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- Wingsuit Video: Extreme BASE Jumpers Meet Fate at Yosemite
- Moab Utah: Current Conditions : 47.2F, Scattered Clouds - 1:40 AM MDT May. 20
- Kandersteg, Switzerland: Current Conditions : -10C, Rain - 9:00 AM CEST May. 20
- Arco, Italy: Current weather: Light rain
- Twin Falls Idaho: Current Conditions : 51F, Overcast - 11:53 PM MDT May. 19
- Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Current Conditions : 9C, Light Rain - 9:20 AM CEST May. 2
- BASE Jumping Video: Deleted video
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- Moab Utah: Current Conditions : 69.0F, Mostly Cloudy - 1:40 PM MDT May. 19
- Kandersteg, Switzerland: Current Conditions : -6C, Rain - 9:00 PM CEST May. 19
- Arco, Italy: Current weather: Patchy light rain in area with thunder
- Lysebotn, Norway: Current weather: Moderate rain
- Twin Falls Idaho: Current Conditions : 58F, Overcast - 12:53 PM MDT May. 19
- Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Current Conditions : 12C, Mostly Cloudy - 9:20 PM CEST Ma
- Dean Potter
- Graham Hunt
- Sebastian Muller
- Jim Hickey
- Niccolo Lettich
- Skydiving: The Legend – A Tribute to Dean Potter
- Skydiving: Freefly Speedstar 10-Way
- Wingsuit Video: Friend of extreme athlete Dean Potter says he's devastated by death
- Wingsuit Video: Dean Potters "The man who can fly" wingsuit base jump (best in world)
- Wingsuit Video: Extreme Athlete Dean Potter Dies in BASE Jumping Accident
- Bryan Turner
- Channing Armstrong
- Joshua Sheppard
| Wingsuit Video: Extreme BASE Jumpers Meet Fate at Yosemite Posted: 20 May 2015 04:40 AM PDT Extreme BASE Jumpers Meet Fate at Yosemite Two well-known BASE jumpers, Dean Potter and Graham Hunt, died Saturday while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park. According to park ranger Scott Gediman The pair had jumped from a 7,500 foot promontory called Taft Point, but the parachutes designed to slow their descent had not been deployed. Someone called for help late Saturday after losing contact with Potter and Hunt, and their bodies were spotted in Yosemite Valley by a helicopter crew Sunday morning. Author:  wochitTags: Dean Potter Base Jumping Yosemite New South Wales Wingsuit Flying Tourist Destinations World Trade Center Yosemite Valley Rock Climbing Graham Hunt Posted: 20 May 2015 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 by Daily Motion Wingsuit Videos This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Moab Utah: Current Conditions : 47.2F, Scattered Clouds - 1:40 AM MDT May. 20 Posted: 20 May 2015 12:40 AM PDT Temperature: 47.2°F | Humidity: 83% | Pressure: 29.94in (Rising) | Conditions: Scattered Clouds | Wind Direction: ENE | Wind Speed: 1.0mph More... |
| Kandersteg, Switzerland: Current Conditions : -10C, Rain - 9:00 AM CEST May. 20 Posted: 20 May 2015 12:40 AM PDT Temperature: -10°C | Humidity: 79% | Pressure: hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Rain | Wind Direction: South | Wind Speed: 11km/h More... |
| Arco, Italy: Current weather: Light rain Posted: 20 May 2015 12:40 AM PDT |
| Twin Falls Idaho: Current Conditions : 51F, Overcast - 11:53 PM MDT May. 19 Posted: 20 May 2015 12:40 AM PDT Temperature: 51°F | Humidity: 83% | Pressure: 29.86in (Steady) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: West | Wind Speed: 4mph More... |
| Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Current Conditions : 9C, Light Rain - 9:20 AM CEST May. 2 Posted: 20 May 2015 12:40 AM PDT Temperature: 9°C | Humidity: 82% | Pressure: 1014hPa (Steady) | Conditions: Light Rain | Wind Direction: West | Wind Speed: 13km/h More... |
| BASE Jumping Video: Deleted video Posted: 19 May 2015 07:50 PM PDT Deleted video Author:  L-vevoTags: Posted: 06 September 2014 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 by Daily Motion base jumping Videos This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 04:40 PM PDT Five days in California, four corners of the world, three fabulously-flying aircraft, two hilarious happy hours made for one terrific event... More... by SkydiveMag |
| Moab Utah: Current Conditions : 69.0F, Mostly Cloudy - 1:40 PM MDT May. 19 Posted: 19 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT Temperature: 69.0°F | Humidity: 40% | Pressure: 29.88in (Rising) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: ESE | Wind Speed: 5.0mph More... |
| Kandersteg, Switzerland: Current Conditions : -6C, Rain - 9:00 PM CEST May. 19 Posted: 19 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT Temperature: -6°C | Humidity: 100% | Pressure: hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Rain | Wind Direction: NNW | Wind Speed: 17km/h More... |
| Arco, Italy: Current weather: Patchy light rain in area with thunder Posted: 19 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT |
| Lysebotn, Norway: Current weather: Moderate rain Posted: 19 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT |
| Twin Falls Idaho: Current Conditions : 58F, Overcast - 12:53 PM MDT May. 19 Posted: 19 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT Temperature: 58°F | Humidity: 67% | Pressure: 29.85in ( Falling) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: North | Wind Speed: 0mph More... |
| Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Current Conditions : 12C, Mostly Cloudy - 9:20 PM CEST Ma Posted: 19 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT Temperature: 12°C | Humidity: 67% | Pressure: 1012hPa (Steady) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: SSW | Wind Speed: 7km/h More... |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 08:10 AM PDT Date: May 16, 2015 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Yosemite, California, America COD: Impact Clothes / Suit: Wingsuit Description: Information to come after investigation. If you have a picture of this jumper please contact us. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 08:09 AM PDT Date: May 16, 2015 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Yosemite, California, America COD: Impact Clothes / Suit: Wingsuit Description: Information to come after investigation. If you have a picture of this jumper please contact us. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 08:05 AM PDT Date: May 14, 2015 Nationality: German Object Type: Earth Location: Brento, Italy COD: Low Pull Clothes / Suit: Tracking Suit Description: Information coming from his friend who was on exit : Wind was about 5 mph from arco, don't know which cardinal direction that is. There were some clouds at the exit, but not very thick. There were always some holes in the clouds, so everybody waited for a hole in the clouds. My friend also waited for a hole, but a second after his exit the hole closed immediately, so I didn't see him. He was a little head low. I didn't hear his canopy opening. So I was a little worried, but thought it is everything alright and I didn't see anything through the clouds. A short time later a rescue party was called in after he was not found at the landing area He was found wrapped in his canopy 60 metres from the base of cliff.. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 08:01 AM PDT Date: May 7, 2015 Nationality: American Object Type: Span Location: Perrine Bridge, Idaho, United States COD: Impact with a partially deployed parachute Clothes / Suit: Plain Clothes Description: Jim was attempting a "burning parachute cutaway" jump. He planned to jump with a parachute that had been lit on fire, separate from the burning parachute, and deploy a his normal BASE canopy in freefall. Jim exited the bridge with the burning parachute, according to plan. He separated from the burning parachute too low, and although he deployed his normal parachute normally, there was insufficient altitude for the canopy to inflate prior to impact with the water below the bridge. Jim's container opened and his canopy achieved line stretch, but with insufficient inflation his descent rate at impact was not survivable. Jim was retrieved by other jumpers to the pick up boat, but was not breathing and had no pulse on retrieval. His body was transported by boat to Centennial Waterfront Park, and he was declared dead there and his remains transferred to the Twin Falls County Coroners office. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 07:50 AM PDT Date: May 4, 2015 Nationality: Italian Object Type: Earth Location: High Ultimate, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland COD: Low Pull Clothes / Suit: Tracking Suit Description: More details to come after investigation bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Skydiving: The Legend – A Tribute to Dean Potter Posted: 19 May 2015 07:40 AM PDT The man, the legend — Dean Potter. You will never be forgotten. Fly free brother. The post The Legend – A Tribute to Dean Potter appeared first on iLoveSkydiving.org. More... by iLoveSkydiving |
| Skydiving: Freefly Speedstar 10-Way Posted: 19 May 2015 07:40 AM PDT Check out the only head down/freefly team out of the nine teams competing at the 10-Way Speedstar 2015 competition in Klatovy, Czech Republic. The post Freefly Speedstar 10-Way appeared first on iLoveSkydiving.org. More... by iLoveSkydiving |
| Wingsuit Video: Friend of extreme athlete Dean Potter says he's devastated by death Posted: 19 May 2015 07:40 AM PDT Friend of extreme athlete Dean Potter says he's devastated by death An extreme athlete and BASE jumper with ties to New Hampshire was one of two men killed while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park, a park spokesman said Sunday. Author:  WMURTags: Dean Potter dead BASE jump WMUR New Hampshire Yosemite Posted: 19 May 2015 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 by Daily Motion Wingsuit Videos This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wingsuit Video: Dean Potters "The man who can fly" wingsuit base jump (best in world) Posted: 19 May 2015 07:10 AM PDT Dean Potters "The man who can fly" wingsuit base jump (best in world) Dean Potters "The man who can fly" wingsuit base jump (best in world) Author:  LishaSagerTags: Dean Potters The man who can fly wingsuit base jump best in world Posted: 19 May 2015 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 by Daily Motion Wingsuit Videos This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wingsuit Video: Extreme Athlete Dean Potter Dies in BASE Jumping Accident Posted: 19 May 2015 06:30 AM PDT Extreme Athlete Dean Potter Dies in BASE Jumping Accident Extreme athlete Dean Potter and another man have died in a BASE jumping accident in Yosemite National Park, California. The spokesman said on Sunday that Potter and Graham Hunt died Saturday night after attempting a wingsuit flight from a 7,500-foot promontory called Taft Point. A search-and-rescue mission began overnight when the jumpers' spotter lost contact with them. Author: wochitTags: Dean Potter El Capitan Wingsuit Flying Tourist Destinations Base Jumping Sentinel Dome Geography Of The United States Posted: 19 May 2015 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 by Daily Motion Wingsuit Videos This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 06:28 AM PDT bfl-251.jpg Date: March 9, 2015 Nationality: Canadian Object Type: Span Location: Perrine Bridge, Idaho, USA COD: Impact Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: Bryan Turner was killed in a BASE jumping accident on March 9, 2015 at approximately noon. Bryan was jumping from the regular exit point of the Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA. He experienced a closed container impact in deep water. He was unconscious from impact onward, but was breathing upon initial recovery. His breathing stopped after recovery onto dry ground, and CPR was initiated by jumpers on the scene approximately 5 minutes after impact. Professional rescuers arrived via helicopter shortly thereafter and Bryan was transported to St Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center. He was pronounced dead by a physician in the Emergency Department around 1:30pm. Bryan took a short delay (approximately 1.5 seconds) with a closed container and the pilot chute (PC) stowed in the bottom of container (BOC) pouch. Bryan's PC throw was normal and the pilot chute inflated as expected, achieving full inflation and bridle extension. The PC exerted appropriate pull force, as demonstrated by the bridle clearing the channel on the bottom flap of the container (clearly visible on the video). The bottom pin remained in the closing loop until impact at approximately 5.25 seconds. During the freefall, Bryan was in various body positions, beginning slightly head high, then rotating head low, and finally rolling onto his left side, which was his body position at impact. The bridle was pulled in various directions by the full force of the PC. In addition, Bryan managed to grasp his bridle in his hand for approximately .75 seconds near the end of the freefall, but was unable to manually extract the bottom pin. On gear inspection, the top closing loop was found intact, and the bottom loop was found broken, which almost certainly indicates that the bottom pin was still in the loop at impact, but the top pin had cleared the top loop. The cause of the container lock cannot be determined with complete reliability. Various malfunction modes have been discovered on another container similarly configured, and are detailed in a separate document. Weather: The weather at the time of the accident was mild, with temperatures around 60 degrees (F) and very light winds. Wind at exit was approximately 3-4 miles per hour in the tailwind direction. Winds at landing were negligible. Equipment: Container: Helium Size: He-5 Serial Number: 1373 Date of Manufacture: September 2011 Manufacturer: Morpheus Technologies, Zephyrhills, Florida, USA Canopy: Troll MDV Size: 265 Serial Number: 39380304 Date of Manufacture: March 2004 Manufacturer: Atair, Skofja Loka, Slovenia Pilot Chute: Zero Porosity A/V (apex vent) Size: 42" Date of Manufacture: Approximately 2013 Manufacturer: Asylum Designs, Auburn, California, USA Bridle: 2 pin Top pin fixed, bottom pin floating The bridle was constructed by Bryan Turner (the jumper) sometime in the summer of 2014. Closing Loops: The intact closing loop on this rig was found to be large enough to admit the eye of the pin on the bridle. Other factors: Bryan packed this rig at Centennial Park (at the bottom of the canyon). He was slightly rushed to finish his pack job, because the other jumpers there had finished packing and were returning to the bridge and he wanted to ride in their van back to the top. Bryan did not receive a gear check from any other jumper prior to exit. This report was compiled by Tom Aiello from video, jumper interviews and gear inspection immediately following the accident. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 06:25 AM PDT Date: February 2, 2015 Nationality: American Object Type: Earth Location: Hollister, California, USA COD: Impact Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes Description: Channing and his jumping partner had been very active lately, exploring many new options in the local area. That morning they opened an 180ft cliff with a long canopy flight in rolling green hills. In the afternoon, they elected to scout another exit in the same range. The cliff was 140 ft above a steep talus with a large meadow at the bottom. Channing went first. He chose to static line without a pilot chute for backup. Using a piece of spectra and a rock as an anchor, he rigged one piece of brake-chord to a loop tied in his bridal, and a backup piece of brake-chord to the pc attachment at the end of the bridal. Upon exit, his container was opened, but his canopy was not brought to full line-stretch. Local search and rescue was contacted immediately, while myself and two other jumpers made our way to the sight. Channing's partner made his way down, and sent us a gps waypoint of their location. All efforts to retrieve him went well, and we had everyone off the mountain within a few hours. An inspection of his gear shed some light on the events that unfolded. One length of break-cord was strung through a loop tied ~1 ft. from the end of his bridal. No knot was present suggesting that the knot he tied may have slipped free. (note: there was a 30% nick in the break-cord about 1/2 inch from the end.) Tied to the end of his bridal was a second length of break-cord. We believe that he used two shorter pieces tied together to make one length. He then tied that to the spectra anchor, and then again to his bridal. We believe this cord broke right at the edge of the intermediary knot between the anchor and the bridal loop. The reason the primary static line knot may have slipped free remains a mystery. As to why the secondary static line broke prematurely, several factors may have contributed: 1. The condition of the brake-cord appeared old and degraded. 2. It was reported by his partner that Channing broke his break-cord apart, rather than cutting it. This may have compromised the integrity of the break-cord prior to its use. 3. Both his primary and secondary static line setups were far towards the end of his bridal, potentially causing higher dynamic forces when loaded. 4. The direction of force applied to the cord as it entered the intermediary knot between the spectra and bridal may have reduced the tensile strength of his break-cord. Although all his lines were removed from the tail-pocket when he came to rest, his canopy was found with the tailgate still intact. Had Channing used a pilot chute as a last line of defense, he may have survived that day. Incidents like this highlight the importance of using a pilot chute when static lining and sticking to tested and trusted methods of rigging. It is with great sorrow that I report this. Channing was a good friend and coworker. His smile was infectious and his sense of humor unmatched. bfl-footer footer BFL |
| Posted: 19 May 2015 06:20 AM PDT Date: January 14, 2015 Nationality: American Object Type: Antenna Location: River Junction, Jackson, Michigan, USA COD: Impact Clothes / Suit: Wingsuit Description: Detail to follow after investigation. http://wlns.com/2015/01/14/base-jumper-dies-after-jumping-from-tv-news-tower/ http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2015/01/man_killed_during_apparent_bas.html#incart_story_p ackage bfl-footer footer BFL |
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