How to Start BASE Jumping?
- November 2008
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Hi. My name is Amanda. My fiance is a big skydiver–has gone I think about 10 times. I want to find somewhere to surprise him to go base jumping, which is something he has always wanted to do. I was trying to look online, but can’t find a whole lot of information for places to go. How to crack steam accounts bugmenot. I saw your website, and figured maybe you could point me in the right direction. We live in Denver, but I’m willing to drive wherever. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thank you!!!
Amanda
Amanda
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Dear Amanda,
What a nice fiancee you are! He is a lucky guy ? Skydiving is the door into BASE jumping. The more skydiving, the better. Most people say the minimum number of skydives to learn to base jump is 200.
I have taught many first base courses, and the jumpers with more skydives do the best in their course and are less likely to get injured in the critical first year of base jumping. Through skydiving you can hone your canopy skills and accuracy landings–these are the two most crucial skills you need to stay safe and have fun with base. A lot of time skydiving also makes you more comfortable in the air and more responsive to any malfunctions or things that happen really fast as a result. The more the better: if he can do 500 skydives before getting into base, it will really be to his advantage.
After doing a LOT of skydives, the next step is to do a course at the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. I occasionally teach first jump courses there, for people who are very prepared with skydiving experience. I also highly recommend learning from Jimmy and Marta at Apex Base. The more time he can spend after his course jumping at the Perrine, the better. Ideally he’d do 50-100 base jumps from the bridge or from a safe antenna before wanting to move into cliffs in the future.
I highly recommend getting him a copy of The Great Book of BASE which is everything you need to know about jumping in book form–even if jumping is a long way off, he will get a lot of information and will really love it!
? Steph
What a nice fiancee you are! He is a lucky guy ? Skydiving is the door into BASE jumping. The more skydiving, the better. Most people say the minimum number of skydives to learn to base jump is 200.
I have taught many first base courses, and the jumpers with more skydives do the best in their course and are less likely to get injured in the critical first year of base jumping. Through skydiving you can hone your canopy skills and accuracy landings–these are the two most crucial skills you need to stay safe and have fun with base. A lot of time skydiving also makes you more comfortable in the air and more responsive to any malfunctions or things that happen really fast as a result. The more the better: if he can do 500 skydives before getting into base, it will really be to his advantage.
After doing a LOT of skydives, the next step is to do a course at the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. I occasionally teach first jump courses there, for people who are very prepared with skydiving experience. I also highly recommend learning from Jimmy and Marta at Apex Base. The more time he can spend after his course jumping at the Perrine, the better. Ideally he’d do 50-100 base jumps from the bridge or from a safe antenna before wanting to move into cliffs in the future.
I highly recommend getting him a copy of The Great Book of BASE which is everything you need to know about jumping in book form–even if jumping is a long way off, he will get a lot of information and will really love it!
? Steph