What's "Geronimo"?
It seems like a pretty random thing to yell when jumping from a bridge, cliff, or plane, but it’s actually a tradition of military paratroopers. But how did paratroopers come up with it?
It dates all the way back to the origin of paratroopers. In 1940, the Army was still developing the strategy of dropping troops out of planes. On the eve of the first test jump, soldiers from from Fort Benning started a night of drinking with a viewing of a wild west movie — likely the 1939 film “Geronimo” starring Andy Devine and Chief Thundercloud.
After the movie, Pvt. Aubrey Eberhardt boasted that he wasn’t scared of the jump, despite being the tallest man in the unit. This caused his fellow soldiers to call him out on his bragging, saying he would forget his name at the door, as the troops were supposed to shout their name when they jumped.
Everyone in their jump group successfully jumped — all the soldiers remembered their names and shouted them as they made their jumps. The 6’8″ Eberhardt did them one better — when his turn at the door came, he shouted “Geronimo!” — and a high flying, brave new tradition was born.
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Great courses and lots of supportive friendly staff. Not too far from our location.
Everything about this place is great. The staff is phenomenal and knowledgeable, highly recommend!
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Went for my 41st birthday and it was sooooo much fun. The staff explained everything and made sure our entire experience was awesome!
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Fun zip lines and many other things to do there. Staff was very friendly and helpful. We had a wonderful time&mdashThank you!!
Definitely recommend the ziplining. This is an awesome family oriented place located in Spring, TX. Awesome and informative staff, super friendly with great customer...
Our older kids really enjoyed the zip lining and our 4 year old was beyond excited about the fairy garden. Everyone was so nice and accommodating. Highly recommend.
My girlfriend brought me here for my birthday recently and I can honestly say we had one hell of a time here. What really stood out to me was how well the ziplines...
LOCATION
6749 Farm to Market 2920, Spring, TX 77379
(Geronimo is located at the end of Lee Road, near U-Haul)
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