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Nice wideo

http://www.youtube.com/outdoorgamestv

Not too bad at all.

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nice editing

Awesome vid

That was pretty cool!

Very nice.

Wow! I say A+ for sure. Love the edit, the footage, the sound track and the kid/helmet future thing going on.

Excellent work!

who where and when was that?

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my god.
not only was that a cool video, but holy fuck. those guys flying those wingsuits were skimming the ground dude. that is the most beautiful thing ive ever seen.

also i had to wear a red helmet like that when i was a kid. apparently i used to bash my head into walls so it was a protective measure.........

FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!!

I want to see that in high def!! That was just sick.

best one i have seen so far ....!!!

You guys kill me. I'm going to get ripped again for this, and okay, sure that was pretty cool wing suit flying. But can you guys act (just a little bit) like you've been here before?

BASE jumping is a never ending progressing endeavor that will provide spectacular film like this for the next thousand years. So where have you've been and what are we going to do with it?

This incredible image is from 1984 but it didn't make us go sell out to the highest bidder!



I'm sad no one pointed out the corporate connection. Modern BASE jumping wasn't arrived at to sell cars, crap energy drinks, or clothing.

I met a fellow at the last year's Bridge Day. He grabbed my hand and said it was a pleasure to meet me. He'd been BASE jumping for 24 years and just made 500 and I never ever heard of him. When I said so he said that was the best complement I could have payed him.

We need more jumpers like him and less fanboys like you guys . . .

NickD
BASE 194

I keep reading the word fanboy so finally I got curious and looked it up.


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REALLY!!! Seriously? You have to make this about something the The MAN has something to do with. All I can tell from the posts above is the admiration for the video and all the athletes and video work doing what they love. Modern day BASE is not what was started 3 decades ago. Things change, time changes them. BASE today is irrevocably different from the outset of BASE.

In BASE we seek a certain freedom, you may take that freedom and do what you will with it. I may do something completely different from you, which may irritate you, mocking me is not going to change the way I do things, rather it will change the way I view you. Try to judge less and learn to accept others actions that really have zero to little impact on your life. Don't buy a fucking Nissan if that will make you feel better.

Hey Nick,

With all due respect...

I got to agree with nicrussell, what was so bad
about that video? It was good footage, well edited,
looked like legal objects, incorporated many great
artistic techniques, and none of it was just a simple
"HEY LOOK AT ME" unless you want to bag on
the little kid in the red helmet.

I totally dig you and appreciate your positive role
in this sport but I don't understand where you are
coming from sometimes.

Oh, and FYI, I do NOT watch TV nor do I drive a Nissan.

By the way, Dude, I sent you a long (yeah I'm long
winded also) PM regarding your post about this forum
being just another corporate blah, blah, blah. Yet
here you are posting...and I never got a reply from you.

Lastly, great photo in your post!!

That's rough.

What I saw was an excellent video produced by Dave Barlia (sp?). Sure he's been featured in a couple of skiing movies doing the BASE jumping thing, but it hardly makes him a member of the Red Bullers that you hate.

It was a video competition. And from what I can tell, it produced some pretty good videos for all the people who like individual outdoor sports.

That's all.

the counter culture of the 60's clashed harshly with the establishment. musicians who let advertising companies use their songs were accused of "selling out." a US president even used the FBI to collect evidence to deport a singer.

then in 1981, the Rolling Stones started touring with massive advertising support. they chose Jovan. artists started accepting money, but retained integrity.

by now, most major artists of that era have had their music used in commercials. I believe even Bob Dylan.

BASE can appear similar. one huge exception is that some believe the added attention makes MOST jumps in the US harder to perform. the extra awareness can lead to enhanced security.

of course, so much of this is predictable. as new people cycle through, they bring the latest skydiving attitudes toward video. some may only make 20 BASE jumps, but will have every one on video!

a lot depends on the motivation of the person making the video. so many are routine, tandem mill style videos that successfully document jumps, but rarely do much more. DB's video tried to tell a story and move beyond the majority of work out there.

finally, many people who came before declined opportunities to show off. maybe they learned after being burned. they felt a low profile benefited the sport. they advanced the gear and techniques after knowing too many friends suffer. when the newer generation chooses to profit, it rankles those who developed the sport and chose to remain hidden.

everything changes. enthusiastic youths typically push "progress." more experienced folk defend the old ways. you can find examples all around.

just like newbies asking how to get into the sport, this topic regularly re-surfaces.

But that's exactly NOT the point of the OP.

This debate was never brought up. I hate youtube gloryhounds...and envy friends who get to BASE for a living through sponsorship...as much as the next guy.

But WTF? All I got from watching that video was "That kid reminds me of...me when I was his age." It was very good.

Pulling "Holy crap, look at the corporate MAN holdin us down man!" from THAT video is right up there with believing the Telletubbies make you queer.

C'mon Nick...I'm throwing the bullshit flag. Quit making us old people look quite so bitter and take off the tin foil hat.

And Semper Fi asshole.

I love getting intense jumps on video. Granted, maybe 1 in 20 of my jumps is taped, but when I tell stories to my grandkids when im 80, and they are like, oh grandpa youre full of shit, ill whip out a dvd of me flicking a building and say suck on that, and then theyll probably put me in a home.

Nick,

I normally like your posts, but... what the fuck?

A few guys express appreciation for some skilled flying and great editing and suddenly anyone who also liked this video are "fanboys" of the "corporate connection".

Who gives a shit about the "corporate connection"? BASE is not underground any more, and it won't ever be again. Please accept it and move on. Some guys will use BASE for "corporate" (as they did, even in your day), and some guys will continue to enjoy it all ninja-like and underground, and then there's everyone in-between.

The thing we hold in common is that we all enjoy BASE. Enough with the splitting an already small group, please.

i was also part of the outdoor games this year.

the jump was performed by dave barlia and andy west and it is fu***** awesome!

the idea for the "red helmet" is from dave, the production team behind it was a warren miller crew with about 20 people.

andY

Hey Nic...

what about this Carl Boenish stuff that everybody of us watched and inspired me or others,...was intensive footage at this time and everybody loved it....
ok,...there was "maybe" no company sponsoring the shit but it doesnt matter,...he brings it to the "public"...
no underground stuff...no "lets stay in the shadow"...

whats so wrong to take the opportunity to make a good movie or video that shows how beautifull our sport can be?

because of the help of a car manufucktor?

get real,....
there was no hero-posing-baumgartner attitude in this film....no fanboy-shit.....only beautifull pictures....

you should tell your concerns to others in the sport....
but not against the people in this video....

cheers...

Ever get the feeling someone is just having fun and stirring the pot? I'm beginning to believe NickDG is just fucking around to get a rise.

Well done!

Again

 
I started to write a long post and got board. I litteraly bumped into Barlea when I came around the corner of The Beak. I'm sorry Nick. I Must have missed you that year. Maybe you were in Stewart at the time and that's why I didn't see you up there. My point is I'm one of a relatively small number of people that do the same things. Some people would say that I'm a purest. No! No, I'm just broke. Look if I could afford a chopper I wouldn't hikeing up those hills. I recently got my first chopper ride base jump and it rocked. Thank you Marta. Speeking as an unsponcered athleat it sucks. I'm a short ugly little bastard and I'll never be a poster boy for red bull or any one else. Not to disrespect you Nick, you've done a lot of shit, but till you've been all the places we have been you don't really have the right to comment.
As to the film. By the time it was over I'd frogoten that there was a comercal at the start. I really liked the little story line. And If Dave has ever done or been involved in any thing that would cause me embarisment as a base jumper I'm not aware of it. I think he's a lot better rep for us then some of the others that have steped forward, and I include you in that list.
And lastly on a personal note. Don't be bad mouthing Barlea. He's a fine and outstanding human being. He even gave me their last two packets of Hot Coco when they left. So don't be saying bad things about him or I'll have to kick your ass.

Lee

How about you quit acting like you are WAY past your best before date! If you cannot see the beauty in that piece of work you are hopelessly fucked and should just give up now.
Seriously, that could possibly be your lamest post ever. As time goes on that seems to be more and more your style. Time to turn you out to pasture or maybe it's time for the glue factory......

Nice work Dave & Andy-way cool!

Neil-NZ (Using someone elses log-in).

Andy-see u back in the valley in the next week or so :-)

that would require you to have children, and that is scary

really?
They will probably ask what the hell is that weird looking disc is? You'll need to upgrade that into hologram be then. which will be pretty cool.

missed ya last night, busy med students? next tuesday?

Well somethin made you queer.

Does anyone where a hi-def version might be posted?

I showed this to the Mrs. and she actually started to finally understand why I like to do crazy shit!

Yes, we should hide these forms of freedom of expression and individuals displaying joy from turning their dreams into reality ...

Did these people get paid? I don't know. But if these people got paid to turn their dreams into reality and didn't compromise their ethics, morals, etc... or harm others in any way, more power to them. Honestly, are you jealous? I am.

PS: I'm not talking just about the B.A.S.E. jumpers.

Now I am a bit confused,how can a film about a little boy make so many people happy and one person so upset.
Andy West

Thanks for your support..
Andy West

You know...I have always wondered how many people are out there jumping right now off an object we could only wish to jump, and doesn't give a rats ass about this web site.

It took me half a second to think of at least 10 in Nor Cal alone. so i assume there are droves of them. In Europe, probably a lot more.

Pretty funny to see everyone finally beginning to understand Nick a little better now (KooKoo!)
Ya know, Nick, crotchety old bastards like yourself never really make much of a difference whining about today's youth and their ethics. They simply just die off while the world moves on without them....