Slim

[Tom Aiello]

Anyone besides me freaking out at the date coincidence?

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Slim!

[Faber]

Me too:/

Heal fast bro

[zennie]

OMG that's just surreal....

Heal fast Slim!

[NightLee139]

Hey, Slim!
My best wishes to you.
Just hope to see you again somethere on the edge.
It was so cool to meet you in Norway and in Moscow!
Just hope that you will be ok soon.

[mknutson]

Sorry, but I don't get it? What is about the date??

[Tom Aiello]

Sorry, but I don't get it? What is about the date??

One year, to the day, after Dwain.

[Mac]

http://www.basejump.org/discus/messa...tml?1097140738


Sad news
Sad times

[Faber]

Fly free Brother you will be trully missed

[mknutson]

Does anyone know more details as far as what really happend?

Like what protective gear was he wearing, what caused him to land were he did? Off heading, too long delay, wind, what???

Also, does anyone know what the family is going to decide to do?

My heart does go out to the family!
Slim was the very reason I got into BASE.
I still have his first base jump on video off a really big cliff! It is the greatest video of exactly the awesome person Slim was.
If the family is interested, I would be willing to attempt to get this converted to vhs pal, or dvd to give them a copy. just have them email me here at BLiNC Magazine.

[Faber]

i pméd you or othervise Mick feel free to remove my post anyone becours i cant..

[Stein]

After one of the longest, saddest flights I ever had I’m back home in Norway. Reading all the condolences make me cry and thinking of his families, I’m so sorry for what happened and have no words for it. I’m feeling so helpless in this situation, as an organizer I keep thinking, “ is there anything we could do different to prevent this accident ” I hope to find an answer so we at least can make it safer for the future. Slims accident is a reminder that it can happen to even the best jumpers, so please be careful out there everyone.
My deepest condolences to Slims wife, family and friends.

Stein

[mknutson]

Roland "Slim" Simpson (Aka Basero) and his numbers....

I remember back when everyone was trying to get the base numbers back on track, and Slim was adding his footnote to, about all the other base numbers he had they are listed in:

http://www.blincmagazine.com/archives/Aug98.shtml
BASE Oreo and Twinky #5
BASE Hershey Kiss #99

http://www.blincmagazine.com/archives/Nov98.shtml
BASE Vegamite on toast #6
BASE Mushroom (1/2 Pound) #1 AKA the Manure Man
BASE Viagra BASE #1 (he started on this in Nov 98)
BASE Jelly Bean #43
BASE Condom #44

http://www.basefatalities.info/
#82


Also, does anyone remember Slims triple backflip (Pike) at BD 98? I was standing on the platform next to his running ramp control when he did that!
http://www.blincmagazine.com/archives/Oct98.shtml

What about the first ever double backflip off Tombstone by Slim? Very awsome to watch that one!

Also, not only is the date between Dwain and Slim ironic, The image for Slim:
http://www.basefatalities.info/
Shows a picture of the sickest double backflip with Slim carrying Dwain I have ever seen. I also have the honor of saying I was also standing next to Slim when he performed that jump as well.

[mknutson]

Base jumper 'not brain dead'
By Christopher Bodeen in Shanghai
10oct04

AN Australian BASE jumper badly injured in a jump from China's tallest skyscraper may not be brain dead and his condition is improving, a hospital official and media report said today.

Roland Simpson, 35, suffered serious injuries last Tuesday when his parachute lines became twisted and he landed on a building rather than the patch of lawn designated for the jump.



Hospital officials, the Australian Embassy and the Shanghai government - which organised the jump as a publicity event for the city - have given no details of his condition. A Chinese newspaper last week reported he was brain dead, citing unidentified hospital sources.

However, a receptionist at Shanghai East Hospital's intensive care unit said hospital president Liu Zhongmin yesterday announced an improvement in Mr Simpson's condition.

"He has taken a turn for the better. He's not brain dead or anything as the reports were saying," said the man, who asked that his name not be used.

Shanghai's state-controlled media did not report Mr Liu's remarks. However, the Beijing Evening News quoted Liu denying Mr Simpson was brain dead, and said he was still receiving care.

"His blood pressure is stable. Now we are trying to revive his brain and support his breathing. We are not now making the appraisal that he's brain dead," Mr Liu was quoted as saying.

"The biggest problem is his brain injury. Recovery from a brain injury takes a long time," Mr Liu said.

Last week, Mr Simpson's brother Craig posted a message on the Australian BASE Association's website saying Mr Simpson was effectively dead when he landed.

"It took 20 minutes to bring him back but after 20 minutes of no oxygen to his brain there is nothing left and he won't be coming back," Craig Simpson's message said.

Shanghai's Chengdu Business Daily last week reported Mr Simpson was listed as brain dead by neurological experts at the hospital.

"The concerned departments of Shanghai have placed much importance on this and have brought in a lot of neurological experts for diagnoses," a hospital head nurse told the paper.

"Most of the experts said Mr Simpson's condition conformed to brain death."

Mr Simpson, known to his friends as Slim, was among 38 highly-experienced base jumpers from 16 nations invited by the Shanghai Sports Bureau to take part in the jump off the 421-metre Jinmao Tower.

Mr Simpson was injured in a practice jump the morning of the event, which went ahead as planned that afternoon.

Base jumping - an acronym for building, antenna, span and earth - refers to jumping with a parachute from a permanent surface rather than skydiving from an airplane. - with Associated Press

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/pri...033066,00.html

[460]

Holy crap! I didn't know his condition was so serious. Don't care about the coincidence but I do care about his health. Good luck Slim.

[Mac]

Post on ABA

Thanks to everyone for the best wishes and the prayers. The Simpson family regretfully inform the BASE jumping community that Roland Simpson (Slim) died today in Canberra at 2:30pm on the 22nd. Information concerning the funeral will be posted as soon as arrangements are finalised.

Sue Simpson (Slim's mother).

Slim was surrounded by family and close friends when he passed away.

Livia

Peace.

Thoughts to all.