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A couple photos from Russel's wheelchair jumps over the weekend can be found here.

I'm pretty sure that Russel has to use 2 wheelchairs now--one for him and one for his balls.

Photos were taken by Jay Epstein Ramirez of Adrenaline Exploits. The relatively poor quality of the photos on line is my fault. Jay's camera and photo skills kick ass, but I wanted to save space on my web page.

Holy BALLS Batman!

Standing Fucking Ovation!
That is Da Shit for sure!

Way to push the limits!

Now that takes bigg balls.......

Woah!!! That rocks!!! Way to go Russel!!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....!
Jen

You GO Russel! You are amazing.

Glad you're having so much fun!

x o
Karen

 
Nice one Russell

Sorry i missed seeing it "live" ...

You truly are an inspiration for us all ...

See you soon

James

Gee Russel, you're re-defining Rock & Roll!

NickD
BASE 194

Lets Russell up some fun. A ship of true adventure sailed by a true adventurer. Congratulations man.....


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xsig x

The quote of the entire Labor Day Boogie was:

Question: "Why does Russel need two wheelchairs?"
Answer: "One to carry him and the other to carry his balls."

 

Russell, you really ROCKS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats, bro!
Ciao!

Funny, I just did the same thing... with almost exactly the same short name. LOL.

Mine is my two-way with Russel on his first wheelchair jump and then one from the bridge on his second.

Gang, you gotta download these clips. As amazing as the stills are, the footage of him riding a wheelie along 6" planks is just plain sick...

AWESOME!!!

Outstanding. Nice work Russel.

Gus

 

WoW! That freakin rocks! Nice job Russell.

 

Ramp? You mean a loop-the-loop ramp right??

Oh Russel! Where James is sorry he missed it live...I'm glad I did, my stomach would have been tied up in knots! You have definitely redefined no fear, I'll be thinking of you and your courage as I'm clinging to my first A.

I couldn't find the videos on skydivingmovies are they not up yet?

As of this morning neither appears to be up yet.

now i just wonder...

that recovery pc.. how much can it hold? a case of beer? that way you guys wont have fun teasing Abbie(so he carry emty beer to lz) and all could go stowed

Nice work Russel,did they "rescue" you in a prober way.. i mean.. atleast it should be baywatch alike as when Abbie and i do the job

Vids are now up!

Mine is here.

Collin's is here.

Russel,

If you don't shop that wheeler launch photo out to all the various magazines devoted to the subject like, http://www.ablemagazine.co.uk/this_issue/default.asp, and while I know how humble you are, you're messing up.

That's a cover shot . . .

NickD
BASE 194

Russel, keep rocking, what an inspiration!

Funniest quote:

Amazing. Keep goin`

Sports N' Spokes is another magazine that would probably love to run a story about Russel.

 

 

inspirational stuff..........Respect

ALOT of respect

as you already figured Abbie dont like beers,so just make sure his can is a rootbeer,or what ever that name is for that poison you serv to kids

Wow, that s really brillaint! total respect.

Although, the PCA looks really doubtful to me.

We had some concerns about the stability of the wheelchair in freefall, so it was decided that a PCA would be best to do first. Russel still has some plans to try stowed freefall with the wheelchair.

I was actually talking about the deployment of the canopy. looks like the PC was released too soon. canopy is partially inflated with a partially inflated PC at first. but the guys at Bridge Day probably knew what they were doing.

I definitely reckon PCA was the best way to go. Going hand held might be a bit too crazy. Stowed is just mental.

>>Stowed is just mental.<<

There was a time when "BASE" was "just mental . . ."

NickD
BASE 194

???

I think that your understanding of proper PCA technique may be a bit different from mine. Could you start another thread (or, if it's ok, I'll split this one off--let me know) and describe proper PCA technique for me?

I believe (and teach) that the bridle should be used to bring the canopy to line stretch. This minimizes the chance of damaging the PC. I've seen numerous PC's torn apart by PCA's where the force was transmitted through the apex of the PC.

See this post by BASE 428 for the general technique I use. I've also recently started using a technique shown to me by DexterBASE, where the "backup" hand also holds a fold of bridle (rather than the PC), and the PC is left dangling below that hand, which pretty much completely eliminates the chance of damaging the PC.

>>Sports N' Spokes is another magazine that would probably love to run a story about Russel.<<

I'd be honored to write it for you, Russel. Of course, it would be filled with superlatives and hyperbole, but Phuck 'em if they can't see the truth of it . . .

NickD
BASE 194

 

First laugh out loud today, thanks Abbie . . .

NickD
BASE 194

Hey all, I just wanted to say thanks for all the support and to everyone that helped out!

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I wouldn't be able to do any of this without all the help everyone has given me. I'd still be sitting on the road side of the railing watching all you guys and gals climb over and jump!

Anyway...thanks a bunch!!!

That was really funny! It would be even funnier to actually do one day.
And Tom's quote was another good one.

I knew Russel was tough the day he came to our house for dinner. We have a very uphill driveway and he called to say he was here. I went out expecting to go down the hill and get him. I opened the door and there he was . . .

NickD
BASE 194

[ Russel still has some plans to try stowed freefall with the wheelchair.

farkin' sweet.....

I forsee a wheelchair GAINER maybe a year from now...way to go Russel!

 I photoshoped this a bit .

Russel,
Awesome achievement - to all involved.
But I was most impressed with your exit technique - the precise control of the chair on exit was fantastic, you stayed head-high perfectly! I know you must spend most of your waking life in the chair, but this was a pretty specialized manoever - what practivce did you do for this? Did you practice into a pool or anything like that, or did you just use your experience and judgement for the exit??
Keep on breaking new ground, but dont let that ground break you!!

I went off like I usually go down curbs. So I've had quite a bit of practice doing that maneuver. I actually did practice quickly into my pool at home. I have a 2 foot ledge on one side. I went off the ledge into the pool to try to get an idea of body position. Although a 2 foot drop into water just doesn't prepare you for 486 feet.

Well, you made it look like the 4" curbs and 2 foot pool drop were perfect preperation for the 486 feet! Plus the fact that your nerves and nuts are obviously made from the same material as your wheelchair frame!!!
Respect!
Nick

Damn, talk about pressure!

The next step is to think of some sort of a flare system for the wheelchair parachute. Automatic? Hey, how about a remote control flare system? It may also cool those who think that the wheelchair could kill someone on the ground/water

I actually think that if a jumper were to be connected to the chair and flared at the right time it COULD be survivable. However Russel's legs have atrophied over time and any impact could prove diasterous. A chair that is constructed specifically for this with air filled tires and substantial shock systems, Russel could get closer to landing on land. This of course would be an elaborate set up which has its own set of evil monkeys to deal with. Progression in his abilities and testing of new technology could lead to an uneventful (meaning no mal's) jump, this process should go into some serious R&D to beconsidered "safe" for Russel.

Nic

btw.. Russel you kick ass, thank you for letting me be apart of your BASE career.

I'm working on a pretty simple system that I think will allow russell to land on land.

You are...!?! Tell me, tell me!!

I'm having visions of some bizzarre Monster Truck wheelchair contraption.

"SUNDAYSUNDAY!!!!! LIVELIVE!!!!!!...."

I'll send you details but I'm still in the early phase of my mad science.

not quite so monster truck or bizarre, but there has been some pretty good development in the field of downhill wheelchair racing, as a wheelchair equivalent of downhillmountainbike racing...

might be worth looking into for this sort of application, here's a link:

http://newmobility.com/...65&action=browse

cya
sam

 

Ooohhhh... just wait. This is going to be good. I will be needing a test jumper though.

 

I second that!

 

Awesome video,
this is the second jump of Russ's jumps that I've seen, one of his other jumps is in 1 of the ABA DVD's but this 1 is by far the best of the 2.

how was the chute on the chair deployed ?
also who is holding his pilot chute, is it someone from this forum ?
always good to put faces to names

 

I'm pretty sure its the 2003 dvd if not then its the 2004 dvd.
I assume russel is the only jumper who rocks up in a chair

I believe it's on No Morals, No Ethics. At any rate, I've got a still photo of Jason F. helping lift Russel over the rail, so I'm pretty sure that's how the footage got to Oz.

Well, gravity and duct tape.

LOTS of duct tape!!!
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