MikePelkey

Hi, Yes, Carl knew about our El Capitan jump. He even prepared and signed two certificates for us - El Cap 1 and El Cap 2, which were presented to us by wis wife Jean about a month ago. She told me he always wanted to meet us before he died. Carl was considered the "Father of MODERN base jumping". He differentiated himself by the use of square parachutes and the art of "tracking". I wish I had met him to let him know that Brian and I were both skilled in the art of freefall, and probably couldn't have been able to pull off the Cap jump if we hadn't known how to track. The El Capitan jump was my 184th l[email]Quoteogged jump. My personal opinion is that the only real difference between our jump in 1966 and his jumps would be the parachute technology. I wouldn't want to take anything away from him however. He's the guy who made a sport out of it. We just did it because it hadn't ever been done before. Regards, Mike Pelkey In theory, there is no difference bretween theory and practice. In practice, however, there is. - "RIP Forever Brian Schubert. Always remembered, Never forgotten" - Leroy DB http://www.johnny

Yes Ray. Brian Schubert and I made the first El Capitan jump on July 24,1966. We were quite accustomed to the round parachutes. Paracommanders were quite new at the time, but neither of us had one. We used modified military chutes. In fact, I made the modifications myself on a standard issue unmodified military chute. They didn't have a lot of drive, but the good part was that we didn't have to worry which way they were facing when they opened. There is always a bright side

Hi, My name is Mike Pelkey. Brian Schubert and I made the first El Capitan jump in recorded history on July 24, 1966. The Park Superintendent confiscated our gear and camera ewuipment and kept us in the park for three days while they checked for any existing rules that they could charge us with. They were not able to find anything prohibiting parachuting from their mountaintops at that time.Quote[email] In theory, there is no difference bretween theory and practice. In practice, however, there is. - "RIP Forever Brian Schubert. Always remembered, Never forgotten" - Leroy DB http://www.johnny