Le Gallou - base jump CFIT

[Gnarly Gnu]

A lengthy NYT article: "It's more like a suicide than a sport".

 

 

[rgmwa]

Good article. Have a look at this (ignore the video game sound track). Not much room for error.

 

rgmwa

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

What struck me was no matter how crazy risky an activity is after an accident the first reaction seems to be to question the equipment or other external factors.

 

 

[kermit]

That was one hell of a flight ..beautiful to watch when these things go wrong usually there is no second chance, an they know it and accept it Its there life an if they lose, his friends and those that know can say.... but what a life he had...... that is what its all about. Those that have never dared .....will never know