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Strange question:

After watching some of the amazing BASE tracking video clips, I am having trouble picturing the actual "steepness" of the terrain being covered, and would appreciate a little help. The lowest angle multipitch climb I have done is "Snake Dike" on a big rock in California. If any of you folks are familiar with that climb and/or the cable stairway descent route from that rock, could you compare/contrast the angle of that terrain with the terrain being overflown by hot trackers or wingsuit pilots?

Thanks,

Jim

It would be very easy to out-track Snake Dike.

If you launched from the top of that rock (on the other side, obviously), and had a good wingsuit flight, you'd impact somewhere on the opposite wall of the valley.