hello from Poland

**Olek** · July 6th, 2005, 05:59 AM

Hello,
On the begining of june i was in Norway to make FJC.
Now i just made jump from Atenna in Poland.
I don't have anyone in my country who is BASE jumper.
I just want to share my hapinness ;-)
If someone will be in Poland just drop me e-mail (olek@freefly.pl).

C-ya

sean · July 6th, 2005, 09:20 AM

nice work mate...got any pictures?

maybe some Brits will come play over there soon.

**JeNnEjEnN** · July 7th, 2005, 11:01 AM

Olek! Hey!!

It was nice to meet you in Norway.... that was some fun out there eh?

Nice to see that you're jumping back at home.

I am still planning on making my way over there sometime in the future, so don't forget about me, cuz I wanna play on the smokestacks!

Jen

**desert1** · July 7th, 2005, 12:32 PM

you might want to check this out
http://polishbase.offheading.com/phpBB2/index.php

**Olek** · July 7th, 2005, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by desert1

you might want to check this out
http://polishbase.offheading.com/phpBB2/index.php

I know this site but no one read this in Poland.
No one is interested to BASE jump in Poland... but this will for sure change in the nearest futer ;-)
I know to the Peter - the owner of this site.
He leaves in Norway (no i think he is in Grand Canarian) for 14 years.
He moves there with his parants i think whe he was childe.

I waiting for him to jump together ;-)

Thanks

**Olek** · July 7th, 2005, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by JeNnEjEnN

Olek! Hey!!

It was nice to meet you in Norway.... that was some fun out there eh?

Nice to see that you're jumping back at home.

I am still planning on making my way over there sometime in the future, so don't forget about me, cuz I wanna play on the smokestacks!

Jen

I still waiting for you... still ;-)

Now i plan to go to Croatia for the bridge.
I think i will stay i Vrsar and jump there 5 days.
It's legal and safe and i will take more expirence there.

Hugs Jenny ;-)

**JeNnEjEnN** · July 8th, 2005, 09:45 AM

hehehe... yeah I will make it out there! It may be a bit delayed now though, because I had some issues getting back home from Norway (missed check in for my flight by 3 mins, had to but another ticket for $1600 US

...) so I got to re-work the finances!

C-ya again sometime though!

Jen!

spinerugo · July 11th, 2005, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Olek

I still waiting for you... still ;-)

Now i plan to go to Croatia for the bridge.
I think i will stay i Vrsar and jump there 5 days.
It's legal and safe and i will take more expirence there.

Hugs Jenny ;-)

About legality of jumping in Vrsar...
It is a (still happily) grey zone.
It is stil not regulated by law. The owner of viaduct is company named BINA - Istra (http://www.bina-istra.hr/index1.html) and their road patrol will not allow you to jump from the span. You should try and avoid to be seen by them. They usually have orange signal lights at their van.
About police. I (we) have not been caught by police there, but although it is not ilegal to jump, I'm not sure how they would react. We are doing our best to avoid them, too.
We (locals) are trying to not hang too long on the span, hiding our helmets (to be honest, most of our jumps from there are without helmet, just to be sthealty - we were thought that way from one of the first jumpers from that span) not to disturb trafic with our presence, and we try to leave no trace at the land below. It is private property so we are guest there.
It is allways good to pick all the trash when you leave. You would be suprised how much energy drinks cans we sometimes find when we arrive ot place.
BTW, that post was not direct reply to you but to all.
Oh, I forgot, don't forget to have fun there. ;-)

PS: If you dont know, there is a trail (10 - 15 minute walk to span) so you don't have to go with car or walk all the way around, ill try and upload picture with explanation if I find apropriate...

**jupija** · July 12th, 2005, 05:24 AM

twice it happened that police was watching us jumping and didnt say a thing, but now they put up a sigh like pedestrians r not alowed to walk on the bridge

**Olek** · July 12th, 2005, 06:12 AM

Big thanks for advice.
I am now in Vrsar.
I stay here to the end of week.
If someone will be here give me sms or call +48 601 263 837.

C'ya
Olek

spinerugo · July 12th, 2005, 06:16 AM

Me and friends plan to arrive to a span this friday, so, c-ya! ;-)

**fastpete** · July 17th, 2005, 03:46 PM

once they "police" told me that "no paragliding here" so we didnt paraglide

.....we will be there soon again......nice one...

**Olek** · July 18th, 2005, 07:30 AM

GR8 time ;-)
To hot, but nice jump.
Thanks Seos for everygthing. You rock dude ;-)
Thanks for 2-way and night jump, and you know for what in Maribor ;-)

CU,
Olek

**Spiderman** · July 20th, 2005, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Olek

I know this site but no one read this in Poland.
No one is interested to BASE jump in Poland... but this will for sure change in the nearest futer ;-)
I know to the Peter - the owner of this site.
He leaves in Norway (no i think he is in Grand Canarian) for 14 years.
He moves there with his parants i think whe he was childe.

I waiting for him to jump together ;-)

Thanks

www.polishbase.tk
www.polishbase.com

Well. How can you know who read this site in Poland? I am the webmaster of it and since Polish BASE Revolution was opened few years ago there has been many people visiting it and asking different questions, mostly technically. Only few of them has been active on the forum, becaus of different reasons. In the beginning the server was actually boiling and I had to take down the site for some time. Both curious skydivers and media has regulary been in touch and I hope I have contributed some to spread serious baseknowledge, to people that one day will become basejumpers.

Also what you write about that noone is interested in starting base in Poland is not correct. There are 40.000.000 people in that country. People has generally less money than people in western countrys, so getting the equipement has been a main issue and timetaking for many, but I think things are slowly comming together...I was planning to have a small FJC in Poland this spring, but have to wait for some surgery before I can do that. There was many people interested, but I made "having own equipement" as the main requirement to join the FJC and that reduced the numbers significantly. I also gave information to people about other FJC, and I know some of them propably went to them. Not everyone is anouncing it on the net.

If you look at Russia. 5 years ago there was only a handful of hardcore basejumpers there, some of the most skillfull like Yuri,living outside... Now there are more basejumpers in Russia than skydivers in Poland ;-) And most of the equipement they jump is also made there. (Except of perfect and less perfect copys of western gear there are some innovative designs out there)

THE BASE REVOLUTION IN EASTERN EUROPE IS A FACT. AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF NICE(AND UGLY) OBJECTS TO PLAY FROM. HOPE TO MAKE A NICE TWO WAY IN POLAND WITH YOU THIS AUTUM. NICE TO HAVE LOCAL CREW GROWING. GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN AND DONT GET COUTH ;-)

Blue Skies & Soft Walls

Spiderman
Webmaster www.polishbase.com (temporarly www.polishbase.tk)
www.offheading.com

Ps. Did you know that one of the first basejumpers and gear constructors was polish? Heck out the history of base : http://www.offheading.com/gpage3.html

**Olek** · July 20th, 2005, 02:35 PM

Peter you understand me wrong.
Don't take it so inside.

You move site few times to diffrent name of the web.
Pepole don't know where it is.
You don't answer on e-mails. You was so long time off-line.
People don't write on your forum for long time.
Don't be angry on me.

Yes you are the webmaster of this site which is not update since one year.
You don't know people in Poland and skydiveing community because you don't leave here.

You know to that in 90's years was a man from Poland which BASE jump in USA and so what?
Who cares? Fu** it.

I can't wait more for you ;-) Come on. Get in to Poland.
Here is so many place to discover ;-)

I realy like you wants to help people to start BASE if thay realy want.
I here over 2 years from few of them that they just going to FJC. But they only talking.

It's stupid topic. I don't want to write more.
EOT

CU ;-)

Olek