Earth,
or more often referred to as cliffs, are the most beautiful
objects to jump but are arguably the most dangerous. Cliff
jumps give the BASE jumper the greatest opportunity to harmonize
with nature and gain a real appreciation for the world around
us but the BASE jumper must have all their skills finely tuned
before jumping.
The
earth jump, depending on object height and geometry, typically
present the most danger of a striking the object after the
parachute opens which typically results in the parachute collapsing
and the BASE jumper falling to their death. The BASE jumper
has to insure their sub-terminal tracking skills are superb
to allow them to "fly" as far away from the object as possible
before deploying the parachute (when the object height permits)
to give them time to safely correct the parachute if an "off-heading"
opening occurs.
Or
on lower cliffs, the BASE jumper must be prepared to, in the
event of an off heading opening, immediately start taking
evasive action to avoid striking the object.
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