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Canond 5Mmark2 and 7D DSLR camera. Gear | BASEjumper.com. Apex BASE | BASE Jumping Parachute, Containers, Equipment, and Accessories. GEAR. New and used gear available, please contact us to help you select the right equipment for you! Official dealer for phoenix-fly Official dealer for adrenalin BASE Official dealer for atair canopies. COURSES. Basic BASE Jump Course First of all you must be a skydiver to take our First BASE Jump Course. Email us for requirements at: info@probaseworldcup.com ProBase Academy FJC Starting your BASE jump career by taking a BASE jump course is probably the best decision you´ll ever make.

A safe and careful approach is the best way to avoid injuries or worse and this you can best achieve by learning from highly skilled BASE jump professionals who pass on their experience in the sport. The ProBASE First Jump Course is designed to give newcomers to the sport the training, confidence and skills necessary to go out and perform safe BASE jumps. BASE jumping is a sport that has inherent dangers and therefore it is highly recommendable to have proper training and instruction before you start diving off objects. What will you learn? Duration is 5 days weather permitting and limited to a maximum of 3 students. Ask about our all inclusive deal!!!! Full BASE jump Course. Base jump school,baseeuphoria. Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success (9781616084462): Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld.

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How not to do indoor Skydiving. In a 650 foot Bridge jump, the base jumper almost dies. GM building BASE jump Dan Pushies Film. Leap Year BASE Jump - Red Bull Air Force. Mountain Project: Forum: How to get into BASE jumping. A SHORT AND TOO EVENTFUL JUMPING CAREER by Chris McNamara I saw my first BASE jumper while hanging out 2000 feet up El Capitan on the unrelentingly steep ‘Dawn Wall’. After sunset, my partner and I were on our portaledges eating dinner. Suddenly, we were shocked to hear a freight train heading right at us. It was either that or a big falling rock was about to clean us off the wall and kill us. But as we looked up, we a saw not a freight train or a giant rock but a falling body—perfectly horizontal and perfectly composed. The body didn't make a "whishing" sound. In the beginning, I had no intention of jumping. After making a few BASE jumps I was into the sport but not grabbed by it.

I’m a climber, and climbers always wish they were a part of the Golden Age: That period in the 60's and early 70's when all the big firsts were being done in Yosemite, and all previous standards were being shattered. When evaluating a jump, fear is your friend. Is BASE jumping worth dying for? Beyond the First Jump Course | BASEjumper.com. Once you have completed your first jump course (FJC), don’t go home thinking you are now a qualified BASE jumper. The first jump course teaches the bare minimum to allow you to safely jump from the object your course was at (usually the Potato Bridge, unless you took your FJC in Europe).

Your first jump course may have discussed the theory for other objects, but it is simply impossible to aquire all knowledge required to safely start jumping other sites. It is therefore important that you have a good follow up plan for after your first jump course. You should have this plan in place before you take the course, especially when it comes to finding a mentor. Find a Mentor Your mentor will be the person that can transform you from an overly excited skydiver that thinks he knows how to pack a BASE rig and do a bridge jump, into a self reliant BASE jumper that has sufficient gear knowledge and site analysis skills to avoid a certain death. Don’t skip this step. Tune your DBS Malfunctions. First Jump Course | BASEjumper.com. Taking a first jump course (FJC) is a highly recommended step of the bigger plan to get into BASE. Even when you have a friendly local antenna and an experienced mentor that can teach you, you should still strongly consider taking an FJC, for several reasons: Your FJC will be taught by somebody other than your mentor.

Learning from multiple people will expose you to more and better information. Your FJC will be at a forgiving bridge, probably the Potato Bridge which is a great site to get to know. You’ll keep coming back to practice new things in a friendly environment. During your FJC you will meet new people and establish a first step towards a network and a reputation. Before you take the FJC, read about the things you should do after your FJC and consider if these are the kind of things you can do. Keep in mind that there are many, many BASE jumpers who strongly disagree with FJCs. Which FJC There is little point in recommending a certain FJC over another one. North America Europe.