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What is your favorite jump in Moab and why?

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Clint

Just about any of the sites at Mineral Bottom are a favorite. No climbing, very little hiking, beautiful view (although any exit point in Moab has a nice view from the top).

I think you can see why I'm still smiling.....
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thanks, DEX & LEE
Chad still had a big smile on his face from Moab last night.
I could see it in Free-Fall as I was looking up........
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So far, Mari's gash...
Opportunity to be lazy, no hiking.
Just high enough to possibly do something silly, a flippy, or a wee stowed delay.
Great view.

I'm sure you guys have cooler ones, I'm just not familiar with many of them

C-Tower. (thanks Ray, Lee, Wayne and Chad)

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yeah, no kidding

C-tower is the BOMB!!!

especially if you climbed to get up it...

I'd love to do pile-of-dirt, but I'll need to get better jugging skills first.

thanks again to Jimmy, Marta, Wayne, Tom D, Gabe, Dude, Lee and everyone else who made my first Turkey Boogie a great one!

...and I C a future favorite jump I would like to do...

I've only got a handful of Moab exit points under my belt (nothing too exotic like the C-Tower spire some people are talking about here) but I like each and every one I've jumped from. I'll always like Tombstone for it's easy access (and I've jump this one by far the most as I'm sure everyone else has), plus I've done Toom'ie solo a couple of times now as I passed through town. What can you say about Mary's Gash except that it's in Magical Mineral Bottom. Echo is super fun (if you don't mind the climb) and Igana Dome (sp?) is pretty darn cool as well.

The jumps I went on with you, Clint, during TB were all high value jumps. WS-looking over the river and landing on the pavement next to a wall, JL - A quick go&throw and then a minute and a half canopy ride trying to make it all the way back to my truck, and SS - Nice, high, overhung and a decent canopy ride. I really liked Toomie, especially being last one off in the dark, and ML is cool and easy, but I think my favorite so far would be WS...although I would really like to know where that road on top comes from...maybe next trip out I'll bring the jeep and we can go exploring.

Indian Cave
No traffic, no spectators, fun technical climbing section, relatively short turnaround time, our dog Lua waits for us by the windsock(so she gets to enjoy the day also), severely overhung, sandy landing area, nice view, kinda low(280 to the landing area) so you get that groundrush as you exit.
What more could you ask for?
That is a rhetorical question.
JP

All the jumps in Moab are unique. I just have to say that my favorite is all of the ones I have been able to walk away from without injury.

And that wasn't the case for two of them!

I got lots of respect (translation, "FEAR") for Moab Jumping. There isn't any other place quite like it though, there are surely similar areas, many undiscovered.

Oh, the Turkey Gathering is definately a special time and if you have never been, you shoud find a way.

later,
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Those two jumps (C-tower and mudd pile) are now in my top three "coolest jumps ever" category. It's going to take an ultra cool jump to pass those ones up!

Looking around from the summit of those towers, I had to ask the question, "are we truly the lucky ones, or what?"

(BTW, thanks for helping us out lastnight Ray! I tell you what, anybody that will drag their ass out of the house when you show up on his doorstep at 11 PM and ask for directions to an antenna... He wasn't packed, but he drove with us over an hour to the site, helped us "access" the inside of the perimeter, and stood there watching the ground freeze (literally) while Katie and I climbed 900 feet to make a jump with temperatures in the 20's. There was a car a short walk away with a heater, stuff to eat and drink, and tunes... but he stayed there shivering his ass off until we were safely on the ground. Anybody that will do that for you, that is a friend. Thanks again Ray.)

Back when I used to jump my favorite was alway Control Tower. The jump itself is fun and and the hike is cake. Since you're kind of out on a point the heading options are a little better to, but the fact that you hike in from one place, jump into a valley then hike out and end up in a different location always appealed to me. It was like a mini journey or exploration. We jumped it a few years ago during T-day and there was snow down in the valley even though all of it had melted away up on top. Of course the exit point is littered with little triping hazards and if you F-up you're kida stranded back in that valley, but I always looked forward to hitting Control Tower during Moab trips.

Yup mineral bottom is my favorite place as well...

I love the jump from Four Horseman, the hike to Tombstone and the drive to Mineral Bottom.

 A sweet freefall from "Welshmens Walk" holds number one in Moab for me. Easy or no hike to exit. Killer ground rush. And a easy hike out. Plus, it's close to town so you can get to the "Brewery" faster.

So next time I jump it will you show me the easy trail out? I did more bushwhacking than I predicted would be necessary.

I'll show you... will you take me on the C tower and Big Pile of Dirt?

Deal! (As long as somebody else fixes the ropes on the Mudd pile)

MUD pile !
Ya for-sure that is a pile of Mud. That think is SICK SOFT not rock @ all.
After the 4th pitch then the free-hanging Jug with all my gear on my back. I tied myself up to this ledge and took a Leak. before starting on the next Pitch.
( No BS ) dude. I could SMELL the FEAR in my Urine.....
Dex. thanks for the Lesson in Climbing. It was defiantly worth all the work.
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Potash - delay
4 horseman - climb
Mineral B - canopy ride
Moab- one of the most beautiful places in the world

Give some serious thought to doing the tower jumps next time you have a chance.

Off the King Fisher my canopy flight was a minute and eight seconds.

Off C-tower, it was two minutes exactly.

You'll be extremely hard pressed to find a canopy flight cooler than King Fisher.

AdM, in France, near the Swiss Border. I've never jumped the one you're talking about, but I'll take the AdM canopy flight up against any in the world.

Nice! What's it like?

7000 feet of blade running down a glacier.

"are we truly the lucky ones, or what?"

never a doubt

Okay, that's pretty cool, but at the King, you can exit, then thread your canopy flight between massive desert spires and fly in close proximity to some of the most radical rock features I've ever seen. Some of the towers have some really unlikely looking formations. Just a badass experience.

You don't start on the glacier. You jump into a crevasse that has ice flows on the sides, then you turn left, fly between the ice flows and out of the crevasse, and onto the glacier. Then you turn right and slide down the glacier. If you were completely insane (DW wouldn't consider it--that's how insane it is) you could turn right after exit and thread between two rock spires and under a manmade bridge.

Yeah, well... there's magical fairies that shoot flaming arrows through your canopy on the way down and... make my jump cooler.

Mine has a tram to the exit, and a cool little cafe at the top making these unearthly good donuts. I'm not sure if that's a positive or a negative.

I do think that as Americans we are sometimes guilty of thinking the US has the best of everything. But as BASE jumpers we are usually less guilty than other Americans.

Are you serious, there's a tram and a donut stand?

Completely serious.

Damn... I guess you win. Donuts at the exit point. That's too cool.

here's the tie-breaker: 'can you eat a still warm doughnut from the stand while under canopy ?'

Are you kidding me??? They have such at every exit and LZ in Europe!

I prefer 7000' in a wingsuit, though.

bsbd!

Yuri.

I have a question about the rocks in these two pictures.
In the big pile o dirt picture, is that somone standing at the pinnicle of the lower of the two fingers of rock or is it just a trick of the camera.
I bet the view is fucking awsome from up there :)

And obviously you have to climb to the top, so what do you do with all the climbing gear you use to get there?
Do you jump with it or do you have someone to abseil back down with it after you jump?
Or do you just freeclimb to the top?

If you freeclimb it with a rig on your back, im not sure what commands more respect from me.
The fact you jumped it or the fact you freeclimbed it...

A de M with wingsuit??

That would be incredibly bad-ass.

No, i wouldn't.

But there's another infamous spot that provides 7k of wingsuit altitude.

bsbd!

Yuri.

cbrnick:
"If you freeclimb it with a rig on your back, im not sure what commands more respect from me.
The fact you jumped it or the fact you freeclimbed it..."
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It will be a COLD day In HELL, when you catch me FreeClimbing that HUGE Dust-Pile.
I did not pull lead on setting those Ropes. I only Tagged Along. By Jugging up behind with my gear and once with some extra rope for a pitch.
The real Bad Asses that deserve Credit for me being able to go to the Top is Lee & Chad P.
On one day we left all Jumping Gear Tied and secure on the 3rd pitch. It made the climb to the Top a breeze to haul-ass up to the top and jump the Next Day.
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I did see some interesting & skilled Climbing while we were on the way to the top the 1st day.
I did see a Climber do the beginning bolt-ladder and free climb the chimney to the 2nd pitch we were at a couple times.
I could not help be notice he was having a little difficulty towards the top of the dusty and crumbling Chimney. When I saw him use His -FACE- as well as Hands and Feet to make a Hold and not Fall Off.....
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After watching all the fun He was having. I decided. That's Not for me my friend.
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cbrnick:
..."And obviously you have to climb to the top, so what do you do with all the climbing gear you use to get there?"
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It's not as hard as it Sounds. You just wear your Jacket and Climbing Harness. Then put all you hardware inside an oversize Fanny-Pack and strap that on. Then pit your Rig on over that. then Jump.
I Hauled all the gear Like Rigs, Protective Hard Gear,. Water etc. On a simple Personal Pull set-up behind me. With a Tib-loc & Beener and some 6mm line. Fixed to the 11mm that I Jugged up on the first half of the climb.
If a fat, old & lazy basterd like myself could do it. You will have NO problems.
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I bet the view is fucking awsome from up there :)
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The View and the Jump was Worth the Wait and the work to get there. Also the Signing of the Log-Book on the top is pretty cool too. There are NOT that many #'s of BASE Jumpers in that book ahead of US. I felt pretty Lucky that day.
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I think watching my shadow on W S with the river on the other side is about as much fun as I can stand, also having to look both ways for traffic cracks me up!

g spot. that was some fun jumpin. thanks mAtt. good to see the michigan crew once again!

Potash!! It's got it all. If you hike the road you can usually catch a ride with one of the 4 wheel drive vehicles doing the class 4 trail. So not only do you ride to the top, it's fun as hell!! Then It's a short walk down hill to the exit point. The view is excellent, the cliff is tall and the landing area is beautiful. Then when it's all over you get in your car and go to the Moab diner for breakfast!
Don't know why I like being at the top of that cliff so much, it just feels right.

It's because you got a ride to the top and didn't have to work to jump, you lazy bastard!!!!!!!!!!

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Hello,
Tombstone.
Because it feels right.
I did seven there one day.
Got fifty off it, haven't been back.

Avery

God bless you.

and if the tower doesnt have a elevator it undoable!

We just jumped in the canyon NW of Mineral B and OH MY GOD! SO overhung.

Great exit point and landing area. Scarry climb out! Cool!

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didn't cross any fences did ya

CYA for snetimental reasons.
RIP Clint & Earl

pope

Maybe Utah Cla_ Super overhung, about 340'.

I'd say 8' overhung, clean wall. Great landing area and nice talist to play with!!

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Tombstone, Welshman's Walk, Mineral Bottom, and Oven Roasted Turkey.
It is really hard to pick a favorite.
321CYA
Sitflybaseboy

Well done is my favorite by far. Beautiful jump and view, potential for proxy flight under canopy, and the approach got my heart racing more than the actual jump given that im not much of a climber yet.

GOOD BUMP.

indian cave!

Lollipop!

Wingsuiting adobe mesa :)

Yeah !! Adobe and Super G ws rockit !

I've done some pretty cool jumps in Moab. Some tallish ones with tiny LZs and long hikes out are always fun when you think of the consequence of failure.

But for easy access and memories it's gotta be sweet spot. Kinda tall, big LZ, flips and shit with Walt getting great footage and last second 2-way decision with the late Luke Chappel opening with just over a 90 left and almost walking over his canopy. It's a good final memory :)

Castle Valley rules. Parriott Mesa, Castleton and Adobe Mesa are awesome, each on their own category

Castleton Tower. I would do that one over and over again and it'd never get old.

There's this awesome place you can sleep at the base of the tower so you can pack in just a sleeping bag, wake up, watch the sunrise, climb a 400' beautiful chimney climb with a 270deg view of beautiful scenery, and then skip the 1.5 hour hike with a long ass canopy ride right to the car and beer.

I'm dying to jump dragon's nest

The yellow brick road up in the la sals in what we call the gorgeous gorge area, this jump is sentimental one, so few of us have jumped these exits and of those 3 are no longer with us in less than a year, this jump was full on when Daniel scoped it as we jumped it each time we landed we would spend an hour pushing prying and heaving boulders out of the way hoping to make it friendlier for other people to be willing to enjoy the amazing canopy flight. Fly Free Daniel, Beau, And Kevin.


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