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This may be a stupid question, and most likely theoretical, but here goes - what is it considered when you jump an object that is not a building, antenna, span or earth? Say, you jumped a Redwood tree?
And has anyone ever done it? How would you log that jump?

If its a tree i would log it as a

OTHER

but thats me, someone else may log it as a

Tree...

because thats what it is...

I read this description somewhere and liked it....

B - wind goes around it
A - wind goes through it
S - wind goes under it
E - wind goes over it

Yes people have base jumped from trees, and not only from trees on the edge of cliffs either. I would count it as a base jump from a tree, but technically I guess you could consider it an earth jump.

This is a legit Q, however asking it is like asking what is the best container/canopy out there. You'll get a different response from just about everyone.

I like the "other" catagory as well, but that's the beauty of BASE, it's your jump log it as you choose or dont log it at all......in the end it makes not a shit bit of difference.

you cant log it, its not a BASE jump....sorry bro, its science, you cant explain it!

Then that tree is a building.


That also makes a large wooden roller coaster an antenna

The only way to categorize some items is to go on a tangent about shapes and fluid dynamics .

I've read documents that describe how most things can be categorized. Given the shape of a big wooden roller coaster, even though wind can blow through it, it can be considered a building. Think about that one. Strange but thats what some of our forefathers said.

Remember who writes these though. It's like you or me taking mushrooms and writing down our perception on how to classify something.

Objects I place in an other category.
Cranes. I consider them cranes.
Power Towers. I consider them Power Towers.
Bridge pillars. I consider them bridge pillars.


and more...

Take for instance a big square shaped 400 foot concrete bridge pillar. It's not the bridge, wind definitely blows around it, it's shaped like a building ... so is it a building?

What about Castleton Tower? Is it a building? A cliff? An earthen pillar? Wind certainly blows around it. Can a person jump this one and get their B and E at the same time?

Fixed objects can often be simply just an object. I won't call a dam a building or a cliff. It's man made but wind blows over it. It's a Dam

And so on... and so on....

How's this for a good conversation?

Jumper1: Do you have your E?
Jumper2: No but I have my Tree!"

The trunk would define it as an B but the leafy part/treetop would define it as an A.

Yeah but it is growing out of the E... so BAE. I would log 3 jumps.

I say get your number with the original objects listed (If you choose), and the rest is logged and bragged about as you want. Thats is one of the great things about BASE, it does not have codes or standards by which one must conform. You can become the most accomplished BASE jumper in the world and not have a number. With that said, I'm still waiting to get my number and will consider it a great accomplishment once I get my E.

-TJ