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Travel insurance: ihi Bupa policy wording change 11-Jan-2012 At 8:08:53 AM RNM

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On 10/01/2012 J.C. wrote:
>I actually believe that BASE can be practiced quite safely...... there is a very wide
>range of degrees of danger and difficulty & you choose to participate at
>your own level.

"Can" and "choose" are the key words. Almost anything can be made safe, if paticipants choose the right safety measures and conditions....

Can you imagine the conditions on the insurance policy? And can you imagine how you would prove that you have meet these conditions.

Surely by nature most people who choose to BASE jump are also into pushing the limits a little, extending themselves and their abilities. Isn't that the point?

Otherwise it would be like getting into rally car driving, but never going more than 100km/hr, or getting into motor cross, but never leaving the road.