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So who has the most? Where were they done?

I remember Ed Trick doing 20+ in about 6 hours in 2001 in KL. I know the following year he did even more. Just curious.....

I know Tom B did some large number in one day.

I'm not sure who has the record.

Didn't Gary C do 26 from the northern Malaysian tower?

I don't think I'd be into doing a huge number in one day, but I did 8 packing and hiking for myself. I was pretty happy with that.

I like a quote by Tom M. "It's not a competition, just an exhibition."

If I tried to do a huge number in one day I think I'd have to be alone to know I was doing it because I wanted to and not to show off.

BASE jumps, Carl Boenish said, "Aren't to be gulped down like skydives."

My personal record is 3.

NickD
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I like a quote by Tom M. "It's not a competition, just an exhibition."

Mine is 2. Hopefully I'll be able to tie you with 3 though.

Yep - Tom B (me ) did 24 in 24 hours on Ed Tricks B'day - 4th july in the late nineties off a span. I packed myself, sort of. WAD jumps mainly. Its amazing what people will do for a free t-shirt. Thanks Ed.

Ed Trick beat this at KL Tower in 2002 I think. Ed had packers and lots of rigs.

Gary C I am not sure about. If he hasn't beaten it yet, he will. And knowing Gary, it will be self packed with only one rig.

Whatever you try 428, Gazza will beat it.

& why lots of jumps? Because we were there, time was there, it (object) was there. Is a reason required??

Isn't Ed in jail for burglery related to a crack addition? Makes me wonder how he had all the energy to make so many jumps.

>>Isn't Ed in jail for burglery related to a crack addition?<<

I'm not sure about Ed, but many years ago there was a 17-year old BASE jumper (who I think was the youngest person to get a BASE number) that had a similar affliction.

He was driving the night, he and a buddy, stuck up a liquor store . . .

He later said it was like BASE jumping but without the parachuting part.

And, yes, they got caught.

It's funny but one time I got into a heated discussion with the late Jerry Schrimsher after he said BASE jumpers were all a bunch of criminals. In reality, I've only known three or four that really were . . .

NickD
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I know a crew that recently acquired a new member, whose previous career was (in all seriousness) "Bank Robber." The guy can apparently give lectures on what not to do while robbing a bank, how the security systems are arranged, and how to keep your face off the camera.

Interesting set of crossover skills, there.

I find this thread and idea quite interesting.

I think I might want to have a try at this thing when I go to TF later this year.

I'm going to follow these self-imposed rules:
-24 hour duration
-one rig
-all jumps are packed jumps
-all packjobs are done by me
-I climb out everytime (earn my altitude)

basically, I will be self-sufficient for this

I hope to manage a 1 hour turnaround between exits, which should be do-able with my climbing rate if I can get my packjobs down to 30 minutes.

of course, I would be quite happy to have some fellow jumpers along on some of these jumps

maybe the town can spin some kind of cool PR off this if I do it, what do you think, Tom?

cheers
sam

Hey Nick, in my day we were scared. I did 4 at New River once, but usually once was enough.
Rick

Hi Jason,

Did 10 of Kjerag in one day, heli boogie so there are no glory in it am afraid ...

Have done 5 when climbing for it, 3 different objects.

Another thing ... have climbed over 1000 meter of cold steel in one night :) Lukas was proud over me ;)

Stay alive!

PerFlare

Back in the day...

When I was a bit younger, significantly more fit, and noticeably more eager, I once made 4 jumps in a well known valley in just under 24 hours. I spent about 18 hours hiking on that jaunt, though.

Yes, Gary C did that...He told me when we were in same room in Ostankino Boogie

Pete

I'm betting he packed every one himself, too. And he probably only had the one rig.

But have you seen his pack jobs?

I did 5 at Twin Falls one day but the one that really stands out is jumping one of our towers on the night before Thanksgiving, finding a place to pack on the side of the freeway, jumping a very tall A later that night then packing and doing it again. It was 3 jumps in 1 night on 2 different objects with 2 different configurations and only 1 rig. What fun!

I'm quite sure that the record is currently held by some guy from Paraguay. I'd also like to add that if he were to share the details, every one of you would feel/look like a bunch of soft c@#%ts for even mentioning your small "feats"...

No I have not made it to 26 in one day yet! Last year in Malaysia the most I did in one day was 22. I stopped there to save some energy for the next day when we were doing display jumps in front of one of the Sultans of Malaysia. I only managed to get in 15 that day before it got too windy.
During the week long trip to Malaysia I did 85 jumps in 5 days of jumping. I did all packing myself.
I don't recommend this to anyone as you really pay for it for many days afterwards feeling very stiff and sore. It also puts you off jumping (mainly the desire to pack) for a long time.


Gary C

So here is mine

Sertainly not a record but must have made some Petrol company glad (Swedish Gas prices, brrrr).

23hrs. 3 jumps on 3 different A's (including 1 new object). Making a total of 800+ m of climbing.

The tricky part consisted of a total of 870+ km worth of driving to get us there, between and back home.

I will probably never again have the endurance to repeat that but what the heck I've turned 31 since then and isn't supposed to either.

Don't jump, then u probably live.

// percy

yeah sounds like fun..
im not into breaking any records myself,but could be way fun try out..

personaly i max made 4 jumps in 12 hours so far,speed record is 3 jumps,3 climbs and 3 pack jobs in 3 hours(your jump aint over untill your packed),recorded by 813 that were of a 230ft object.day jump packing just below..

i guess ill be in TF in july at some point,let me know if we should try it out

Sounds like fun. As far as I know, the record here is 17 in one day. Want to take a shot at the title?

My personal best (as far as numbers go) was six in a day, of a free standing tower, about 100m tall. This was in Norway in the winter time, and when we started jumping the temperature was -20 celsius. Fresh start. The climbing was indoors, but still a ladder. The combination of climbing and packing throughout the day left my mate with tendonitis in one of his arms, and my self had to go hand-held on the last jump as I wasn't confident I would be able to pull Quite funny, apart from the tedonitis thing.

+17 at TF sounds funny too. Is using a packer considered cheating? How much time would one use from landing back up to exit? And finally: are night jumps possible during the summer months? And - I realise I said my last question was the last one- how do you really spell tendonitis (I'm a Norgie)?

im not sure i want to take a shot at the title,17 in one day as im used to max 2 on a daybasis i guess ill be catched up by my lazyness,but sure it could be fun to see how many i personaly feel i can take..
to me its all about having funif that exeed 17 then im sure i sleep tight afterwards

Well, there are no formal rules that I know of, but I lack Sam's rules: Climb out and pack every jump for yourself. The 17 was packing all of them, with 2 rigs, riding the boat.


Depends on how fit you are for the climb out, and how fast you pack (or how many rigs you have), I suppose.

Yes, as well as during the winter months. The moon helps, but the truth is that the road lights on top do an ok job of lighting the landing area, as long as you land far enough down to be out of the shadow of the bridge.

And finally: are night jumps possible during the summer months?

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Yes, as well as during the winter months. The moon helps, but the truth is that the road lights on top do an ok job of lighting the landing area, as long as you land far enough down to be out of the shadow of the bridge.
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Are night jumps approved by the authorities? I asked about it when I was there and the general consensus seemed to be it was not a good idea.

There are no prohibitions/laws against night jumps. However, if you call the Sherrif's dispatch and ask if you can jump at night, they will most likely discourage you. If you put yourself in their shoes, it seems logical to discourage night jumps. To the non BASE jumper, it sounds crazy. It is more dangerous for the jumpers themselves and it is certainly more difficult should a rescue situation arise.

But night jumps are a very large part of BASE and like every other aspect of our sport, we analyze the risk (and hopefully accept it) before each and every jump we make.

So, if you are inclined the Perrine at night, I would suggest the following:

Be low key. Don't make your presence into a big production. When it comes time to actually climb over the rail and jump, try to do so when a car won't see you. (this is very easy to do at night) This would eliminate any potential suicide calls etc. at a time when our jumping should be low key.

My first take is to not call the sherrif and inform them you are jumping. I think we should keep it clean, not worry people unnecessarily, and stay low-key.

Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Bryan

Can anyone enlighten me as to what is the nearest major airport to TF?

CJ

As far as 'major' goes, I suppose that would be Salt Lake City. But I can highly recommend just flying straight into Twin Falls itself. It's only a 20 or 30 minute flight from Salt Lake.

Edited to add: and often you'll get it for the same price as just flying to Salt Lake City.

Cheers,

Jaap Suter

I believe Boise is about as close. It's also 75mph all the way down - so ~~ 90 min for the 120 mile drive.

Boise is closer than SLC.

But flying into TF is very convenient. One gate, no lines, no charge for parking.

I've called them for sunset loads before with no problems. I'd hate to not call, and then have an accident and have them want to know why we didn't call.

Perhaps call shortly before sunset, and just let them know that you're jumping, and will call back when you finish?

I've told them we were jumping all night, on a full moon, before, and when I explained that it was a full moon, they seemed to understand.