10 years plus, 1000+ wingsuit BASE jumps..

StealthyB

Re: [unclecharlie95] 10 years plus, 1000+ wingsuit BASE jumps..

unclecharlie95 wrote: On a side note, a personal observation, of the 'house hold names' that were once putting out viral proximity videos over the past several years - the ones who are still here have all backed off; Jokke, Espen, Robi, Matt G, Le Blond.. I'm sure there are more.
Haha! Well, they are trying to " back off " a little, not so easy to do in reality.

But that said, there is a difference about the way these " Jedi Ninjas " have approached and pursued the sport,.... They have always been calculating and respectful of the limitations and their own assessment of their limitations.

This is very important in a sport that is so very cutting edge and the price of a mistake is the ultimate price to pay.

There is a REASON that the innovators and creative talents (the biggest names ), in Wingsuit BASE are still with us.

For you "wannabees " try to figure it out before you kill yourselves?

Regards, B.

Heat

Re: [unclecharlie95] 10 years plus, 1000+ wingsuit BASE jumps..

Backed off? In what universe, exactly?

Some of the stuff several of those names have pulled this summer includes: exit aerials, proximity flying, proximity camera flying, freeflying and technical exit openings, and last but not least, streaming it live on facebook - all in wingsuits.

This whole kidding yourself mentality has to stop. Yes, some of the people you named have probably backed off, or at least toned down the social media part of their jumping. Some of them have not. All of them are very skilled and there are many lessons to be learned from their career. The biggest one? Don't kid yourself, they got LUCKY at some point (as have I). That's why they are still here along with me and the rest of us.

I like all those guys btw and consider the norgies friends. I look up to them as well. But some of them are not backing off to be honest...

Edit to add after StealthyBs post:
It's all about stacking the odds. Get the skills and progress/push in the right manner. Stack the odds in your favor, always. You will at some point need them. I think the names mentioned probably separate themselves a little from the rest in that field. They stacked the odds better than some others, most of the time. Luck best favors the well prepared... It's still BASE though

Isfjorden B.A.S.E.

Anachronist

Re: [StealthyB] 10 years plus, 1000+ wingsuit BASE jumps..

StealthyB wrote: ...there is a difference about the way these " Jedi Ninjas " have approached and pursued the sport,.... They have always been calculating and respectful of the limitations and their own assessment of their limitations.

This is very important in a sport that is so very cutting edge and the price of a mistake is the ultimate price to pay.

There is a REASON that the innovators and creative talents (the biggest names ), in Wingsuit BASE are still with us.

Regards, B.
I agree with the replies but just want to mention, you have to include all of the "household names" (or however you want to refer to them) that have also gone in when comparing "technique, progression, and attitude." Some of the best/most notable/most seasoned, go in every year, and if the past is any indication, some of the biggest names will go again next year. Those who have died may have been in the grouping you are referring to when they were still alive, and some who are currently in the group won't be in the future.

So basically I'm saying that trying to rely on the accomplishments of the living is a fallacy because it ignores the equally "best/most notable/most seasoned" who haven't made it (i.e. acknowledging the survivors and ignoring the dead).

Waldschrat

10 years plus, 1000+ wingsuit BASE jumps..

In reply to: Matt Gerdes is the chief test pilot and co-designer at Squirrel, a U.S.-based wingsuit manufacturer. He’s logged about 1,200 safe BASE jumps to date, many of them being wingsuit flights from alpine walls. On August 14, he wrote a Facebook post that stated:

“There are a lot of people saying a lot of things about wingsuit BASE deaths. There is no single factor, and there is truth in every statement about ego, video, complacency, access, summer vacations, etc. But if we were to work on just one thing, it would be education … The simple truth is that wingsuit BASE jumpers don’t know what they are getting into, don’t know how to practice the sport safely, and don’t even know enough to know how little they know. “
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/...-base-jumpers-dying/

Matt should count in.....

http://www.matttg.com/...super-squirrel-suits

I am sober, most of the time, but my english is horrible, like from a drunken filipino sailor.

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