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Going to northern CA to see my father.. there is a 2,000 ft. A 10 minutes from his house.....I am going to jump it with my skydive rig...I have to. I need BASE in my life.... To me BASE is life and vise versa. Nothing else matters. If there are no guy wires I jump, if there are wires I wont jump it... Any other advise?

Go visit your father before the jump. There will be wires, but you'll do it anyway.

V

Hey Mate ,

can you send me a photo of yourself..

Just so i wont need to chase your family for it later..

thanks

What kind of skydiving gear is it?
Are you going to use main or reserve?
What canopy is that? And size?

Just helping Patto some more with the list

 
<disclaimer>Being in beginner section, I'll treat this as if it was not a troll.</disclaimer>

To sum up the earlier replies: It's a BAD idea!

My advice would be: Don't do it.

Be safe and don't die.

/AV

Great idea. I think you need to try > can you do a reserve ride in the same jump. Remember to attach smoke in your leg too. If its not in the video, it hasnt happened

Why no one has yet mentioned wingsuits? 2000 is plenty high for wingsuiting and ws base is where it is at! You can even do sick proximity lines through the wires, kinda like the guy wearing black does on the video through the crack! That´s gonna be epic and gonna bring you lot´s of fame in youtube. Maybe even invitation to next years WWL when everyone sees how rad you are. Like pete said, just remember to wear lot´s of gopros and smoke. And dayblaze the motherfucker, no one is interested to see the dark and unclear video!

Seems like all Finns reply so here is mine...
When you find a 2000ft A with no wires call me!!!!

1. Don’t forget to pull
2. Contact the locals
3. Don’t day blaze it
4. Consider an FJC first
5. Get a mentor
6. Go to Bridge Day instead
7. Consider using BASE gear instead
8. Try not to pass out on the climb up
9. Don’t shit yourself
10. Bring water
11. Bring snacks
12. Check your 3-rings
13. Don’t forget your GoPro
14. Don’t get caught
15. Don’t get hurt
16. Give a good push
17. Determine if antenna is AM, if so, wear lead underpants
18. Check the weather
19. Tell someone where you are going
20. If this is your first jump, don’t chuck a gainer. Save that for your second jump.
21. Don’t trust the internets for advice
22. Have your dad ground crew you
23. Make sure you have good health insurance
24. Make sure your will is in order
25. Postpone the jump, take your dad to Denny’s instead. Order the Grand Slam.

26 Call the news station first " there might be a BASE jump at tower X "

27. safety third

There are wires.

You're the guy who said not to perform CPR if there's blunt force heart stopping impact and pissed everyone off on DZ.com. This post is even better.

do not do it. think about how much more satisfying it will be to do it someday when you're ready.

as an alternative, why not go to perris, CA when you're visiting your father and do a hot air balloon jump. that will get you familiar with dead air exits and move you one step closer in your base progression.

They are a great rush and a lot of fun!!!

yes there r wires, but the Lodi crew blazes that bitch whenever they want (gotta get that youfuck shot) so hit that shit up in daylight and trrack like hell.

I actually love this quote from DZ.com:

I know you hate me Sparky. You make a good point. I only trust Spotted Eagle. Everyone else makes me wonder... There needs to be official structure for this stuff. I think the most important thing i have learned in skydiving is that a "minor" mishap can quickly escalate to full blown disaster. Instructors have to be Experts and I suspect EVERY instructor will tell you they are an expert.

I don’t own a video recorder, I don’t even own a camera other than the one on my phone. There wont be video but I’ll let you know how it goes. Hook, That’s how I was trained in EMT and Combat medic course and I just walked to our E.R. and the medic and doctor there confirmed.

in combat situation, you save those you can and move on. In the rest of the world, you perform CPR, and try with all your effort to keep anyone alive for as long as you can till a DOCTOR pronounces them dead, till then do the damn CPR. just my two cents on the whole cpr comment.

So if you come up on someone who jumped out of a 4 story building and has no pulse when you arrive as the EMT you do CPR until a doctor tells you hes dead? It's only been 4 years since I went through school. Has the protocol changed ?

You may want to ask Mr. Spotted Eagle.

Maybe you should jump off a bridge !!! LOL

Is 3 seconds of track good to burn 1,000 feet ?

If I die give everything to my sister Jennaca. She is the most caring person you will ever meet.

If that's how you really feel then quit being fucking lazy and do it the right way. If you really felt the way you think you do then the path to learning would be easy. If you think its all about the end result then base isnt for you.

How long should I track? I'm going to destroy this shit. It's go time.

NOTHING WILL STOP THIS TRAIN. YOU CAN ALL DIE. DIE, BURN AND SIMMER IN HELL.

Do you really want possibly the last moments of your life before this base jump to be asking on an internet forum such a bizarre and misunderstood question like "do I track 3 seconds from the tower?"?.

I think you need to wrestle with some deep-seated emotions inside yourself and come to terms with where you are in life right now. You are not a base jumper and cannot safely base jump. Thats OK though...this should be an exciting spot in your life to be in! Put in the skydives (hundreds probably) and rigging work, learning parachute systems, all the while learning more and more about your body and how it moves in a dynamic system like freefall. Push yourself with canopy piloting, learn the aerodynamics of canopy flight inside and out, fly with friends at altitude in canopy formations, test yourself with challenges such as inadvertent long spots under canopy, skydiving main canopy malfunctions (and skydiving emergency procedures), etc etc etc.

After long enough time if your interest in base jumping keeps up you will meet your mentor and you will begin safely base jumping (hopefully on an object that is forgiving enough for mistakes should they occur!).

By the way if you aren't making some connections between the nouns (and how they relate to the lack thereof in your skydiving gear) tailpocket, lineover, deep brake setting, and offheading opening, then I really think its scary you are contemplating jumping a fixed object!!!

This isnt about BASE or the opening of my parachute. t is about life.

i'/m tracking 5 sec and pull

Maybe you thought my previous questions was a joke.
But seriously, what canopy are you using?

Hope it's not a 2000 feet snively Sabre2

Anyone else having Mark Jarvis flashbacks?

Fuck the philosophical bullshit. It's hard to feel really philosophical when your asshole is puckering so hard it could put a dent in a piece of rebar.

In case you have not yet seen it, this video will give you an idea what it's like climbing around on a tall tower. Pretty cool once you get accustomed to it but seems pretty fucked up the first few times.

Regarding jumping skydiving gear off of a tall tower. Yes it can be done. It's been done plenty of times, but mostly many years ago when the sport was just starting. Back then, just about all skydiving canopies had a lot in common with the BASE canopies of today.

That's not the case anymore, though.

I'm not one of the many who will tell you that BASE jumping a skydiving rig will get you killed, but I will say that jumping the *wrong* kind of skydiving gear can get your hurt or killed in a real hurry. Jumping skydiving gear that is suitable for a tower jump like that is ok, but there are better alternatives these days.

That fact that you need to ask how long a delay to take from two grand shows you have not done your homework at all. That plus an attitude that it's ok to reinvent all that has been learned over the years in BASE is lazy, stupid, and can put you at serious risk.

In case you really are naive enough, dumb enough, or self-destructive enough to jump a tall tower without knowing what you are doing, here are a few things to consider:

• Low aspect ratio F-111 canopy


• MAX wing loading of 1.0


• MIN 38" ZP pilot chute or equivalent


• 9 ft. bridle


• Mesh slider


• Check the winds aloft forecast before you go. The winds need to be in the middle of the sector between two wire sets


• Be sneaky about it. Do not park your car at the base of the tower unless it is seriously remote


• Let someone you trust know where you are going and when they can expect to hear from you


• Take some toilet paper to check the winds. As an alternative, you can take a piss off the tower to check them.


• Make sure winds are centered in sector between guy wires. If they are not, don't jump


• Exit downwind and with a very head-high exit


• From 2000 ft., take a 6-10 sec. delay and track.


• I should not have to say this but if you take a 6-10 sec. delay, don't jump with your PC in your hand. If you want to do a long delay with something in your hand, hold your dick. At least you can safely track while holding your dick.


• Do it at night


• Don't get caught. If you find yourself in the county jail getting ass-raped, remember--it's not about BASE or the opening of my parachute. It is about life.


• Don't die or get really fucking mangled and paralyzed. Yes, it has happened, and it has happened to BASE jumpers who knew what they were doing. It can happen to you a lot easier.


• If you read this and are still dumbass enough to do it without some training *and* you actually get away with it and don't get hurt, keep in mind that pushing your luck any further is probably a bad idea.

Best of luck.

Walt

As I read through these posts I keep thinking..."Who'd this guy kill?" Total ukmarkj post!

 
Flashback to BFL #30, Andre Jewett: http://www.blincmagazine.com/...ty_List#Andre_Jewett

Good luck. I hope that tower isn't someone's quiet playground that will get unnecessary attention if you burn in. Because that, unfortunately, is the only sad outcome this venture might have.

Unless ofcourse you are only trolling, in which case I applaud your skill.

Kerkko
BASE1184

I like your balls out attitude. Don't listen to all of the haters they don't know what there talking about. Just look straight down when you jump it will help put you in perfect tracking position. After you exit quickly go to your track to get the most distance possible. Ten seconds for a thousand is better just like skydiving. If you pull at three seconds you will open really high and that is dangerous when base jumping. The lower you open the better. Tear it up bro. Skydiving rigs work fine. Thats what they use in the old days. Don't forget to cock your pilot chute.

what's so wrong with using skydive equipment on a antenna? the winds are going to be on your back anyway...

Hellis, It is a safire 2.

Ok.

Never jumped one, but as far as I can see from videos and read about it, it seems to be a rather high aspect ratio canopy.
And it seems to open pretty slow, between 3-6 seconds at terminal as far as I can see on a few youtube videos.

You know your canopy better than us, how is it really?
How fast does it open at terminal?
And the heading?
High aspect ratio, slow opening canopies that open in sub terminal will probably open offheading.
And if you have not botherd to get the meshslider, and plan to use the stock sail slider, you will most likely have problems with heading.

Troll! Don't talk about it, be about it.

I appreciate it guys. I think I have regained my sanity. I have been researching and I think my chance of dying or getting fucked up is greater than the chance of me succeeding. I think I'd like to live and do multiple jumps, not just one. Not jumping it.

I have a BASE rig you can borrow, but you have to promise not to get blood and or feces on it.

Sounds too good to be true.

nobody took you serious anyway, pussy.

I'm feeling much better chief, thanks

Check off #24. You said it here.
Any other pearls or shortcuts? You're a few percentage points further along that list with your last wishes covered. And that list is more guideline than rule, anyway. So keep at it until you're whatever percent complete and then just go for it. What do we know?

Alright Stiffler, this ones for you. Your my motivation. your doubt motivates me. I will see you on the other side, chief.

Hey Stiffler, What is your motivation ? why do YOU jump ?

Outabounzz, I want you to explain to me WHY you jump. Why do you jump ?

In as much detail as possible.

I agree! Justify yourself dammit!!!

I demand a response!

Your my fire Stiffyy

you fat littltle piecce of shit. ill kill you/

Maybe ukmarkj got access to a computer on the psych ward?

This thread is golden.

i say jump it with the sd rig. fuck it, do a flip.

Indeed. You can jump one hundred percent death mode. or you can jump like a ninja.... Im a ninja

Samadhi: you are a good person. I wont kill you. I shall spare you from the depths of hell.

Cheap hookers and good beer. who is coming to thailand with me???

maybe lay off the bathsalts bro, and spend that money on skydiving experience......................

Maybe not have such a frightening profile pic?

Stiffy, you shall perish.

I just want to know how many different friends/roommates posted under a single name on this thread. I'm picturing a massive drunken posting session where the laptop belonging to the passed out guy is passed around the room.

Just me Tom. but I wll not post again untll I Have 20 BASE jumps. I retire,

Actually, I'd prefer that you *do* keep posting--especially if you post about what you are doing to prepare for a BASE jump and whether you continue to be motivated to do it.

That is if you're not just trolling.

If you are just trolling, hats of to you. You're pretty good at it.

Walt

Johan420 is back!

How to win friends and influence people?

You would actually DIE, SIMMER and then BURN in HELL...

I was just there. Hookers are way cheaper in Cambodia.