SkydiveMacca

After skydiving for many years, it was finally time to give BASE jumping a go. Thought you guys might like to see a couple of my initial jumps.

Lovely weather, great mates and some fun jumps

http://www.vimeo.com/29770798

specialx

After watching "The men who jump from buildings" I think you are mad!!!

Although it must be a terrific buzz!

alcazar

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Where was that? Been off the one at Millau yet? Or is it forbidden?

Jamie

Nice one

Ant

***** of steel , well done!

CrisPDuk

Do you not get told off by uniformed jobsworths for that sort of thing

g7prs

iTrader: (5)

I watched that as well

How long till macca's in a wing suit

SkydiveMacca

Er, about minus 4 years

I'm a wingsuit instructor / examiner and work for the leading wingsuit manufacturer www.Phoenix-fly.com

BOB.T

I was gonna say summat about not wearing a seatbelt in the car but then you hurled yourself off a bridge, meh

muttleyturbo

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Cool vid And much respect!

Would love to do this, been trying to find a good adrenaline rush for a while. Last 'crazy' thing I did was 'the nevis' bungee jump in New Zealand...

(not my pic, just pulled off web)...



How do you go about getting into Base jumping? I have skydived before but only with friends tandem.

GazTheHat

Fair play!

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

Whats with buy a Honda lol...

Looks crazy though, couldn't do it myself ..

SkydiveMacca

You'd need as an absolute minimum about 300 skydives, though ideally a heck of a lot more to make sure your canopy control is up to scratch.

Then you have to find and experience BASE jumper to mentor you and help you get into the sport

SkydiveMacca

It was for PSLewis... I joke. One of the guys we were with is an extremely experienced BASE jumper, so we were doing some filming with him interview style. English isn't his first language, so the camera guy explained how to answer the question as me asking the questions would be edited out. As an example, he said if i asked what your favourite car was, you'd say, my favourite car is a Honda - as he'd been going on about his great honda.

He then when asked any question, like 'how did you get into base jumping', answered - my favourite car is Honda.. I got into BASE jumping... just to wind up the camera guy

TelBoy

Jumping off high things is a sport..??

SkydiveMacca

It can be. Perhaps not at olympic level though.

g7prs

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I watched the grinding the crack video the other week that guy is mental!

urban

iTrader: (1)

Na, **** that!

Out of curiosity - how do you get back up, or is it just one go only.

Snazy

Well done James, proud of you buddy, and jealous. Still wanna get my licence in FL next year, before im 40 lol

I have to say the footage at the end worried me a little, from that balcony I thought "no way, well too low"

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Only a split second to deploy 2nd shute if it all goes wrong

SkydiveMacca

That's a negative ghost rider. No reserve canopy here - we only carry one canopy. No time to use a reserve

SkydiveMacca

Ah yes, Jeb. Media *****. He must have filmed that same line a million times. There are much better proximity fliers out there who don't shout about it. Such as this guy (who's my boss and taught me to BASE jump) - http://www.vimeo.com/28298377

SkydiveMacca

Land, pack, use a little road to get back to the top. Different objects need different things. This one was quite easy

SirFozzalot

Respect! must be an insane adrenaline rush, not sure I could make that initial climb over the railings let alone jump though!

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

Crazy Too scary for me, I'd always be nervous about the chute ...

I do wonder why peeps do it though, adreneline rush of course but you really are risking life & limb every time.

TX.

Leslie

I spent many years avoiding having to use a parachute, I certainly don't intend to start now!

Les