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BASE_1007 Oct 22, 2012, 3:00 AM

Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

Police wrote:

Stechelberg (Gemeinde Lauterbrunnen): Basejumper tödlich verunfallt

21. Oktober 2012

pkb. Ein Basejumper ist am Samstagnachmittag in Stechelberg (Gemeinde Lauterbrunnen) verunfallt. Der 53-jährige Mann konnte nur noch tot geborgen werden.

Der Basejumper hatte sich am Samstag, 20. Oktober 2012, in Stechelberg (Gemeinde Lauterbrunnen) gemeinsam mit zwei Kollegen zu der Absprungsstelle "High Ultimate" begeben. Als sich der 53-Jährige um etwa 1700 Uhr in die Tiefe stürzte, kam es zum Unfall. Gemäss aktuellen Erkenntnissen geriet er aus ungeklärten Gründen in eine instabile Fluglage und kollidierte mit der Felswand. Der Mann konnte in einer Long-Line-Rettungsaktion der Air Glacier und Bergführer der SAC Rettungsstation nur noch tot aus dem steilen Gelände geborgen werden.

Beim Opfer handelt es sich um einen französischen Staatsangehörigen.

Regionale Staatsanwaltschaft Oberland

(nk)

http://www.police.be.ch/...ertoedlichverunfallt

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Divalent Oct 22, 2012, 4:24 AM

Re: [BASE_1007] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

Google translate:

Stechelberg (Lauterbrunnen): Base Jumper fatally injured in an accident

21st October 2012

pkb. A base jumper is on Saturday afternoon in an accident Stechelberg (Lauterbrunnen). The 53-year-old man was found dead.

The base jumpers had on Saturday 20th, October 2012, in Stechelberg (Lauterbrunnen) go together with two colleagues at the branch point "Ultimate High". When the 53-year fell to about 1700 clock in depth, the accident happened. According to recent findings, he fell for unknown reasons in an unstable phase and collided with the rock wall. The man was in a long-line rescue of Air Glacier and mountain guide the SAC sanctuary recovered only dead from the steep terrain.

The victim is a French national.

Regional prosecutor Oberland

(Nk)

Tedis Oct 22, 2012, 12:12 PM

Re: [Divalent] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

R.I.P.

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I remember to have met him in July this year at Brento, what a delight talking to him on many issues..

I am sure he was jumping his X2, he was current on this ws, but HU is unforgiveable for any mistake..

MBA-PATTO Oct 22, 2012, 2:38 PM

Re: [Tedis] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

i am sorry his journey was short.. but hopefully to him it was long enough

i will remember him by the smoking on long hikes and the bandannas he would wear hahahah

rip frank Unsure

Unsure

jakee Oct 23, 2012, 12:37 PM

Re: [Tedis] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

In reply to:

I am sure he was jumping his X2, he was current on this ws, but HU is unforgiveable for any mistake..

Really? I don't think the ramp is up yet...

MontBlanc Oct 23, 2012, 12:42 PM

Re: [jakee] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

jakee wrote:

In reply to:

I am sure he was jumping his X2, he was current on this ws, but HU is unforgiveable for any mistake..

Really? I don't think the ramp is up yet...

he jumped from the ramp :

in a mail, they wrote:

High Ultimate Ramp is up for 5 hours: First fatality! Dont get the false illusion that it's any safer than before!

blitzkrieg Oct 23, 2012, 12:52 PM

Re: [MontBlanc] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

out of curiosity, how many fatalities have happened there with the ramp, vs without?

kipa Oct 23, 2012, 1:53 PM

Re: [blitzkrieg] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

Ramp 3 vs without 0 (lets try to keep it that way!!! )

hjumper33 Oct 23, 2012, 9:44 PM

Re: [kipa] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

Ive said it before, I dont like the ramp because it gives people the false sense that they will clear the ledge by just a normal push. Push like your life depends on it, because it does.

MontBlanc Oct 23, 2012, 10:30 PM

Re: [hjumper33] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

hjumper33 wrote:

Ive said it before, I dont like the ramp because it gives people the false sense that they will clear the ledge by just a normal push. Push like your life depends on it, because it does.

He went really head down, nearly on the back after exit and for 6 seconds ... probably because he pushed harder than he was used to !
http://www.base-jump.com/...g15837.html#msg15837
Sometime it's better to do a smaller push and fly on your belly. Or of course, even more reasonable, don't go there if you are not used to do a good push, not the place to learn, especially with a wingsuit

Unsure

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Ronald Oct 24, 2012, 12:48 AM

Re: [MontBlanc] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

Quote from French forum: "At that precise moment, I thought to myself that this accident would have happenened anywhere else, as the exit was, in my opinion, totaly failed. Now I'm not sure anymore, there is too much confusion in my head. Fabien's testimony seems to confirm my first feeling."

blitzkrieg Oct 24, 2012, 1:10 AM

Re: [kipa] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

yeah, i was afraid of that.

i've never jumped the ramp, i prefer the rock.

how many wingsuits accidents are we going to let happen there? i thought it was pretty clear that it was a tracking only jump? i mean, sure it can be done, but damn.

jakee Oct 24, 2012, 11:16 AM

Re: [MontBlanc] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

In reply to:

He went really head down, nearly on the back after exit and for 6 seconds ... probably because he pushed harder than he was used to !

So he actually cleared the ledges but tumbled unstable to the talus, is that correct?

baseknut Oct 25, 2012, 8:02 AM

Re: [jakee] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

Sounds similar to muppet's accident

blitzkrieg Oct 25, 2012, 8:42 AM

Re: [baseknut] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

yeah, kinda what i was thinking. i hate seeing the same mistakes repeated... especially fatal ones. Frown

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elex Dec 3, 2012, 12:49 AM

Re: [jakee] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

copypaste from french forum:

Franck avait
- pas loin de 800 sauts d'avion, beaucoup en Verso et 60 en X2
- 105 sauts de base jump, à 1 ou 2 près.
- quelques sauts en Verso au Brento
- 70 sauts de base en X2

Tout est dit.. Ceux qui ne voient pas où se trouve le problème, dans ces 4 lignes, devraient arrêter de sauter...

IN ENGLISH:

"- Franck had about 800 skydives, a lot in the Verso and 60 in his X2
- 105 basejumps, 1 or 2 off HU before
- some jumps with the Verso at Brento
- 70 basejumps in his X2

Everything ist told. if anybody doesn't see's where you find the problem in the four lines above, he should stop base jumping."

I agree...

BASEMenace2 Dec 4, 2012, 12:02 PM

Re: [blitzkrieg] Fatality - Lauterbrunnen - October 20 2012

after coming extremely close to hitting it myself on a slip, I learned to respect this jump. The only thing that saved me was a solid forward momentum built by taking a few running steps...and a LOT of luck. I don't think the ramp is a bad idea, as long as people realize that it really doesn't give you much. The repeated incidents on the HU seem to stem from wingsuiters trying to over-compensate for not being able to run and going off unstable.
HU is one of my favorite jumps in the Valley now...even after my close call. I would hate to see further blood on it.