Congratulations p-baSE!

[TomAiello 25]

Nice job, Russel.

If you live in the LA area, go buy him a beer.

There are at least 9 very tired BASE jumpers who've either just gotten home, or are almost there by now. We had minor issues, a lot of heavy lifting and hauling, the use of a furniture dolly to move a jumper up a steep slab of rock, minor hypothermia, a total loss of light, and more than 24 hours of driving, all adding up to one of the most exhausting one day BASE expeditions I've ever participated in.

Props to all who shared this adventure.

So, when are you doing the B and A?

-- Tom Aiello

[email protected]
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[Brandoliem 0]

Huge congrats on your 'E', Rusticle!! I know how much time, thought and planning you guys put in to this... not to mention that it required balls of steel!! Wish i could have been there and i can't wait to see the video!

-Brandy

[magot 0]

Russel
Congrats nice to see u got your "E"
and thanks for the call on Friday guy's it ment alot to me
blue skies moggot

TOSS MY SALAD
I'm an invincible re-tarded ninja
derka derka bakala bakala muhammad jihad
1072

[cornishe 0]

WHAT AN ADVENTURE.

somehow im still awake.

that shit was awesome. the best executed talus landing ive see russel perform to date.

Russ and everyone else on the mission: thanks for the good times.

-am

Abbie Mashaal
Skydive Idaho
Snake River Skydiving
TandemBASE

[FIREFLYR 0]

Awesome congrats!
Was it the same one you guys tried last time?
~J
On opening i'm sure a distinct clang like a church bell striking one o'clock could be heard- Balls of steel bro well done

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[blitzkrieg 0]

totally bitchin'. nice job russel and crew.

[GreenMachine 0]

Rock on Russel!!

By the way, I recently watched some old, borrowed VHS tapes
with raw footage shot by a guy named 'Moneky Boy'...anyways
there was some jumps in Twin Falls including one of yours...like
Brandy said: Balls of Steel.

Take It Light,
~Tom

Rigger, Skydiver, BASE Jumper, Retired TM

[Lonnie 0]

Way to go Russel!!

You're an inspiration!!

NEVER GIVE UP!

[brits17 0]

F'in a! I just have to say thats totally radical. Congrats Russel, I hope there's video out there somewhere

_______________________
aerialkinetics.com

[Faber 0]

nice job Russel and the crew way cool i has to say

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[vid666 0]

Congrats !

But you know, California rules and all :

If there's no video - it didn't happen.

Care to show some proof ?

[KrisFlyZ 0]

Good One!! Congratulations!!

Kris.

[littlestranger 0]

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the best executed talus landing ive see russel perform to date.

talus landing? did ya'll use the inflatable landing system you had been working on?

congratulations russell! you're halfway there.

[cornishe 0]

oh, im just exagerating... a bit. the CHIPILS was NOT used, and russel can tell the rest of the story if he likes.


-am

Abbie Mashaal
Skydive Idaho
Snake River Skydiving
TandemBASE

[nicknitro71 0]

Russel is THE rock star!

Right on man!

Memento Audere Semper

903

[Zennie 0]

Congrats Russel! You rock!

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[lifewithoutanet 0]

This weekend was what BASE is all about. It was an adventure from start to finish with phenomenal effort by all involved. You put the hours, miles, and lack of sleep into it that we did, all for a couple of seconds each. And there's not a doubt that it's all worth it.

Congrats, Russel and everybody else involved.

-C.

[Mikki_ZH 0]

Nice job, big big respect!!!

Michi (#1068)
hsbc/gba/sba
www.swissbaseassociation.ch
www.michibase.ch

[JohnDoe 0]

Congrats Russel!
Awesome achievment and what a great group of friends you have! Way to go everybody.
Alan

[pBASEtobe 0]

That was the silliest, most exhausting and greatest weekend ever! None of it would have been possible without everyone’s help. Thanks to you all for giving up sleep and exerting an insane amount of energy and time to help me get my “E”. For those curious about Abbie’s talus landing comment, yup I landed on the rocks unintentionally. Luckily, I didn’t break anything! So, this turned out to be my first “E” and my first ground landing. Also ironic is the fact that this time I was the only one that landed on the ground and everyone else landed in the water.
There is video and stills out there somewhere. I just have to get a hold of them.

Thanks again to everyone. It was an adventure I'll NEVER forget!

[pBASEtobe 0]

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Was it the same one you guys tried last time?

Yup!

[NickDG 23]

Another "first" set by Russel . . . The first BASE jumper to hit the NRGB in freefall, and now - the first BASE jumper that ever missed a body of water the size of Rhode Island . . .

Congrats Brother, two down, two to go . . .!

NickD BASE 194

[ImagethisPhoto 0]

congrats!
I cant wait to see the vidz and stillz. Sorry I couldnt make it to help capture the chaos...
Next Time!!!

Josh Morell
www.imagethisphoto.com

[base689 0]

Congratulations, Russel!!!!
You are a true inspiration for anyone of us and an outstanding bloke indeed!!!!
Take care!!!!!!

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com

[John_Scher 0]

Nice one Russel.

Also a large thanks to those who helped.

John & Mark
Kenya