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For those of you who are as ignorant of this as me: BASE is an acronym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE_jumping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE_jumping). I
by Jun8 13y ago
For those of you who are as ignorant of this as me: BASE is an acronym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE_jumping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASE_jumping). I don't really understand what exit refers to in this context, anyone care to enlighten? It's surprisingly hard to google info on this, must be a really fringe thing.
- tmoullet 13y agoI assume it meant "jumpable cliff" i.e. a cliff/tower high enough and smooth enough that you could jump off and deploy a parachute and land safely.
- jackcarter 13y ago"Exit", short for "exit point", just refers to the place someone BASE jumps off.
- kej 13y agoThe exit is the edge where you jump off to start your fall. You "exit" the building or cliff or whatever.
- yan 13y agoAs others said, exit is where you jump from. Exits matter because not all are safe vertical drops, some are way more stylistic than others and in case of BASE wingsuiting, some lead to specific lines. A line is the flight path a wingsuit pilot takes after jumping. Recent times, proximity flying has been getting more popular, where a person wearing a ram air wingsuit tries to get as close to cliffs, ground, trees or other natural elements as possible. As you can guess, lots of people die doing this. For an example of a safe exit that immediately leads to a very spicy line, check this video, at 0:40 specifically: https://vimeo.com/82949889 https://vimeo.com/82949889
- hfsktr 13y agoMy palms got sweaty just watching that video. I don't think that is something I could do.
- BrandonMarc 13y agoAgreed. I'm so glad the people who do record helmet-cam videos of it, and post them for me to watch instead.
- adwf 13y agoThanks, my first thought was some super-secret underground lair...