BillyVance 34 #1 June 24, 2004 More great news! Alan Thompson, Jr, a Deaf skydiver from Great Britain, has become the first Deaf skydiver to do a Base jump!! He made 4 jumps off the 3000 foot cliffs at Kjeray, Norway last week. Pictures are on the Deaf Skydivers website, look in the Highlights for 2004 section. www.deafskydivers.org Congratulations to Alan! 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colintri 0 #2 June 25, 2004 Dang, and I thought I might be the first one to do that. Congrats to Alan! Alan's Base jump The exit looks scary! *Edited to add a direct link to his first Base jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 June 26, 2004 Alan even almost had a wall-strike on one of those jumps when the canopy opened off-heading. He veered back out at almost the last second... scared himself half to death too. Unfortunately, it appears that Alan was not even the first Deaf skydiver to Base jump. I was told by a Base jumper after cross-posting on the Base Zone forum, that there is a deaf Base jumper in Montana who has been Base jumping regularly for the past year or so. No other details yet. I am trying to confirm. Blue Skies Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smellysue 0 #5 July 3, 2004 hey thats Al T nice one mate (even though he prob not read this) You never told me he was the 1st deaf skydiver to base jump Wayne you munki. He's one of the nicest lads you'll ever meat at Peterlee well acctually prob' any where and a cracking lad to talk to. Welldone Alan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #6 July 8, 2004 Quote Unfortunately, it appears that Alan was not even the first Deaf skydiver to Base jump. I was told by a Base jumper after cross-posting on the Base Zone forum, that there is a deaf Base jumper in Montana who has been Base jumping regularly for the past year or so. No other details yet. I am trying to confirm. What's unfortunate about that? As long as everyone is having fun, it's all good. I've posted to the thread in BASE, and sent you a PM with Shaun's contact info.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
