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Mike Pelkey and Brian Schubert are two legendary BASE pioneers and can be considered the grandfathers of BASE jumping as they planted a seed in 1966 that has grown into the sport that we now know as BASE jumping.In the summer of 1966, 26 year old Mike Pelkey (a California skydiver) brought the idea of […]
by Johnny Utah ® Just like with most any sport, you do it long enough and you welcome a new challenge when it comes along. So it was with this idea that Jevto Dedijer, author of BASE 66, emailed me about in January of 2005. He asked me if I would jump with his new […]
To understand the Super Mushroom, you first need to understand how the Super Mushroom came to be.I thought of it in1995 as a way to get my PC opening quicker the moment it leaves my hand during stowed jumps.NOTE: I use the Super Mushroom when going stowed from an object lower than 400 feet using […]
by Johnny Utah Practice at a pool. Launching from a solid base is more realistic for most exit points. If you have access to a solid diving platform, then that is ideal. If you do not have one available then you can practice standing exits from a springboard and running exits from the edge of […]
PREFACE – Many years ago I wrote the following post on a BASE forum called BLinc Magazine and today my opinions on this topic remain the same:“Because it takes time and training to gain the proper skill to be using toggles as Plan A, I am not recommending toggles over risers or visa versa. Even though […]
Freefall Time (sec) Speed (mph) Distance Fallen each second(ft) Total Distance Fallen (ft) 1 22 16 16 2 42 46 62 3 61 76 138 4 72 104 242 5 87 124 366 6 96 138 504 7 103 148 652 8 107 156 808 9 111 163 971 10 114 167 1138 11 117 […]
It’s all about the journey!
