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| Moab Utah: Current Conditions : 82.8F, Clear - 7:59 PM MDT Aug. 10 Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:14 PM PDT Temperature: 82.8°F | Humidity: 33% | Pressure: 29.86in (Rising) | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: East | Wind Speed: 2.0mph More... |
| Arco, Italy: Current weather: Clear Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:14 PM PDT |
| Lysebotn, Norway: Current weather: Clear Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:14 PM PDT |
| Twin Falls Idaho: Current Conditions : 82F, Haze - 7:53 PM MDT Aug. 10 Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:14 PM PDT Temperature: 82°F | Humidity: 31% | Pressure: 29.78in ( Falling) | Conditions: Haze | Wind Direction: ESE | Wind Speed: 10mph More... |
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| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 02:02 PM PDT Date: August 24, 1985 Nationality: Finnish Object Type: Earth Location: Bruraskaret - Troll Wall (Trollveggen), Romsdalen, Norway COD: strike (freefall) Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: Jari jumped, lost control, and hit the cliff face. The third fatal Trollveggen accident. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:57 PM PDT Date: August 18, 1985 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Bruraskaret - Troll Wall (Trollveggen), Romsdalen, Norway COD: strike (freefall) Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: Jorgen jumped head first from Bruraskaret, went into a spin, lost control and hit the cliff face. This is the second Trollveggen area fatality. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:53 PM PDT Date: October 1, 1983 Nationality: American Object Type: Span Location: New River Gorge Bridge, Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA COD: drowning Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: This is the first Bridge Day fatality. Michael had a slow main opening and deployed his reserve too quickly. With two canopies out he landed in the river and signaled he is all right. He made no attempt to get out of his gear and his reserve canopy caught the swift current and pulled him under the surface. There is only one rescue boat that year, and was busy pulling another jumper from the water. Since this fatality Bridge Day Jump-masters don't release jumpers until the boats are free and standing by. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:21 PM PDT Date: November 15, 1983 Nationality: British Object Type: Building Location: Blues Point Tower, Sydney, Australia COD: impact Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: I'm getting conflicting reports regarding this fatality. However, the bottom line is Jason had BASE jumped this building several times before and is found dead in the street below it. No witness or state of the gear reports exist. To be fair to history Jason was a bit of a showboat who liked publicity, and this caused him friction with other BASE jumpers. ***************** 2009-01-30 An updated has been received from a friend of Jason's: It is true that he was found dead at the bottom of Blues Point Tower in Sydney and that he appeared to be with no one else. There were witnesses who lived in the building who heard him as he fell past. I was one of the people who inspected his rig at the police station after his death. The police told us that the rig was exactly as they had found it, and it was still tied closed with a chord. At the time, Jason use to pack his gear, and then tie it closed to stop any premature opening while carrying it to the launch site. We were also told that one of his shoes had come off and was still on top of the building when he died. On further investigation, it became obvious that he fell from the building prior to setting up for his jump. Like any of the people who have been killed in the sport, it is a shame and I believe avoidable. ***************** Since this jump there have been more deaths attributed to people forgetting to take off something they've used to tie around they're pilot chute. I personally don't understand the need for this and even less understand why this mistake continues to happen. An email received in 2009 suggest that witnesses interviewed in a 1995 documentary mention that the rig was found at the top of the building and the slip must have occurred while just checking out the exit point. It's inconclusive today whether Jason fell with his rig on and tied shut or without it on. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:12 PM PDT Date: November 13, 2009 Nationality: Swiss Object Type: Building Location: Sunrise Tower, Zürich, Switzerland COD: Building Strike (Canopy) Clothes / Suit: Normal clothes Description: Ueli was jumping an L shaped building, the 88m tall Sunrise Tower, during a promotional event. He jumped the side of the building facing the bottom of the L handheld. The glidepath he was on would put him very close to the edge of the building. He tucks his legs up and tries to clear it but it proves too be not enough and he clips the building edge with his legs. The impact flips him up and unloads the canopy. When his weight reloads on the canopy it appears to be asymmetrical and Ueli turned into the ground. He was taken to the hospital and treated in the Intensive Care Unit for two days at which point he died. Ueli was a very skilled jumper and respected by the community. TED Talk: Ueli Gegenschatz soars in a wingsuit: Ueli Gegenschatz Galway Bay Wingsuit Flight: bfl-footer footer BFL This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:09 PM PDT Date: March 7, 1983 Nationality: Finnish Object Type: Antenna Location: Kaknäs tower, Stockholm, Sweden COD: impact Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: Pauli, along with several other jumpers, had been jumping the day prior and landing into very deep snow. The jumpers shook the dry snow out of the canopies prior to packing, but evidently Pauli didn't remove it all. What's left melts inside the packed rig while it sat in a warm room. The jumpers deposit the rigs into the trunk of an old Saab and drive to Stockholm. The temperatures are well below freezing. On deployment Pauli's canopy went to line stretch but is basically a solid block of ice that never inflates. Update: Pauli did not have his own parachute gear at that time. He had to borrow one. Unfortunately he borrowed a slow opening Unit system. Because the tower was only 170m a static line jump was planned. The jumpers had to use power scissors to get to the roof. At that time parachute needed a distance of 150m to fully deploy (Static line much less). Jari Mynttinen who later died on Troll Wall was the first to go over. His jump went perfect. Because, it was a static line jump. They used a rope/thread (normal) to connect static line and and the parachute. Pauli has used loose single knot to connect to the parachute. Others had made douple knots. At the moment Pauli made the leap, the static line got loose from the parachute. The connection rope was broken too soon. The static line did not pull/help the pilot chute out of the bag. The jump became a normal freefall at that very moment. Since he was using Unit, a slow opening system even on a regular jump, the parachute had no time to open. One second more and he most likely had survived. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT Date: August 4, 1982 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Yosemite (exit point???), California, USA COD: Strike (canopy) Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: This is the first Yosemite BASE fatality and the second death of a BASE number holder. The jump is a short delay in gusty mid-day conditions and an off heading opening put Jimmy into the wall. He is an Internal Revenue Service Agent under investigation, right before he died, for various malfeasance's, including drug dealing, misappropriation of funds, and tax fraud. He is the first person to BASE jump from a moving vehicle when he launched from a pick-up truck crossing the Pine Valley Bridge using a round parachute (Piglet) in San Diego, California. This jump can be seen in some of Carl Boenish's early films. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:56 PM PDT Date: June 2, 1982 Nationality: British Object Type: Building Location: London, England COD: impact Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: This is the first death of a BASE number holder. Frank had a total malfunction while static lining from 330-feet. A pull-up cord is later found left in the closing loop of his container. Frank, who for the times is an experienced BASE jumper, made everyone realize even the experts required a pin check prior to launch. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT Date: October 10, 1981 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Black Canyon, Colorado, United States COD: Strike (canopy) Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: Larry hit the wall after opening and it's reported by others on the load that he came to rest in an inaccessible position. If you have a information or a picture for this jumper, please contact us bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT BFL #1Date: April 11, 1981 Nationality: American Object Type: Antenna Location: Suffolk, Virginia, United States COD: Strike (Canopy) Clothes / Suit: Normal clothes William Harmon Description: William is doing a 5-second delay from a 1000-foot antenna tower. He is wearing a harness with only a round reserve canopy and an empty main container. After a good opening strong winds blew him into one of the tower's guy wires whereupon the canopy collapsed at 300-feet. The canopy did not re-inflate prior to impact. This is the first fatality in the modern age of BASE jumping. bfl-footer footer BFL |
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| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:18 AM PDT Date: January 30, 2011 Nationality: Australian Object Type: Antenna Location: Western Australia COD: impact (bridle wrap) Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: At the time of the incident Lucas had around 370 skydives and around 70-80 BASE jumps. The BASE jumps were all within the last 8 months. His final jump took place around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. Winds that afternoon were around 15-20kts slightly cross wind from right to left of the exit point. This was not the first jump that day, Lucas was on the ground observing the first jumps deciding if he was comfortable jumping in the conditions. He had done a few gainers from this object in the past, all very controlled and well executed. The tower in question has 2 exit points where the guyed wires attach, one at 340ish ft and the lower one at 270ft approx. The attachment points overhang the tower around 1.5-2m and provide a nice platform to exit. The jump was a 2 way, Lucas was exiting from the lower platform performing a stowed gainer, the jumper on the higher platform was doing a go & throw. On this jump he had a good exit and the rotation of his gainer was perfect. On this attempt though he began his deployment sequence too early, a bit past a horizontal back to earth position. At this point rather than deploy the PC he extracted it from the BOC but held onto it. We are not sure of the reason for this, I have never seen him do this previously on any of his base jumps or all the skydives we have done together. He only held onto the PC for a split second but within this time the bridle extracted from the BOC/PC to full stretch behind him, it was at this point with the rotation of the gainer that his foot rotated through the bridle. He released the PC but it was already entangled around his foot. He went for the risers but quickly realized that the PC was snagged and tried to free it. Either the kicking or PC drag extracted the canopy but it became entangled around his leg. He impacted with no canopy inflation and died instantly. Another jumper was with him seconds after impact to help, checking vitals but there was nothing that could be done. I believe if he had of released the PC as soon as it was extracted from the BOC he would of been fine, a head down deployment at worst. Lucas was a very smart and skilled jumper. He was also one of my best friends, his enthusiasm, passion for life and positive traits were endless. He will be greatly missed amongst a huge circle of friends both jumpers and non. Still miss you every day buddy, it was a honor to call you my friend bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:09 AM PDT Date: June 7, 1984 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Stabben – Stabben Wall (Trollveggen), Romsdalen, Norway COD: impact Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: In 1978 Carl Boenish organized the first expeditions to Yosemite National Park's El Capitan were using ram-air canopies and the ability to track ushered in the modern era of the sport he later named BASE jumping. Through his wonderful films and boundless enthusiasm he showed the world that fixed object jumping is a repeatable act available for any reasonably experienced parachutist. He published the world's first BASE information with BASE Magazine and also began issuing (in 1981) the sequential BASE Number Award (BASE #### ) we still use today. Carl Boenish, and his wife Jean, are in Norway jumping for the cameras of an American TV show called, That's Incredible. After the shoot is finished Carl decides to make one more jump. He jumps from a new launch point, not the one they had been using all week, and the result is his not clearing an outcropping in freefall. Carl Boenish is the first Trollveggen area fatality. The following is newer (2002) information reported by a local Norwegian BASE jumper. I knew a man who went up to Stabben with Mr. Boenish the day of his fatality. He is a very skilled climber, and knew every rock up there. He helped Mr. Boenish to the top of Stabben (it's a little difficult to get up there) and found himself a good spot to photograph the jump. After Carl's fatality, he threw the camera down the cliff and later said, I didn't want anyone to see pictures of that jump. He then went down and contacted police. This same climber is later killed in an avalanche not far from the Troll Wall in the early 1990s. When Carl Boenish becomes involved in fixed object jumping he's already considered the premier skydiving photographer of his day. He photographed the early days of RW in Southern California, filmed the aerial portions of the MGM movie, The Gypsy Moths, and left us what still are some of the most breathtaking skydiving movies (he called them Film Poems) ever made. With a friendly and inquisitive personality, including an infectious goof ball laugh that heard once is never forgotten, Carl is loved and respected throughout the skydiving world. Now, however, as fixed object jumping begins to make headlines, usually for spectacular mishaps, Carl begins hearing, You are hurting skydiving, from his longtime friends. Carl lost many friends, Jean Boenish later said, because of fixed object jumping, and he never got over that. In 1987 (three years after his death) the skydiving community posthumously forgave Carl Boenish and bestowed their highest honor on him, the USPA Achievement award. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:28 AM PDT Dwain Weston Died October 7, 2003 Impacted bridge during a skydiving (not a BASE related incident) |
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