It would be ridiculous and completely stupid to try. The path is not too long and not too complicated. It requires a bit of patience and a bit of training. First, you will need to learn how to skydive. People have skipped the skydiving step, but no one has ever claimed that doing so is a good idea. Skydiving provides the foundation of canopy skills and freefall control that will be a part of every BASE jump that you make.
Skydiving can be expensive and inconvenient. BASE jumping requires a very real commitment in terms of time, energy, and mental focus. This goes beyond the AFF and first few skydives — you will be wise to practice relevant skills and learn as much as you can about parachutes, rigging, freefall, and canopy skills. Next Level provides cutting edge instruction from a large and varied team, with a range of courses designed to progress you as far as you wish to go.
Not all BASE courses are listed on the website, contact them for more info. Miles Daisher teaches people to fly:. It is very important to become a part of the BASE community and find people who will help you to begin your career safely. This is where a lot of people get it wrong — they underestimate the importance of finding a good mentor with a long track record of safe jumping. BASE jumping makes a terrible part time sport.
It is highly important to maintain a level of currency with skydiving and BASE jumping in order to jump safely.
In BASE, knowledge is safety. Ignorance and complacency are the two leading causes of fatal accidents. The third leading cause of fatal accidents is believing everything you read on the forums. These are sensitive questions.
Some will say that wingsuits are to blame. Yet people are still hospitalized and buried every year as a result of regular old BASE jumps. So what can one do to stay safe in the sport?
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