BASE813 0 #1 February 27, 2004 Anyone seen the article in Loaded this month about BASE?? Is it me or are the writers truely trying to fool the readers that they also made the jumps? Taken from a report in Austrailia with a known jumper they are kinda reporting that they also got thrown off the 600ft cliff - or am I being completly stupid and its tongue in cheek?? "Then it was my turn, I run for dear life, jump, count to 8......" (which is nice as that takes you to 800ft) "..... and pull, it feels like the end of the world, but there is no time for fear" "it is regarded as the most stupid form of skydiving because of the low altitudes" I may post the full article tomo and you tell me................. I wonder if the Aussie jumper got to proof read this crock of shite............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #2 February 27, 2004 Title: The Ace of BASE Loaded could die in the next five seconds. We are stood with our man Brendan on the edge of a 600ft cliff, high up in the Australian blue mountains, and we are about to leap off into the rocky abyss below. Loaded is about to join a club of absolute loonies called BASE jumpers (buildings Antenna Spans (bridges) and Earth (cliffs) – the four different areas jumpers leap from). It is regarded as the most stupid form of skydiving because the altitudes are so low. The only thing separating the BASE jumper from the Grim Reaper making a premature visit is a parachute – but if he doesn’t open it in those 5 seconds, the paramedics will be scraping his body of the jagged rocks below, and he would not be the first, more than 80 jumpers have died in the past 20 years. Loaded is currently teetering on a rocky outcrop known as Dxxxx’x Exxx, 100 miles xxxx of xxxxxx. Couldn’t we have started small? “In Australia we've got the hardest places to jump in the world” boasts veteran BASE jumper Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, whos helping us with our first leap. “We’ve got to land in much harder places and the drops are so much shallower” Despite the high death toll, Xxxx reckons there’s more broken bones missing fingers and grazed limbs than fatalities. Make the slightest miscalculation and you’ll smash into the massive sandstone cliff face or plunge full tilt into the eucalyptus forest far below, Get your altitude wrong before opening the chute and you’re just as fucked. Not that Xxxx’s worried. An Aussie BASE jumping legend and veteran of over 300 jumps he been leaping off skyscrapers bridges and antennas (often illegally) since 1986. He’s even jumped off Malaysia’s twin petronas towers in KL the worlds second highest building 16 times! “For me it’s about perfection” he says “the harder the jump is the more perfect you have to be and the better it is after” Xxxx’s mate Xxxx also knows all about the downsides. His left ankle’s still swollen after surgery after it was smashed to pieces two months ago. He also saw a close friend killed during a leap from Norways famous troll wall. Xxxx meanwhile is full of sensible last minute advice for the first timer: “just leg it and hurl yourself off the edge” Following this advice Brendan takes a small run up and leaps, hurtling into the valley. The silence as you wait for his chute to open is pin droppingly deathly. Im sure the mad buggers going to peg it. Seconds later the cracking sound of his canopy opening ricochets like a gunshot around the cliffs faces. He makes an impressive landing far below. Loaded snapper Ian nearly falls off the cliff capturing it on film. Xxxx leaves next. With chute clutched tightly he takes a huge run off and launches himself with awesome force. Plummeting in an arc over the valley below, he leaves it as long as he dares before finally triggering his main chute and falls gracefully, sailing down and making the most elegant of landings. Then it’s me. I run for dear life, jump, count to 8 and pull. It feels like the end of the world. But there’s no time for fear. I crash through the forest like Rambo, but for one big difference :big john didn’t do a mid air plop plop. mmmmm............... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterk 0 #3 February 27, 2004 How did that guy get to write the article by counting to 8 on a 600 ft cliff?--------------- Peter BASE - The Ultimate Victimless Crime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #4 February 27, 2004 I think he wrote it with a torch 200ft below the ground!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinflicka 0 #5 February 28, 2004 He must've been counting real quick. That actually adds to the danger. One stutter and it's lights out. What a trooper!$kin. Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
czechbase 0 #6 February 28, 2004 Any chance of viewing a scanned copy of the page(s)?www.motavi.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilivan 0 #7 February 28, 2004 QuoteHe must've been counting real quick.reply] How fast did you count on your 1st/early ones? I believe he did, he is reporter after all and is honour bound to tell the truth. "If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation." David Brent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skinflicka 0 #8 February 28, 2004 [reply ]How fast did you count on your 1st/early ones? Now listen up Nevilman. I'll have you know I took a deep and solid 11 on my first jump (600' A). How dare you cast doubt on the size of my huervos? $kin. Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinflicka 0 #8 February 28, 2004 [reply ]How fast did you count on your 1st/early ones? Now listen up Nevilman. I'll have you know I took a deep and solid 11 on my first jump (600' A). How dare you cast doubt on the size of my huervos? $kin. Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #9 February 29, 2004 Quote I'll have you know I took a deep and solid 11 on my first jump (600' A). i want toshak your hand,but just for the record its seconds we are talking about,not mys´ of seconds When did you think about getting your skinny arse back home,we still need to hook up Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
