Across-the-Board (acrosstheboardblog.com): BASE jumping, these guys are crazy!

Monday, August 01, 2005

BASE jumping, these guys are crazy!

So I was driving downtown the other day- saw 2 dudes who just jumped off a building gliding down with parachutes (along with a squad of cops waiting). Then I realized what these guys just did- BASE jumping.

BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. "BASE" is an acronym that stands for the four categories of objects from which one can jump; (B)uilding, (A)ntenna (an uninhabited tower such as an aerial mast), (S)pan (a bridge, arch or dome), and (E)arth (a cliff or other natural formation). BASE jumping is much more dangerous than skydiving from aircraft and is currently regarded as a fringe extreme sport. Basically these guys jump off of anything and have a parachute to stop them right before they get to the bottom.

With that description in mind…check out these videos of BASE jumpers in action.

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This video below is NOT for the faint-at-heart. The video involves an accident during a BASE jump, and may be disturbing to some. Obviously this guy is still alive- but I wonder just how many bones he broke. Its crazy that he was able to move any part of his body after this accident!

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