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I hope when the crack wears off you will relize that Europe could and never will give a shit what you American people think... For whatever its worth...and for the poor souls who send you money...you need to start worrying about your own backyard before you worry about someone else's that does not...yada yada... ....and, uh, Mr Vandev, what is the name and location of your home DZ?

I can't believe anyone is still gullible enough to get involved in ANY venture involving RH......?????? Sorry....but it floors me.....

Ray... Sounds like Faber might give Manbird a run for his money as slowest climber on the A???? (Whatever happened to that Manbird guy anyway...hasn't posted here in a while) Tomorrow, after the A, for Mr Faber it's PDX's 200' waterfall and 500' cliff!

If this is well organized...I'll do medical support. RRT, EMT-B

Chad, I'm going to dayshift....2 years straight nights is killing me. Got the EMT-B BTW. I also picked up the PHTLS book....looks like a great course! What do you think of the WEMT program?

So who's gonna score Vancouver BASE #2

Hualapai BASE GAMES 2006!

Seventhreesix, have you talked to these guys?: http://www.aerialdimensions.ca/projects.html

Yeah...why? They're not?!?

Made my 100th post to DZ.Com naked

Jaap, If you find yourself going seriously head down drive your knees forward up to your chest. This will accomplish 3 things: 1) Slow or halt your forward pitch 2) Keep your feet & legs clear of the deploying PC & canopy 3) Earn you extra style points with your buddies. Also, specifically with that launch point (#5 ?): It has a long steep scree slope and an open plain almost 3000' below you, it can be difficult to find a reference point other than the horizon to determine your body's launch attitude. I used to suffer bad vertigo from that exit point if I hung out there too long waiting for a lull in the winds. I've done everything from a total upright to a nose dive from there...so don't be too hard on yourself. Maybe if you strapped a snowboard onto your feet you would have had better luck!

Congrats Diveout Dan! Guess you'll be asking Urban for 500' passes over the DZ from now on...

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OK....nice to see I'm not the only one doing the Valsalva! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva

Hmmmmm.....this one's giving me visions of Michel G's first aerial attempt Quote:"....and now for something a little different!" (Tree knows what I'm talking about!) Want video!! My only advice is exit head high...the rotation effort may send you head low on deployment. Slider up and a boat highly recommended!

QUOTE "the realities of what of you're about to do cannot fail to hit home" Stick around a while longer....there's all types in this sport......you may be surprised.

Hang-gliding race claims Cochrane man Last updated Apr 25 2005 03:54 PM MDT CBC News CALGARY – A 29-year-old Cochrane man was killed Friday while competing in a hang-gliding competition in Florida. Chris Muller was a champion hang-glider, whose death echoes that of his father Willi, killed in a paragliding crash in Washington in 1998. "Flying is dangerous," Randy Parkin, who learned how to para-sail from Chris Muller, said Monday. "Chris was one of the best in the world, so he made decisions, I think, that were well within his capability. "The problem is, stuff happens, and stuff happened this time." Muller, who started hang-gliding when he was five, was at the end of the 113-kilometre Flytec U.S. Nationals race and Parkin says he appeared to have gone down to try to grab a bag of money the racers had placed atop a pylon as part of a side bet. "Chris would always swoop into goal," friend Wil Gadd said. "Even if there wasn't a grab bag there. He would come in and go hard. That was his style. "This time something went a little bit wrong. A little bit of wind was wrong, and he was low to the ground and hit it hard." Had things gone right, Muller would have grabbed the bag and pulled back up. He was seventh in the race of 105 competitors. Speeds during the race reached 100 km/h. Parkin said it would never have occurred to Muller to quit the sport that claimed his father. "I don't think it would enter Chris' mind. He's been doing it all his life," Parkin said. "It would not have been anybody's wish, least of all Willi's, that Chris quit flying because of the accident his dad had." Michael Fuller, president of the Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada, called Muller's death "a terrible day." "Today's news leaves me almost breathless with sadness," Fuller wrote on the association's website. "We've lost a wonderful pilot, a wonderful role model, a gifted teacher, an insightful and trusting coach and the most humble of human beings. "He was an inspiration to me and to so many others. He loved his sport. He loved his life. He lived it well. He died doing what he loved." _______________________________________________ The Mullers are legendary in our little part of the world. I was hoping those that had BASE jumped with Chris might comment.

What's the story on Bob Neely (sp?) Didn't he cross over his skills from high diving to BASE?

Beautiful perspective from above the ridgeline. That was a treat Jase.

It's on the CBC news webpage under local news..Calgary Now, at about the 11 min mark. http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/audio/index.html Well done Will! http://www.redbullusa.com/article.action?documentIntID=1069880355557-1580498126 Some irony here?

Thanks everyone. Er, OK, here's a photo...

30!? I just turned 40 today! Quit yer griping

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That struck me as well seeing one of those reports. Our small group was made up of very different personalities but we all adhered to a BASE ethic that kept us under the radar, both in Calgary and Alberta as a whole. Good luck with the fallout guys