Faber 0 #1 May 21, 2003 While both DexterBASE and i think its a good idea,ill start this tread.Hopefuly it can prevent some incidents.I posted the same storry at blink It were on my jump #30the 31sept. 02 I were used to go solo,while im the only jumper in my region.I had got my 29jumps whith in 3 month,and had just experienced to go stowed and slider up(from 900ft)so now i would try to go stowed slider off from 600ft.When i got up there i redesided. i werent ready to go stowed from there anyway so i would go off hand held.I went off perfect and good onheadding deploy,but my rigth toogle were blown,i had learned to through the oter aswell(but also did it by inctinct)now i had only my risers, i were abit high,so i thourgth i would land head wind under the A,but i didnt think of that my 180 riser turn would put me lower,and that i then were facing trees..I made 90 more and should start to flare.I had never tryed it before so i pulled the risers down aprox 15cm,which resulted in a stall in aprox 6-9ft,i made a plf,but the impact were so hard that i broked my lower leg(find pic under accident),then i made the turn(in my plf)which broke it in the other direction and maked it a open fractur.. I manneged to cut my canopi,but hold on to 1 riser(not much wind but i didnt really felt it were good if i moved)i looked down at my leg,it were dislocated by 90 degree and i could clearly see the bone.Damnit,i had forgot my cellphone in the car(on the top i had desided to jump anyway),it were parked 300m/900ft away..lucky i had called my gf before i climbed to tell her that i were about to climb 600ft but would call her before i jumped.. i could feel i were bleeding.. ####.. i had to stop it before i got drained, i were thinking of using my belt,but then again.. i then knew i migth would loos the lower leg,so while i layed there in near nato possition i desided to try to see if i could get the leg back in the rigth posistion,i raised my leg and lod it drop down,next thing i rember is that i wake up whith dirt in my face,but the bleeding is stopped and the leg looks like it fits better there(also the bone has gone abit on place(not stitching out so much),next step,dont panic,and dont go in chock.i roled over to my back.packed the canopi around me,got my climbing glowes on and started to yell "Help".All this is on video,so i also made a kind of "Blair Which project"to tell about how i felt(dont know why but i did),after 2 hours there came a car,it were my gf and her dad.She had tryed to call me and the rescuestation.She could obisily not reach me,so she knew somthing were wrong(after 1 hour after i started to climb),she then called the rescues,but they didnt belive her,so she called her dad,so they were 2 to find me.When they came i were al clear(i had been 2 hours on a feild which were 13,5 degree C wearing sweatshirt pants and normal gear(and shoes of course).I asked them to remove all my gear and bring me my Cellphone.I then called the resucers that then came out after aprox 30 min more.It took 20 min to get me into the ambulance,and 30 min to the hospital.I were uncontiuness some times. On hospital i got morphine(damn that #### works )and were told i would need a surgery to get an external fixator.I used it in 6month,whith out luck then they removed it and i healed up just like that.Its now near 8 month ago,and i now are back in buissness again. Lesson to learn: 1. dont do solos whith out you cellphone on you and have talked to some one just before you jump. 2dont through you remain toogle 3i never jump whith out a flashligth(just a tiny one) and 3 pills of morphin on me again 4 rember to video it,or the docs dont belive you(they need info to treat you rigth,and cant talk to the police,well at least here) things i were lucky about: 1i survived 2i acted proberly stopped the blodd kept me warm(i had 37,5 degee C by arival at hospi. 3 it werent my up higher then i think i would have been dead. Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #2 May 21, 2003 I went to a big "s" in N. Cali. (which is my favorite object now.) and I hatched this wild plan to go off the pillar. I had about 10 BASE jumps at the time, and I considered myself technically competent. (what a laugh huh?) There was a wind coming through the canyon but didn't seem too bad. So quick gear check and I was off. 1-1.5 second delay, 110 degree left. Way too close to the pillar! I grabbed both rear risers, gave the right a hard tug in panic,and let up some input on the left. I ate a lot of alt. with this, but got turned around alright. Now it was time to get my ass on the deck but I was afraid of releasing my toggles 'cause I didn't want to surge into the ground. I wasted the time I had left to react, trying to decide, so I riser flared and buried my shoulder in a rock. I walked away with everything but my pride intact... and my shoulder hurt like hell. A little too cocky and way too inexperienced. Lessons learned; 1.)If you don't know what you're doing, take someone who does know. 2.)If you have 10 BASE jumps, don't do solos. 3.)Offheadings are f***ing scary! 4.)Have a reaction plan ahead of time and stick with it if possible. (Here I should have considered how much altitude my deployment would consume, and factor in the amount of working time I would have left if I had an offheading opening or other malfunction.) 5.)Develop your BASE specific canopy skills outside the BASE environment before you need them on an actual BASE jump, because you WILL need them. Well that's mine. I haven't come any closer than that..... So share your hair-raising tales if you want. No flames! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac266 0 #3 May 24, 2003 1)315ft A - 1 second delay. Normally so much time under canopy on this object after 1 second delay that i had even "tested" my control line lengths by taking wraps and tested flares and stalls.......... but then I had a 180! Straight onto my rear risers - (as my first 180 visually this was suddenly very intense!) I took avoiding action - once onto heading I was then ready to come into land! I spanked in and cut up my arm (thats all luckily!) Lessons learned 1) rear riser corrections eat a fuck load of altitude 2) you are never that far away of getting hurt - A's dont look that nice when flying towards them! 3) the older you get the slower you heal and the worse your scars look 2) 240ft S 2 second delay several jumps off this S had suddenly made me a little "cocky" I decided on taking a longer delay Great groundrush but...........i had a 90L off heading towards power lines and trees! I quickly adjusted my heading and had no time to pop my toggles and had my first rear riser landing lessons learned 1) dont cut down your margin of error to almost zero 2) count yourself lucky you learn on soft ground mistakes that could be damaging on concrete! 3) dont assume that cause its gone well xxxth times that the next one will! luckily I have not experienced (yet) severe bodily damage - its all a learning curve!!!! the more you do the more you realise! Be safe................. but keep having fun! Michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac266 0 #4 May 24, 2003 Quote 3 it werent my up higher then i think i would have been dead. ........and then at least I would not have to put up with you crying and wetting yourself when you visit here and experience our more "interesting" objects!!!! Hope your trip is going well dude!!! Will be good to bag your E!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilQ 0 #5 May 24, 2003 Hey Mac Is that the S on the border too? Neil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #6 May 25, 2003 Quote Hope your trip is going well dude!!! Will be good to bag your E!!! Im okback home.. i didnt do the E(or anyother kind of jumps at all).Lots of freindly jumpers up there,but they had desided to jump a E were it were needed whith a running exit,i dont trust my leg that much at this point,and while it were a werry tigth shedule we had then it were my chance i said no thanks to,but hey thats BASE lifesaw alot other cool stuff instead,such as a tunnel which were 25km long Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac266 0 #8 May 25, 2003 Quote i didnt do the E(or anyother kind of jumps at all).Lots of freindly jumpers up there,but they had desided to jump a E were it were needed whith a running exit,i dont trust my leg that much at this point fucking mincer! - its not your leg you dont trust - it was your arse!!! hehehehe Every trip you come back from is a sucessful trip - jumps or no jumps!!! Speak later! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
