BASE Fatality List Update . . .

[NickDG 23]

Hi Everyone,

Someone tipped me off to a BASE fatality that occurred back in 2001 that I didn't have on the List.

I managed to find a jumper who was on the load, and he turned out to be the Mentor of the deceased jumper.

All names are withheld in this, as it appears there are probably legal ramifications. I've inserted this one into the List as #56. While I don't find any fault on the mentors' part in this, it goes to illustrate the responsibility involved, and the price one can ultimately pay when teaching others to BASE jump, and I thank this Mentor for his candor.

This takes the List to number 85.

I've also added the names of the three BASE jumpers who died outside the sport in the bottom section. These are Gerald Striegel, Chris Martin, and Cludio Ceroni.

We are about eleven months away from a BASE fatality free year, come on, I know we can do it . . .

NickD BASE 194
http://www.basefatalities.info/

[FIREFLYR 0]

I just checked my gear,again a full inspection of a packed rig,for the cause.
play safe~J

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[kleggo 145]

i'm curious
what might you have found during your gear inspection that may have prevented an occurance such as happened in P.R.?

not giving you sht, i'm just a bit confused?

be safe

kleggo

[FIREFLYR 0]

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i'm curious
what might you have found during your gear inspection that may have prevented an occurance such as happened in P.R.?

not giving you sht, i'm just a bit confused?

be safe

kleggo

Nothing I can think of,I just thought it would be a good idea to give everything a good once over since I havent in a while. (All the stuff they made me do in AFF every jump...check the farteners for cracks,no abrasions...)
like Nick said..."We've only got 11 months left..."
~J

be safe

kleggo

[DexterBase 1]

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...check the farteners for cracks...

WTF!!!??? What the heck are fartners? Please tell me where they are on my rig because I never even knew I had them. Obviously since I was unaware of their existance, they've never been checked.

Help!

[FIREFLYR 0]

no, you check the cracks for farteners...oops
~J

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[ncjumpjunkie 0]

Hey Nick, On the list there is a name that is mentioned twice.....Gerald Striegel. I think its a typeO.........

Thank you for all you do!

SONIC BEEF #1 BASE 708, NC BASE 3
SLI,IADI,AFFI.TIE.FAA Rigger, Single & Multi Commercial Pilot,CFI, CFII, MEI

[NickDG 23]

>>Hey Nick, On the list there is a name that is mentioned twice.....Gerald Striegel. I think its a typeO.........<<

Yikes . . .

Nobody, I'm sure, deserves to be on the List twice.

I fixed it, thanks Brother.

NickD BASE 194

[3ringheathen 0]

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What the heck are fartners?

They're what you get from a productive fart.
-Josh

If you have time to panic, you have time to do something more productive. -Me*
*Ron has accused me of plagiarizing this quote. He attributes it to Douglas Adams.

[Dragonling 0]

No one deserves to be on the list twice except Slim. "I'm dead...oh wait, no I'm not!......ok, maybe I am after all."