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Is he a Brit? Does he want to come and burn some more of our sites....? I'm sure there's a few left to do.....

Aloha Mr. Hand!!! wanna do a two way??

Yo Tree! You and your group freaking rocked! It was great to watch experienced jumpers during our training.

Yep, Corkie is the BEST! Joel and I feel so fortunate to have worked with him. We received such quality training.

We are so going back in about 3 weeks to get some more jumps under our belt.

Oh, we will be seeking tard training while we are there. Any takers? (just kidding Corkie).

aint that the fucking truth!

Its a knock on effect and it grows. The pyramid effect happens.

Please dont be fucking selfish.........

We respect the people before us, so why dont we respect the people involved now or to follow in years to come?

I know that I could rush into BASE. But I do not. I know I could push limits beyond my abilities, but I do not. I DO seek wise, informed, and safe ways to pursue BASE to keep my life and body intact.

The people who have truly learned the ultimate ends of the sport have so much to pass on. If a person who enters this world of passion, happiness, and tension, I would advise the most professional, experienced, and most of all SAFEST training method available.

Jumping with someone who is fun, outgoing, and pushing THEIR abilities can be exiting, entertaining, and really fricking cool. There is nothing wrong with jumping this way. But learning this way?

Each person should choose their "mentor", but IMHO the mentor should choose the student.

I wish other people had your intelligent approach to it.

People are rushing into this thing way to quickly nowadays.

Its not just about whether people have the right canopy experience anymore, its hitting other aspects...................

How can you expect resepect for the sport when people dont have to work for it?

I wish other people had your intelligent approach to it. Its not just about whether people have the right canopy experience

 

I may have not explained myself right but what you say is correct. i think what i was trying to get across is that there is no pause.....you pause you die...or well pretty fu$#%ked up and crippled. You "have to act instinctively...immediately...Yes when climbing you are at risk when you leave the ground until you decend back to the ground. That could be all day. Takes alot more thought...

I'll give you a $1.00 at least..

There are many similarities between BASE and climbing. The main thing is the transferable skills such as attitude, risk management, thinking, problem solving, equipment selection, suitable training, etc.
If you do either sport correctly you plan everything you can beforehand (hand hold versus delay, plan b's, what if's, potential problem analysis, etc). Then you make a decision whether or not you go ahead with the jump or climb. This decision is based on weather, skills, equipment, etc.

In both activities you must make decisions as you go. And these decisions should be automatic and based on all the plans you have already put in place.

The difference is the time factor and the detail (technique) of the actions.

couldn't of said it better.......

Tree;

Didn't I tell you to stay off of my bridge?

jt

"I couldn't decide whether to post anything about some of the "antics" I saw, but I couldn't help but put something up about the stark differences in the two training courses that were going on."

Tree,
If your hard on for people who don't take themselves as seriously as you do persists for more than four hours, seek immediate medical attention.

-jimmy

yeah! cause going from the top rail is wrong. ain't it cork