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hey..mi is curious what is base jumping.....izzit the same as bump jumping?
Me had been looking for information about bumpy juming? had anyone tried that before? do anyone of you knew where to get the information or any web sites to look for? well...how much is the cost...
me would like to have the experience of the jump and of coz it got to be a reasonable price as well?

I'm not sure what "bump jumping" or "bumpy jumping" is.

If you are looking for information on Bungee Jumping (i.e. jumping from an object with a rubber cord attached) try here.

Edit: Oops, screwed up the link, didn't I? Thanks Lolie.

Or rather, try here.

I don't usually like to mix my bumping and my jumping, but sometimes you just need that extra pick me up...

The very first "jumpy" type thing I ever did was a bungy jump from the platform operated by AJ Hackett in Las Vegas. About 175 feet IIRC.

It was by far the most terrifying thing I've ever done.

I want to do it again now that I've also done skydiving and BASE just to see if it truly is that frighteneing or if it was mainly because I hadn't jumped off of or out of anything before.

The only other time I've been literally weak in the knees (I never thought you could actually feel that way) was right before I climbed over the rail on my first antenna jump.

Aren't there Boink (sp?) BASE numbers out there?

I was browsing that site a bit. I noticed that they also make excursions to a legal bridge in the Western US that we BASE jumpers frequent.

Anybody ever been out there when the bungy jumpers were there as well? If so, were there good vibes between the two groups?

Yes. And yes. PM Bungeechef if you want more info about their operation.

I believe that the actual award is called screwBASE. I'm not sure who's gotten all four, but I'd lay money on some folks in Utah.

ScrewBASE,hmm ill allready got my A

I could probably get my Mastur-BASE without a whole lot of trouble.

Too funny!

LMFAO Hey that's a good one. who's gonna keep the numbers?

Gardner

I believe Skinflicka has already claimed #1. He seems like the ideal choice to keep the numbers.

I see they also claim to reach Terminal V attached to a 300 ft cord. Off a 700 ft bridge.

Do have to do it at the exit point? Might make things a little slippery. Although, it could be a good excuse on a bust... "I slipped and fell! Go up there and look, there's something slippery near the edge!... Good thing I had this parachute on!"

Greetings ,lots of respect for what you guys do !!!

I was the organizer of this heli bungee last year, we had a great & safe time doing it with my bud and colleague Eric from OVER THE EDGE BUNGEE based in Idaho.No one said we could pull this event off ,but we did.
Here,s a few photos to check out !

Cheers DAVE

http://bungeezone.com/pics/heli.shtml

We are going to it again this year floating 500 feet of mil spec, popping from 1200.

I did it years before I started skydiving and thought it was cool but not terrifying. After about 500 skydivies and a couple of BASE jumps I went and did it again. This time it was without a doubt the most terrifying thing I ever did. I think it was because I felt too low to get a canopy out and too high to survive the fall.

The guys were cool and let me wear a special waist harness so I could practice exits for BASE.

Reminds me of a story I heard from an experienced (400+ jumps) BASE jumper. He went and tried bungee, and had video of it. Just as he reached the length of the (slack) cord, he started frantically reaching behind himself, trying to find a PC. He kept at it until the bungee cord pulled him back.

Looks terrifying to me. I'll stick to safe, not so scary, stuff.

Tom, when are you gonna try one of my rope jumps? I think if we put our heads together we could get one off that big "S". heh heh...

Hey Dave,

I jumped with Eric last year for my birthday..467 feet and it was awesome. After that we've stayed in touch and all I wanted to do this year for my birthday (august) is heli-bungee (in toronto i believe)..which supposedly he had on his schedule along with a 700ft jump in New Mexico. Unfortunatly I came to find out a few weeks ago from him that he has given the bugee business a rest.
So in my pursuit to find a Heli-bungee..I did a search on yahoo and came across this thread. I don't know if you're still planning on doing the heli-bungee this year...but I would absolutely love to do it if it's still planned. I love bungee jumping and am so interested in it. Can you please provide me with any information that you have about any jumps that will be happening anytime soon in the U.S. I am wiling to travel. You can e-mail me at asisodia@ups.com. Thanks so much for all your help.

Anjana

(Edited to remove site names ~ sangiro )

please edit last post and take to PM if ya gotta mention sites.
thanks.

If he doesn't want to (or even if he does) I would be very interested in that rope jump. ;)

Cheers

Heh heh... sounds good dude. That'll be a way cool one. We still have to get you off that other bridge too. That one is a super easy rigging job. I can have that rig up in about thirty minutes so we could get a bunch of jumps off in one night.

I just won't BASE that one just yet. Especially freefall (chill goes down spine) you're nutty dude! Stay safe bro. ---Dex