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Free blue skies Beezy.

No secret projects here - my #1 project is trying to be good Mommy to my 10 mo. old daughter . Karin PS: I hope you didn't think that I added the F-word to Sara's name - I was trying to quote someone else's quote. I think Sara is a doll.

>Hey, SARAH FUCKING BRACHER, have YOU, as the most experienced wingsuit pilot I know at Perris EVER jumped with these guys? Seriously??? The last wingsuit jump I made at Perris was with Jeb, Tim & Sarah

I don't know about Luigi, but Jeb has a "TON" of wingsuit BASE jumps and has pretty much only flown wingsuits exclusively at the DZ since I met him in '98. He was proxy flying with the first suit that Birdman ever put out.

RIP & fly free Obi.

OOOiii Matt! My question is: WHEN are you going to have kids?!? C'mon in, the water's fine . Your posts make you sound all grown up n' stuff. Moi... BASE is on the back burner for now, but I'm not selling my gear. Maybe Z will be up for ground crewing when she's old enough to understand why I spent so many years chasing altitude. Luuuv, Karin

I took that picture. Breaks my heart. Some other ones from that trip are attached. A note about the second one: when I was about to snap that shot, Slim said, "Mate, I just hate these group shots cuz you just know that one of us isn't going to be here next year..."

Speechless and utterly gutted. RIP mon ami.

DW did many FF's from the 156', but never an aerial.

and still miss 'em like crazy.

RIP

777, the numbers of Heaven!

If you're jumping a canopy that's huge for you (relatively speaking), the container would have been made to accommodate the canopy size, which could have a wide yoke. My pin-closed rigs (Vertex's) have fairly narrow yokes - one holds a 185 VTEC and the other holds a 205 VTEC. My velcro-closed rigs (Reactor's) seem to have slightly wider yokes, with the widest one holding a 220 FLIK. You can try cinching your cheststrap tighter after you gear up, which is a bit more effective if you have an articulated harness (rings at the hips allow the main lift web to flex inwards a tad more than non-artic). To be comfortable doing this, put the rig on, hike it up on your shoulders to where's most comfy, then tighten your cheststrap in that position, followed by tightening your legstraps last. Just make sure that you feel comfortable with where your BOC is situated, as it could end up being a couple of inches higher than before. I don't think packing really has a huge effect on how the yoke fits, unless you pack really 'fat', which could make the rig fit tighter overall, causing the backpad to push against your back and pulling the yoke & riser area outward. For the most part though, dealing with wide yokes is just part of being a small person. Although I'm taller than you - 5'1.5 .

Check your Yahoo EM. ~ Karin

"Because it is there." - George Leigh Mallory

Got your PM. Just sent U an E.

Nick, we're all a little lost. Or actually, I prefer to think of it as wandering without a clear cut destination. But that's not such a bad thing is it? I bet if we actually 'arrived' somewhere, we'd quickly realize that it's not all it's cracked up to be, and then we'd be off wandering again. And personally speaking, my head's always been screwed on a bit sideways. E/call me if you wanna chat about these afflictions. ~ Karin

PM me: [email protected]. Got sum training dates I wanna run past you

Thanks for representin' Jason. I read the posts and think some were slightly enlightened by your comments. Climbing's been as big a part of my life as BASE has, so I appreciate the parallels and differences in each... and indeed I think many climbers & jumpers are cut from the same cloth.

A bold and risky endeavor for sure, but Jeb's an intelligent guy and he's not approaching this venture haphazardly. Trust me, he doesn't want to be injured or die doing this. He's got a pretty cool life and he wants to keep enjoying it

Sweet Leeee! I think the only thing that would've made it better for him is if we were both there to share the smiles

Congrats! Party on Garth...

Nice guy, a smile always at the ready. We hung out & chatted at Perris a few weeks ago - he was training & flying his WS, totally excited about heading over to LB. Deepest condolences & prayers to his loved ones. Fly free.

Got it Dawl! Been doing the airplane thing all week. Will PM soon. XOXO.

Thanks to Stein & the entire SBK crew for a brilliant event. The choppers, boats, accommodations, parties - everything was top-notch. Even with the weather, people still jumped their butts off & had a great time. Some VERY cool stuff happening over there: Sick long delays with Robert's new Phoenix-Fly products - people tracking to the lighthouse/landing areas from #6 in the Phoenix pants & wingsuitting completely across the fjord. Jeb's complicated twisting-flippy-do's in 5 secs., then tracking like a madman, with Douggs just feet from him the entire time. Chopper flight radness - those pilot's love their jobs. World record chick-way - 8 of us (incl. 1 awesome wingsuitting Brit diva!) & two great camera dudes - go Team Estrogen! (in my heart this was a 9-way, cuz sweet Lika was definately there in spirit!). Plus a whole lotta memorable jumps & shared smiles with old friends & new. The energy, spirit & dream of flight are definately alive & well around the world. Norway rocks. Thanks again. BS/Safe Leaps, Karin