Venice

[jupija]

in Arco at Marcelos i saw some church tower and someone jumnping from it, and im wondering is it in Venice - this one -, any info on who jumped it and how high is it,

[imported_Tom Aiello]

If I recall correctly, the photo in the cafe is of Italy BASE 1 and Frank Gamballie (RIP), jumping a tower in Tuscany, not Venice. But heck, that one looks good too.

[Tree]

There is also video of that tower being jumped in Cronicles II (or III). One guy pcas his buddy and then freefalls it. Very nice footage.

[BASE_689]

Jupija,
do not take any offence. That tower is worldwide famous. Maybe it is you that are not exactly aware of what it is. It would be technically jumpable.
It is a pity that few years ago came along Mr. Bin Laden that started terrorist attacks and so from that time on, all the western national monuments are under close surveillance by police.
I would say few things about the tower.
1) you can go inside paying a ticket but they would not allow you to take the smallest fanny pack inside, forget a parachute.
2) Outside it is smooth, so, unless you are spiderman, no chance about climbing it
3) even if you had climbing tools, that tower is at the border of one of the most crowded squares in the world, this meaning that there are tens of thousands of visitors any day and several hundreds of visitors present in the square at nearly any time of the day in nearly any day of the year
4) you are not the first that thought about jumping that tower, we thought about it a little earlier than you (just few days...)
5) fuc(ing high profile object
6) even if jumped, once on the gropund there is no way out without they take you and stick you into the cage and throw away the key
7) it is an ancient national monument and so in the remote possibility that you succeed in jumping it, they would NOT forget you
8) are the above 7 points enough for not trying to jump it?
Now, see what you are going to do..... :+

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 :D
e-mail: base_689@yahoo.com

[BASE_689]

>There is also video of that tower being jumped in Cronicles
>II (or III)
No, my friend Tree, the tower jumped in chronicle is NOT the tower whose photo has been posted by Jupija. The one jumped in Chronicle is somewhere else in Italy.
The historical tower jumped in Chronicle was jumped (also) by my mentor in the process of closing his BASE word, several years ago but by now, thanks also to Mr. Bin Laden, that tower is not any more jumpable :-(

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 :D
e-mail: base_689@yahoo.com

[RB]

HI 689,

do you know of any objects/jumpers in provincia di frulivenezia or veneto?

thanks,
rb

[BASE_689]

>do you know of any objects/jumpers in provincia di frulivenezia or veneto?
As far as I know, there are no active jumpers in that area.
Still in one of the regions you mentioned there is an object. There could be objects overthere, but not existing jumpers in the area, apart from the one above mentioned, we do not know any other.

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 :D
e-mail: base_689@yahoo.com