SLIDESHOW: Skydiving with the Girls Gone Wild
Keeton and her tandem-jump instructor Glen Vermeulen head for the aircraft
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Marianne and Claire wait to climb aboard the Pilatus jump plane
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
All smiles as they head for the clouds
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
A nervous smile from Claire as she and Glen wait for the "Go!"
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
The moment of truth as Claire and Glen fall into the sky
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Free-falling. Those are the tiny houses of Carletonville below
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
The earth curves away below Claire and Glen
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
A pair of skydivers seconds away from the landing zone
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Claire gives a mighty smile after landing
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Top paragliders and pilots Pierre Carter, Andrew Smith and James Pitman posing like Top Gun heroes after landing
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Image by: Marianne Schwankhart
Girls Gone Wild Claire Keeton and Marianne Schwankhart took off into the big welcoming sky above Carletonville
Carletonville, southwest of Johannesburg, is known for two things - gold mines and skydiving. And as Claire Keeton discovered, somersaulting out of an aircraft into the big blue is about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on. Marianne Schwankhart and Warren Hitchcock took the pictures.
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