Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

FASE

I was wondering how many fatalities there are in base jumping per year and how many people do it a year? And same thing for injuries. I am very interested in doing base jumping I just want to no how high the risks are. I am also interested in doing skigliding i can't wait to do that!!

NZflygirl

Re: [FASE] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

FASE wrote: I was wondering how many fatalities there are in base jumping per year
About one per month; a little google research will turn up relatively complete data.

In reply to: and how many people do it a year?
That is harder to answer.

My heart is as open as the sky -- Kama Sutra

434

Re: [NZflygirl] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

http://basekjerag.com/...002B1F9?OpenDocument

This is statistic for Kjerag! Other places is hard to track!

Gravity never fails!

UPS

Re: [FASE] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

I hope your also interesting in trying skydiving... While a couple of lunatics thinks skydiving isnt a prerequisite for Base, the majority here will tell you to get at least 200 skydives before even thinking of Base.

Add: Base ain't cool. http://www.splatula.com/bfl

elduderino

Re: [UPS] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

...and sometimes even 500 jumps are not enough...

Calvin19

Re: [elduderino] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

elduderino wrote: ...and sometimes even 500 jumps are not enough...
i really think skydive 'numbers' are the wrong way to look at it.

I know BASE jumpers that have 100 skydives and are BY FAR the most experienced, talented, and EASILY the most likely to survive their BASE career. I also know some people with 1000 skydives that i dont trust going jumping with me, for reasons of judgment AND skill.

i dont even think that skydive numbers are a 'norm' as in 'most good BASE jumpers have a thousand skydives'

not even close.

but skydives dont hurt.

Let It Fly

pfcbandgeek

Re: [Calvin19] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

on the nose.... great explanation. I wholeheartedly concur...

elduderino

Re: [Calvin19] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

youre right, thats the reason why i sayed "sometimes"...

it all about the right attitude ..
but, take a look on the canopy skills during the heliboogie or on other spots and than you know what i mean...
i got aff students that got the talent to do a safe first base jump,...and i know people with 3000 skydives, when they would be at the same time one the objekt with me....i would run and hide...or change the valley...

there are to many youtube hotshots that got no clue what they are planning to do....they just want a "ticket to altitude" and go...

Calvin19

Re: [elduderino] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

totaly agreed, i just think that the tie from skydives to BASE jump 'skill/experience/readiness/judgement' is slim.

Lucifer

Re: [Calvin19] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

I'd say the skills you learn from skydiving are really specific to "what happens after 6 seconds" and to control your wing if you really exercise it...

a more complete training would be like :

skydiving
tracking ***
canopy control **
meteo/aerology *
stable launch -

paragliding
tracking -
canopy control ***
meteo/aerology ***
stable launch -

platform diving / trampoline ...
tracking -
canopy control -
meteo/aerology -
stable launch ***

Calvin19

Re: [Lucifer] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

that is a really good list i think. well put together and thought out.

of course, you forgot the most important activity to improve your BASE skills.

-BASE jumping-
Tracking***
Canopy Control***
Meteorology**
Stable Launch**

hookitt

Re: [Calvin19] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

It still is judgement and object dependant. Skydives help canopy control and increases skill. You can be a bonehead with 100 skydives or a bonehead with 1000 skydives.

If a person is not a bonehead and has 100 skydives, he is not going to have the same skill as a person with 1000 skydives that is also not a bonehead. Hopefully the 100 jump skydiving non-bonehead has enough judgement to stay away from objects that require a high level of skill to deal with until he has a high level of skill.

If that doesn't make sense, you're a bonehead.

Confidence is the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.

Calvin19

Re: [hookitt] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

hookitt wrote: It still is judgement and object dependant. Skydives help canopy control and increases skill. You can be a bonehead with 100 skydives or a bonehead with 1000 skydives.

If a person is not a bonehead and has 100 skydives, he is not going to have the same skill as a person with 1000 skydives that is also not a bonehead. Hopefully the 100 jump skydiving non-bonehead has enough judgement to stay away from objects that require a high level of skill to deal with until he has a high level of skill.

of course!

but then there are natural BASE jumpers with 100~ skydives, and 600 BASE jumps that are much better than natural BASE jumpers with 3000 skydives and 100 BASE jumps.

its all different. its all about the naturals.

and im not one of them, sadly.

but whatev.

i kinda like how the '200 skydives requirement' is keeping some people from the sport.

Pendragon

Re: [Calvin19] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

Calvin19 wrote: i kinda like how the '200 skydives requirement' is keeping some people from the sport.
Exactly!

A person should be really focused and intent on pursuing BASE. It took me best part of 18 months to learn to hang glide due to the rubbish British weather and my inability to train outside of weekends. I'm sure a requirement of a mere 200 skydives would be little to ask of someone who really wanted to become a BASE jumper.

--
BASE 1182

Mac

Re: [Pendragon] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

I feel not only being involved longer in skydiving helps with certain skills it also means you are exposed longer to the sport and will no doubt see people / friends break themselves or die. This to me is also important as it gives you a real grounding and respect of what carnage and fall out is about. This I feel is important to help build a respect for BASE and the dangers involved. Not being subjected to hurt friends or people smashing up in front of them or dying gives people a "happens to others" sense, and I am sure that nearly every single BASE jumper has had a friend get hurt and/or die, but not every skydiver has, especially if they have only been in the sport for a year.

My 0.0000000000000000000000000000002 worth.

GreenMachine

Skydiving before BASE Jumping

MAC, I completely agree with you!!

PLUS maybe skydiving is enough of a rush
to fullfill the needs of a prospective Baser.

Trying BASE without trying Skydiving in my
opinion is like skipping beer and/or pot and
going straight to crystal meth or smack

Day BASE 1366
Night BASE 293

UPS

Re: [GreenMachine] Skydiving before BASE Jumping

whats Smack??

GreenMachine

What's Smack?

The Junk
Heroin
Horse
H

FYI: I've Never tried it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin

Day BASE 1366
Night BASE 293

Ether

Re: [GreenMachine] Skydiving before BASE Jumping

GreenMachine wrote: Trying BASE without trying Skydiving in my opinion is like skipping beer and/or pot and going straight to crystal meth or smack
That's a nugget...

SkyDaemon

Re: [hookitt] Stats on fatalities for base jumping?

Right on Tim.

Strangely a lot of people with less than 200 skydives will claim to be the exception to the rule. Some are... and some are boneheads trying to cite fallacy in the rule. The question that I'm curious to ponder is what's the ratio of those with minimal skydives to bonehead number versus those with lots of skydives to bonehead number? Instinct tells me there is a significant difference in the two ratios.

-=Raistlin

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