS and are greeted by James, a quick witted, smiley fella that couldn't have been more fun. After all the check-in's, signing our lives away, and waiting for our turn we were warned that they may not have enough time in the day to get through all of us so we needed to decide who wouldn't mind coming another time if it came to that. Of course that immediately gave each of us pause because we had let them know up front - and as people were added - that we originally had a group of 8 and no one told us that was a possibility. However, in their defense they couldn't have known that others in the jumps before us would bring extra people - causing an initial backlog anyway. With that said, these folks were very accommodating and did everything they could to ensure we all jumped before the sun went down. The only one that didn't get to jump was over the weight limit - which was clearly posted on their website, on the Groupon information and again when you got there. Even though we had a large group and they were trying to get all of us our jumps, safety was never compromised at all. Janelle, the gal packing (and repacking and repacking and repacking :P) never rushed. She was very methodically packing, taking her time to ensure our safe landing. Wes got us in and talked to all of us about what our part was and how to arch so we landed like a coffee filter (hahaha!). Each instructor has their own way of doing things but I was lucky enough to fly with Steve strapped to my back (very intimately I might add..LOL). Remember - arch, relax and have fun. And if you forget to arch - relax and have fun! (See Steve - when I could hear you I was intently listening!). I had no fear. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. All because everyone there made me feel safe. I enjoyed my experience so much that I would have paid to go again if there had been time. The day after my jump I restarted reading a book I had put down a couple of months ago - the title of the chapter that I was reading was "Fear Is For Suckers" and had the quote - "We tiptoe through life hoping to safely make it to death." - Unknown Seemed very appropriate. The only reason they didn't get 5 stars is because they were running pretty late. Other than that this was a completely awesome experience! I highly recommend these folks for your jump! read more

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I'll start off by saying these guys are amazing! I live in St. Louis and I am in a im a C-5 C-6 quadriplegic and I have always wanted to go skydiving. I felt very safe skydiving with these guys and I'm paralyzed so it should be a cakewalk for you read more

The Dam Skydivers - Skydiving Near Me - Stockton, Missouri

Great place to jump. Caring people who will give you the thrill of a lifetime and take good care of you and keep you safe while doing it.

It was a little bit of a drive from Florissant MO but well worth it in my opinion! The people here are very nice and professional and made me feel safe and excited! One of my friends who went with us is a C5 quadriplegic and they accommodated his needs so he could jump also. Absolutely great group of people and a great time! Can't wait to come back! read more

MRVS is the best. We had our 1st skydive this weekend. If you are ever near MRVS you should stop in for the adventure of your life. The staff was great super helpful and willing to answer any questions you have. read more

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Great people, great place, and a great experience. Theses guys are experts and I had no doubt what so ever after speaking with the sky diving experts. I will defiantly be back to MRVS! read more