Clair

thanks

No this discution has been about a boy who wants to jump. usuing an example doesn't change the subject. Cause if it does then isn't this about 6 year olds with guns?

sence when did this discution become about me??? Oh yeah it didn't .I have only used my self as an example that it can be done safely.

i would hope that the people jumping did not think like a 6 year old, your brain has to be a little more mature than that , and you have to look at it from all angles, is the gun loaded? because if its not then the only way it is dangerous is if he throws it at some one.

Yes you are right. but in order to have the proof that it is safe there needs to be more people doing it. I am not saying it was the safest thing in the world. i am saying it has been done and it is possiable it could be done again.

Yes im sure me still being alive is due to personal skill, and someone standing with me encouraging me. As for the "Weapons of Mass Destruction", there are no facts/ data, because as far as I know I was just about it. that doesn't mean that you can say that it is incredibly dangerous for a 16 year old to jump because the one girl that did learn to jump at 16 with no expirance is still alive and jumping all the time. The only way to get facts/data is to have more people do it, yeah there are millions of people who are no where near ready to base jump and would not beable to pull it off and succede at it with no other expirance, but i am sure there are a few, just like me. I totaly agree with you , it is not right for the majority of the population!!! I never said it was a good idea for every 16 year old. I am not selling "unproven crap" to the public, because all i am saying is there are some 16 year olds that can jump and do it safely. "being able to judge who is right to progress the way you did is an art/skill that virtually NOBOADY has the absolute talent for" yeah this is true but who is to say that some one is truly ready and willing. I was truly ready and willing. I had been think and researching all I could about BASE jumping for the past 8 years before i did my first jump. Everyone is different, and the # of jumps they need varrys concideribly. hmmm... i do believe that you are saying that my parents don't love me... ok whatever. You have no idea who my parents are or how much they love there kids. The reason my parents let me jump was because the trusted my choices and knew that if i wasn't prepared then i wouldn't do it they knew that this was something that i had been waiting to do for years and they also respected the fact that i had been talking to many people about jumping, and watching people jump for years. Less then i deal situations are inevitable, trusting the student to beable to work it out is what i was saying. i never said that i was hopeing that it never developed. Because hopeing never works. you are no matter what you think gonna be put in less then ideal situations. I am not NOT telling everyone to go out and jump with no expirance. Just like everyone else when asked about learning how to jump i tell them to go and learn how to skydive and get a bunch of jumps first. I just recentally took an 18 year old girl BASE jumping for her first few jumps. And yes she did have just over 300 skydives. i am not saying it is right for everyone, but i am saying that i am living proof that it can be done and it can be done safely. given the right student, teacher and object

I learned how to BASE jump at 16, my first jump was an A and i had no skydiving experience at all. I had 8 jumps before i did my first tandem. I have been jumping for over a year and loving it more every day. I spent my one year anniversary in Norway with a group of friends, not a bad place to be after a year. I don't think that BASE jumping is a bad idea for a "kid" as long as the person teaching has enough experience and trusts that the "kid" can handel him/herself if put in a situation that is less then ideal. Whether he is 16 or 18 is irrelevant, his maturity level and ability to act fast and efficiently is what matters. My only advice for his dad is to make sure he is ready, and be safe as you can.

16... first jump off a power tower...

For sure...an amazing experience and AMAZING pictures... Thanks Chris!!!

hey arn't you the one who asked me if i wantd to climb bigwalls with you some time???

if you realy think that is my brother then you guys are mistaken... he would never get on such a lame forum as this. fuck this

you people can say whatever the fuck you want about jimmy and I... that doesn't make it even remotly true... this is all based off something said to melissa by just some guy "Jimmy and Clair expressed feelings for eachother on her 17th Birthday".. this person has no idea what they are talking about. but hey it makes life interesting... (well for those of you who sit on your computer all day) Personally i don't give a fuck what you all have to say. HIDGAF mother fuckers

I think that your personal attacks are getting old!! one maybe two are fine but this is insane!. you have already made your statement, now get over it. you are just making yourself look stupid by constantly bringing this up. so quit trying to get attention and drop it.

i wish all of you the best luck with BASE jumping. see ya around. Clair nicholas

i am planing on skydiving with in a few months.

jimmy gave me the instructions that he could and made sure that i knew them. When you are doing something like BASE and there are severe injuries that can occure you tend to listen more. after repeating everything jimmy told in my head me about a million times on the way up to the tower i jumped. because i went over what i was suposed to do in my head so many times it was like second nature when the time came to do them. before i knew it the canopy was open and my hands were in the "yonkles" and i had turned. it all went great and i stood up the landing. jimmy did a great job and i look forward to making more jumps with him. clair nicholas

the reason that I stated that i am out of highschool is because some one said that i just wanted to show off in school. f@#k that I don't need to explain myself any more.

I was asked to explain why I am doing what I am doing. The answer is simple because i want to. i am not doing it to impress anyone. oh for the record I am graduated from High School. Clair