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I would like to know, how old the oldest active basejumper is and what type of jumps this person performs....this days?

Thanks for answers

Hi hi..
Zoo is not as old as Santa Claus but ...he jumps from everywhere...

personally i don`t know any jumpers who is much older than mid 30`s or something who is active...my reference as an active jumpers is 40+ jumps a year(potato jumps doesn`t counts)...but the coolest "older" jumper i have met is Stane from Atair ..very nice guy(met him in monte brento last year)

The Pick.

He was born in 1743 in a wolf den.

A very, very old BASE Jumper and still also very, very old is Stane...

what are "potato jumps"?

perrine bridge...ohhh sorry, site naming

ohhh--I get it Idaho "Potatos"?

Yes...and usually they are disparaged by ubermooks because apparently they are so safe that you can't die from them if something goes wrong.

Because there are pillows down below and you can only reach a maximum freefall speed of 6 miles per hour.



BFL

See #63 #78 #99 #104 and #111 for examples of "not real BASE jumps"

like jumping in "uber"strong wind condition...."forgot" to pull....pull-up cords around PC.......... hahahahaha..one potato two potatos...tree potatos

just wondering why under 40 jumps per year doesn't qualify as an "active jumper"? so according to your profile you've been jumping for five years and have 152 jumps. so you have logged 30.4 jumps per year. have you never been an active jumper?

sorry for not updating my profile...but at the moment i have about 230jumps and 41 objects...so you need to recalculate your math.......and for the second...i have never seen myself as an "active" jumper...just a newbie

Right. Because that only happens at Perrine. My Bad.


[fucking mook smiley - with bonus rolling eyes]

Chris...

Sarcasm buddy. Work with me here.

I second that one.

Was in Norway with an Aussie in his mid seventies taking his first jump course. Tough son of a bitch. Don't know how active he is, though.

BK

The guy that took me for my first 2 is 61 now and we still jump with him when schedules allow. Still has the physical and mental ability to climb with us younger fellas. Truly an inspiration to anyone who jumps with him.

I know guy who is 68 and he start when he was 50.
He is active and doing 30-50 base a year.

I'm 51 years old but don't quite fit your jumps per year criteria other than to say I jump as much as I can and whenever I can. Talking of that I'm returning to blighty tonight so hopefully I'm going to get a few more in. I'm missing an antenna for my number although I have done a Power Pylon a few times but I'm not counting that so if anyone out there can help an ageing but not quite infirm jumper to...

What do you think, are his reasons to take this FJC so late in his live?

<<I would like to know, how old the oldest active basejumper is and what type of jumps this person performs....this days?>>

I'm 68 years old and started base jumping in 1966, about 12 years before it was called basejumping. I haven't been much of an active basejumper through the years, but have made it a point to make at least one base jump every forty years to avoid getting rusty. My third basejump is scheduled for the year 2045.

I think its probably a reasonable assumption that I have been a basejumper longer than anyone else on this Planet, despite being among the very least experienced.

Sorry dude, I can't let the Aussies claim that one. He lived down under but he was most definately a Brit! Cool guy.

Gus

Mike,

I added your "Nugget" to the list of them on this forum the day after we talked about it last week.

But, it has to be approved (go figure, especially since I originated "nuggets" in the first place) and haven't heard back from anyone yet . . .

It was good seeing you the other night!

NickD

His name was Gordo iirc.
He did two jumps there...but because of his hip, BK carried his stashbag half way to the exit on the 2nd jump.

I also know a 68 year old (must be a magic number) with more than 500 jumps.

agree. Stane is the one of the coolest ones...

This guy is Gordo. He jumps at my dropzone, Elderslie, and is a top bloke!

Did his FJC in the US and did Norway the next year (07).

I occaisionally bump into an 82 yo skydiver called Hilton. His body is a bit screwed with arthritis etc. Still skydiving though. Legends both of them.

Cheers,

Ken.

I always said 5 jumps a month average was enough to be considered a active BASE jumper.I have made 100+ wingsuit flights per year since the year 2000.Every year when it is the season in Europe,as I don't jump much in America anymore I think one day I won't feel like or won't be physical able,then I buy another ticket to Switzerland..

What's with the mask? Is he D B Cooper?

The oldest active base jumper?

Every year I am working on it to earn that status. That is, to be active, not to be the oldest one.

Ronald

how old are you @nickDG?

I'm 54 . . . But I'm only occasionally-semi-kinda-sorta-active.

I would only consider myself active compared to most of the jumpers I knew in the 80s and early 90s, as most of them quit altogether. Exceptions would be Anne, Avery, The Pick, Matt, Jay, Marta, and folks like that.

The OPs question is a bit hard to answer. Someone out there could be the oldest active BASE jumper but may have started BASE jumping two years ago. Nothing wrong with that but not comparable to someone who was already in their 50s and started early on, folks like Dick Pedley, Eric Jones, and some others.

Also it's easier to be active these days than it used to be simply because there is now more places to jump, way more reliable gear, and a wealth of accumulated knowledge. I am proud of the fact I've stuck around long enough to see this sport grow, change, and get a handle on its history. And I've been meaning to design "I survived BASE in the 80s" t-shirts.

I've been around from Boenish to Maggot, from Ravens to FliKs, from skydiving rigs to velcro to pins, from Hank-52s to vented ZPs, from roll packs to clamps, I've known humble pioneers of the 1970s and blowhard bandwagonners of the 2000s, I've seen genuine genius and splendid stupidity, I've seen joy, tears, life, and death. I've seen BASE . . .

NickD

He may not be the oldest active base jumper, but Bert from Quebec started in the 80's and is still active today with over 1000 base jumps. He's 54 and drove 9hrs one way, to jump with us for the weekend!!

He's the Man

"I haven't been much of an active basejumper through the years, but have made it a point to make at least one base jump every forty years to avoid getting rusty. My third basejump is scheduled for the year 2045."

That made me spit beer all over my keyboard, what a gem. Go Mike, Go!
Dave M

What ever happened to Jim Guyer???? I jumped with him and helped him get his BASE number about 5 years ago,,,,he was then 76 years old.

Nice, What did you guys jump?

I jumped with him from Tombstone in 2003. I'm not positive but I THINK it was his first cliff jump. He and another person didn't know the way up so I took them up and helped him modify the way he held his PC. Later that week a different cliff got in his flight path and he was injured and I'm pretty sure he stopped jumping after that.

He was fun to hang out with.

I'd rather not link it so If you search his name you'll find the info. He's posted since then and apparently was doing well.

Nah...
It mighta been his first low cliff jump, but I know that he jumped a popular cliff in Norway in 2000, and AF in 2001...

If you read this Jim, I hope you're doing well...

This is BASE 719, Jim Guyer. I'm still around good friends but with screws in my ankle and the false hip, I limp. I had almost 1200 parachute jumps when I hit the cliff on my 50th BASE jump. Tom Hamship was up there with me. I am in excellent health, stay in good condition and live near Tampa in San Antonio, FL. I'll be eighty in June. It was nice hearing from all of you.

Hey Jim...Glad to hear you're doing well.

Perhaps we can go jump a large Western US lake when access is granted...soon I hope.

The water level is at least 100 feet lower than the last time I was there.

BASE359

I'm glad to hear your doing well Jim!!!!!! In case you dont remember the screen name it's me John Hayes.