I've been skydiving for twelve years, five of them with a display team called 'Team Icarus'.  I started jumping at Swansea Parachute Club back in 1990, the club has since closed, but I've many fond memories.  My regular club is now South Cerney, but don't get there as often as I'd like. Unfortunately, with a young family and other commitments, spending all my weekends at a drop-zone is no longer possible, but I am determined to get my 500th jump in this year.

  This is me diving from an Islander at Midland Parachute Centre (I think!)

  This is a five way jump at Swansea Parachute Club

This is at a demo I was on for Prince Charles at a Private Charity Polo event, we jumped into HighGrove House to start off the game.  Steve Porteous skydiver by royal appointment ;o)

One of the demos the team perform at every year is the 'Welsh Games Fair' in Llandeilo.  This is a photo of me landing and was published in the South Wales Echo.

  The team make the papers on a regular basis, this is one event that we wished had made the headlines for a different reason.

This article about the team was written by Chris Jones and appeared in Skydive magazine.

This is the team at a demo at Hereford racecourse. John Boxall, Me (Steve Porteous), Chris Jones and Dave Lewis.