Just looking into base jumping and seeing that at least 200 sky dives are recommended before even considering the sport but I'm wondering maybe what the most cost effective way to get $200 sky dives in is considering even one dive looks somewhere btwn 300-400 cad. I'm assuming that it must get cheaper or something as you progress and don't need to go tandem or something? I really know nothing but am fascinated by the sport so any information would be appreciated. Thanks.

Heard on the latest Exit point episode that Miles Daisher had a really bad accident from a WS-basejump. If you're out there Miles or anyone here stay in touch with him at all - I wish you the best and hope you recover. Awesome jumper and a rad dude!

IWhat do you feel is missing in the current skydiving apps or logbooks out there?

Not a rich guy either, so somewhere affordable haha. Im from the uk

I recently interviewed Matthias Giraud (Super Frenchie) and thought his technical insights about mountain exits and risk assessment might be valuable here. He goes deep into his progression from early bridge jumps with Jesse Hall to developing complex mountain projects with Shane McConkey and JT Holmes. The discussion about rebuilding his entire jump assessment framework after his Point d'Aroux crash is particularly interesting.

For those interested in the full conversation: https://youtu.be/iKgbyhvYBr0?si=5raZA7zpakiE1Amj

Key BASE related segments:

• BASE Fundamentals: 13:00 - Learning from Jesse Hall, his path from skydiving to BASE
• Risk & Mentorship: 17:16 - Working with Shane McConkey and lessons from early mentors
• Mental Game Evolution: 22:40 - How near-fatal crash changed his approach to jump assessment
• Recovery & Rebuilding: 29:36 - Documentary coverage and physical/mental rehabilitation
• Technical Progression: 32:37 - Return to Point D'Areu and methodical approach to objectives
• Mountain Projects: 35:45 - Current goals and philosophy on big mountain objectives
• Experience & Age: 36:43 - How 15+ years of jumping influences decision-making

Hi Everyone, I have an Idea and wanted to check it with others:

It is about how to perform the safest base jump possible. So as far as i know the two things that make base jumping so incredibly dangerous are:

1. Low altitude: No room for errors or emergency as you don't have the altitude to deploy a reserve like in traditional skydiving (760m safe min. opening altitude according to USPA)

2. Proximity to the cliff: If something goes wrong when deploying the chute you might change direction and hit the wall

So how do i think one could perfrom a relatively safe basejump?

1. One could jump of Mount Thor which has an overhanging cliff (105 deg) with an altitude of 1250 meters. Like this we could easily jump with a conventional rig including reserve chute in case something goes wrong. Followingly the risk of low altitude is not substantially higher than with a regular skydive.

2. To get away from the wall we could use a wingsuit. Of course adequate wingsuit training is needed and there remains a additional rest risk because of the initial phase of the jump being close to the wall but I think going generally forward in a wingsuit is not too hard if you are a good pilot.

The remaining additional risks would be climbing the mountain and weather conditions / wind. If you manage to find a day with perfect conditions, this is also not too high.

What do you think of this chain of tought?

Around late April I've got the opportunity to spend 3 weeks in either Moab or Squamish. I won't be wingsuiting so it will just be SD at both (not confident enough with my tracking for Squamish 2 piece). I would like to try and get at least 30 jumps in these 3 weeks but don't know to much about Squamish so not sure what the access is like for jumps there whereas I know 30 jumps in Moab should be pretty achievable. I also won't have a car but know a couple people in Moab who I'll be able to tag along with so that shouldn't be a problem but with Squamish is it possible to use public transport to get to the start of the hikes? (I'll get some guiding the first few days I'm there but for afterwards). Also in your opinion if you have jumped at both which do you prefer in general from scenery, town, access and of course jumps. I'm also thinking about just going to Lauterbrunnen for those 3 weeks so I can get some tracking in aswell but the cost of the air fares is the main problem all though if you think that's the best way to go let me know.

I saw a Tucker Gott Video on base jumping and it looks so much fun. I'm wanting to at least try out it once. Why are you hooked on base jumping? What is it that gets you hooked in the first place?

The freedom you get with a para-glider, looks like a bunch of fun to what you can do with it. What are the safety precautions if it goes wrong? Obviously, I will in the future when I do get into it,always carry a reserve, and I dont know why people fly without one if anything goes wrong. However I do have a theory, I was talking to my dad about motorcycles and he says that people get comfortable way too quick with anything and their ego gets a head of them selves putting them at way more risk then needed. I'm thinking it could be similarly to anything else that is dangerous.

Are there safety precautions training to simulate different events to ensure most safety when doing this sport? I'm really wanting to live life to the extent and experience a bunch of hobbies that many people have no clue about like paragliding, or fixed winged flying.

Do you know or know of anyone who has made a successful jump in Chicago, NY, or Japan? Random but it crossed my mind and couldn’t find much if any details or footage besides some small news stories.

Thx !

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas, Hanukkah or other festive warm holiday with loved ones! As a result of the aforementioned holidays I find myself in possession of a vr headset.

One of the first things I did with it was throw on the raw 360 video of the longest wingsuit heli line in Mont Blanc. My little baby wingsuit mind was blown. The depth perception and POV made a night and day difference vs watching the video reframed. After pulling up a video of jump from Brento, I began wondering if any seasoned jumpers here have used this alongside flysight and/or laser to study unfamiliar lines.

More importantly, I’m wondering if anyone has found a good way to review raw 360 footage directly from a 360 camera without first uploading it externally like to youtube or whatever. Is there a way to review this footage directly from the camera to vr headset is essentially what I’m wondering if y’all figured it out.

Thanks,

A Silly Goose

Hello All,

I am relquishing mod control of this subreddit due to time constraints. But i respect this community and what you crazy bastards do. I am looking for someone to take over this job. Please pm if you feel you can do the job.

Thanks

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I’m a newbie skydiver (11 jumps). I have yet to experience a really bad deployment but I’ve already heard quite a few jumpers talk about malfunctions they had to fight for 1000 feet or so. I also witnessed two cutaways in my two months in the sport.

It seems to me that both situations would mean death (or shattered bone at least) in BASE.

Do you have ways to drastically reduce the risk of deployment malfunctions in BASE or is it the reason your friends die all the time?

Hey everyone, I'm doing a little study about how extreme and adventure sports affects mental health. I am a psychology student and so much interested in adventure sports and activities on a personal level. That's why I choose this topic.

I wanted to know what is Base Jumping to you? How does this extreme activity makes you feel? Do share your personal experience that you felt during your jumps and glides. Don't think about it being a psychology survey and just express what you feel about this sport.

Thank you for your time.

I don't jump or anything I just like learning about things n I wanna know about any exits in BC. I already know about The cheif, but I'm surprised that considering the mountainous terrain of the province there isn't more?

Unaware of any jumps made in Honduras. Trying to get one in but there’s not really any great objects around, only short cell towers. Not willing to do some of these Russian/Australian dirty low ones. Anybody got experiences around the 150-200ft range?

I’m 18 years old and I’ve been set on skydiving and BASE jumping since I was a little kid. Now that I’m almost 19 and can start the journey I’m curious where to start. Yes I’m very aware that skydiving is the starting point but I’ve gotten a lot of mixed messages about how many jumps you need to have and I also know a guy who didn’t even skydive first. He started paragliding then found a base course near our hometown and just started balls deep in the water. Base isn’t something that I’m eager to jumping into as I definitely know I’m going to do at some point in my life, and when I do it I know I want to do it right. I guess I’m asking where current members of the community started, how they started, and how old they started.

https://youtube.com/shorts/iPOi7J3WpuI?si=P98ppyzSJXJMNTWA

I was thinking of a summit lite container with the atair OSP2 canopy and a 36” pilot chute, I’m 6,2” and was wondering if this is a solid rig to start off on?

Hey folks,

One more plug for fundraising this week. If you haven't already picked up a shirt via https://www.baseaccess.org/shop BASE Access is selling shirts to raise money for its legal + lobbying budget. The two big legal challenges on our plate this year:

- Challenging the Aerial Delivery regulation interpretive rule

- Challenging the Bear Ears National Monument Management Plan which calls out both BASE jumping and wingsuit flying specifically as banned activities, while allowing for climbing, jeep recreation, and atv's.

Not sure what I can say publicly on the lobbying front, but hit Dylan up if you have questions and see some of the success we had at Bridge Day on the BASE Access social channels (ig: base.access, fb: base.access)

Cheers!

Hi, newbie here. Up until about a month ago there was a website LTBJ (Learn to base jump), which seemed to be exceptionally good. (Chris McDougall)

Now when I attempt to visit the site I get a 404 error, ie it doesn't appear to exist any more.

Does anyone know what happened ie did it fold, accident etc etc?

Just wanted to share this fundraiser the SBA put up for expenses in setting up the longer ramp at High Ultimate.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-ramp-for-high-ultimate-platform-for-low

Really impressive how quickly they acted to make this tweak to the existing setup that should hopefully prevent a few fatalities.