How Many BASE Jumpers

jws3

A friend asked me how many people in the world BASE jump and it got me wondering. What do yall think? My guess is about 2,000 active jumpers in the world, active meaning that they average at least one BASE jump per month.

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ManagingPrime

Re: [jws3] How Many BASE Jumpers

jws3 wrote: A friend asked me how many people in the world BASE jump and it got me wondering. What do yall think? My guess is about 2,000 active jumpers in the world, active meaning that they average at least one BASE jump per month.
By your definition, one jump per month (trailing 12 months?)...I would put the number somewhere under 1K. Unscientific as hell....but it seems a lot more realistic than 2K.

theschrund

Re: [ManagingPrime] How Many BASE Jumpers

When asked about this, I usually guess around 400 active.

I would also guess about 2000 total (active/non-active/gone/jump(s) was not as a tandem passenger).

Assumptions:
~1600 with #'s (with ~1000 of those issued before about 2003)
Unknown amount w/o #'s
Average length of BASE career being ~6yrs (randomly heard "fact")
Active meaning jumping with some regularity
and some other random BS statistics that i have either heard or made up for this discussion

Here goes everything...

try2live

Re: [theschrund] How Many BASE Jumpers

I want to say there is more than what people think that are active (one jump a month). The Seattle Base Clan jumpers all do about one jump a week at a minimum.. Would find it hard to believe that the numbers we see here aren't reflected around the world....

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REDAKTOR

Re: [try2live] How Many BASE Jumpers

We have 15 in Kiev, and base ain't a popular activity around these parts. So definitely more than 2000

OuttaBounZ

Re: [theschrund] How Many BASE Jumpers

What about those of us who are not BASE jumpers, but just guys that BASE jump regularly?

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try2live

Re: [OuttaBounZ] How Many BASE Jumpers

OuttaBounZ wrote: What about those of us who are not BASE jumpers, but just guys that BASE jump regularly? SBC is sketchy, but you talk us into doing "just walk away" jumps. You aren't just a guy who base jumps anymore...

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hjumper33

Re: [try2live] How Many BASE Jumpers

I bet there are at least 40 in norcal, maybe about the same in SLC. Id say 2000 worldwide isnt that far off. Cant believe theres any less than a couple of hundred in france alone, let alone norway.

eUrNiCc

Re: [hjumper33] How Many BASE Jumpers

Wy not ask the manufacturers how many rigs they're building per year? It seems like they're all staying pretty busy. There have got to be a couple hundred new rigs being built every year.

Egad, a BASE life defiles a bad age.

SLAMBO

Re: [hjumper33] How Many BASE Jumpers

I bet there is more than 2000. Just think about all the larger crews in the states, norcal, socal, washington, SLC, CO, Ohio, Florida, NY, AZ, Moab, Twin ........ And thats just the USA. There has got to be more than 2000 active in the world.

GreenMachine

Florida has about 50

I personally think/say there are 5,000
BASE jumpers world-wide, provided you
are a little generous with the term active

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stinkydragon

Re: [GreenMachine] Florida has about 50

I agree. There are a lot more types than the types are usually aware of. They are definitely not the norm, as being a QL doesn't allow you to sound hella rad at the bar and impress drunk chicks. But why would you want to do that when you could tell them you are an astronaut in the Foreign Legion and have personally killed three great white sharks, simultaneously, underwater, using only your pyrokinetic powers?

MikePelkey

Re: [theschrund] How Many BASE Jumpers

theschrund wrote: When asked about this, I usually guess around 400 active.
I doubt that 100% of all BASE jumpers on the planet attend Bridge Day. The total number has to be more than 400. Just a thought. Could be wrong.

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hookitt

Re: [stinkydragon] Florida has about 50

stinkydragon wrote: They are definitely not the norm, as being a QL doesn't allow you to sound hella rad at the bar and impress drunk chicks. But why would you want to do that when you could tell them you are an astronaut in the Foreign Legion and have personally killed three great white sharks, simultaneously, underwater, using only your pyrokinetic powers?
Now I'm impressed. swoon.

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shegget

Re: [GreenMachine] Florida has about 50

If you believe Florida actually has 50, you must be being *really* generous with the term active

roostnureye

Re: [shegget] Florida has about 50

there are about 3 of us south of tampa, im guessing definatly under 20 active in florida

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GhettoBird2

Re: [roostnureye] Florida has about 50

Theres a nice little group out in OKLAHOMA! =)

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stinkydragon

Re: [hookitt] Florida has about 50

See what I mean?

Parky1

Re: [stinkydragon] Florida has about 50

4 regular jumpers in Scotland doing BASE but I know of 3 others that only do big walls abroad. BASE is changing.

I doubt the Jock guys that jump abroad will ever do anything other than big wall. That's cool, as long as everyone is enjoying themselves but maybe the wingsuit, big wall stuff should be a thing in itself...Proximity, cliff jumping...Is a BASE jumper only someone that has done the 4 objects..I think so.

wasatchrider

Re: [Parky1] Florida has about 50

Parky1 wrote: 4 regular jumpers in Scotland doing BASE but I know of 3 others that only do big walls abroad. BASE is changing.

I doubt the Jock guys that jump abroad will ever do anything other than big wall. That's cool, as long as everyone is enjoying themselves but maybe the wingsuit, big wall stuff should be a thing in itself...Proximity, cliff jumping...Is a BASE jumper only someone that has done the 4 objects..I think so.
I would rather jump just big walls that all four objects

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