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Category: Staying Alive in BASE

Information on safety and good practice to help keep jumpers off the BASE Fatality List

Speed Monkey

Posted on9th February 202117th February 2021AuthorDavid Walden

David Walden’s simple airspeed indicator for BASE… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, Gear, New Base Jumper, Staying Alive in BASETagsbase, BASE education, base education. wingsuit, base jump, base safety, gear, wingsuit, wingsuit base

Just BASE? Or Skydive, too?

Posted on22nd January 20219th February 2021AuthorMatt Gerdes

Is it a good idea to BASE jump without learning to skydive first? Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, New Base Jumper, Staying Alive in BASE, Your First BASE JumpTagsbase, BASE education, base jump, base safety, new base jumper

Catching up with… Sean Chuma

Posted on27th October 202029th October 2020AuthorLesley Gale

Meet the undisputed BASE aerial goat… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, Skills, Staying Alive in BASETagsbase, BASE education, base safety, Squirrel, wingsuit base

Your New BASE Canopy

Posted on5th August 20205th August 2020AuthorSQRL

Getting to know your BASE canopy by skydiving… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, Gear, New Base Jumper, Staying Alive in BASETagsbase, BASE education, base jump, canopy skills, rigging, skydive, Squirrel

Thoughts on Terrain Flying

Posted on4th June 20209th June 2020AuthorMatt Gerdes

“Proximity Flying is the hook-turn of BASE”… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, Skills, Staying Alive in BASETagsbase, base jump, base safety, skills, Squirrel, staying alive, wingsuit base

The Four Stages of Competence

Posted on26th May 202026th May 2020AuthorMatt Gerdes

How to reach the highest of the 4 stages of competence… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, New Base Jumper, Skills, Staying Alive in BASETagsbase, base jump, base safety, skills, Squirrel, staying alive, wingsuit, wingsuit base

Survival Kit

Posted on30th March 202030th March 2020AuthorKeith Forsyth

For BASE and other remote flying activities, a small bag of emergency stuff… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, New Base Jumper, Staying Alive in BASETagsfirst aid, gear, staying alive, survival

Stowing brakes for BASE

Posted on19th March 202020th March 2020AuthorMatt Gerdes

There is no BASE jump where it is unnecessary to stow your brakes… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, New Base Jumper, Skills, Staying Alive in BASETagsbase, base safety, Squirrel, staying alive, wingsuit base

BASE and the new season

Posted on21st February 202021st February 2020AuthorJames Boole

Some reminders to help you get through the season unhurt… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, New Base Jumper, Staying Alive in BASE, Your First BASE JumpTagsbase, base safety, Monte Brento, staying alive

Wingsuit Openings

Posted on21st January 202019th May 2021AuthorMatt Gerdes

The trickiest part of a WS jump – the deployment… Read More …

CategoriesExperienced Base Jumper, Experienced Skydiver, Staying Alive, Staying Alive in BASETagsstaying alive, wingsuit, wingsuit base

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