Anyone Up To Wing Suit Base Jumping

Ron Party

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I for one would love to try it. My son and I have a long range plan to try it, working our way there by hang gliding, then parachuting, then wing suit jumping.
 

NorthStar

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You guys are funny!

I think we should all try it, all the members here at WBF, before we can fly on our own Forums!
 

RBFC

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Not in the least.

Ron will follow a carefully-constructed progression of skydiving exposures that lead up to understanding how the wingsuit functions. Many guys are learning how to "body-sail" in a manner similar to the wingsuit while free-falling before deploying their standard chute. So, it's really not an unimaginable stretch to make it to the suited jumps. It's more a matter of finances (for repeated training jumps) and cajones (which Ron demonstrates daily by his appearance here).

I say go for it if you want, Ron. Everyone should have at least one "on the edge" type of experience in their life that can provide a contrasting perspective to the commonality of daily life.

Lee
 

Ron Party

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Check your local listings. At least on DirecTV, this coming Sunday (2/12), at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time, National Geographic Channel (channel 276), in High Def, there is airing a show entitled The Man Who Can Fly. The show's description is as follows: "Dean Potter, who set the record for the longest flight in a wing suit, trains to break his own record."

I've already set my DVR.
 

NorthStar

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...Meaning he won't be for very long Lee?

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If you were born during
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Last two digits (year born)
+ Age you will be this year

Answer = 112
 

Steve Williams

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Extreme daredevils tend to have a limited life expectancy. Case in point: Dan Osman. RIP


Lee

where and how did he die

How old was he

It was difficult to watch thinking this was his death scene and we were going to see him fall off
 

RBFC

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Osman's death occurred when he was doing free-fall cliff jumping, which is performed by tying into a harness and jumping off a cliff. You trust that the rope will catch you with its elastic properties. After a successful new world record jump of 1000 ft. from the Leaning Tower formation in Yosemite, Dan returned 3 weeks later to remove all his ropes and gear. However, he decided to take one last jump before disassembling everything. The rope broke and he was killed. It has been posited that the rope, being left to weather and blow in the wind, had abraded against the rock enough that it could no longer support him in the fall.

I was going to post the video, but decided it unnecessary.

He left a young daughter behind.

I sold all my ice climbing equipment upon the birth of my first child. I wish he had done similar.

Lee
 

NorthStar

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I understand now Lee. ...And me too, like Steve, I thought I was watching his death.
And I felt really uneasy; with my heart pounding!

That was truly the most dramatic two minutes in a very long time (I can't remember last time I felt like that).

Now, I'm a very tough guy mentally and physically, but I don't feel anymore to search by googling his death!

And you know what? I'm going to right now! But I won't post it.
 

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