The diary of a newbie BASE jumper

[gus 1]

On the recommendation of my mentor I've started to write down my first BASE jumps. It's a good idea, it lets me relive them again in my head and it'll give me something to look back on in years to come and laugh at how scared I was .

So I thought I'd put them online. I know there are alot of interested skydivers who read this forum and maybe it can give people a little insight in to what it's actually like. I'm not a great writer so forgive me if it comes across as a bit hokey or melodramatic, I don't mean it like that.

As a wise man once said to me, "It's not the same without the fast edits and banging soundtrack".

You can read what I've written here.

Gus

OutpatientsOnline.com

[cesslon 0]

be sure to make some vids of it gus
i liked your skydiving vids ya put on skydiving videos

well providing there aint jumps the public shouldnt see or what ever

[pullhigh 0]

Excellent recollection of those jumps. As a new base jumper myslef, I found it very cool to read. Keep em coming!

Ganja
1b, 1a, and 2s's

[WayneRATS 0]

i actually felt like i was there wiht you at the exit point there with those logs.

i think i'm a long way off BASE jumping yet tho with only 100 skydives..

anyway well done on your first BASE and keep those storys coming there very exiting

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Can You Ere Me Now?

[NeilQ 0]

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i actually felt like i was there wiht you at the exit point there with those logs.

Yea me too Gus

Good idea, like it. I always write a little "story" in my logbook and have enjoyed reading, several months after, what was in my head at the time

Stay safe

Neil

[gus 1]

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Yea me too Gus

Yes......strange that. I guess that's just the power of the written word .

I'll try to update it over the weekend with #5.

Gus

OutpatientsOnline.com

[TomAiello 26]

I pulled the talkbackish posts off this thread. Let's try to keep the signal to noise ratio up in here...

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[FLsurfer 0]

Hey Gus,
After reading #3, I'm getting a lil' adrenaline rush going. That was a fun night jumping with new friends and I always get a kick out of watching new jumpers with a permagrin plastered on their face as they're welcomed into the world of BASE. I can still remember the yelp you let out as your canopy inflated. I wish the winds were better for you that night. We tried to jump it the next night but the winds were crossing the wire.

I use a notebook to log and I use about a page per jump. My buds used to kid me about it, but as the memory goes, the log will always be there. There is one that I must reread about once a month. We were out there jumping during a meteor shower and when I read the log, I swear I can smell the wet grass, feel the wind go from a whisper in my ears to a roar, hear the crack of the canopy, etc...

Once again, welcome to base.
Have fun and stay safe,
Chris

Problems just be opportunities in der workin' clothes.

[gus 1]

I've been a bit slack with logging my jumps recently, but for anyone that's interested I've updated my BASE diary.

Gus

OutpatientsOnline.com

[skreamer 1]

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I give him 2 out of 10 for his plf!

It is all your fault - watching your scrawny chicken legs getting fried on that top rail threw me off completely. Please don't wear shorts again. Ever.

[INSANEDADDY 0]

I have been lurking the BASE forum for sometime. I would love to find a mentor and try it someday. I made my first (BEER) balloon jump this past weekend. I got a little taste of what BASE is all about. It was truly the best jump I have made to date. The dead still air exit is amazing. I have really enjoyed reading your diary. In the beginning you said you were not a writer. As I read your diary I felt as if I were right there at your side. I will continue to lurk this forum and learn all I can about BASE.

You dont't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when.......You can only decide how you're going to live........NOW.
-BASE 1605 Night BASE 227