{"id":86371,"date":"2026-10-28T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=86371"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:00:43","slug":"global-skydivers-unite-in-lake-wales-to-break-40-year-old-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/28\/global-skydivers-unite-in-lake-wales-to-break-40-year-old-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Global skydivers unite in Lake Wales to break 40-year-old record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most complex and visually breathtaking skydiving records is being attempted in Lake Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"4e6f9b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86372 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #4e6f9b; aspect-ratio:0.7998141695702672;width:385px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-1638x2048.webp 1638w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Training-Camp-Photo-2-Photo_-Cat-Isgrigg-scaled.webp 2048w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Nov. 10-13<\/strong>, 26 high-caliber skydivers from four countries across the globe will gather at <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpfloridaskydiving.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jump Florida<\/a> to attempt to set a new world record for the <strong>largest vertical stack canopy formation<\/strong>. If successful, the group would surpass the longstanding record of 24 skydivers, set by the British Royal Marines in 1986 and <strong>unbroken for 40 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This formation is extremely complex, with skydivers jumping out of a plane one after another to create a massive vertical \u201cstack\u201d or human chain. After a \u201cbuild-up day\u201d on Tuesday, Nov. 10, attempts to break the world record will take place Nov. 11-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participants will begin each day at 6 a.m., with the first attempts to break the record taking place between 6:15 and 6:45 a.m. each day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There will be four or five attempts each day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spectators are encouraged to view the record attempts at Jump Florida once the drop zone opens daily at 7 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most complex and visually breathtaking skydiving records is being attempted in Lake Wales. 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