Jarrett Martin is a familiar figure at Skydive Dubai, where he is one of just two qualified master parachute riggers in the United Arab Emirates.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
Jarrett Martin is a familiar figure at Skydive Dubai, where he is one of just two qualified master parachute riggers in the United Arab Emirates.
Juan Meyer
Martin was left badly injured when a stunt jump went wrong six years ago. He suffered a broken back and was paralyzed from the chest down.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
Martin was left badly injured when a stunt jump went wrong six years ago. He suffered a broken back and was paralyzed from the chest down.
Juan Mayer
His injuries didn't stop him. He's taken up the sport again and secured a job at the busiest skydiving center in the Middle East.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
His injuries didn't stop him. He's taken up the sport again and secured a job at the busiest skydiving center in the Middle East.
Juan Mayer
In 2014 Martin completed 11 BASE jumps off the sides of cliffs in the Norwegian fjords -- in just four days.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
In 2014 Martin completed 11 BASE jumps off the sides of cliffs in the Norwegian fjords -- in just four days.
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Martin is still one of only two disabled people in the world to have completed a BASE jump.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
Martin is still one of only two disabled people in the world to have completed a BASE jump.
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Leaving his wheelchair at the summit of a 3,000 foot (914 meters) peak, he pushed himself off and became the first disabled person to successfully make such a jump unassisted.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
Leaving his wheelchair at the summit of a 3,000 foot (914 meters) peak, he pushed himself off and became the first disabled person to successfully make such a jump unassisted.
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When working as an instructor, Martin acknowledges his wheelchair makes some rookie skydive customers nervous. He says: "It is good for them to see me as anything is a possibility."
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
When working as an instructor, Martin acknowledges his wheelchair makes some rookie skydive customers nervous. He says: "It is good for them to see me as anything is a possibility."
Juan Mayer
"When I got hurt I thought I would never get to go to Dubai and check out all the cool things there. So to be in Dubai right now is really a dream come true," says Martin, who still manages 200 jumps a year.
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
"When I got hurt I thought I would never get to go to Dubai and check out all the cool things there. So to be in Dubai right now is really a dream come true," says Martin, who still manages 200 jumps a year.
Juan Mayer
"My grandfather and my father were skydivers," Martin says. "I've been around it all my life, so even with something as dramatic as getting paralyzed, that's not going to slow me down."
Jarrett Martin: Dubai's disabled skydiver —
"My grandfather and my father were skydivers," Martin says. "I've been around it all my life, so even with something as dramatic as getting paralyzed, that's not going to slow me down."
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