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Lukasz_Se
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Fatality in roomsdalen
http://www.blincmagazine.com/...ality-romsdalen.html

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It's with great regret that I pass on information that I've received here in Kjerag. Aparently there has been a Brit fatality at Romsdalen. Mike, a South African Capt in the British Army, was killed in a wingsuiting accident.

I don't have any further confirmed information, and don't wish to pass his surname in case his NOK in SA have not been notified via the appropriate channels.

Nice to have known you mate,

Kenny.

Fly free....:-(
thecount
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Re: [Lukasz_Se] Fatality in roomsdalen
Mike was one of the nicest and most generous people I've ever met. I'm grateful for the good times I had with him, and sorry for the one's I'll miss. Enjoy dude Unsure
434
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Re: [thecount] Fatality in roomsdalen
Im sorry to hear you where one of his friends.

I am also sorry most jumpers do not take advices, or try to search up information about the different types of objects, weather conditions, technical skills needed, so on, so on. Bispen is for experienced wingsuit flyers, and is not forgiving if you choose to fly the line close to the road. I have information he was not a experienced wing suit flyer. Sorry to be a bit on the target here, but this is a incident forum, and I feel again I need to express my concerns about getting the information out there.

Romsdalen is for those who have great experience with mountain hiking, and big wall jumping experience.

Feel sorry for his family and friends.

http://baseromsdalen.com/
Lukasz_Se
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Re: [434] Fatality in roomsdalen
Did it happen at Bispen? Thats really no good, I bet the media is really on your asses now. Did it happen close to the road from where turists could see it? I really hope notCrazy
skydivescouser
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Re: [Lukasz_Se] Fatality in roomsdalen
Sad loss of a good friend, fly free buddy you will be missed
butty
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A very close friend who will be sorely missed.

Blue skies forever mate.
Andrezao
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Re: [butty] Fatality in roomsdalen
Yep....

It hurts to read this......Frown

He was a totally cool guy ....

Fly fast Mike........

Andre.
preben
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Re: [Andrezao] Fatality in roomsdalen
Its hard to believe that this has happened :(

Mike was one of the nicest person i've ever met.
You will be missed buddy.

fly free mike....
Mahle
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Re: [Lukasz_Se] Fatality in roomsdalen
Damn Mike ...

I still remember the moment you told me about this irac granate which just missed you some lucky meters ... what an experience I thought ... and cheered your wingsuit flying style over the Fjord ...

Man, your spirit will be missed ...

Go and reincarnate with wings :-)
And cu at the edge again
M.
mickknutson
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Re: [434] Fatality in roomsdalen
434 wrote:
Im sorry to hear you where one of his friends.

I am also sorry most jumpers do not take advices, or try to search up information about the different types of objects, weather conditions, technical skills needed, so on, so on. Bispen is for experienced wingsuit flyers, and is not forgiving if you choose to fly the line close to the road. I have information he was not a experienced wing suit flyer. Sorry to be a bit on the target here, but this is a incident forum, and I feel again I need to express my concerns about getting the information out there.

Romsdalen is for those who have great experience with mountain hiking, and big wall jumping experience.

Feel sorry for his family and friends.

http://baseromsdalen.com/
I would really like to know the details. What actually happened? Was this an object strike in flight?
if so, was it near the road? Was there media (hope not) present?
434
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Re: [mickknutson] Fatality in roomsdalen
Not full speed impact
No reported witnesses except those two who jumped with him. They saw him a bit lower, and not in a efficient flight. He got canopy opening, but after that he must had a cliff strike under canopy, and came to rest at a shelf. Again I have no witnesses who actually saw the whole accident.
cochran
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Re: [skydivescouser] Fatality in roomsdalen
can anyone tell me mike's date of birth and the day he went in? i am making a video of a month long trip i'm just finishing and mike was one of the first people i jumped with on the trip so i was going to mention him. also, a picture would be nice.
Trae
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Re: [cochran] Fatality in roomsdalen
kick in the guts.
Mike was more than a nice guy .
He was a proper stand-up guy who put himself in the firing line for all of us.
Thanx for those expensive beers mate and be seeing you.
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