4,000+ skydives
DJ Shipley has over 4,000 skydives, illustrating how elite operators deliberately stack repetitions to buy down risk.
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Navy SEAL: “Not Killing People Is Hard” - DJ Shipley - #1112
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Jun 18, 2026
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Buying Down Risk Through Obsessive Repetition
At 5:04 · chapter starts 4:23
The only way to make dangerous activities safer is to do them far more than anyone else. Tier 1 operators must sign away the right to any outside pursuits for their first 4–5 years. [1] — DJ Shipley "The most dangerous person in skydiving is someone with 180 jumps who thinks they're elite. The safest person has 4,000. Buying down risk is…" 04:08
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