roller coasters?
Anyone jumping roller coasters? or have any stories / insight on access, particulars, etc? I've heard stories of the old-schoolers jumping ferris wheels, etc. wondering if these type of objects are actively being jumped. Basejumper.com - archive
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Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
kcollier wrote:
Anyone jumping roller coasters? or have any stories / insight on access, particulars, etc? I've heard stories of the old-schoolers jumping ferris wheels, etc. wondering if these type of objects are actively being jumped.
It has been done. Now what we really need to know is if it's considered an antenna.
Re: [hookitt] roller coasters?
It's defined by Phil Smith, BASE #1, in BASELINE magazine BASELINE, issue 2-Fall1987 available on www.basejumper.org
Re: [hookitt] roller coasters?
hookitt wrote:
It has been done. Now what we really need to know is if it's considered an antenna.
I would say not. If a windmill is an O than a rollercoaster has to be an O.
Re: [Boeris] roller coasters?
I believe, based on the phil smith article referenced, which I am now reading, that all objects can be classified in terms of BASE.
Re: [460] roller coasters?
460 wrote:
It's defined by Phil Smith, BASE #1, in BASELINE magazine BASELINE, issue 2-Fall1987 available on www.basejumper.org
Seriously? I'm sure it was apparent to you 460 but I was joking. I must go search basejumper.org now.
Re: [460] roller coasters?
460 wrote:
It's defined by Phil Smith, BASE #1, in BASELINE magazine BASELINE, issue 2-Fall1987 available on www.basejumper.org
http://www.basejumper.org/...p;t=1408&start=0
Direct link for the lazy people...
Re: [hookitt] roller coasters?
this one is definately an A. been a year and i think it's coming back this summer.
Re: [hookitt] roller coasters?
hookitt wrote:
460 wrote:
It's defined by Phil Smith, BASE #1, in BASELINE magazine BASELINE, issue 2-Fall1987 available on www.basejumper.org
Seriously? I'm sure it was apparent to you 460 but I was joking. I must go search basejumper.org now.
Fuck it.... "look at me" - http://www.basejumper.org/...m/viewforum.php?f=17
Re: [Mac] roller coasters?
A Ferris Wheel is a B 
I guess that means a Roller Coaster is not an S nor an A but a B
Crane = A unless on top of a building, then the crane is a building.
A Dam is surely a cliff so it's an E.
A Bridge Pillar is a B
And that's not all...
Oh, so a Tree is an A
An earthen arch is an S
That means that Castleton must be a B.
To fix my log book will be time consuming.
Re: [hookitt] roller coasters?
The specific roller coaster i'm looking at has a vertical tower at one end, and would not be unlike a tall freestander, so I'd call it an A.
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
How wide is the tower? Is it attached to the tall part of the roller coaster similar to how a crane would be to a building?
Re: [hookitt] roller coasters?
the tower is the structure to which the roller coaster rails are attached. it goies straight up one side, and down the other. shaped like elongated vertical U... not exactly sure of the width, but i'd be jumping the narrow profile. (pm sent with specifics)
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
Why would you want to classify a roller coaster as an A? Wouldn't you rather say you have completed your RC BASE?
Re: [hikeat] roller coasters?
For RC BASE, I'd want to jump all of the different types of coasters / constructions, steel, wood, inverted, powered, launched, chain lifted... Also, to qualify, I think you'd have to exit from the physical tracks on each type of coaster. jumping a platform on a roller coaster would be just like jumping a crane on a building.
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
actually, i think to be considered roller coaster base... it would have to be a jump from an actual moving roller coaster. otherwise you are not actually jumping from a roller coaster, just some structure meant to support its track.
Re: [blitzkrieg] roller coasters?
That sounds legitimate, if a bit difficult to pull off logistically. think of how to get on to a roller coaster with a rig, get out of the locked retratinets mid-ride, and exit, all of this from a coaster tall enough to jump.
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
I think Phil was crazy when he classified a ferris wheel as a building, but hey, the guy has something like a 100 building jumps (real ones, not ferris wheels).
Re: [460] roller coasters?
the more i think about it, the more i like the "other" category of classification. ferris wheel = building is a good example of stretching the purist classification system.
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
I'm going to jump a tree just to log it as an antenna. I don't even log power towers as antennas
Re: [Kiki32] roller coasters?
i have a balloon jump from 1000' using base gear that i logged as a base jump, not a skydive, strictly due to the equipment used and altitude. I believe totem poles are addressed in phil smith's article.
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
Log it as you choose, it's your log book. Balloon jumps, teathered or not, are and always will be skydives reguarless of equ. used. Balloons are aircraft.
Re: [460] roller coasters?
460 wrote:
What about totem poles?
It's quite clear in my mind and soon our collective minds that a totem pole is an antenna.
A balloon is an aircraft. A tethered balloon may be an antenna.
If it's tethered to a cliff, it's an E.
If it's tethered to a building it's a B.
In the case of the 2 scenarios above, you open below the top of the actual tether point. If you land at the top of the cliff or the building, the tethered balloon becomes an A again.
Clearly.
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
I have been lucky enough to jump a ride in my area, stow for a rollover and climb a coaster and land next to the road and get picked up. It's extremely fun and it's almost more fun to go back and ride the ride the next day. Good luck.
Re: [460] roller coasters?
460 wrote:
I think Phil was crazy when he classified a ferris wheel as a building, but hey, the guy has something like a 100 building jumps (real ones, not ferris wheels).
550 feet boys. Helicopter to the top and talk about newsworthy!!
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
Dan-the-Man, Gus (R.I.P) and I bandit jumped a well known rollercoaster (approx 200ft) in the UK back in about 2008. I believe we jumped it shortly before UKProbase did it as a legal event. 
Access was a bit sketchy and we had to climb the tubular tracks like a ladder - albeit a ladder that twisted. We wore rigs to climb and used slings and crabs as a basic form of fall-arrest.
Jools and DTM also did another rollercoaster in the North of England a few years later.
In terms of categorization, it's not really important and i simply logged it as an O.
As an aside, if categorizing jumps is something you get a kick out of, I posted this over on basejumper.org a few years ago.
In reply to:
There is a history to this idea and it stems back to around 2003 with an idea floated by Neil Queminet. I suppose it was never satisfying to have only B A S E and the all encompassing O for everything else with which to classify the objects of our desires. BASE seemed to have so much more to offer in terms of different and varied launch platforms and jump types. And so with a nod to the acronymic history of BASE and a tongue firmly set in cheek, I offer you the UK premiere of an A to Z of BASE as imagined but never fully verbalised by our dearly departed Neil. I would like to point out just a few small things first.
First off, this has been given a lot of consideration and hasn't just been pulled out my arse in a moment. As i said, Neil was throwing out these ideas many years ago and even after his death much thought was given towards objects and what makes each so different.
Secondly, there is no self interest in this list. I never came close to being able to lay claim to one of every category and were i still active i dare say i wouldn't even be trying to complete it. Would be interested to know if anyone has completed it though!
Thirdly, letters like B anc C are hugely overscribed whilst you try finding an object type beginning with X. Thus, some creative interpretation and poetic license was required. Not all letters are objects, some are a type of jump. Where you see a letter with a number affixed (B1, B2),both/all parts are required to qualify for the letter, When you see (alternative) in brackets it's an option to qualify by jumping either /or.
Fourthly, don't get your panties in a lather if you can't spot a certain object type, like Antenna. It might be more fancifully described further down the list. It goes without saying that not all objects are covered here. Sadly Grain silos, the vast array of different bridge construction types, the plethora of unique building shapes simply had to be condensed into broader categories.
Fifthly, i have included some stipulations and they are included for good reason. Not all antennas or buildings were born equally. Some have unique dangers, quirks which set them aside from others. Whilst specific in some respects they are not site specific. Anyone the world over could, with a small amount of travelling, dedication and (most importantly) skill, achieve this. There are hundreds of objects that would qualify for each and every letter.
Lastly, no one said it would be easy and it is just a bit of fun. If someone is stupid enough to take on jumps beyond their capability just so they can attempt to put a tick in a box, well i guess they might end up in a box.
If anyone wishes to share a story pertaining to an jump or object listed then please do so, but be respectful of the no site-naming rule towards objects that might still be being jumped or may be jumpable still.
Without further ado, i present.......the A to Z of BASE. Let the genital measuring and bragging rights begin.
A - Amusement Park Ride (Rollercoasters, Ferris Wheels, Fun rides but excludes bridge-based bungee platforms)
B1 - Building (Under Construction) B2 - Building (Residential & occupied) B3 - Bridge
C - Chimney (aka Smokestack)
D - Dam
E - Electricity Pylon / Power Tower (tower carrying high voltage power lines)
F - Fortification (includes any ancient Castle Walls, Citadel walls or Watch Towers, Forts, Fortresses, Follies, Military gun emplacement bunkers)
G - Gas Tower
H1 - Hotel (Open for Business and occupied) H2 - High Street / Highway Jump. (any jump which requires landing on an ordinarily busy road or street and which requires jumping with groundcrew to stop traffic or jumped with precision timing to avoid traffic.
I - Inside jump. Any jump performed into a completely enclosed area (with roof) ensuring protection form external winds and which can be secured by keys. (i.e. Cathedral, Arena/Stadium with roof, Hangar)
J - Jailhouse jump. (A jump undertaken with security/police already alerted and waiting in the suspected landing area. Whether you were caught or not is another matter.) J (alternative) - Jock Jump. From a stadium/arena into a sporting venue.
K - Kinetic Jump - any jump where the exit point is moving relative to the landing area, including conveying apparatus or vehicles (Moving cable car, truck on a bridge, ski-lift, rotating Ferris wheels) But must still be a fixed object jump (ie not a skydive with base gear)
L - Lifting Apparatus (Tower Cranes, Dock Cranes, Elevators or similar)
M - Monument or Statue. (Any Jump from a Memorial erected to commemorate a person, place or significant event)
N - Natural (Any jumps from a natural structure: Cliffs, needles, natural arches)
O - Observation deck or Viewing Platform (Any jump from a man-made structure built at elevation for the purpose of providing panoramic views to the general public.) O (alternative) Oil rigs, or Oil platforms.
P1 - Pretext jump. Any jump which has been achieved after manipulating someone into allowing you access to an exit point/object which they would not have, had they known your true intention. P2 - PCA (pilot chute assist: Any jump which has required the manual extraction of the canopy by another person, Includes Direct bag jump).
Q - Quasimodo Jump. (from any Cathedral / Church / Mosque or other religious building)
R - Radio Transmitter (With Guy Wires) R2 - Radio Transmitter (Freestanding)
S1 - Suicide barrier jump. (Any publicly accessible exit point which requires the scaling of fencing erected specifically to prevent suicides. These are above and beyond hand rails. S2 - Static line jump (Any Jump requiring the use of breakcord or tape to assist deployment.) S3 - Slider Up jump (Any Jump with the slider packed up)
T - Tree (where the jumper's feet exit from a living tree. Can be on the edge of a cliff) T (alternative1) Trebuchet - catapulted or slingshot to deployment height T (alternative 2) Trapeze - using a rope swing to exit from.
U - Underground jump (Any jump into a cave, quarry or hole which is below ground level, has limited visibility, limited space for canopy flight and where the landing area is generally inaccessible without specialised equipment.
V - Vampire jump. Any BASE jump using a winged suit (includes prodigy but excludes tracking suits without wings)
W1 - Windmill or Wind turbine
W2 Window Jump (any jump requiring a direct exit from an opening window).
X - A jump from a Hospital (X-ray) or incinerator stack attached to a hospital
Y - YOU and only you. Solo jump: no witnesses, no groundcrew, no jump buddies.
Z - axis jump. Any jump with an intentional aerial manouvre. (Gainer, front loop, barrel roll etc)
Re: [kcollier] roller coasters?
I jumped the now defunct New Orleans Skycoaster a while back. 180' water landing. 
Re: [thedude325] roller coasters?
thedude325 wrote:
I jumped the now defunct New Orleans Skycoaster a while back. 180' water landing.
You can have that alligator infested, metal spike surrounded, cesspool of a jump!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNbkSgEaDZ4
Re: [base570] roller coasters?
Jumped both a roller coaster and a sky swing. both down as O's in my book. Laters
Re: [sabre210] roller coasters?
The one in the photo was also jumped by Leo a few years later for a TV show called Red or Black where contestants had to guess the colour of his canopy. Laters,
Re: [base570] roller coasters?
base570 wrote:
You can have that alligator infested, metal spike surrounded, cesspool of a jump
Or just jump the other direction towards a dry landing and tons of outs....
