First Deaf Skydiver to do Base jumps!

[BillyVance 34]

Just wanted to share the news that Alan Thompson Jr, of Great Britain, has become the first Deaf Skydiver to do a BASE jump! He went to a BASE camp to make legal jumps off the 3000 foot cliffs in Norway last week.

Pictures can be seen here: http://www.deafskydivers.org/Profiles/AlanThompson/Album/BaseJump04.htm

Congratulations, Alan!

I posted because it was a legal Base jump... let me know if I still breached any posting etiquette...

Blue Skies
Billy Vance

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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Hi Billy --

A HUGE congratulations to Alan -- what a wonderful accomplishment and a warm welcome to the wonderful world of BASE.

By all means, this is not to take away from the accomplishment of his jumps, but there is a deaf BASE jumper from Montana who BASE jumps on a regular basis. I'm unsure how long he has been jumping, but I know that it's been at least a year.

Once again, I don't say this to take away anything from Alan, but there is another deaf BASE jumper out there who's been active for awhile.

C-ya,

Bryan

[BillyVance 34]

Bryan,

Thank you for the heads up. I have not heard of this Deaf Base jumper in Montana. Please PM me if you have any additional info about him. I want to get in touch with this guy.

Thanks! It's okay if Alan is not the first one, he already has an impressive list of accomplishments. And he will be looking to compete in the Speed World Cup this weekend at Hibaldstow. He has routinely recorded speeds well over 300 mph in practice!

Blue Skies
Billy

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Hi Billy --

A HUGE congratulations to Alan -- what a wonderful accomplishment and a warm welcome to the wonderful world of BASE.

By all means, this is not to take away from the accomplishment of his jumps, but there is a deaf BASE jumper from Montana who BASE jumps on a regular basis. I'm unsure how long he has been jumping, but I know that it's been at least a year.

Once again, I don't say this to take away anything from Alan, but there is another deaf BASE jumper out there who's been active for awhile.

C-ya,

Bryan

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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I'll track him down (it may take a few days) and will give him your contact info.

Reaching 300mph is really awesome! It's really impressive hearing about other's accomplishments -- helps us to strive to do better too.

Blue Skies,

Bryan

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What?

Actually, I'm very hearing impaired in my right ear.

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

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There is another deaf BASE jumper that lives in northern Idaho. He's been jumping for at least 3 yrs. His name is Shawn ???

Clint MacBeth
Skydive Moab 435 259 JUMP
M.O.A.B. Mother Of All Boogies Sept 19 - 23, 2012

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I think his name is Shawn. He had a little mentoring for the first few jumps, then went on his own. He has never made a skydive though. He is learning, but the hard way. I have seen some pretty rough landings, and some gainers gone bad from him...scary...
He is a very nice kid, and I took the time about a year ago to teach him some rigging so he can hook up his own canopies and stuff. He is at Perrine fairly often.

Troy

I am now free to exercise my downward mobility.

[BillyVance 34]

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There is another deaf BASE jumper that lives in northern Idaho. He's been jumping for at least 3 yrs. His name is Shawn ???

If anyone can help get me in touch with this Shawn in Idaho and the other Deaf Base jumper in Montana, I would really appreciate it. Sounds like we're gonna have to branch out our Deafskydivers' website and include a DeafBaser page...

Thanks and blue skies
Billy Vance

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[BillyVance 34]

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There is another deaf BASE jumper that lives in northern Idaho. He's been jumping for at least 3 yrs. His name is Shawn ???

If anyone can help get me in touch with this Shawn in Idaho and the other Deaf Base jumper in Montana, I would really appreciate it. Sounds like we're gonna have to branch out our Deafskydivers' website and include a DeafBaser page...

Thanks and blue skies
Billy Vance

Has anybody found any details or gotten in touch with the deaf base jumpers? Just following up on this.

Thanks,
Billy

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[TomAiello 26]

Billy,

I made several jumps with a deaf BASE jumper last weekend.

His name is Shaun McLaughlin, and he lives in Bonner's Ferry, Idaho (very northern Idaho, near the Canadian border). He's been jumping for around 4 years, and has about 150 jumps. He's a regular at the legal span in Idaho, as well has having been down to Moab for the Turkey boogie and some other fun.

I'll PM you his email.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

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How about a blind base jumper?

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[TomAiello 26]

If we steal your glasses, I think you'd count.

I've done a couple jumps with a blindfold on--does that count? The rule was that you had to leave the blindfold on until after you were under canopy.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

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Doesn't count. You have the option to see again.

Whew! The blindfold option has to be done at least once. A high bridge or a certain electrical wire support apparatus comes to mind.

My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

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>>Don't tell me you've jumped a certain electrical wire support apparatus blindfolded! By the way good thing you decided not to tag along the other day there was nothing over a 100' plus I saw a mountain lion...I would have sooooooo tripped your ass ha ha!