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How old were you when starting BASE?

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Just wondered...How old were you?

How old is the average "death camper"?
Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

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I was 33, and the event was NRGBD 1986.
I guess that means I'll celebrate 20 years of BASE on the second Saturday of October.

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"Now I've settled down,
in a quiet little town,
and forgot about everything"

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i had just turned 21...not quite a year yet...but close ;)
"They will soar on wings like eagles..."

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I was 20. BD 04. Would have been at 19 but I wanted more canopy experience and also wanted to learn more about the sport as a whole before I started. I was glad with my decision.

Coco

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I was 21, but that was 1983!




Your OLD!....... :P:D...................like me :|[:/]:D

I was 31 when I did my 1st.


Be safe
Ed
www.WestCoastWingsuits.com
www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

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I was 21, but that was 1983!



Damn! I wasn't even born yet! "Tipping my hat in respect to my elders"

But that doesn't make you old! :P;)

Coco

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24 yrs old,

I turned down my first BASE jump in 2000 when I was 20. Trained (as well as I knew how) for a year, bought gear, chickened out. No regrets, the gear was crap. Got my ticket for BD 04, 2 jumps there, as dry as possible for actually making the landing area. No real regrets now 50 jumps later, and counting. :)
Nic

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24, February 2005.

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I made my first jump the day after i saw (at Blinc) that Skypunk had died(RIP) i never meet the guy but i sure thourght of him as i standed at a pylon 400ft above impact.ready to jump my first packed rig whith out eyes over my shoulder...

thats back in 2002 nearly 4 years ago meaning i were 26,5 years old

same year as my first divorse and my broken leg aswell.

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

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I was 33, and the event was NRGBD 1986.
I guess that means I'll celebrate 20 years of BASE on the second Saturday of October

I was 33, i guess that maans you're almost 20years older than I am :P
scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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Just wondered...How old were you?

How old is the average "death camper"?



23 in 1984
If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead.
Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

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Did my first jump 2 days ago in Spain
I am 29
"If you don't like it then fuck off" BASE 621

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Wtf guys. I'm 24 now and it'll be a while till I start skydiving let alone basejumping. [:/]

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Alot of young one's.............when i was in early 20's I was partying way to hard to ever skydive or base jump...

Will be 42 this summer and hoping to take a FJC..


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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!"

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I was 21 and it was just last year

Those who do, can't explain. Those who don't, can't understand.

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I am 26 and still a student sky diver. I made my first sky dive at 24. It will be awhile before I get to do BASE. Hopefully I will get to do a BASE Camp soon enough.....
"... and I'll jump off that bridge when I get to it...."

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