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Chad “Dexter” Peabody
Age: 24
Height and weight: 5’8, 150 lbs
Birthplace: West Covina, Ca
Marital status: Unmarried but not single
Occupation: emergency medical
Hobbies: BASE jumping, skydiving, rock climbing, shooting pool, Bavarian hefeweisen
Harness and container: Perigee Pro by Asylum Designs
Parachute: Black Jack 240 by Consolidated Rigging
Home dropzone: Blueskies Skydiving in Bremerton, WA
Records or awards: First rollover/ double PCA three way 9/04
Pet peeves: Negative people and those who have stopped dreaming.
What is your favorite quote? "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London
What is your philosophy on life? There is nothing in life you cannot achieve if you’re willing to work hard enough.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I’m really scared of horses
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Tom Aiello, Tim Mattson, Ray Losli, Dwain Weston (RIP), Roland “Slim” Simpson (RIP)
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Standing on top of a beautiful 300 foot cliff in Moab, Utah with two of the best BASE jumpers in the world, watching the sun set while preparing for a jump.
Describe Chad Peabody in five words or less: Constantly looking over the horizon
I BASE jump because… Man has already walked on the moon. We've already explored the deepest trenches of the ocean and the highest mountains on Earth. Most of the frontiers have already been explored. BASE jumpers are exploring the boundaries of the human mind every day. We're going further and further into the unknown and rewriting the possibilities of human flight and human achievement. BASE jumping is one activity where you can stand next to your heroes as equals and step onto the same playing field. If you’ve never experienced the sensations of flying your body through the air, it’s absolutely worth taking a look at. We watch records get broken all the time, and you never know what somebody’s going to do next.

Avery “Tattoo Buckaroo” Badenhop
Age: 42
Height and weight: 6', 170 lbs
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Hobbies: BASE Jumping, Skydiving, BirdMan
Harness and container: Perigee Pro by Consolidated Rigging
Parachute: Mojo 260 by Consolidated Rigging
Home dropzone: Lodi, CA
Records or awards: Trans-millennium BASE jump
Pet peeves: Ants in the butter.
What is your favorite quote? "Better to have and not need, than to need and not have". Seth Blake (rip)
What is your philosophy on life? If it's not fun, I'm not doing it.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I am a Christian.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Dennis M. and Yuri K.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Sitting on a San Antonio side walk staring at my bones, calling my wife on the radio for a ride to the hospital.
Describe Avery in five words or less: Three, two, one, see ya!
I BASE jump because… I don't watch it on TV.

Age: 27
Height and weight: 175,5cm 80kg(i lost weight
Birthplace: Haslev Denmark
Marital status: divorced but had a gf for the last 2,5year 2 kids
Occupation:my kids
Hobbies: BASE
Harness and container: Vertex1 and Gargoyle
Parachute:Fox265vtec multi and Flik 266vtec multi
Home dropzone:any object i can jump off,i dont skydive anymore
Records or awards:bronce in accuracy at my dz year 2000
Pet peeves: people who only thinks of them self
What is your favorite quote?:"what could posibly go wrong"i first heard it as BASE 813 said it
What is your philosophy on life?: dont waste your time beeing angry you only live once.
What is something most people don’t know about you?: i can move boths my balls whith out touching them(my x and my gf is vitness)
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? UK my first cliff
Describe Faber in five words or less:Egoist,loving father perfectionist
I BASE jump because…: Its what i love to do

What is your favorite quote? "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." -Jack London
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Interesting choice. I believe Jack London killed himself....

So what? I'm sure he meant it at the time. What difference does that make?

I'm not saying it makes a difference at all. I'm just saying that he did kill himself... London was a guy it would have been cool to hang around - sailor, boxer, dock worker, lumberer, sometime gold prospector, also a communist, well-known author (Sea Wolf, Call of the Wild). I'm sure if it had been a little later he would have been a pilot as well, probably flying in South America like Jimmy Angel. He also drank prodigously, and actually wrote a semi-biographical novel about an author who drank and then killed himself..... Like I said, an interesting guy. He died too young.

Nudge.

More bios please. You phreaques are pretty interesting.

Please include nekkid pics if you're a chick.

I'll do one if you'll do one.

I sure hope you're referring to bio's and not naked pictures!

You first big boy.

Ahh....what the heck. My life is an open book anyway!

Jason Bell
Age: 33
Height and weight: 6'4", 212 lbs
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital status: Married, wife is currently knocked up (2 months).
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer, Cat Herder (Bridge Day Co-organizer)
Hobbies: My smart home, photography, computers, BASE jumping, wingsuits.
Harness and container: Gargoyle and Wizard
Parachute: Mojo 280 and Fox Vtec 285, 26' Lopo
Home dropzone: Grove City-PA, NRGB.
Records or awards: 2nd place canopy opening during IPBC 1998 and 1999, 3rd place team 1998 IPBC, judges choice 1999 Bridge Day IPBC, 19-way Perrine jump May 2003.
Pet peeves: Littering, people who enter the freeway at 40mph.
What is your favorite quote? "Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant only taste of death but once" - Shakespeare
What is your philosophy on life? Get out and enjoy life, so you can have something cool to talk about when you're 85 years old in a nursing home.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I'm a Christian....oh, that's right, you already know that by now. How about the fact that I can ride a 6' tall unicycle and juggle at the same time?
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Slim, for coming back after a serious injury and enjoying life to the end.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Eiger, July 2002. Four of us thought we'd made our last leap.
Describe Jason in five words or less: Tough exterior, soft interior.
I BASE jump because… I don't do drugs and need my adrenaline fix.

>>But did you get video?

(((((((Gag)))))))

I hope that wasn't my Ace...

(((((((Gag)))))))

I just threw up a little bit... into my mouth...

Katie "Katiemonster" Hansen
Age: 19
Height and weight: 5'7" 135lbs
Birthplace: Portland, OR
Marital status: Unmarried but not single
Occupation: Student, server
Hobbies: BASE jumping, skydiving, rock climbing, snowboarding, reading, music, beer.
Harness and container: Softcock by Bounceproof Rigging
Parachute: Black Jack 240 by Consolidated Rigging
Home dropzone: Blueskies Skydiving in Bremerton, WA
Records or awards: First rollover/ double PCA three way 9/04
Pet peeves: Drama
What is your favorite quote?: "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life...to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then get the whole and genuine meanness of it...or if it were sublime, to know it by experience." Thoreau
What is your philosophy on life?: Do what you want to do, it's your life and you only get to live once, never stop dreaming, seize opportunities.
What is something most people don’t know about you?: I looooove cookies.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping?: Chad, Dwain, Russel, Pete.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment?: Jumping in a crazy thunder and lightening storm with SBCMac. It rained on us so hard, I have never felt more like a part of the elements instead of just an observer in awe.
Describe Katie Hansen in five words or less: Dreamer, passionate, tenacious, active, student
I BASE jump because… I love it.

freaking hilarious

hehehehe... here's mine. This is fun.

Jen “JeNn*E*jEnN” Dembinski
Age: 25
Height and weight: 5’10, 140 lbs
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Marital status: Flyin' solo (single, no BF…)
Occupation: Mad Scientist
Hobbies: BASE jumping, skydiving, bird(wo)man, traveling, swimming, being a GeEk
Harness and container: 1)Paratech Odyssey 2)CR Perigee
Parachute: CR Mojo 220, pegashit 220
Home dropzone: Spaceland/Waller Houston, TX
Records or awards: Curing cancer (ovarian)…
Pet peeves: laziness
What is your favorite quote? “Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.” – Fight Club
What is your philosophy on life? Get the most out of it while you can…
What is something most people don’t know about you? I am a GeEk.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Um… I don’t really look to be like anyone, so does myself count??
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Wow, so many memories!! But if I have to choose a MOMENT… I think it would be when I took that first step after just landing following a jump off a tall A… Feeling something rope-like and thinking, “wow, I stopped”, then realizing what I thought was a nice little ATV pathway to land on, was barbwire. Ouch.
Describe Jen in five words or less: Silly, fun, loyal, shy, geek.
I BASE jump because… It’s a part of me. It makes my life complete. I love it. I’m addicted.

Steve Armstrong
Age: 41 (I look and more importantly act a lot younger)
Height and weight: 5’10", 185-190 lbs
Birthplace: Toronto Ontario, Canada
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Software Engineer
Hobbies: BASE jumping, skydiving, hockey, skiing, climbing, mountain biking, volleyball and yes women.
Harness and container: Vertex from Basic Research (now Apex)
Parachute: FLiK 293 from Basic Research (now Apex)
Home dropzone: Wishing it was Eloy, but it's not.
Pet peeves: People who drive slow in the left hand lane.
What is your favorite quote? "Try not to worry about the things you have no control over"
What is your philosophy on life? Live for today as you may not be around tomorrow.
What is something most people don’t know about you? No comment.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? A certain bird-girl from the UK (but we haven't talked in months)
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? My first cliff jumps in Moab.
I BASE jump because… I can and because I have long term goals of doing wingsuit BASE jumps off of some big walls.

Tom Aiello
Age: 32
Height and weight: 5’7", 195 pounds
Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, Ca
Marital status: Married to the most wonderful woman in the world.
Occupation: Still trying to figure that out.
Hobbies: BASE jumping, MINI Coopers, Working on my house, Reading, Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Harness and container: Prism (1), Basic Research; Gargoyle, Morpheus Technologies
Parachute: Troll 290 MDV, Atair Aerodynamics; Black Jack 280, Consolidated Rigging
Home dropzone: Don't have one. But there is this nice bridge by my house...
Records or awards: Unlikely to ever have any.
Pet peeves: People who worry too much about what everyone else is up to, and not enough about themselves.
What is your favorite quote? Real BASE jumpers are rebels more than freedom fighters. The good ones seek neither publicity, permission, nor support. They are the last cowboys of aviation and when gone this sport will be just another pastime, like golf or bowling. ~ Nick di Giovanni.
What is your philosophy on life? When it comes down to it, all that really matters is the people--how you effect them, how they effect you, and how we each effect ourselves.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I've been collecting quotations for more than 10 years. I have almost 30 pages of them, and I once decorated my apartment exclusively with quotes.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Dwain Weston, Yuri Kuznetsov
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Spending all day finding an exit by carrying around a magazine article with a full page photo of Frank Gamballie exiting there. It turned out to be an incredibly challenging and intense jump. The only people who knew I was there were the climbers on the wall. Afterward, one of them asked me why I hadn't at least asked for a picture, and I responded "I'm not really in it for that."
Describe Tom Aiello in five words or less: A few years ago it would have been: "Everybody's got to die sometime." Now? How about "Not sure where this goes."
I BASE jump because… ...of the people.

Your turn, tough guy.

no need to i can do it any time i want,you want to see my shaved balls

BASE Fellowship Award 2004? "But he doesn't like to talk about it mate" ;-) Not a dig Tom, just a bit of UK humour!

That's a pretty small apartment you had back then Tom.

I'm sorry Jenn, but I about fell out of my chair laughing at that one.

"Hello, kettle? This is pot...."

Ted “Zennie” Biggs
Age: 39
Height and weight: 5'8", 175 lbs
Birthplace: Wabash, IN
Marital status: divorced from a no-good-evil-bit... er... single
Occupation: Software Developer
Hobbies: I have a 7th Degree Black Belt in Procrastination
Harness and container: Vertigo Warlock (2)
Parachute: Ace 220, Rock Dragon 266
Home dropzone: Everywhere
Records or awards: Nope
Pet peeves: People who let fear control their lives.
What is your favorite quote? "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson... or Desiderata, take your pick.
What is your philosophy on life? Life's too short to be living by someone else's standards.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I can't do that funky curly thing with my tongue.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? My mentor, 460. Tom Aiello. Dwain Weston. Jeb Corliss. Everyone, really.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? So many memorable moments... probably my solo B jump which qualified me for BASE.
Describe Ted Biggs in five words or less: Always learning.
I BASE jump because… it gives me a feeling of freedom from boundaries. And the people are some of the wackiest, most wonderful folks I've ever come across.

Sounds like an interesting wingloading for base. Is that your weight with gear and clothing included?

Edited to add that I am referring to the Ace 220. Do you still use this canopy, and if so, in what conditions (more wind, bigger landing areas, terminal vs. non-terminal)?

Thanks,

Eipmoez

Most of my jumps with that canopy have been off of terminal towers in moderate wind conditions. So that wingloading is good for having a bit of extra forward drive.

At the time that I purchased it, I weighed just a *tad* less, so I've since outgrown it a touch.

In fact, the thing I've had to get used to is the dramatic difference in drive between the 220 and the 266... especially since the Rock Dragon has been designed to have even less forward drive than comparable canopies.

I like them both and I think they are both fine in their respective environments (the 220 for moderate/high wind terminal As, the 266 for short delays).

Brittany K S!
Age: 22
Height and weight: 5’2, 105 lbs
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Marital status: almost
Occupation: college turd, rigger
Hobbies: BASE, skydiving, golf, guitar
Harness and container: Vertigo Wizard
Parachute: Raven I saves
Home dropzone: Skydive Houston
Records or awards: quintuple backflip from a trampoline, '95 1st place vault Regional gymnastics, '93 1st place local spelling bee
Pet peeves: tardiness
What is your favorite quote? "Just do it." -Nike
What is your philosophy on life? Dance like no one's watching and love like its never going to hurt
What is something most people don’t know about you? I was recruited to play basketball in high school/college
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Ted, Chris, Tim, Tom, Dwain and Jeb (I never had the pleasure of meeting Dwain).
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? There are many. Right now, the one where I cratered on top of a building, busted by 3 cops, and walked away.
Describe Brittany Sanchez in five words or less: Always motivated to go farther
I BASE jump because… I can.

Thomas M M.
Age: 24
Height and weight: 6' 194 lbs.
Birthplace: Eau Claire, WI
Marital status: Fuck Marriage!
Occupation: Restaurant Manager
Hobbies: BASE jumping, shooting pool, being offensive online, and drinking.
Harness and container: Homemade.
Parachute: Dagger 244, by Vertigo.
Home dropzone: Dropzone? Whuffo you go to dropzone?
Records or awards: I got some metal, but not neccesarily ceremonial.
Pet peeves: Running out of buds.
What is your favorite quote? "You have to let go to accelerate."---Thomas M.
What is your philosophy on life? Fuck it, it's just life.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I can be nice.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Dwain Weston
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Flying into the wires after taking the Nestea Plunge off an Antenna.
Describe Thomas in five words or less: Tripping nutcase paranoid psycho.
I BASE jump because… I CAN!

Thomas

Karen Margaret Thomas
Age: 41
Height and weight: 5'11" 170 lbs.
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Marital status: Ask me in person.
Occupation: BASE office geek, budding masseuse
Hobbies: BASE Jumping, skydiving, writing, snowboarding, hiking, dancing, cooking, amateur bartending
Harness and container: Prism and Vertex 2,
Parachute: FLiK 293 and 266
Home dropzone: Perris Valley Skydiving, Ca.
Records or awards: Unofficial world record women's 8 way cliff jump, Kjerag, Norway Summer 2004
Pet peeves: George W. Bush and blindered Americans.
What is your favorite quote? "Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was lent to you by your children." Kenyan proverb.
What is your philosophy on life? It's way too short to waste on being unhappy.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I can wiggle my ears and nose without touching them.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Anne, Todd, Lee, Slim, Dwain, Jimmy, Marta, (the list goes on...)
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Feeling "zero g's" through a cloud at 2800 feet off Kjerag #7, seeing the fjord appear below me as the cloud got behind me, and feeling my heart leap as I fell completely and utterly in love.
Describe Karen in five words or less: Spiritual, political, healing, loving, ADRENALINE!
I BASE jump because… I choose to be free.

Le RoyDB
Age: mid 20's
Height and weight: 69”, 155-165 lbs
Birthplace: USA
Marital status: Might as well be engaged.
Occupation: Gov’t job
Hobbies: B.A.S.E., skydiving, guitar, Hacky-sack, snowboarding, drawing, writing songs or stories.
Harness and container: Gargoyle
Parachute: BlackJack 260
Home dropzone: anywhere in NC.
Records or awards: NCBMSF3Cutaway#1
Pet peeves: people that don’t take the time to get to know me and make assumptions, people that take advantage of others, slow people in the fast lane, people that don’t flush or wipe the seat off!!!
What is your favorite quote? ...I'm sure when he (god) looks down on us BASE jumpers, he gives Mary the elbow and says proudly, "look at that, the thing I made them the most afraid of, they went and turned into a sport . . .!" -nickdg
What is your philosophy on life? Knowing that I could be happy all by myself in the middle of nowhere or in the middle of a city surrounded by millions. Just be yourself no matter what others do or say. Which means that, Yes, I am a self-proclaimed dork/geek.
What is something most people don’t know about you? #1 I believe in god, though I don’t go to church as much as I should. #2 Most don’t know what NCBMSF3Cutaway#1 means. (It is a tongue in cheek award I gave myself since everyone wanted to be part of some group) Life isn’t about being in a group, it’s about feeling that you are a positive addition in life itself.
Who has inspired you in BASE-jumping? 1st that would be my mentor. He has shown me that he has many, many levels and depths to himself that reflect directly to BASE and life itself. He has guided me, shown me the choices, and has allowed me to make decisions in growing in this dangerous sport. He took me in when some wrote me off. For that and the many other lessons I have learned (and continue to), I am forever indebted. #2 I am really proud of Russell.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Seeing that I just started on February 29th (Yes that’s my BASE b-day) I would have to say Bridge Day 2004, but that could change as time goes on.
Describe Le RoyDB in five (+1) words or less: Doesn’t know how to give-up
I BASE jump because… It scares the holy hell out of me. To experience what others dream about. To be unique in that I am afraid to be normal. I am because I am, I jump therefore I jump, I jump because I jump.

Ted, Ted, Ted... ahhh...

Hey now I guess what I really meant was laziness in the aspect of no motivation, no drive, wants to sit around & watch tv all day, etc...

Is that a better explination for you?? hahahah

Jase “Skinflicka” Robinson
Age: 34
Height and weight: 5’9", 160-215 lbs depending on injuries and time of year. Currently 195 and falling.
Birthplace: Biohazard dumpster behind Darlington Memorial Hospital in England.
Marital status: Married to my wife. 15 year old stepdaughter who acts just like I do.
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer, philanthropist, bon viveur.
Hobbies: Pornography, BASE jumping, motorcycles, cars, redneck stuff, imitating peoples annoying accents, crank calling, breaching security, being walked by my pitbull, Diesel, Ice Hockey, Hold ‘em, fixing up my house, irritating those in positions of arbitrary authority. Involving myself in long, eloquent tirades that result in many people becoming very upset at me. It's sadly the only true talent that I have.
Harness and container: Perigee II by the venerable Adam Filipino, Odyssey FX by someone who can’t tell the difference between red and purple embroidery. Not a bad rig though.
Parachute: Black Jack 280, Mojo 280 Consolidated Rigging.
Home dropzone: I don’t skydive. I don’t look good in pink and the girls are mean to me. If I wanted to hold hands with other men I’d move to San Francisco.
Records or awards: I have been awarded a solid criminal record.
Pet peeves: People who ask what you did this week and you tell them and they’re like “nuh huh…you didn’t do that…you’re a bullshitter” and you’re like “yuh huh, I did you piece of shit” and then you have to go and kill his kid's pet rabbit in retaliation.
People who say “Why can’t I get a job like that” and I go “cuz you’re too fucking dumb, dickhead. Why didn’t you work harder at school? What the fuck did you think I was doing while you sat sniffing solvent behind the bike shed, you freak!”
People who wait for life to happen to them and then complain when they get tetanus or diphtheria.
Rank Twat.
Favorite moments Lassoing the faucet with your cock while asking the black guy at the next urinal about racial stereotypes.
What is your favorite quote? “Rings don’t plug holes”…Jimmy Kensill
What is your philosophy on life? Laugh it up. It won’t last long, muthafukka.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I’m arachnaphobic. I’m zoologically well hung. I’ve probably slept with someone you know.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Jimmy Kensill, Justin McClellan, Skypunk, Mike McCurdy, Mark Meadows, Steve Redinbo, Joe Hallacey. Tom Aiello for being the anti-Skin, Dwain, Yuri, Sean and Craig for starting the whole thing off, Mick Knutson for teaching me the lost art of LZ grooming. Jimmy Pouchert and Hank Caylor for proving even the geeks can get a hot chick. John Woody for being passionate about fishing and BASE jumping at the same time. Gardner and Earl, John Vincent for making black hair hip again, Rick & Joy, Nick DG for unparalleled wisdom, Motherhucka (unrelenting hardcore renegade), Tree (for being made of wood), Hanne Skanky (probably spelled wrong) for being a genuine superhero for girls, and some bloke called Carl who I never got to meet but wish I had...There are many more. In fact, you all amaze me. Every time I meet you all I think "What a fucking nutcase!" and you keep coming, and you don't get any less wierd and you make me laugh like a kid and that's SO cool. Salut!
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Landing on the Cincinnati Convention Center roof after some line twists robbed me of altitude on prom night. The screams of the kids in the street as I left the building. The screams of the mounted policemen who’s horses were spooked by the kids screaming. Being asked in the elevator if we were the band by some fuckwit (even though we were wearing parachutes). Jumping down 25 feet onto the concrete skyway and landing like fucking spiderman in front of a horrified security guard. Running like a bitch cos I didn’t want to get busted. Being picked up by Meadows' girlfriend like she was out grocery shopping.
Describe Skin in five words or less: What an asshole! Comic Relief.
I BASE jump because It's subversive, annoying to the authoritariat, outrageous, dangerous, and impressive to the chicks I used to show the video to which gave me an excuse to have a video camera in the room. Rock on. Cya on the internet baby! Hey, Jenn Dumblondski. You look pretty hot. How about a session?

Chad...You are fast becoming the most quotable BASE jumper I know.

I think I'm going to have this one tattooed on my arm.

I can't wait to meet you bra'

I almost pissed myself readin this one.

I had a shit day and you almost made me puke laughing dude. Thanks forever,

har har har...

Sorry I don't do married guys...

And although I'm polish, I'm not a dumb blonde...

But thanks for the compliment.


Jen

BTW... you're posts crack me up!

Ah, Jenn. I've blown my chance (and my wad - in anticipation). Too, too bad.

I'd still like to see the nekkid pics though, kid.

Please oblige. I promise not to post them on Consumption Junction.

Thank you your hotness,

$kin (currently looking like Kurt Russel in Tombstone with the huge beaver sweeper).

Neil
Age: 38
Height and weight: 175lb 5'10lb
Birthplace: Mother England but escaped to the colonies when I was 2
Marital status: hook, line and sinker.
Occupation: Pharma industry marketing
Hobbies: B.A.S.E., scuba, surfing, reading (like 20hrs a week, mainly classical history).
Harness and container: Vertex
Parachute: Fox 240
Home dropzone: any foreign country but NZ.
Records or awards: Med Research Council award for junior scientist 1988
Pet peeves: violence, unco-ordinated drivers, queuing, salt in my food and trendy lefty liberals who think you can rehabilitate criminals (shoot the f*ckers I say)! Religious Zealots of all persuasions.
What is your favorite quote? ...The only time you should look down on someone is when you are giving them a hand up (Martin Luther King or Ali-I forget). or "They asked for it" Julius Caesar after looking at the carnage following Pharsalus during Roman Civil war.
What is your philosophy on life? The clocks always ticking, you have to cram all the experiences in whilst you still draw breath.
What is something most people don’t know about you? The Drs thought I was retarded when I was born. My mother thinks they are still correct.
Who has inspired you in BASE-jumping? Easy. Saw an old documentary when I was about 16 that was called the 'Human Fly.' I think it featured an Aussie called Nick F. Even though it wasn't until 1989 when I did my first base jump, that was the catalyst (the 2nd was 11 yrs later)
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Easy-there's 3 of them. (1)Wingsuit from Eiger carring ashes of a deceased base'r, (2)standing on top of a building in Auckland, hucking only to land next to the police and ambulance crew who had been attending a fight between 2 large homies. I landed in the middle of it all and started to walk away...heh, heh. (3) Xmas eve-up a tall object in AZ with some friends in the freezing cold. Xmas has a new meaning
Describe Neil in five (+1) words or less: Skinny legs, can't sing.
I BASE jump because… Its unconventional and gets me out of the house (and country..)

I'm honored that you and Zennie hold in me such high regard! ;)

Adam Foster
Age:22
Height and weight:6'0, 190 lbs
Birthplace:Englewood, Colorado
Marital status:I have three rigs I am very fond of... but single
Occupation:Courier (downtown )
Hobbies:BASE, skydiving, umm...
Harness and container:Two Warlocks by the company previously known as Vertigo
Parachute:Dagger 277, Rock Dragon 303
Home Dropzone:Have to say Mile Hi
Records or Awards:First person to succesfully execute a "steamroller" (to MY knowledge)
Pet peeves:Well, appropriately, every ASS who told me six times over the last week that I need to vote, and how I need to vote, and where I need to vote, and who I should vote for, and what I should vote for, and why I should vote for them, and why I should vote for that... seriously. People who take all of this WAY too seriously (life I mean).
What is your favorite quote?"Your heart is free, have the courage to follow it."
What is your philosophy on life?I think we are way to simple to understand something as complex as life and death.
What is something most people don't know about you?How I really feel a lot of the time.
Who has inspired you in BASE?That's hard because of the amount of people, and some of you probably would have no idea why but... Rick H., Dwain W., Jimmy P., Marta, Peter, Jamie, Ray P., Katie, Chad, Vlady, Tom A., Russell, Aaron (from B.C.), Bob S., Dan G., Tim M., Miles D., all of the videos I watched (Standard Issue, Continuum, 1st BASE, BASE Forever, it goes on), and of course, last but certainly not least, all of the girls who made me despondant enough to need to try something new, just to clear my mind.
Most memorabe BASE jumping moment:I was doing a four way at the potato, one person going from the "dark side". I did a gainer in the middle of two friends. I looked over as I was coming around to see my friends chute coming out of her pack tray and stretching. I pitched and looked up at my sniveling canopy (slider up) and saw above me my friends canopies filling the gap where I would have been. I don't know why, but it was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I realized on that jump that I enjoyed seeing my friends there with me in that perfect place, sharing the experience, way more than I enjoyed pounding out solo's trying to add another rotation. Thanks guys, I won't likely forget that one.
Describe Adam Foster in five words or less:Trying to figure it out.
I BASE jump because...Initially I have no idea. It has become this amazing thing that plagues (in a good way) my dreams and constantly runs through my mind. I can't seem to justify "It's fun" due to the trade off of death though. So what I think it has really become is this: I have never been more scared of anything than I am at a lot of exit points, except when it comes to death. Death scares me more, and I think by standing face to face with what I fear most (in BASE), it will assist me to face anything, even death.

Six Foot Peter
Age: 30

Height and weight: 6’0, 170#

Birthplace: Eastern US

Marital status: Single, but looking for non-committal sex with hot chicks

Occupation: Regional Director of Homeland Security. I voluntarily patrol local objects to keep America safe and free.

Hobbies: BASE, BASE, BASE, BASE, BASE, BASE

Harness and container: Vertigo Warlock

Parachute: CR Blackjack 280

Home dropzone: They don’t recognize me there anymore.

Records or awards: President, Peter K Fan Club

Pet peeves: Having to work, antenna climbing, silly laws against BASE

What is your favorite quote? Stop and smell the flowers, you might not be alive tomorrow to do it then..

What is your philosophy on life? I used to be pretty angry inside. BASE is my medicine to keep me smiling on the outside, as well as inside. I enjoy life much more since I have started BASE. I appreciate the good and the bad characteristics of the people that I’ve met, and try to make it a point to smile as much as I can while I am here...

What is something most people don’t know about you? I don’t have a bellybutton.

Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? The B-teammates, Jeb by video, DW (RIP), everyone that smiled with me at the exit point

What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? When my friend and I had our rigs at the first building we opened, and the BASE number was one jump away..

Describe Peter K in five words or less: Certified BASE addict.

I BASE jump because- it is kind of fun, and I don’t know what I would do instead…

I know I shouldn't but Might as well.
What the hell else do I got to do ?


Name:.... Raymond Losli

Sex, Age: Height and weight:
- Male - 45 - 6-0 - 180

Birthplace: ....Hillsboro, Oregon, united states

Marital status ?:
Married.... ( to the only woman in the world, who can stand to be with me.)

Occupation ?:

Self-unemployed, Masonry ...(custom residential, small commercial)

Hobbies:
at the moment
Sewing and BASE design, Wrenching on most anything, Skydive, BASE, Shooting, ( Tach.Long range, bench, varmint & reload)

Harness and container: ....Bounceproof Rigging - SoftCock, container

Parachute:
....l- Flik, 2 - V-tek, - 1-Raven IV, - 1-Cruzlite, 3-round


Home drop zone : ....Skydive Oregon, Eagle Creek Skydive

Records or awards ?
...Awarded the record of : Most consecutive day in a row, being Alive, BASE Jumping in Portland Oregon and
Not Cratering-Inn.

Pet peeves:
...Don't Ever, Honk the horn of the Car, for me to hurry up.

What is your favorite quote?
... "Who's The Proprietor of this Whore House" !!!

What is your philosophy on life?
... If you don't Over-Think it, It's not That Hard.


What is something most people don’t know about you ?
... I am dumb as a Mud Fence,
Unless it comes to three-dimensional, mechanical, visualization and the ability to transfer it to reality.

Who has inspired you in BASE jumping?
* Slim: (Roland Simpson), for teaching me and helping me to stay alive in the beginning, when I started BASE. That was not easy because our rule was, - We don't have Rules.-
* Dwain Weston. for teaching me: You Can Take It, As far as you want to take it.
* also : D.J. (Stanley Higgins) , on how to keep an even-flow and not to take... Shit to Serious.


What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment?
... Every Dam One of Them !
All, 728 of them so far to date.

Describe Raymond Losli, in five words or less :
... Fuck You....you Fucking, Fuck !

I BASE jump because… ?
...It is still fun, ... so far.

 

It's nice to see you coming out of your shell, Thomas

Wendy W.

Age: 32
Height and weight: 170cm and 69kg, trying to loss some weight (yeah, sure)
Birthplace: Rovaniemi, Finland
Marital status: SINGLE
Occupation: Selfemployee, 11 yrs
Hobbies: BASE, skydiving, movies, flyfishing, photography, having sex with girls, parties and have a little Vodka with my friends, some of you might know about this !!!
Harness and container: Vertigo Warlock, Hummit / soon will be 2 warlocks
Parachute: Troll 242 and Mojo 240
Home dropzone: no home DZ, don`t use ones, only www.pete.fi
Records or awards: 2 times gold medal in 4way RW in Finnish Champions, 30way base World record, 27way Wingsuit Skydiving worldrecord,
Pet peeves: people who only thinks of them self
What is your favorite quote?: "try to be a MAN.....or something
What is something most people don’t know about you?: I have slept over 100 women........ok, now its done ....joking...i dont thing there is nothing about me that my closest people do not know about...
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? 30way World record in Moscow
Describe Faber in five words or less: Better, Best, Good, Almost ;)
I BASE jump because…: Its nice hobby.....just like playing chess.....again, joking....
it`s the most wonderfull sport i have ever done. You can travel (as an Finnish Guy, surely), jump from alloverthe places, see/meet great people, have an experience of a lifetime...allmost all of the time etc etc...you know....

Michael McMurtrey “SBCmac”
Age: 33
Height and weight: 5’ 7”, 160 lbs
Birthplace: Albuquerque, NM
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Computer Geek (Database Administrator)… That’s my daytime BASE disguise …
Hobbies: BASE jumping, Mountaineering, womanizer (I looooove women …), and Fun of course…
Harness and container: (2)Vertex by Basic Research
Parachute: (2) FOX canopies by Basic Research
Home BASEzone: WA, USA
Records or awards: Longest Hard-On held by a man, Sept 2004 (When I got my second BASE rig in the mail …)
Pet peeves: Not BASE jumping for oneself… And whacking off too much …
What is your favorite quote? "Don’t be afraid of dying… Be afraid of not living…” – Author Unknown
What is your philosophy on life? My philosophy is to be kind as often as possible… You’d be surprised how often the simplest kind gesture can affect a stranger’s or a close friend’s life… I know this, because I have many friends and strangers to thank for the times that they turned around my day with a simple king gesture…
What is something most people don’t know about you? My middle name is Wooly… Hung-Like-A-Wooly-Mammoth that is… For my male anatomy… Juuuuuust Kidding... I'm actually hung like a fruit bat... …

Hmmn… Something that most people don’t know about me… Hmmn… The first job that I applied for, straight out of the Marine Corps, was to be a flight attendant for SW Airlines… If you’ve got the time, I’ve got some pretty funny stories about that interview …
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Me… You’ve got to cherish your own accomplishments as much as your failures… Without letting it get to your head of course …
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Sitting on the 5th floor of a building, after a building strike and in the most pain I have ever experienced, going “WOW, I don’t regret that jump, I must really love BASE jumping…” And then of course going, “this pain sucks”, while sitting in my jail cell, after getting arrested for jumping another building the next day…
Describe Michael McMurtrey in five words or less: Addicted to Sex & BASE … (How about BASESex, that way I only have one addiction …)
I BASE jump because…
When I'm standing at exit point, doing my exit count, I feel more connected to world around me than any other time in my life...

Once I step off and exit from the physical object that is connecting me to this earth, I feel freer in that moment than any other time in my life... Freedom from the world of bullshit we put up with every day... Freedom from mankind’s laws... Freedom from narrow minds… Freedom from mankind’s wars... Freedom from everyday worries... Just pure freedom from anything and everything…

So all in all, on every jump, I jump to be free…

…

SBCmac

Is that longest in time or distance? And who was the man holding it? It's dark and lonely in that closet, surely. Come on out...Will & Grace is on TV and there's some Creme de Menthe in the kitchen.

Erections lasting over 4 hours, though rare, require immediate medical assistance...naughty monkey.

SWeeeeeeeeeT....

I wish I spent the money I spent on a room full of sewing machines on
custom containers and BASE trips....... Not !

Sewing is a Dieses which involves work.
Stop now while you still can.

Gabriel Ruiz(Gabo)
Age: 29
Height and weight: 1.70 73kg
Birthplace: México City
Marital status: single
Occupation: Sales Manager
Hobbies: BASE jumping, DownHill, Swimming
Harness and container: Perigee Pro, WS Extreme Gargoyle
Parachute: Mojo 240, Ace 260
Home dropzone: Skydive Cuautla (Mx)
Records or awards:
Pet peeves: People that are mean to animals
What is your favorite quote? "Everybody dies, but not everybody lives"
What is your philosophy on life? Move one step at the time.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I’m really scared of Spiders
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Super Johnny , Mark, Clem, Avery , and all my friends .
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? The first Wingsuit Base Jump in México in 2001 in a 1500ft cliff we call the Orange, It was also the first time I jumped that cliff and I was very scared but excited at the same time , It was only my friend and myself at that mountain and for a moment it felt so silent before the jump , It was a great jump !
Describe Gabriel Ruiz in five words or less: I like having many friends .
I BASE jump because… I like the feeling I get before , during and after the jump . Also because of the wonderful people I have met in this sport. I love the visuals I get especially on cliffs. And I need my constant adrenaline fix .

Gabriel

Both... Longest distance and time ...

Your post is hillarious ...

I'm soooo hung over today, I needed a pick me up ... So thanks for the laugh!!!

...

SBCmac

 

Jason "Big Country" Kennon
Age: 27
Height and weight: 6'2 225lbs
Birthplace: Lansing,MI
Marital status: Married 2 children Aaron,Ashlyn
Occupation: Liquidation
Hobbies: BASE jumping, skydiving, shooting pool, drinking beer,hanging out with all my friends old and new,and spending time with my wife and kids.
Harness and container: (3)NEOs (1) paratech odyssey
Parachute: Mojo 280 Ace 310
Home dropzone: Skydive Paris TN
Records or awards: I don't think you will ever see my name on any of these
Pet peeves: People over 65 who still drive on the interstate
What is your favorite quote? 2 thing happen when you die..first your footsteps blow away and then people stop telling your story-Kevin McGuire
What is your philosophy on life? From the moment we are born we start to die...some go early some go late,it doesn't matter its what you do in meen time that matters.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I too am really scared of horses.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? All of you inspire me in one or another but what you should have done is talked my clumsy ass out of this shit.oh well...to late now.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Climbing down an 1100' A after the elevator got stuck and watching lighting strike all around us just knowing it was going to hit us at any second.Man that was on bitch of a storm.
Describe Jason Kennon in 5 words or less: fun,caring,calm,easy going
I BASE jump because… Everything in my life is changeable except the fact that i will die.I know this will happen and i cannot stop it nor can choose how or when.But one thing i can do is live every moment like it is my last and make the most out of life i have.

Aren't you Mx BASE #1 ?

Hello
Yes, I was the first person to complete all 4 objects in México .
# 1 Gabriel Ruiz
# 2 Avery Badenhop
# 3 Harry Parker

We are waiting for # 4 and that could be anyone !!
It could be you !

Gabo

Margaret "nerdgirl"

Age: 31
Height and weight: 5’5 & … more than I like
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Marital status: trans-Atlantic affair
Occupation: dangerously over-educated, trying to save the world, reformed (?) mad-scientist
Hobbies: skydiving, ice-climbing, writing, hiking, biking, belly-dance
Harness and container: Neo, with emblazoned biohazard symbol
Parachute: Flik 293
Home dropzone: Archway Skydiving, Vandalia IL
Records or awards: nothing pertinent
Pet peeves: Passive-aggressiveness, preconceived notions
What is your favorite quote? Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying.
What is your philosophy on life? See above
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? First cliff jump in Norway
Describe Margaret in five words or less: intense, outgoing, idealistic, dangerously over-educated
I BASE jump because… skydiving no longer scared me; there’s so much more thinking in BASE (compared to skydiving and other ‘activities’) and simultaneously, it’s so fundamental an activity; to feel alive.

 
5’5 and jumping a 293 - your wingloading must be very low. Have you experienced any difficulty under canopy because of that? (such as difficulty making distance over obstacles to get to an LZ, etc?)

Hey Kidwicked-

Please note that Marg didn't post her weight. You jump to conclusions when you assume because she's 5'5" her wingloading is off. She did buy an appropriate size to reach an appropriate wingloading. Nice of you to notice and make mention!

Karen
BR

Nice Bio Marg!


hugz,
K

So much for the preconceived notions pet peeve.

I'd say the difficulty in getting over obstacles would be fairly high. eg, fence, wall, donut left in the middle of the road etc.

Marg (hee hee), I owe you an apology. In the interests of sincerity I thought I'd make it a public one.

We are clearly opposites. I myself am dangerously under-educated. I didn't even graduate high school, no GED, nothing...pathetic really! I could've been a lawyer.

I fear that you have no use for my respect after my callous comments but, for what it's worth, you gain more respect from me by being a BASE jumper by default than any other form of foodivore, including that pretentious shite Jared from the Subway commercials.

You may fly a 293 but you'll always be a size 55 in my book.

You're not just fat, Marg...you're phat!

Dairy Queen and ground crew on me.

Well, if Tom and Skin did it...

Yuri Kuznetsov
Age: 30
Height and weight: 5’10, 150 lbs
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Marital status: Unmarried
Occupation: Changing from corporate IT to fun life
Hobbies: BASE jumping, wingsuits, karate, scuba diving, trance music, travel
Harness and container: Merlin, Warlock, Wizard
Parachute: Troll, Fox, Impy
Home dropzone: Entire world
Records or awards: Who cares
Pet peeves: Organized religions
What is your favorite quote? "BASE jumper dies in senseless tragedy" - Dead Steve via 460
What is your philosophy on life? Life must be enjoyed.
What is something most people don’t know about you? Never been hurt or busted
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? 175, Thor Alex, DW
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Looking at a friend who just started a countdown, thinking "now it's a 2-way"...
Describe Yuri Kuznetsov in five words or less: Smiling
I BASE jump because… it's too low for a wingsuit

 

What's that old saying about stones and glass houses?

Put down the pipe, and step slowly away.

 

As Yuri pointed out to me, his last name is pronounced and spelled as "cuts nuts off."

Lika
Age:20
Height and weight: 172 cm, 60 kg
Birthplace: Russia
Marital status: unmarried
Occupation: looking for something new
Hobbies: BASE jumping, acrobatics, snowboarding, videoediting, travelling, scuba diving...
Harness and container: Atmosphere
Parachute: MDV Troll 225
Home dropzone: Borki Moscow, but not only for jumping
Records or awards: none
Pet peeves: fanatic-christians
What is your favorite quote: can't translate it in english
What is your philosophy on life?: It could be good or bad. It depens on my point of view, which i can change. So let it be perfect.
What is something most people don't know about you?i really love my friends
Who has inspiried you in BASE jumping? Den, Vovka, Yuri
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? the last seconds on the exit point before my first cliff jump in South France.
Describe Lika in five words or less: I'm an animal
I BASE jump because... ...It was a chance to get the impressions of suicide not doing it... It was a method to learn how to enjoy the life... It is still scary... It's a way to get the magical visuals ... There is always something new ... It's my life.

"suicide without doing it... "
A curiosity of my own, (and only that). but i hardly see it voiced much. well put. just wanted to say 'Cheers.

Tom, please delete this login name. Faber has obviously signed up for a second account which I believe is against the rules.

Perhaps we should chip in to buy the big feller a spell checker and a tricycle to get him off the little bus.

And btw, don't put the pipe or bottle down just pass them over here.

Congrats to Yuri on his nuvonym (did I just invent that term?)

Keep those bios coming kiddies. This is the most entertainment I've had since the top-secret dwarf juggling expedition to Reno...

psst if you knew how to do multiple IP´´s you probaly would do so aswell;)

Besides thanks for giving me credit for Treejumps´s often werry experienced posts i owe you a beer

dont borther about the spellchekker i cant read anyway,if i can use the tricycle off a bus driving over an S im in...

looking forward to meet you funny fella

besides the only place im big is in the gasses that leaves my body

Age: 31
Height and weight: 6' 85kg
Birthplace: The Midlands (m'duck), UK
Marital status: I believe I would be allowed to - I think the ban was only on me breeding
Occupation: Media, darling
Hobbies: Apart from the obvious; bikes, music
Harness and container: Gargoyle
Parachute: Troll 265 MDV
Home dropzone: UK DZ's
Records or awards: Couple of skydiving medals that I was quite pleased about at the time
Pet peeves: middle-lane hoggers; stupid people
What is your favorite quote?: currently; "believe those who are seeking the truth, doubt those who have found it" or "never throw an angry cat straight up"
What is your philosophy on life?: I have no wish to be the richest man in the graveyard - so far I am succeeding....
What is something most people don’t know about you?: I grew up in a commune
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? For good reasons: my first (and only) SU; for personal development reasons: hopping out of the landing area for 30 mins with a broken leg
Describe Evilivan in five words or less: must try to drink less
I BASE jump because…: Ever since I was young I wanted to know what it would feel like to jump off a cliff and survive.... And it scares the crap out of me.

only by not beeing death

huh you forgot the jump whith me

should be:Learning not to get hangovers...

the guy watch cartoon all day,he think he will survive even whith out a rig

luv ya bro
now use some of all your mony to get a camera so you can video the rest of us

Michael "Mac" McHale
Age: 30
Height and weight: 5'11, 12 stone 12lbs (for now)
Birthplace: Ascot, Berks, UK
Marital status: Unmarried but not single
Occupation: Was Accountant, but got sacked after my 6 months off during injury
Hobbies: BASE, Learning about BASE, Walking my 2 dogs, drinking, and now after injury, going to the gym.
Harness and container: Gargoyle
Parachute: Troll MDV 265
Home dropzone: Well when I actually skydived it was Hinton UK - I will be back to get canopy skills up to speed again.
Records or awards: I award myself a medal to overcome my vertigo problem each and everytime I jump.
Pet peeves: traffic jams and newbies who think they know what they are doing, and people who burn objects, and people who have no respect for what they are doing in BASE.....
What is your favorite quote? "If you dont like it - FUCK OFF", "what could possibly go wrong", "and you wonder why we dont meet women"
What is your philosophy on life? Dont get caught up in the bulshit - live it, love it - and if you dont like it, dont fucking do it!
What is something most people don’t know about you? I am intersted in archeology and history
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping?
Firstly, Myself - I have manged to tame my fears, other than that - then Mark Amodeo for being more scared than me on an exit but still flicking the 240ft B with shit landing area, and also flicking a well known "cheesey" cliff solo, and obviously people like Slim who went back to jump after horrific injury, and DW who just pushed the limits that we never thought were able to be pushed. - In the end I get inspired by everyone - there is always someone out there that amazes me in what they are doing, whether its someone with 10 jumps or 1000 jumps - YOU ARE ALL INSPIRING!
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Fucking up my leg quite badly........... the one that put the biggest smile on my face though, was doing a 270ft E with Faber on his first E........

Describe Michael McHale in five words or less: always looking for explainations and reasons for things.

I BASE jump because… I spent 28 years looking for something that makes me smile inside for real, I have now found it.

Rob 'Skypuppy' Price
BASE 92
Age:45
Height and weight:5'6", 170-195 depending on time of year and injuries
Birthplace:Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Marital status:married
Occupation:supply teacher
Hobbies:BASE, skydiving, kayaking, camping
Harness and container:Reactor
Parachute:Fury
Home Dropzone:Skydive Toronto

Records or Awards:helped organize Canadian CRW record on Canada Day in 1985; in Canadian record FS formation, 2001

Pet peeves:people who are always sure of what has to be done.

What is your favorite quote?
"now I see what you were doing... You just needed someplace high to jump off..." Some farmer wondering what my buddy was doing parked down at the road next to this antenna near his farm...
or how about
"Your buddy Joe tells us there's someone named Rob up there. You want to climb down so we can have a little talk with you too???"

What is your philosophy on life?There has to be something I'm alright at.

What is something most people don't know about you? I mostly feel like an anachronism.

Who has inspired you in BASE?Phil Smith, Kevin Venell (the little Texan), Robin Heid (that's right, Satan himself, and I still admire him!), Joe Stanley.

Most memorabe BASE jumping moment:Sitting atop a 700' antenna under a bright blue sky on a windy day above a solid 400' thick ground fog. The only thing I could see from the real world was the antenna I was on with it's guy wires disappearing into the fog, and another antenna a couple of miles away that poked up out of the fog. That's the closest I ever felt to being one of God's creatures in my life. Then falling into the fog before opening, facing the tower and doing s-turns into the wind while the only things I could make out thru were a short 50-70' section of the antenna in front of me, and the occasional glimpse of guy wire as I did my s-turns between them. The sight of trees coming up below me on a side of the tower I'd never really checked out, and not knowing if they were 100' high, or 10'... (turned out they were 10.

Describe Rob Price in five words or less:Desperately trying to fit in.

I BASE jump because...Originally in the mid 80's, I thought I was pretty adept at understanding how parachutes worked and why(I was a rigger and instructor with 1000+ jumps, lots of crw and accuracy), and it just seemed like another discipline of the sport and a natural progression. The challenge was just how to adapt the parachute to open at low altitudes. (Not for me the intentional throwing of one's body through wild gyrations on exit only to save one's life at the last second with a desparate throw of an over-sized sea anchor - no thanks, I'll try to exit belly down and hope to have a long, rather tame ride down).

Mike B.

Age: 33

Height and weight: 175pds 6ft

Birthplace: Tub in farmhouse

Marital status: still waiting for her to clear customs and the qurrantine

Occupation: Electrician

Hobbies: BASE jumping, making home porn movies with crack whores

Harness and container: Perigee classic and PerigeeII


Parachute: 2- Mojo 260s

Home dropzone: tower in Charlotte NC


Records or awards: most baby seals clubbed in a 12 hour period
Pet peeves: people with egos

What is your favorite quote: "there is no try, either do or do not" Yoda


What is your philosophy on life? it's better than being dead

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What is something most people don't know about you?
I spent 3 years in prison for clubbing baby seals after the season was over.



Who has inspiried you in BASE jumping? too many to list here


What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment?
Solo night jump from the terminal way in Italty (there was one in the landing area with car lights on)

Describe Mike in five words or less: waiting for the aliens to take me home, my vacation here is all most over.

Excellent!

I'd like to thank everyone who has posted a bio so far. It's fun to get a feel for other jumpers I've never met and to get a little side angle on the ones I have.

Please if you haven't posted something yet, please do. You can be as anonymous as you want but it's all for fun so don't feel pressured.

Have fun, Chad

was nice to see this..................... At first I thought it rather lame and a little too skydiving! , but in the end I agree, its cool to read about other jumpers and have more details to names!

One day faces to names would be better!

Nice one fellas!

This thread actually sparked a lot of thought in my own mind. The question, "Why do you BASE jump" took me a long time to answer. It was also wicked cool seeing everybody else and a little bit of what they think. Thank you man, this was one of my favorites. Talk to you soon, we've got good news from D-Town .
Adam

 
>>Ah fuck it

Jason C
Age: 27
Height and weight: 6’2", 190 lbs
Birthplace: Arcata, CA
Marital status: Unmarried but not single
Occupation: Control Systems
Hobbies: BASE jumping, Skydiving, Archery, Military History
Harness and container: Varies, borrowed
Parachute: Varies, borrowed
Home dropzone: BAS
Records or awards: Certificate of Congressional Recognition
Pet peeves: Having a great big 'ol bowl of dumbass in the morning
What is your favorite quote? When your snout is in the trough, it's rim becomes your horizon
What is your philosophy on life? Being alive is great
What is something most people don’t know about you? I really love Snarf on the ThunderCats. And smurfette. She's hot.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Every BASE jumper inspires me their own way. JA Heal Brother
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? You don't want to know
Describe yourself in five words or less: Blood Tears Toil Sweat
I BASE jump because… I witnessed it once as a child and it never left me.

Ummm.... we do, actually

>>Well, okay. It was watching a friend hit the concrete at 90mph.
But a more positive one was coming over the bridge and seeing the towers for the first time and realizing "I'm going to jump off those", and getting that sick tingle up my neck and back

That's another one for Tom's wall.

Great quote.

Fair point bro......

Suppose one of my memories is watching the carnage video early on in my BASE experience.... nothing as emphatic as the real thing, but pretty memorable and thought provoking all the same.

ZegeunerLeben & evilivan,

Happy thoughts guys.... Happy thoughts...

The bad times suck, no doubt!!! And they are definitely memorable, in a bad way... But let's all keep our heads up and remember the good times with our brothers and sisters that have passed...

I guess all I'm saying is... This has been an awesome thread. Very possitive and very uplifting... And I may be totally wrong in saying what I'm saying, and I'm sorry if I am. But I hope we can just keep this thread positive and if we want to mention our past BASE bros and sisters, lets mention their smiles and how they made us feel and not their end.

I have no right to tell anyone what to do, and I'm not trying to... I'm only asking as a favor if we can keep this thread uplifting...

Love you all ...

SBCmac

P.S. My deepest condolences go out to you ZegeunerLeben and your friend's family…

 
>>I completely agree with you. My buddy's still alive, but has a long road of recovery. But recover he shall, and if anything his positive attitude about what happened is insipring to me; he's so completely optimistic about taking his life in a new direction I'm taken aback. His friends and family are more depressed about it than he is! BASE-jumpers are remarkable people. For me, there is no way but forward.

That's so awesome to hear!!! I'm sending good vibes to your buds way in hopes for a quick recovery... If you and your bud are ever in the NW, PM me and we'll go huck off a rock or two...

Peace bro ...

SBCmac (Michael)

Dennis Edward Parrotte
Age: 39
Height and weight: 6' 1" 195 lb
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Co Air Force Academy
Marital status: None Possible
Occupation: Long haul cross country truck driver, all 48 and Canada.
Hobbies: Flying, skydiving, Base, Scuba, Backpacking, reading, traveling, sailing ,thinking and walking.
Harness and container: perigee II's
Parachute: Mojo 260, Ace 280, Blackjack 280
Home dropzone: spent about 10 years at Lodi, Ca Parachute Center, now all dropzones from eloy to skydive chicago, from right coast to left.
Records or awards: Uhh. National Defense ribbon? Expert rifle M-14, Expert pistol .45, ? Honorable discharge US Navy. Honors BA, graduate work in English and Political Administration, AA degree in electronics.
Pet peeves: Hypocrites

What is your favorite quote? "Billions and Billions" -Carl Sagan "Cosmos"
What is your philosophy on life? Change is good, Kick out of the wave before it turns to foam and hits the beach, and head out for another wave.

What is something most people don’t know about you? I have travelled 3/4 of the Earth's surface in 16 years in pursuit of "experiential learning" after becoming disenchanted with the "ivory tower" and being a bookworm. I have stood before Macchu Picchu, Easter Island monoliths, the panama canal, the Nazca lines, the khumba ice fall above Everest Base camp, the Taj Mahal, The Parthenon on the acropolis, The pyramids of egypt, the old city of Jerusalem, the wailing wall, the kremlin at Red Square, and many more, including a pretty blonde green eyed german girl on a nude beach on Crete ; )
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? Adam filipino, Marty tilley, Dennis Mcglynn.

What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Doing my first cliff as a solo. Doing my first jump off Jolly Green as a solo.

Describe Dennis Parrotte in five words or less: An operant, sentient, algorithmic antithetical insertion.

I BASE jump because… Originally to fulfill a lifes goal or promise to myself from the early "90's, then for the incredible visuals, then to see what people looked like up close. Books say much, but show little.

Mike "Enormous Genitals" G.
Age: 30
Height and weight: 5’8, 200lbs
Birthplace: Fell out of mom in Cleveland, Ohio.
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Carpenter/Demolition Supervisor
Hobbies: Building things, surfing, locksmithing
Harness and container: Perigee 2
Parachute: Ace 280
Home dropzone: Ohio baby
Records or awards: Best dancer- High school
Pet peeves: Someone said "drama" earlier. That and people who tell me every detail about something that usually can be summed up in a long sentence, how my wife wakes me up for phone calls, people with call waiting, that my dad has walked in on us doing it twice now, when my dog eats large portions of yarn and then requires my "assistance," people who say "Trust me," or move their lips when I'M talking. Next Subject!
What is your favorite quote? "Stop that dog, he's got my gum!!" -Homer Simpson
What is your philosophy on life? You can do anything you want. Fly a helicopter, eat snake as a delicacy, go cave diving, sew a sweater, ANYTHING in the world, You have to get up off your ass and keep the discipline to keep your eyes on those goals.
What is something most people don’t know about you? When I met my wife, I was really hitting on her sister.
Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? My crew of guys. They keep me inspired with their horrible, horrible ideas that sound really good for a really short time.
What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Watching my partner exit after telling me my mom's a whore.
Describe Mike in five words or less: Outgoing with irish temper. Muscular ass.
I BASE jump because… I can stand right on the edge of that building and jump off. People can experience ultimate freedom in their own ways. That's mine.

Kinda nervous to put this up.
hopefully everybody else is bored with this forum already

Matt "Calvin" Hecker
Age: 20
Height and weight: 5’8, 150 lbs
Birthplace: Denver, CO
Marital status: Girls!? Where!?
Occupation: pilot, MSCD student, dreamer
Hobbies: BASE, Skydiving, Flying, Rope Jumping, hang gliding, Slacklining, Arborist, Basically anything that separates me from the ground and/or includes great visuals through relative motion.

Harness and container: Vertigo Warlock
Parachute: D-222
Home dropzone: Longmont and Brush, CO.
Records or awards: The last I can remember is a science fair in grade school.

Pet peeves: friends burning out.
What is your favorite quote: “Stormclouds have a funny way of keeping a watchful eye over arrogant men” - R. Bach

What is your philosophy on life: Whoa… I can barely vote, but, in the spirit of this cool forum: Everything Beautiful is Dangerous… How far are you willing to go?- CH

What is something most people don’t know about you? I wish I could have a Vampire girlfriend.

Who has inspired you in BASE jumping? D.D., N.K., C.P., K.S, H.C., D.P., Chad, Blake, Adam, B, any jumper stopped to talk to me as I sat watching hero after hero go off tombstone for hours, long before I was ready to join them. The boys and girls of Continuum 1. I wore out the VHS tape. Now I have the DVDs, and am honored to be in C2. And, Of course, a cute UK winsuit pilot, thanks W.

What is your most memorable BASE jumping moment? Standing at the bottom of a local A that I have yet to jump, looking up at 2000’ of steel. Watching flashing white lights in black sky, disappearing intermittently through waves of fog, feeling the vibration of the wind in the lowest wire group anchor, and walking away. knowing the 3 hour drive was worth it anyway . . .*sigh*
or- maybe climbing over the rail in twin falls for my first base jump and my partner telling me to go NOW because her camera is running out of batteries.
-maybe Nick doing a gainer next to me on a “quick” rigged rope/base jump 2-way.

Describe Calvin in five words or less: Oh! The adventures to be had…

I BASE jump because… I don’t know, I see Base jumping not just as just a sport, but as part of a massive psychological and philosophical experiment. Looking sometimes dangerously far into to the human psych, in search of something so beautiful and well hidden, I can only assume it must be the soul.

On a different note, I love pushers. Pushers are the kids who are out there exploring the new edges of any sport they are in, I have tried my hand in a fair pool of cutting edge sports. And I have never seen a more creative and diverse group of people. They are, every day, finding new more beautiful ways to fly. There is more potential here than anything I have come across. I will be here a while.

However, mostly I Base jump by default. It was BASE, or tow-in big wave surfing. And I was born 4 hours from Moab. Maybe in a few years I will move to the pacific.

Just as well given that this is the initial point of contact during most of your landings.



Trust all is well bro'.

Hmmm... you should drop me an email sometime.

*cough*