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So I've been reading the forums a bit and I've discovered that a big problem in BASE jumping is people who haven't done a lot of BASE jumps. Since I am thinking of becoming a BASE jumper one day, I was hoping for some expert opinions on this.

How many BASE jumps should I have before I consider making my first BASE jump? How many BASE jumps did you have before you started?

Thanks for your input!

[Edit: I say the word "so" too fucking much.]

I had 0 BASE jumps before I started BASE jumping.

I took a short cut and didn't have any BASE jumps before I started BASE jumping. People told me that I should have had more than that.

Everyone should have at least 1000 BASE jumps before they start BASE jumping.

So far it it seems the consensus is that I should have 333.333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 BASE jumps before I get into it. I'm excited to do my one-third BASE jump!

I'd say about 40 BASE jumps before you start BASE jumping is satisfactory.

If you're a proficient rigger with lots of other parachuting experience, you can get away fewer, but I still think 40 is a good minimum.

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