Buildings, Antennas, Span (bridges), Earth (cliffs), what do you think of when reading those 4 categories? If you thought "things I want to jump off of" then you might want to try BASE jumping.
In 1978 the first filmed BASE jump was done by Carl Boenish. Carl, his wife Jean Boenish, Phil Smith, and Phil Mayfield were the 4 people to come up with the acronym BASE and really pioneer the activity.
At first it was performed with traditional parachuting equipment, a prepacked chute and a reserve. However over the years specialzed equipment has been developed. This is mainly because the jumps themselves are very different. BASE jumping happens at much much lower altitudes, whith different risks involved and therefore need different kinds of chutes and equipment.
If you do decide to BASE jump remember although the activity itself is not illegal, getting on top of these sites to jump from usually involves trespassing. So the jumps are usually done covertly.
Oh and if you don't get thrown in jail you might die. There are been 136 deaths from 1981-2009, and BASE jumping is considered one of the most dangerous recretational activities. The inventor himself, Carl Boenish died during a jump.
If you do decide to break the law and risk your life after you make one jump off each of the 4 categories you can apply for a BASE number, this means you'll be the "N"th person to complete all 4 jumps! Check out basejumper.com for more information and some cool video of other people doing it.
If you do decide to break the law and risk your life after you make one jump off each of the 4 categories you can apply for a BASE number, this means you'll be the "N"th person to complete all 4 jumps! Check out basejumper.com for more information and some cool video of other people doing it.
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