BASE Jumping Exit Point

RSL, Skyhook or Faith?

Words by: Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld
Wed, 9 Apr 2014 at 10:01PM




There has been a lot of discussion lately about whether experienced jumpers should use RSLs. This discussion has actually been going on for years. Throughout my skydiving career I chose not to use an RSL. The logic for this being that if I had to cutaway and only had one parachute left I wanted to be as flat and stable as possible before deploying my reserve. For some 25+ cutaways I did just that and it worked fine. I was always under my reserve plenty high.

Lost a Friend

A couple of years ago I saw a good friend, and very competent skydiver with over 2,000 jumps, ride a gently spinning malfunction down to about 500 feet and then cutaway. She never got the reserve out. I thought long and hard about this. It occurred to me that there had been several times over the ...

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Insurance for Basejumping – Insurance carriers dropping plans/coverage

Web Administrator Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Costs of claims and accidental deaths cause insurance carriers to cancel plans

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The Apex TL or "Through Loop" BASE container was created for the more experienced BASE jumper. You know who you are and what you are looking for.
The Apex TLs or "Through Loop Small" container was created for the more experienced BASE jumper. You know ...