Newbie 0 #1 December 14, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4091813.stm Not that i'll be jumping that thing anytime soon, but some of you might be interested If anyone does and gets video, i would love to see it! "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #2 December 14, 2004 it has already been officially burnt by some BASE 502 dude and his TV crew. Many others jumped it long before...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #3 December 14, 2004 repost and was also shut down http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1383497#1383497Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ojf1982 0 #4 December 14, 2004 I saw it on the ride up to the Espace Boogie. We had to take a detour because of all the construction, but that bridge is massive even from the distance I saw it at. I had my rig in the car, but decided that getting arrested in France, especially since Im a US citizen with an Arab sounding name, was not in my best interest.The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over - Hunter S. Thompson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #5 December 14, 2004 oops didnt see that - thanks for pointing it out! "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #6 December 14, 2004 they apparently confiscate the rig and you must get it the day after or something like that. Plus certainly some kind of fine for trespassing... And now the bridge is open, you would also be fined for walking on the motorway... But your car can still breakdown on the motorway and that would be the "only access you found to stay out of danger"scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
321Cya 0 #7 December 14, 2004 With pride I say that two jumps of one of the cranes (before the roaddeck was installed) and two jumps of the bridge itself are written in my logbook... And that was before #502 did it!!! J. www.vandrunen.ch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #8 December 14, 2004 so does it really count as a bridge jump then? would you log it as an "other" jump? either way dosent matter, its your log book... just curiousLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
321Cya 0 #9 December 14, 2004 Yes, the 2 jumps of the crane are 'O' in my logbook. The 2 others were of the bridge (roaddeck), so 'S'. However, the road wasn't finished at the time (there was a still a gap) This is why I know 502 did it after us, because his video showed a complete roaddeck. It was also springtime when he jumped, while we jumped it at sub zero temperatures last winter.....brrrrr! J. www.vandrunen.ch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #10 December 14, 2004 QuoteWith pride I say that two jumps of one of the cranes (before the roaddeck was installed) and two jumps of the bridge itself are written in my logbook... And that was before #502 did it!!! J. yay! it's my 2 favorite europeans! i love joris and vrank! way to go on being the first Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
321Cya 0 #11 December 14, 2004 Quoteyay! it's my 2 favorite europeans! i love joris and vrank! way to go on being the first Love ya too babe... Coming over anytime soon? J. www.vandrunen.ch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #12 December 15, 2004 Quoteyay! it's my 2 favorite europeans! i love joris and vrank! way to go on being the first actually not the first................. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronald 0 #13 December 15, 2004 Come on guys, this bridge and the crane has been jumped SO MUCH. Ronald Overdijk www.liveskyproductions.nl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #14 December 15, 2004 well thats very true....................... just messin with him.............. i find it amusing that people only think that objects are found when they hit the news........... rather than people putting in a shed load of research keeping an eye on new constructions! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #15 December 15, 2004 This may be a high profile object but how is all this site naming suddenly ok? GusOutpatientsOnline.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #16 December 15, 2004 where do they name it? only thing is that they posted a linkLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #17 December 15, 2004 so if I post links to all the objects I know have references on the net you will be happy? I would say there are links to most objects - does not mean they should be posted? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #18 December 15, 2004 agreed. So in the future we not only have to follow the rules, we also must follow the "spirit" of the rules make sense? added: So there is no misunderstanding, we don't need to post links to objects.Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #19 December 15, 2004 I think the S were "genneral public knowing" as 502 had his jump... Besides i guess whith out ever beeing there that whith in 1 week it will be open for traffic which means it will be hard to jump from anyway. Not that it will be more easy after treads as this one... Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #20 December 15, 2004 Quotethat whith in 1 week it will be open for traffic which means it will be hard to jump from anyway do you remember the jump from the span in europe in the snow? ......actually bad reference........ , but funny non the less............. a good few of the spans out there are "live" roads........... including the one where 621 and myself got hurt a little! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #21 December 15, 2004 Quotewe don't need to post links to objects. agree with that - it only takes a bit of work and research on the net to find many great things to jump in places you are looking to. the joys of the net! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #22 December 15, 2004 yes sir..Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base283 0 #23 December 15, 2004 502 never said or implied that he was the first to jump it. That was only media spin. You know, the same media that misreports accidents and such. take care space Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #24 December 15, 2004 A few thoughts on site naming: This place was on the front page of CNN's web site the other day. It got similar publicity in many places. Any time that happens a spate of people (often, interestingly, new users) login to various internet discussions with a "hey, look at this thing I found, it's so cool, why doesn't someone go jump it." Obviously, they don't realize that in 99 of 100 cases, multiple someones have done so long ago (beginning, and often continuing, during the construction). It's going to take a giant chunk of my time to keep yanking all those "news inspired" discussions. I'll generally let a simple link to a big news story stand. I'll intervene if (a) it's a particularly sensitive site, (b) it's turning into huge discussion, or (c) I'm just feeling ornery. When I see those discussions in forums I don't moderate I usually either post (or PM) a link to my "Naming Names" bit, or I just pull parts of it and repost them.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #25 December 15, 2004 QuoteComing over anytime soon? oh yeah, please come over and see usscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
