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Anyone who will be in moab for the week of thanksgiving, FRASCA will be set up again at the usual spot.

F**king Sick

fuckin' a! i gotta get out there! (wishful thinking tho)

brett.. come out! it's going to be amazing!

that's sweeter than the morning dew glistening on a rose petal as the sun rise's over all of our kindered spirits.

Even with no typos.

no shit. damn. no words....

rise's

Aww.... fuck me! I hate my job some times. nothing like a new free fall sensation to free the spirit and boost the mind. I'll be eating turkey and sleeping on the couch.... lord, sometimes I hate my life.

Kindered

I can't wait to experience that again!!

thanks in advance bro....

I think people should tip calvin generously if they get to experience FRASCA, just to help with gear and for setting everything up.

hmmm...

Actualy, we (alex and me) just yesterday pre-rigged the whole FRASCA system in record time, and we both decided to retire the main and reserve lines that we havent used since last thanksgiving. so we will need new ones before we head out there.

no tipping. buy us a hotel. we are out of money.
our plane crashed and killed two of our best friends, and the insurance company is trying to fuck us out of 36 large. so we are paying a loan for a plane we cant rent out. damn the man.

the jump will be set no matter what. its all that i can do, all the BASE jumpers taught me to BASE for free. its the least i can do to return a bit of a favor.

so for those of us not in the know .. . . What is a FRASCA??? Tell tell. . .

tjeck http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3323&string=frasca

Calvin, I just finished watching your flick --- great shit man!!
I was impressed with the rigging, compostion, and editing.
Of course, as always, Russel is the man.

Wow.

 

no current weight limit. we rig it differently for extreme weight. but the heaviest yet i believe is 200lbs. but more than that, we would probably have to rebuild the system in a way where it would take a while to do, and the freefall would be less.

the ideal weight is about 65kg, or 145lbs. that gives the longest freefall as well as the longest 'rebound', and the rebound is half the fun. well, a third of the fun.

I changed my mind. we are broke. really broke. i feel like shit saying this, but after my accident, i couldnt work for about 8 months. our plan was to buy a whole new settup and have a system with a full 100meter freefall at a new site i picked out. it will be FRASCA III. but now, shit. we just need food for the week. maybe hotels. we will be there no matter what. but these ropes are spendy.

seeing how close the ground is and how much rope you have left until you swing is sick!

Don't worry. I am sure that anyone lucky enough to participate in something that takes as much time, money, thought, and overall work, would not mind chipping in.
Especially if they have ever experienced it before.
Thanks again for all of your efforts!

Hey Matt, what diameter jump line do you need? I have a couple ropes hanging out that could be used.

Pm me.

This might be a stupid idea, but not being constrained by the limits of understanding, knowledge or any experience,

Why don't you BASE off the cliff with the rope hooked in (such as the example in the video) and then cuttaway?

that was the idea, but brilliant me couldnt find my cutaway handle fast enough. i guess thats the point of BASE gear cutaway handles though.

yea, whats the worst that could happen? a mal?

Clicky

well, i have thought about it a bit. walshmans isnt the cleanest of cliffs, so if i did get a 180, and i got hung up, i would have to be rescued, as if i cut away from canopy not only would it be there, but i would bounce off the wall until the rope comes tight. bad

Cincy crew reporting for duty,hell Ohio crew reporting for duty...

You're attached to a rope, I'm sure you could figure a way to rescure yourself

Maybe if you had ascenders on you?

my ascenders got jacked by some kid slacklineing on the CU campus. i thought slackliners and climbers were cool. i am both

That's right, Ohio crew reporting for duty... I'm about 80% in (if i can get my boss to live without me for another week only a few weeks after my 'bridge day' vacation)

Edit: Talked to the boss, got my time off, i'm going

yo yo

Im off to SLC to do some paragliding, ill be in moab setting up FRASCA on monday.

(No crashing)

Please tell me you're not flying that same wing. Hopefully something more in the range of a DHV 1-2.

haha...


I have an Airwave Sport 2 (DHV 1-2), a gin Oasis (DHV 1-2) and a Airtech Mirage, (DHV 1)

i sold my Bonanza. god i loved flying that wing. Sport 2 is pretty close though, just not as fast.

And it is confirmed that I'll be going out there, bro. Friday until Sunday! I'm so excited--haven't seen the system in action in almost two years...this year has been too long. Forty two days left.

speaking of this year sister, lets be as safe as possible in moab, on ropes or parachutes. i have lost way to much in the way of mobility and freinds so far this year. we all have.

Yes, yes, I agree. I do want to make a jump, brother, but I would first like to know everything about the system...what to do, how it works, all of it.