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Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
stumbled upon a newsclip of a BASE injury that happened today. they make it sound relatively mild. I have no details and will not speculate.

Clicky
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Re: [wwarped] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
nor will i.................
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Re: [wwarped] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
wwarped wrote:
Clicky
researchers had to carry him out a short distance . .. .
she reed mas goodly
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Re: [GooManChew] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
GooManChew wrote:
researchers had to carry him out a short distance . .. .
she reed mas goodly
I love the "his parachute failed to open" line. It never ceases to amaze me how often us BASE jumpers live through parachutes failing to open, it's truly incredible.

One would think that it's unusual for a parachute to open at all with the way the media report BASE incidents.
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Re: [wwarped] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
The guy broke both his legs compund style nasty shit man .
the crazy bastrard yelled down im ok just boke my legs

thats hard core he had a 180 with line twist off Gspot
he was doing a 3 way

it was his 400th jump so it was a big deal
the proplem was he was jumping with jdact
aka justin and that kis is bad luck

feel better bro I here your one tuff mofo
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Re: [1072] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
1072 wrote:
the proplem was he was jumping with jdact
aka justin and that kis is bad luck

Exactly!
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Re: [n_pertuset] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
go back and check out the 1st post. the clicky. read the comments from the Utah locals about jumping.

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Re: [clint] Injury - Moab 6/30/2008
i thought about replying...

but if ignorance is bliss....90% of those people who posted are living in Zion.


i did like the constant post about the welfare mooching mommies...