Skydawg

Geez, harden up Jimmy, we've all lost friends... Guess what? They're on the list... And hey, some of us actually learn from the mistakes of those who have gone before us... That was the whole purpose of the list. The list was just fine the way it was, and served a useful purpose, it didn't need modifying to make it palatable for those little whiney bitches that couldn't take seeing a number next to their buddies name. When next someone goes in coz they tied a pull up around their pc, or they over delayed in the fog, or they go unstable on an underhung cliff or they got suckered low on a wingsuit jump, well you can just accept some of the blame, coz they didn't have access to the list any more... Nick, thanks for all the effort, and know that you provided a valuable service to at least one of us and I applaud your contribution to making BASE what it is today. ~Edited to remove confrontational content.

I think Tom B and DW did one? Definitely weren't newbie's

Hi Patrick, Have you jumped the exit above “Jacob’s Ladder”, 12 secs if you track a bit. Also, check out “Exposure in F major” on the way to Worcester ask one of the climbers at Camp and climb in Claremont for details if you don’t know them, there are literally hundreds of exits in the Hex river range, the wall at the start of the old pass is an old favourite

Yuri

It’s supposed to be open 7 days, but in practice only opens if people have booked. Call Jonathan on +27 82 800 6290 or Anton +27 82 852 1322 Lang Pete +27 82 888 9681

42 years old. 20 years since my first jump, stopped for a while and started again 9 or 10 years ago.

One good reason to get a vented canopy is the canopy is more likely to stay inflated during a cliff strike

Nope, to much like hard work... Now I only log the jumps that are unusual / memorable / or with friends that I want to remember. The majority of my jumps are solo, and they all kinda blur into beautiful sunrises and crisp crystal clear mornings

I'm sorry but I don't think you realise why BASE jumping your wingsuit skydiving rig is a bad idea. I'm sure you have a vast amount of wingsuit experience, I'm not disputing that. But the BASE environment is different to skydiving. In a BASE jump the exit is critical, and has a direct correlation to stability in the first 3 to 4 seconds of the jump. Just have a look at Nick's list to see how many fatalities have been stability related. It's the bit between jumping off the rock and flying that will catch a non-BASE jumper out, those 3 to 4 seconds before the suit starts to fly. During this time you have to be stable. If you go unstable (head down, on your back whatever), normally because of a bad exit, then the wingsuit restricts your physical movement making it harder to recover. If you do recover before hitting the wall, then you're probably very close to the wall with very few outs (are you facing the wall? Do you have enough altitude to clear the talus/ledge/outcrop? etc.), so you'll probably have to dump immediately, this is where the skydiving gear will kill you... Sail slider (longer distance to open), small canopy / higher wing loading (fly's faster into the wall), greater opening surge (no DBS), no vents (canopy may not stay inflated during a wall strike), A container with no "dynamic corners" or open corners (promotes off-headings) etc. If you have an off-heading towards the wall, The wingsuit prevents you from controlling your canopy immediately after opening. (have a look at #84 on Nick's list) If you do everything right, fly away from the wall and open at 2000 agl, there's still the fact that typically a BASE LZ is smaller, rockier etc. Probably not a worry for some one of your experience, but still worth considering. So while, it's possible to do a BASE jump off a terminal wall with your wingsuit skydiving rig, there's a good chance you'll die :) Dude, that was below the belt.

A Fox 265 in a Gargoyle will get you laid everytime Seriously though, the Gargoyle has to be the best container on the market

WTF Troll....

Naa mate, you gotta be 'World Famous' to be able to do that

Well great, you've just jinxed him... Brace yourself Johnny

Whahahaha, Object avoidance according to Tom

I don't know about rubber bands threaded over the bridle/pc, what if the static line breaks early, and the band rides up and constricts the PC Far-fetched I know, but I'm just paranoid.

Yeah, let’s get pedantic Chris, let’s compare your BASE experience with Jesse’s, lets see who’s more qualified to comment on Aussie BASE.

Hey Nick, why don't you get various individual's jump numbers for the year and extrapolate from that data?

Thanks Tom, very informative.

The "steps" look to be about 90 to 100m high. If so, yes its jumpable

Yep, Sh(t does happen, we've all had off-headings, be it from a dropped shoulder or whatever... What makes this any different?

Crap, the List is both a memorial and a warning, it helps us remember friends who have passed and to warn us not to fu(k up the same way. It is also the unbiased truth... “Truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but, in the end, there it is.” Sir Winston Churchill

Just be careful you don't get the tape wet. (packing on damp grass etc.) Wet tape doesn't rip

Yeah, I've the same problem...

I found something DW once wrote on the subject of 52" pc's; DW-------

Has anyone played around with the idea of composite PC's, i.e. A number of equally sized vented PC's grouped together with some sort of non-load-bearing mesh holding them together?