7 Days with Nick Grillet aka Junior
Some of the best conversations with Junior didn’t make it into his article. Pearls of wisdom from Junior…enjoy!
The thriving metropolis of Des Moines
What do Nick’s friends from back in Des Moines think of his skydiving career?
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Grillets back home in Des Moines
Nick’s dad, Sandy Grillet, is a well-known Iowa organizer, coach and 4-way mentor. His mom has never made a single skydive. Hear Nick explain how that works out:
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Nick likes the girly drinks
Another Nick likes the girly drink
Former PD buddy/boss/mentee Isaiah McCauliffe began a tradition of ordering the fruitiest, girliest drink for Junior every time he left the table. Listen to Junior talk about what he loves most about these fruity pink concoctions:
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Junior prepares another generation of Grillets for drop zone life
Nick talks about his childhood at the drop zone and how much he wishes he could pack tandems again.
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Mandrin, courtesy Eric Deren
Listen to the story of Elsinore BTE, IVs, why Meili Modini is a bad influence, and the impact of Eric Deren from 3,000 miles away:
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7 Days With Jeffro Provenzano
Every month we’ll follow around one “pro” for seven days to see what it’s like in the life of.
If he’ll let us, we’ll stalk Jeff “Jeffro” Provenzano, world-famous swooper, freeflyer and the nicest guy you’ve probably ever met, for a week. Jeffro will be one kickass seven days, too; he parties like a rock star, jumps like a bad ass and hopefully will take us along for the whole ride.
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