Trevor Thompson: BASE Jumper, Photographer, and Former Navy SEAL
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Jack Carr
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🗓️ 29 November 2023
⏱️ 152 minutes
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Summary
Today’s guest is Trevor Thompson.
Trevor is a photographer, BASE jumper, outdoorsman, and former Navy SEAL.
He served in the SEAL Teams for eight years, making three combat deployments. During his time stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Trevor discovered an interest in skydiving and BASE jumping.
As a member of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, Trevor completed thousands of jumps and hundreds of demonstrations. After leaving the military, he established Trevor Thompson Consulting & Demonstrations to help others learn how to achieve their goals and land on target.
Trevor is also an experienced outdoorsman and photographer, often capturing his skiing, hunting, and BASE jumping adventures on camera. He is a brand ambassador for industry-leading companies like Protekt, 30 Seconds Out, Uncanna, Alpha Munitions, and Apex BASE.
To learn more about Trevor, you can visit his website, thompsonparasports.org, and follow him on Instagram @trevor.p.thompson
You can purchase his photography at trevorpthompson.com
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| 0:57.0 | Welcome to The Danger Close Podcast, an Iron Cloud original presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. |
| 1:07.0 | My guest today is my friend Trevor Thompson. |
| 1:10.0 | Trevor is a former Navy SEAL served at SDV Team 1 out in Hawaii. |
| 1:15.2 | Those are the many submarines. |
| 1:17.0 | He jumps off bridges, cliffs, buildings, does a wing suit flying, |
| 1:22.0 | and is working on his master Alaska hunting guide |
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