Really a BASE jump??

[speedphreak]

Despite being "the coolest thing ever done in Oregon, period", is this really a BASE jump? Or is it just a speedfly exit, ground launch, or kiting a canopy??



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFJg7JixinI&feature=player_embedded



Arrest Details:

Police arrest suspected Astoria Column base-jumper | kgw.com Portland



(http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Police-look-for-base-jumper-at-Astoria-Column-123764789.html)1305

[Uberchris]

i say speedfly exit as he was sort of in flight on exit..........??? either way, good on him

[JewBag]

new sport? =D

[speedphreak]

I helped a guy kite his BASE canopy off of G-Spot in Moab when the winds were wrong. It was impressive, but I wouldn't consider it a "BASE jump".

[Greenmachine]

Labelling a particular Jump/Flight as "BASE" matters
a whole lot more if the person has single digits...
but once a guy or gal has hundreds or thousdands
of SKY, BASE, Tandems, Speedflights, etc.

It really comes down to somantics. For the record
I would not consider it an A qualifying BASE jump.

[lowcountryBase]

that is not a base jump (period)

[angryelf]

not BASE. Just a really sketch Speedglider Launch.

[base428]

My rule:

If you have to ASK if it's a BASE jump, then it's NOT a BASE jump.