Anyone ever been base jumping?

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KeithB.

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I went for my first time, and I gotta say it was AWESOME. 2 friends and I made the 8 hour drive out to Pirini (sp) Bridge which spans the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. As far as my friends and I know, it is the only bridge in the U.S. that is legal to base jump off of. When you step over the railing and look out to the horizon you see the dirt ramp that was built for Evil Kinevils motorcycle jump over the Snake River. It's a 486ft vertical distance from the bridge to the water. Keeping in mind I have never paraglided or been skydiving, I landed in the water my first time. I was stoked when I landed, but almost drowned trying to swim to shore, as the chute filled with water which made swimming very difficult. My next jump was better, but the canopy got hung up in a tree. By the third jump i had it a little more dialed and landed in the field were I was suppoosed to. For the first two jumps, my base jumping friend Ted held the throw chute and the canopy opened relatively early. On the third jump I threw my own chute after counting to two...wow! I really want to go to denver and take the skydiving courses to learn more about flying the chute and freefalling.
 
no, but apparently i'm going to go skydiving with this girl friend of mine next summer. i really want to, but i'm also kinda freaked cause i've known two people who've died skydiving. i haven't told her that though, she thinks i'm totally stoked on the whole thing.
 
damn dude, you went base jumping with no previous jumping experience?! That's insane! I wanna go, but i don't think i could do a bridge or even a cliff. I like the idea of jumping off a building though, that looks fun
 
The bridge made sense to me because there is no wall to slam into. It is highly recommended that you have some previous skydiving courses under your belt for sure. I'm not saying it was the smartest thing to do, just saying it was incredible. We have some very jumpable cliffs near where I live, so I want to learn more about base jumping specifically. I will go and take the courses as soon as I have the time, and I will not jump again before that.
 
My friend Knows those guys! I think one of the rigs we were using belongs to Miles. He lives in Twin Falls, if I'm thinking of the right person.
 
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