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April 4th marked 10 years of BASE for me. 10 years of awesome times and some really crappy ones.
To my mates.

#65 Nik Hartshorne

#70 Rob Tompkins

#71 Lukas Knutson

Dwain Weston

#83 Duane Thomas

#84 Roland "Slim" Simpson

#91 Darcy Zoitsas

#93 Tom Manship

#98 "Coombesy"

#102 Adam Gibson

#106 Eddie Kraus

#112 Jimmy Hall

Rest in peace fellas, I miss you guys.

To all my friends out there go hard, take it to the streets and play as safe as you can. We have plenty more jumps to do. I look forward to them.
Cheers.

Matt

Hi Matt, Made my 20th anni 10 months ago. I knew 8 from the list you posted. I jump for those lost also as well as myself. Sometimes it gets crazy on the exit point nowadays, trying to remember who this jump is for. I am not an adrenaline junkie. I can quit anytime I want. I am a "time fly".
Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas.
Congrats on the decade.
Take care,
space

i'm coming up on my 17th anniversary. Being active for most of those years is exhausting!

Hey Matt, do you have a lot of Tattoos, atleast sleeves? I think I met you at the Perrine memorial weekend 06, just wondering if you're the same Aussie

I think he's a kiwi...

Still have the tattoos and still not an Aussie.
Kiwi's are too smart for that.
Being an active jumper does take a lot of work and sometimes it can get a little overwhelming. But that's our cross to bear and bear we will.

i met you at tombstone and indian cave last march, you hucked a HUGE gainer off tombstone and you made my jaw drop. keep rockin and stay safe

Tracy mate. Been way too long, but soon we'll catch up.

matt you ugly goose. get to europe asap as there are a bunch of fine folk playing in italy and switz

keep safe and see you around:

2001:
Matt: (to taxi driver after driving him through city after bandit urban jump 3am) "Thanks Mate"
Taxi driver (afghan refugee): "Did you jump from that building?"
Me: "Yep, but don't tell the police as they will torture us..."
Taxi Driver (nods head vigorously in agreement): "Yes, I know! I say nothing"

PRICELESS

Grats! Stay safe and have fun :-)

That taxi driver was a Somali and probably thought that I would torture him too.

Matt, you soft cunt! How's that Harley of yours doing, you midlife crisis shaken hairy NZ piece of fruit (=soft kiwi)?

Get your ass over to EUR if you dare and let's go drinking in a country where beer glasses are appropriate to your stature :-) no, not Germany.... BAVARIA.

Greetings to NORCAL, you MINCER.

All the best for the next 10 yrs, my friend!
flummi

Harley? Oh well.

Hi Matt,
congrats on surviving 10 years... I agree this sport can be great and well... not so great. I too have lost many friends in this sport over the years.
It gives us heaven but shows us hell.
Despite the rough times it may show us, i'm glad I'm a part of it and it sounds as though you are too
I hope you have another safe 10 years and then 10 more and then 10 more!
stay safe and look out for your brother...
Jason
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Hey mate!

Con grats to the first 10, I love your work! Make sure to hug your beautiful wife from the Swedes and I see you around =)

Stay alive!

PerFlare
Swedish BASE Team aka Team Bautasten

Matt;
Hike up your fishnets, grab your handbag and go make a jump.
call me biotch.

Kiwi, Pope!

I did found a RED latex handbag on a exitpoint recently, do you miss one?

It might be mine, note sure because I do not recognize the content of it … some pretty advanced stuff I might say.

PerFlare