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Reader 2.4Onletterhead Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader Reader Fundamentals of BASE www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 1 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader Revision 2.4, February 2016 www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 2 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 3 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader Welcome to the Snake River BASE Academy’s Reader. What is this reader? This is a collection of general writings about BASE jumping. It contains various articles, written by a diverse set of jumpers, reproduced here with the authors’ permission. It provides background, historical and community information about BASE jumping. It does not provide any technical information about the mechanics of BASE jumping itself. The reader contains information for those interested in learning about BASE jumping, those wanting to become BASE jumpers, and experienced BASE jumpers of all levels. These materials are supplements to the actual instruction provided by the qualified instructors of the Snake River BASE Academy, and as reference for students who have completed a full instructional program. No one should ever attempt to learn BASE from any set of written materials, no matter how comprehensive. How should you use this reader? If you are taking the Fundamentals of BASE course, we recommend reading this entire document prior to the beginning of your course, and then reviewing it again once you have completed your instruction. Bring the reader with you to your course, and ask questions about anything in it that doesn’t make sense to you. Some sections of the reader are related to lectures or discussions in the course, but not all are. If you are an experienced jumper, or just someone who is curious about BASE, read through the table of contents and look for anything that catches your eye. Browsing through the book a little at a time, reading perhaps an article a week, is probably the most effective way to really digest the material, and to give yourself time to think about it. What if I disagree? BASE jumping is a complex activity, with participants of varying knowledge, experience and skill. It is inevitable that there will be disagreements about ethics, technique and approach. This reader is not the final word on BASE—in fact, there is no final word. You should develop your own views on any BASE related topics. Use this Reader as a starting place to ask questions and think about your own views. Never accept that anything (here, or anywhere else) is absolute Truth regarding BASE. You must be comfortable with your own views, your own techniques, and your own approach to BASE, because in the end you alone are responsible for your actions and their consequences. What if I see an obvious error? If you spot an obvious error, we’d appreciate knowing about it. To report errors, please contact Tom Aiello either via email ([email protected]) or telephone (+1.208.420.2602). What if I wrote one of these articles, and would like to update or change the version here? If you are the author of any of these materials, and would like to see anything in this version changed, please contact Tom Aiello either via email ([email protected]) or telephone (+1.208.420.2602). www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 4 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 5 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader Table of Contents Introduction.......................................................................................................................3 Table of Contents...............................................................................................................5 The Snake River BASE Academy....................................................................................7 About the Snake River BASE Academy Twin Falls Information Preparing for the Fundamentals of BASE Course BASE Canopy Drills Fundamentals of BASE, Course Outline Safety Skills: Object Avoidance, Course Outline Safety Skills: Object Evaluation, Course Outline Starting BASE Jumping.................................................................................................19 Roads to Nowhere, Rob McMillan Getting into BASE, Tom Aiello World BASE Fatality List..............................................................................................29 Differences Between BASE Jumping and Skydiving, Tom Begic................................75 BASE Jumping Ethics....................................................................................................79 BASE Ethics, Tom Begic Understanding BASE Ethics, Tom Aiello Ethics in a Self-Regulating Group, Adam Filipino Site Guidelines: Trento, Moab, Twin Falls and Lauterbrunnen BASE Jumping History.................................................................................................91 BASE History Timeline BASE Jumping History El Cap 1966, Mike Pelkey August 8th 1978, Nick DiGiovanni The Acronym, Nick DiGiovanni The Tool, Nick DiGiovanni The Flatbed Ten, Nick DiGiovanni BASE Jumping in Yosemite, Q. Tuan Luong How to Apply for a BASE Number, Rick Harrison....................................................109 www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 6 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 7 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader About the Snake River BASE Academy Thank you for your interest in BASE training with the Snake River BASE Academy. The Snake River BASE Academy offers the most thorough BASE instruction available in the world today. Some of the outstanding features of the instruction include: • More jumping skills than any other course. The Fundamentals of BASE course covers pilot chute assist, hand held, stowed, static line, slider up and slider down jumps. • More packed jumps per day than any other course. Students typically make 4-8 jumps per day, and average around 14 jumps per course. • Complete Training in Packing. Every student learns to pack slider up and slider down. Students finish training able to pack without supervision. • 4 Full days of instruction. Class days average around 12 hours of instruction. • Dedicated classroom facility with video screen and white board. Every course includes 12-15 hours of classroom instruction on a wide variety of topics. • Indoor packing area with heat and air conditioning. • Pendulator launch simulator. The pendulator is an extremely effective still air exit training system created by the Stavanger BASE Klubb. Students train repeated exits with immediate instructor feedback, rather than waiting an hour or more between jumps. • Gear use during the course is included--no extra rental fees. Students are also welcome to use school gear after a course, for the duration of their stay in Twin Falls, to establish currency and practice other skills. • Packing tools, a course reader, a copy of Matt Gerdes "The Great Book of BASE," a t-shirt and a BASE logbook are given to every student. There are no additional charges for any of these materials. • Video of every jump. This helps to correct mistakes, and students are given copies of all the video. • Multiple rigs for each student, allowing us to make more back to back jumps. Immediate repetition helps students progress faster and correct mistakes immediately. By eliminating the need to re-pack before the next jump, the time between jumps is reduced by about 2 hours. Students become familiar with a wide range of gear and are better educated when it comes to buying their own gear. Using multiple rigs also lets us take advantage of (faster) instructor pack jobs to move more quickly through the learning progression, which can be especially important if we experience weather delays (and limited jumping windows during windy periods). www.SnakeRiverBASE.com 137 Main Avenue East • Twin Falls, ID 83301 • USA • +1.208.420.2602 [email protected] 8 Snake River BASE Academy Fundamentals of BASE Course Reader Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the world's most BASE-friendly city. The Chamber of Commerce uses BASE to promote tourism for the area, and numerous local merchants and hotels offer BASE discounts. Airport Information: The nearest major airports to Twin Falls are Salt Lake City (SLC, 3.5 hours drive) and Boise (BOI, 1.75 hours drive). The Twin Falls airport (TWF) is incredibly convenient (there is only one gate, so there are zero security or check in lines, and parking is both free and within 50 yards of the terminal), and flying into it is usually not too much more expensive than flying into Salt Lake City (all flights to and from TWF route through SLC) if you book sufficiently in advance. The only airline flying into Twin Falls is SkyWest (the regional Delta subsidiary). Car rentals are available from several agencies at the Twin Falls Airport, and there is also taxi service into town. Lodging Information: Most students will spend
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