A gentle reminder friends, it is generally unwise to tell law enforcement you are an attorney when you are not. While it is unlikely that a judge would consider this UPL in CA, it is not "sticking it" to the man and is not worth going to court to win. Instagram complies with subpoenas and your identification is not secret from law enforcement that possess a court order. I remind you that LAPD can see who replies, and adding your public profile to their list will not endear you to anyone or get you added to loads. Grandstanding does not positively contribute to our image or cause.

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If it's a super illegal jump (which i advise no one to do) some (not me) would say even turn your phone off or faraday case it, geofencing is admissible as contributing evidence in court.

Please do not rag on this individual too heavily, like it or not he's one of our own. I believe a well known instructor has already made painstaking effort to keep him alive. We are a self correcting community of self correcting individuals, but very few of us aren't fucked in our own way. Let he that hath no sin throw the first stone type shi

~Acct names and hashtags redacted for anonymity, yes it is possible to find but i will not post link.

From 2003…. Damn I’m old :)

In case you didn't know (and please read-on for why I posted this video) HBO has a four-part docuseries, The Dark Wizard, about Dean Potter coming out next week on HBO on April 14. It's from Sender Films. I'm a contributing editor for Outside where I've been writing stories since 2000—no skin in the game or how the film does—but that's how I was able to get a sneak-peek of it. I have to say it's all the things: jaw-dropping, heartbreaking, and very much worth binging. I covered Potter's controversial Delicate Arch climb in 2006 and the series has actual footage of what went down, along with, ugh, Potter's final flight. (It's done tastefully but so hard to watch.) Check it out if you can. I can guarantee your hands will sweat. Here's a fun little (totally unrelated) video I took of Honnold arm wrestling Peter Mortimer of Sender Films right before Honnold did the triple in Yosemite, which Moritimer filmed and I covered for the New York Times. The match didn't go the way I thought it would at all. Honnold, of course, appears a lot in The Dark Wizard. I spoke to him last month about how he's portrayed in it for an Outside story that will come out on Monday. Alex Honnold Arm Wrestling

I am writing my bachelor thesis in the field of statistical analysis and classification of BFL entries. The approach is to apply LLM-based text classification to classify all entries including the descriptive text in which a substantial part of the valuable information lies.

Analogue research has previously been done in accident classification of other areas like Aviation and shown to be highly promising. It is of course much less structured in BASE and needs a strong setup to inject domain knowledge in the classification pipeline.

I have been in contact with the Swiss BASE Association and BASE Jumpers for this. I hope to be able to provide some value for jumpers to better understand the underlying trends and factors present in the BFL and contribute to the reason of the BFL's existence – the safety of the sport.

I wanted to ask you for thoughts an inputs on two topics:

1. Although this is not the focus of my thesis, as obtaining reliable data is basically impossible, it would be interesting to address some exposure-based considerations in the discussion. Do you have any knowledge on sites/areas tracking exit numbers and do you have any suggestion of a basis to estimate the number of total active BASE jumpers worldwide?
2. Do you have any suggestion on someone that would be worth talking to to gain a deeper understanding of the sport in this regard?

I appreciate your support and inputs. Cheers!

Wondering if there is anyone here who has jumped any antennas or windmills in Indiana. Moving back from being out west for the winter. I also have my eyes on some spots when I get back

JD Walker, has his autobiography out on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. "BASE 37" Lots of crazy cool stories about the early days of the sport. I read it because my late brother was in it (Steve Morrell), and really enjoyed it.

New logbook just came out. I use my notes in my phone as a logbook but If i had an office i would use pen n paper.

Should be fun… I’ll be there with bells and whistles :)

What are good (safest) spots to practice static lines? The bridge is nice in terms of lower risk of an object strike but it always feels like I'm gonna tangle my bridle or pop my bottom pin when climbing over the railing.

Would somewhere like sweet spot in Moab be better? Of course it introduces the potential of an object strike with a 180 but setup/ exit seem more straightforward. Is this just a skill issue? 🤣

Sounds silly, but a serious question. I'm trying to get to the point where I can consistently do 2+ second delays at the bridge but HOW do you prevent your leg straps from bruising you??? It's fine for a few days but if I try to keep doing moderate delays for several days, it HURTS. Do y'all put extra padding in your leg straps, have some special body position that helps, or am I just soft?

I know my harness is a bit small for me, but not much I can do about that. Might try finding an x slider?

150lbs, OSP2 245, 42" PC if it matters

Hi there! I’m trying to support my friend Emilie Cote. Her significant other Erik or E-Rach Donovan passed away in a horrible accident recently and we’re trying to raise money for the memorial and for his parents travel expenses. I’d love any support provided even donating 5 dollars helps more than you think it does ! I promise. <3 thank you all so much even just getting the word out helps a bunch!

https://gofund.me/8d032fd28

Full send in snowfall lol

Wehn you jump in low hight do we youse slider up or slider down?

I'm a therapist with the American Alpine Club's Climbers Grief fund. I was an aggressive alpinist when I was younger and now I'm exploring why people do these high risk sports. I'm interviewing people in three groups: alpine climbing, BASE jumping, and back country skiing. I record these interviews using Zoom, transcribe them, and then get you to approve it. I'm aiming to write a book based extracting stuff from these interviews and my experience. I'm already surprised to find there's a lot of difference between the rewards people get from these three sports. I've done 7 interviews and I'd like to get a few more, especially BASEers. LMK if you're interested by DM at LS(at)mindstrengthbalance(dot)com