Hell Hole Bend - BASE/skate jump

[mazevedo 0]

from the site www.skateboard.com

"March 28th, 2006 - Bob Burnquist Jumps the Grand Canyon

Hell Hole Bend, Arizona – March 24, 2006 – Bob Burnquist fulfilled his life long dream yesterday by dropping in off of a custom made 40’ mega-ramp and onto a 40’ rail that extended over the Grand Canyon where upon reaching the end of the rail; Bob then Skydived/BASE jumped 1,600 feet into the Grand Canyon.

In a stunt that will likely never be duplicated, Bob Burnquist entered the history books yesterday by becoming the first person to ever skateboard down a 40’ mega-ramp and onto a 40’ rail and then safely BASE jump off the rail 1,600 feet down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. To call the stunt unique is an understatement; this was the ultimate skateboarding stunt ever performed and will secure Bob’s place among the sport’s all-time elite. The stunt was performed for the Discovery Channel’s show Stunt Junkies, hosted by world renown BASE jumper Jeb Corliss, who admitted after Bob was safely back atop the Canyon, that this was the show’s finest stunt yet performed and has set the bar extremely high for all future stunts.

“The truly unique thing about this stunt is that Bob is probably the only person in the world who could do this” said Jeb afterwards, adding that “I’m a great BASE jumper but there is no way I could have done this stunt!” Bob is one of the world’s best mega-ramp riders and an avid skydiver, who just recently learned to BASE jump. The stunt required enormous skill, requiring a mastery of two completely different disciplines. Adding even more danger to the stunt was that fact that there was very little margin for error when launching off the ramp and transitioning onto the rail because the slightest mishap on the rail could have spelled disaster for Bob as falling on the rail would have precluded him from making it far enough away from the side of the cliff for him to safely open his parachute.

“This has been a dream of mine for a long time and to finally be able to do it and successfully is just magical; I’m just speechless” exclaimed Bob subsequently adding: “Everything came together today from the weather to all the people supporting me and to not let them down feels real good!” Bob had a team of supporters out there from friends and family to his sponsors and everyone was pulling for him to nail the trick. After a couple of practice runs to get familiar with the ramp and rail and a few slight modifications to the ramp, Bob landed the trick on his fourth try. The cheering and applause could be heard echoing throughout the canyon making the whole scene surreal. “I’m just so fortunate for the opportunity to do this, this definitely ranks among the coolest things I’ve ever done” said Bob after the celebration died down. Look for the stunt to be aired on Stunt Junkies sometime in June and for photos of the stunt on Discovery’s website.

Bob would like to thank all his sponsors: Flip Skateboards, Hurley, Oakley, Activision, Nixon, Pro-Tec Helmets, and OGIO Bags, Stoneyfield Farm, Zoobamboo Entertainment and Burnquist Organics.

Article Courtesy of The Skateboard Industry.com"

[The111 1]

Video please.

www.WingsuitPhotos.com

[hookitt 0]

The direct link to the Article is Here

I doubt you'll find any video since it was made for The Discovery Channel.

My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

[mazevedo 0]

I found one picture

Edited to add: I know I should not post any photograph identifying BASE sites, but it was a legal jump, so I think it's not a problem.

[460 0]

I missed something. Did he go down the ramp, and slide on the 40 foot rail, and then exit while riding the skateboard?

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[mazevedo 0]

That's it!

[vandev 0]

Yep......thats Bob.B....

Go Bob....

So, is a slider a S or what... "BASE'S" Buildings..Antenna's...Span's....Earth....and "Sliders"

You go Bob....

In the end...the universe has a way of working itself out.... "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle"

[TomAiello 26]

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I know I should not post any photograph identifying BASE sites, but it was a legal jump, so I think it's not a problem.

(a) That doesn't identify the site. "Identify" in this context means providing a way for someone who is not familiar with the site to locate it easily (by google search, for example). When I wrote "please do not post photos identifying sites" I had 2 very commonly re-posted photos in mind, both of which contained signs with words that could easily be entered into Google to locate the site.

(b) The legality (or illegality) of a jump is irrelevant to the considerations of site naming on open forums, which primarily have to do with physical safety and accident prevention. You can read a more detailed explanation here.

-- Tom Aiello

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SnakeRiverBASE.com

[TomAiello 26]

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I missed something. Did he go down the ramp, and slide on the 40 foot rail, and then exit while riding the skateboard?

A bit off topic, but if you watch the old Masters of Stone climbing videos, you can see some footage of the late, great Dan Osman riding a skate board down a natural slab and rope jumping off the cliff at the end. He didn't build anything (in that area, the sloping stone is pretty much a natural ramp) and it wasn't a BASE jump (unless you count the PC attached to the skate board to slow it down), but it's along the same lines.

-- Tom Aiello

[email protected]
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[AdD 1]

Now that is a stunt! Suckit Tony Hawk! lol

Life is ez
On the dz
Every jumper's dream
3 rigs and an airstream

[blackfox 0]

i saw one of his canopy on mtv a few months ago, it had a sweet hurley symbol on it

check it out on discovery channel this wednesday 10pm ET

[avenfoto 0]

cool