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| Mac Rating: N/A |
This month in "Loaded" a mag for lads in the UK there is an article on BASE. The reporters are in Austrailia with a jumper at a 600ft E 100 miles from Sydney. I dont know if its my "literal" interperatation of the article but it sounds like the reporter is claiming that he too was thrown off the E! I know reporters are full of shit - but did the aussie jumper get to proof read this before it was released? I will try and post the full article tomo. Michael Mac | ||
| Mac Rating: N/A |
The article: Heading: The Ace of BASE Loaded could die in the next five seconds. We are stood with our man Brendan on the edge of a 600ft cliff, high up in the Australian blue mountains, and we are about to leap off into the rocky abyss below. Loaded is about to join a club of absolute loonies called BASE jumpers (buildings Antenna Spans (bridges) and Earth (cliffs) – the four different areas jumpers leap from). It is regarded as the most stupid form of skydiving because the altitudes are so low. The only thing separating the BASE jumper from the Grim Reaper making a premature visit is a parachute – but if he doesn’t open it in those 5 seconds, the paramedics will be scraping his body of the jagged rocks below, and he would not be the first, more than 80 jumpers have died in the past 20 years. Loaded is currently teetering on a rocky outcrop known as Dxxxx’x Exxx, 100 miles xxxx of xxxxxx. Couldn’t we have started small? “In Australia we've got the hardest places to jump in the world” boasts veteran BASE jumper Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, whos helping us with our first leap. “We’ve got to land in much harder places and the drops are so much shallower” Despite the high death toll, Xxxx reckons there’s more broken bones missing fingers and grazed limbs than fatalities. Make the slightest miscalculation and you’ll smash into the massive sandstone cliff face or plunge full tilt into the eucalyptus forest far below, Get your altitude wrong before opening the chute and you’re just as ••••••. Not that Xxxx’s worried. An Aussie BASE jumping legend and veteran of over 300 jumps he been leaping off skyscrapers bridges and antennas (often illegally) since 1986. He’s even jumped off Malaysia’s twin petronas towers in KL the worlds second highest building 16 times! “For me it’s about perfection” he says “the harder the jump is the more perfect you have to be and the better it is after” Xxxx’s mate Xxxx also knows all about the downsides. His left ankle’s still swollen after surgery after it was smashed to pieces two months ago. He also saw a close friend killed during a leap from Norways famous troll wall. Xxxx meanwhile is full of sensible last minute advice for the first timer: “just leg it and hurl yourself off the edge” Following this advice Brendan takes a small run up and leaps, hurtling into the valley. The silence as you wait for his chute to open is pin droppingly deathly. Im sure the mad buggers going to peg it. Seconds later the cracking sound of his canopy opening ricochets like a gunshot around the cliffs faces. He makes an impressive landing far below. Loaded snapper Ian nearly falls off the cliff capturing it on film. Xxxx leaves next. With chute clutched tightly he takes a huge run off and launches himself with awesome force. Plummeting in an arc over the valley below, he leaves it as long as he dares before finally triggering his main chute and falls gracefully, sailing down and making the most elegant of landings. Then it’s me. I run for dear life, jump, count to 8 and pull. It feels like the end of the world. But there’s no time for fear. I crash through the forest like Rambo, but for one big difference :big john didn’t do a mid air plop plop. Well what do you guys think of this article? | ||
| treeboy Rating: N/A |
sounds like remants of certain ppl i know mixed with stories & absolute bs to fill the story...he must have counted to 8 very fast...but more likely he is full of shite as most are | ||
| Brendan Rating: N/A |
G'day I'm the Brendan mentioned in the article. After reading your message I had a look in the Feb issue of Loaded and couldn't find the story. I take it you have a copy of the March issue. To answer your question about the reporter doing a jump... you were correct he is full of shit. Could you let me know if it is infact the March issue that the article appears in. Thanks Brendan. | ||
| 47 Rating: N/A |
typical journo , why would you want them there in the first place.the jumpers on the day didnt! | ||
| Mac Rating: N/A |
Shit sorry dude! I thought Brendan was the other journo's name! which is why i left it in! And yeah its the March2004 issue. Apologies again dude for posting your name. Michael Mac | ||
| Brendan Rating: N/A |
No worries. Ill have to go and get a copy. Thanks Brendan | ||
| Brendan Rating: N/A |
I saw on the blinc magazine forum that you said your article had been deleted. Just letting you know that I had nothing to do with that. I couldn't give a rats about my name being included. Just thought I would clear that up with you. Brendan. | ||
| Mac Rating: N/A |
No worries! Just the policing and rules of BLiNC I guess! One rule for one and one for another! If only the unknown moderator was as chilled as you hey! Take it easy! | ||
| Brendan Rating: N/A |
Hey man just one more question. I asked at the news agent when the March issue of Loaded is going to be in oz and they said not until late March... Where did you get a copy of the artice from? Have you seen any of the photos? Thanks Brendan. | ||
| Mac Rating: N/A |
I live in the UK so got it here. What I will do for ya is scan it and email it. Can do that on Monday at work if you want. Just email me your add from this board. The pics on the article are 1) Pic of the object 2) 3 pics in sequence of someone doing a McConkey from it (where they state its their reporter) 3) canopy shot Blue and red canopy (blue cells 1,4,7) 4) shot of someone just after exit on what looks like KL (yellow factory diver looking helmet) 5) Then some pics of what they call "infamous base jumps" - Felix on jesus, Eiger jump that Ikea sell and an aussi off Petronas who is named (S.A) Let me know if you want the scans later Michael | ||
| Brendan Rating: N/A |
That would be great if you could.My e-mail adress is brendanlys72@yahoo.com.au Thanks heaps Mac | ||
| Mac Rating: N/A |
I have mailed the pics to ya! (623KB in total) |
