Knowra BASE jumping BASE jumping BASE jumping is a parachuting sport in which participants leap from fixed objects and deploy parachutes to land. BASE names four launch-object categories: buildings, antennas, spans, and Earth, chiefly cliffs.
BASE jumping equipment : Specialized equipment for BASE jumping, including a single parachute, container, and deployment system. A single-parachute setup is optimized for rapid deployment after a low-altitude exit.
Wingsuit flying : Aerial flight using a fabric suit that adds surface area between the arms, legs, and torso. Wingsuits can extend the flight path from cliffs, but add complexity to an already constrained jump.
Carl Boenish : An American filmmaker and parachutist who helped establish modern BASE jumping. His fixed-object jumps and films helped make the emerging sport visible.
BASE jumping fatalities : Deaths resulting from accidents during BASE jumps. Limited deployment altitude and proximity to terrain make errors especially consequential.
BASE jumping exit : The departure from a fixed object that begins a BASE jump. Exit position and body stability shape the short interval before parachute deployment.
Wingsuit BASE jumping : BASE jumping performed in a wingsuit, allowing forward flight before parachute deployment. This specialized form trades a direct descent for a longer, terrain-dependent flight.
Jean and Jürgen Hönig : Austrian parachutists who completed jumps from all four BASE object categories in 1978. Their achievement supplied the basis for the acronym's four-category framework.
BASE jumping safety : Practices and equipment choices intended to reduce injury and death in BASE jumping. The sport's risk profile depends on jump conditions, gear, experience, and decision-making.
BASE jumping deployment : The process of extracting and inflating a parachute during a BASE jump. Deployment timing must account for the limited altitude available below the exit.
Ski BASE jumping : A form of BASE jumping that combines a ski descent from a mountain with a parachute jump. It adds skiing and a takeoff transition to the hazards of a fixed-object parachute jump.
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