Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI is a not for profit, all volunteer, member owned and operated club. In business to promote skydiving and introduce people to the sport by training skydive students and performing skydive demonstration jumps, we have been in existence since 1962, for over 49 years. Safety is our main priority and our record is second to none!
The home of World Record holders, National Champions, University of WI Badger Skydivers and the 7 Hills Rhythm and Booms Skydive Demo Team, the club is located about 15 minutes past East Towne Mall just outside Madison, Wisconsin. Serving Wisconsin and surrounding areas; Baraboo, Beaver Dam, Beloit, Columbus, Franklin, Fort Atkinson, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Madison, McFarland, Middleton, Milwaukee, Portage, Racine, Waukesha, Stoughton, Watertown, Whitewater, Wisconsin Dells - and Northern Illinois; Chicago, Freeport, Rockford.
For the 17th year in a row, Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, Wisconsin has donated jumps to the WPT TV Auction. Make a bid to possibility get an inexpensive skydive!
We've also made donations to other causes such as the MATC Foundation and the Red Cross.
Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI also makes people's dreams come true! See how one mom's dream was fulfilled at Seven Hills Skydivers through the Regis and Kelly show and a skydive video is on the videos page.
Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, Wisconsin is a Group Member in good standing with the United States Parachute Association (USPA) and use only USPA licensed instructors and coaches.
7 Hills uses modern, state of the art sky diving equipment: - Ram Air (square) parachutes that actually glide for slow descents and soft landings. - Automatic Activation Devices (AAD) in the unlikely event that your reserve parachute must be used. - Helmet, goggles, jumpsuit, altimeter, and radio enable us to help you fly your parachute and make a safe, soft landing. - Two Cessna 182 aircraft, both flown by commercially licensed pilots.
We offer 2 types of first jump skydive instruction and training programs. You can choose from either one for your first skydive: 1) Solo IAD (Instructor Assisted Deployment) Skydive (similar to static line, but you are not attached to the plane) OR 2) A Tandem Skydive.
Pictures of these are on the photos page. Tandem, IAD and other skydive videos are on the videos page. And for questions, please go to our Frequently Asked Questions page. For prices, please check out our Prices page.
We will make your first jump a safe and exciting adventure. There is absolutely nothing like the feeling you get when you make your first skydive! Skydiving in Wisconsin is more than jumping out of an airplane. It's stepping out into a different world, a world of human flight, where you can actually FLY! Try it once and you will never be the same! Whenever you look skyward, you'll want to be up there. Come jump with the skydivers that do it for the love of the sport! Go for it!
Blue Skies!!
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Looking for a unique gift? If you're still wondering what to get a loved one, someone special, or a friend, then look no further. Give them the thrill of a lifetime and memories that will be shared for years to come. Give them the adrenaline rush of a skydive! Seven Hills Gift Certificates make a wonderful stocking stuffer or other occasion gift. Certificates can be bought for any dollar amount and can be purchased by calling 608-244-5252.
Members of Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI at the 3rd DUBAI International Parachuting Championship!
Dubai, UAE - Razz, April and Bob - (from 7 Hills) and John, Brian and Dan - (from Skyknights), who all represented the USA from 12/1/11 to 12/9/11, placed 3rd in 4way sequential (Bronze medal)!!! Also, CF competitors (with Razz as organizer), from Sweden, Qatar, USA, Australia, and Egypt made a new UAE record: a 20-way box built from 11,000ft from 2 bell 212 helicoptors!
Nationals were held this year from 11/1/11 to 11/5/11 at Skydive Arizona. Razz, Mav, and April (team Two Live CRW) got bronze in 2way sequential! Razz, Mav, April and SkyKnights B-mart & John (The Next Best Team) took bronze for 4way sequential. Bob was our alternate. This bronze also means alot to us for doing a personal best on the scoreboard and getting to share the stage again with the best teams in the U.S.: Redline-silver, Clean Air-gold. Razz, Mav, April took Gold and Bob a silver in 8way speed. A huge Congratulations!!!!
Seven Hills Skydivers receive Best Cessna DZ Award!!
In a surprise, Blue Skies Mag awarded Seven Hills Skydivers the best cessna drop zone award for 2010-11! They must really like us, as we do them. Come on out and see for yourself. Thanks Blue Skies!
New SOS(Skydivers over Sixty) RW Formation (freefall) World Record!!
Dave Kottwitz once again represented Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI on the new 55-way SOS record set in 2011 in Ca. Congrads and great job Dave (He was in the glory slot, docking last)!
Bob Felt and Linda Ruiz represented Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI on the new Parachutists over Phorty Society WI state record. The new record is a 15-way done at Skyknights at the Cheese Boogie on 9/10/11. We got it on the first try and flew it around at sunset. Congrads to all!
Seven Hills does Ice Jumps at the UW again in 2011!
Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI and the UW Hoofers along with the UW Badger Skydivers do jumps onto the Lake Mendota ice in front of the UW Memorial Union on 2/20/11 to open the UW Winter Carnival.
Madison TV WKOW's Diana Henry makes a jump at Seven Hills Skydivers
By Diana Henry MADISON (WKOW) Nov 16, 2010 -- It's not for everyone. But for some, it's what they live for. We're talking about skydiving. Two local skydivers brought home gold from a recent national competition. It makes Jim Rasmussen and April Schuldt, both 'Someone You Should Know.' "I love being up in the sky," said Jim Rasmussen. "It's amazing." I think it's safe to say Jim Rasmussen and April Schuldt are addicted to jumping out of a plane. "It's a feeling of being everything and nothing all at once," said April Schuldt. They both jumped for their first time on a birthday. "I made my first jump in 1985, when I was 21," said Jim. "I've been jumping since 1999," said April. The two are part of the non-profit skydiving club called Seven Hills Skydivers near Madison. The group formed in 1962. It has about 70 members ranging in age from early 20's to mid-80's. "My heart gets going every jump which is probably what keeps me interested in it," said Jim. Jim and April recently won 2 gold medals in a national skydiving competition for what's called Canopy Relative Work. "We jump out and deploy our parachutes right away and then we take our parachutes and fly them together in different formations," said Jim. One of the most common questions: what's it like to free-fall. "If you roll down your window and you are going 80 down the interstate and you hold you hand out, the air is a real force," said Jim. "So as we fall through the air we are laying on the bed of air rushing past us at 120 miles per hour." How else can you truly understand why someone would by a skydiver and what it's like to fall at 120 miles per hour? You do it yourself. "How many tandem jumps have you done? I asked Russ Haas. "Russ says, "this will be 299 I believe." That's right. I will be Russ Haas' 299th tandem skydiving student. While Russ will do all the work, I did have to learn how to be a good passenger. He helped me make sure my gear fit and worked. We even simulated the jump. Before long I was getting into a very small airplane. I asked for first class, but it didn't have one. We climbed to 11,400 feet and opened the side door. I was nervous and concentrating. I didn't want to be the reason something went wrong. And just like that, we jumped. One of the first things I notice--the temperature. It was 60 on the ground; but it was only 25 when we left the airplane. The free-fall lasted 42 seconds at 122 miles per hour. I must have had some fun--I was able to flash a smile! I couldn't wait for the free-fall to be done because I had an "ice cream headache" from the cold air. The moment the chute opened I was able to relax and really take in my surroundings. It is a great way to see Madison I even helped guide our parachute for a short time, making a couple of turns. After about 5 minutes it was time to come back down to Earth. I would give us a 10!
Making a Skydive with Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI!
A writer for The Daily Cardinal shares her experiences learning about skydiving safety, and jumping with Seven Hills Skydivers of Madison, WI while getting the rush of a lifetime!
