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Thread: Crazy McConkey
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08-03-2005, 09:31 AM #26Originally Posted by pube-in-my-taco
Edit: Wrong, this says only 486 feet: http://www.baseclimb.com/Diary/Perrine_Bridge.htm
And in that page there is the boat we went out on to drink and what not. River Tours. They pick Shane and friend out of the water a lot said the driver.Last edited by Buzzworthy; 08-03-2005 at 09:34 AM.
"boobs just make the world better really" - Woodsy
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08-03-2005, 09:37 AM #27
How much elevation do you need to open the chute traditionally?
How often do people throw chutes on shorter jumps?
Is it as dangerous as it looks?
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08-03-2005, 10:36 AM #28
looks like pink eraser pals 2 me
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08-03-2005, 10:46 AM #29Originally Posted by pube-in-my-taco
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08-03-2005, 11:00 AM #30Originally Posted by laseranimal
Pretty funny movie if you have never seen it.Recently overheard: "Hey Ralph, what were you drinking that time that you set your face on fire?"
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08-03-2005, 11:41 AM #31
I'll have to agree that's not a sane thing to do, but if any whack job can do it,it's Shane.
Calmer than you dude
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08-03-2005, 11:52 AM #32
I see an attempt at a double-stage closeout line coming. BASE off one massive drop, let go of the first parachutist above another, then BASE off that as well. This assumes you can find two such cliffs with the right proximity to one another.
See, I'm progressing the sport while sitting in my office! What did YOU do today? Oh, nothing, just became the raddest BASEFreeskier in the world, that's all.
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08-03-2005, 12:00 PM #33
I bet he had the runs from the any water ingested in that section of the Snake, it is flat out nasty, espspecially with the temps lately.
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08-03-2005, 12:08 PM #34Originally Posted by Steven S. Dallas
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08-03-2005, 12:18 PM #35
At least he had a helmet on...
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08-03-2005, 12:43 PM #36Registered User
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Originally Posted by bad_rooLast edited by Booger; 08-03-2005 at 12:45 PM.
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08-03-2005, 12:43 PM #37Originally Posted by Core Shot
Cause Red Bull pays good money for that!
This reminded me of a tragic accident about 8-9 years ago, when a very good friend of the family was "test jumping" his bungee with out being harnessed in.
The plan was for Greg Campbell to jump off hanging on with only his arms, let go at the bottom for a nifty low impact release in to the river. Well the weights that were attached to the cord for some sort of ballast, collided with his head on release, and knocked him out before splash down. Thus GC drowned. RIP Dude!Last edited by MacDaddy; 08-03-2005 at 05:33 PM.
Points on their own sitting way up high
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08-03-2005, 12:49 PM #38Originally Posted by Steezus Christ
Here's the story, plus rumors
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08-03-2005, 02:07 PM #39Originally Posted by Camilo
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08-03-2005, 03:07 PM #40Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
And it will most definately be a tradgedy, to!!! No question McConkey is certifiable but he is a uniquely ass-kicking, inspiring mofo and we need him around to show us all the twisted possibilities in the world. Look at it this way: just think of the stuff he's thought of but HASN'T tried!I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
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08-03-2005, 05:16 PM #41gapers eat my vapors
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Jumping off that bridge is fun and as far as BASE jumping goes, it has to be the most user friendly place to do it. I got to jump a few months ago. I have always wanted to BASE jump, but since I have never even skydived, I figured it was one of those things I would never actually get to do. But when opportunity knocks, you have to go for it.
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08-03-2005, 05:23 PM #42Originally Posted by Steezus Christ
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08-03-2005, 07:26 PM #43Xdog GuestOriginally Posted by Teletori
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08-03-2005, 07:38 PM #44Originally Posted by gonzo
Are you kidding me? You think you can just control your chute after one skydive? And exactly how do they deploy their pilot chute if they dont hold it in their hands unless they are on some monstrosity like the Baffen Island segment in Ski Movie 2?
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08-03-2005, 07:50 PM #45drowning
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I've never seen them holding chutes in any ski basing that I've seen in movies. Also, I remember hearing that JT Holmes' first experience was with base jumping and not sky diving.
I could be wrong on both counts... I tend to ignore or skip the parts of the movies that it's on.
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08-03-2005, 07:50 PM #46
Give me a break. Tanner wouldn't even need the chute.
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08-03-2005, 07:50 PM #47Originally Posted by Steezus Christ
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08-03-2005, 07:52 PM #48drowning
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Originally Posted by Grange
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08-03-2005, 07:59 PM #49
Aye, you are right, they usually stuff the pilot chute somewhere in the rig harness. And yeah I did hear that about JT, and then he was trying to talk my friend into getting into base jumping the same way which no offense JT, seems kind of stupid to me unless you are strickly jumping off of that bridge in Idaho where the landing is safe and plentiful. But I have always heard from people who base jump that it generally takes a couple hundred skydives before they would recommend someone start base jumping so they can get canopy control, which IS harder than it looks.
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08-03-2005, 08:12 PM #50
indeed. i would want to skydive a bunch before i ever did it, but there is no BASE jumping regulatory body and there is a bit of a trend towards less skydiving for new BASErs. whether it is good or bad is another story. and i think on the big jumps they have a standard parachute set up. they fall for a long time.
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