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Us HG pilots (well, OK, me) think you should try before you diss... Regards John M John, No diss to Hg's intended. I have the highest respect for the brass balls you guys/gals have. Not wanting to Hg is a personal thing. I have more faith in surviving a BASE jump, over Hang Gliding- again this is personal. In my opinion Hang Gliding is more dangerous than BASE,,,depending on the jumper/pilot. I fly with HG's all the time. Wacthing them launch and land just plain scares me. I have seen SOOOOO many crashes, many of them surprised me they walked away from,, some they didnt! *Check out the attached picture. This dude was hall'n ass on landing. He pulled off a nice standup! Cya, Josh Morell imagethisphoto.com

A while back I wanted to do a study/write up on various sports and heart rate. I used the monitor for: Snowboarding, Rock Climbing, Bungee, Paragliding, Skydive. I have yet tried it with BASE, or Hang Gliding and would like too. I'll BASE jump, but no way will I HG. With jumping my heart rate was fastest just before the jump. Then it slowed during freefall, and back up before opening. Rate lowered for the canopy ride and raised again before landing. I hit three peaks, each a little smaller than the last. Paragliding results varied alot. If the thermals are crank'n up, my heart rate was all-over. On a super smooth day I was exceptionaly calm. My rate was highest before ever dawning my gear. After suiting up, and prep for launch,, my rate dropped. After finding these results I paid more attention on launch as to how I felt. It was then I noticed how relaxed, almost medative I got. This calm surprises me still. I have found rock climbing effects me more than paragliding. In a way this tells me how " at home" I am with paragliding. Climbing the cliff scares me good, we launching off one has little effect,,,wierd. Then again, I'm certainly a strange one..... I wish I hadnt stopped with this project. Good to hear I'm not the only one interested in silly info. I'd like to hear your results with BASE. Cya, Charley Murphy aka "DARKNESS" *Attached are some pictures from our club Fly-In.

This is very possible. I have seen other base gear/ rigs on a government web-site auction. They sell unclaimed stolen goods and confiscated items. Usually this auction site sells the items as they recieve them. This particular canopy didnt have risers??? I doubt the government is smart enough to dismantle a rig... Good water canopy!

FYI-I'm not looking for a mentor! As far as I know there are no active Base jumpers living in Southern Oregon. I HOPE I'M WRONG!! I do travel up to Bend, Eugene and sometimes Portland area, but dont know were the best sites are. So far I have only jumped bridges, with little interest in other objects. I would still like to see what the options are. I'm really hoping to find someone that has jumped the 350' span on the coast. I will be at Perrine for the memorial boogie, we can chat there. Or e-mail me at imagethisphoto@lycos.com Josh Morell 541-261-6681