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The Future!!!!

JakeB

14-Aug-2008
9:59:33 AM

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/newswire-potter-eiger-freebase

Tlockwood

14-Aug-2008
11:02:45 AM

thats incredible!

deadbudgy

14-Aug-2008
11:42:57 AM

It seems a bit weird, considering that BASE jumps seem to often go wrong when fully planned, to expect to be able to deploy a parachute in the event of an unexpected fall. Has this been around long? I must admit to knowing nothing about BASE jumping and parachutes but until he actually stops himself from dying with that parachute I am calling it a bit silly.

devlin66

14-Aug-2008
12:18:11 PM

I think if you were able to tell if you were going to fall than you might have the reaction to jump away from the cliff. It's a funky way of doing things but I doubt it would get a lot of practitioners.

anthonyk

14-Aug-2008
12:57:13 PM

bit of an "oh whoops" if you come off on the first few pitches hey

i still reckon they should develop the mars-lander style bounce landing into a safety device. a bunch of inflatable balls surround you and you bounce away to safety. or a tall pointy pine tree, but its the thought that counts.

wallwombat

14-Aug-2008
12:57:25 PM

I don't imagine you'd be using that technique on anything under vertical.

devlin66

14-Aug-2008
1:25:07 PM

unless your are very good at tracking..........in the first couple of meters too..........on second thoughts.........

phil_nev

14-Aug-2008
1:31:57 PM

There was an interview with sonnie trotter i read a whiel back where he was talking about something similar in deep water solo style using military style parachutes... Pretty cool stuff.

dalai

14-Aug-2008
2:17:25 PM

Pretty amazing. Thanks for the link JakeB!

On 14/08/2008 anthonyk wrote:
>i still reckon they should develop the mars-lander style bounce landing
>into a safety device. a bunch of inflatable balls surround you and you
>bounce away to safety. or a tall pointy pine tree, but its the thought
>that counts.

Or - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmbEkh24r0

rod

14-Aug-2008
4:30:13 PM

top vid dalai.

some shots of what potter climbed: http://www.turntillburn.com/ttbs/en/rock_fotos/eiger.htm

nerm

14-Aug-2008
4:32:16 PM

Gunna do Deeper Water in this style Jake?

muki

14-Aug-2008
4:45:31 PM

On 14/08/2008 deadbudgy wrote:
> but until he actually stops himself from dying with that parachute I am calling it a bit silly.

He has saved his own life many times with the BASE chute, on giant high lines above canyons in Utah.
But I hardly think it's a solo when your BASE chute will save your bacon if you fall, It's more along the
lines of a rope solo, but with a BASE chute instead of a rope, makes sense really, lighter, less cluster
f#%^ing, and quicker, especially on the descent!

rod

14-Aug-2008
4:49:35 PM

for a climber of his ability the on foot descent off the eiger is probably more dangerous than the soloing, BASE makes sense.

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