Reprinted by permission from the February 2007 issue of Skydiving Magazine. All rights reserved. www.skydivingmagazine.com

Tips for Jumping the Perrine Bridge

by Jamie Boutwell

Some say that Twin Falls, Idaho, is a Mecca for BASE jumping and I agree!

The Perrine Bridge is a great place for all levels of BASE jumpers. From students to the most experienced BASE jumpers, this bridge offers s...

The Turkey Boogie in 2005 ended up being the classic case of too many people jumping in a dangerous place. The herd mentality won out and we ended up with 2 jumpers hung up on the wall one right after the other was rescued. The rescues were both done extremely quickly and efficiently, however alot was learned by these accidents and subsequent rescues. Lee Hardesty wrote me this email and I wanted ...

Ultra low Freefall
By Dwain Weston (Dwain died in October 2003 but this article explains some of the methods he helped develop and depicts some of the depth in thought he put into BASE jumping.)
Additional notes/comments provided by Todd Shoebotham

There are six main phases in deployment (note:some of these phases overlap in sequence).
Phase 1 - Pilot chute (PC) is released (via BOC or Hand ...

The Following article appeared in Skydiving Magazine. It was written by long time jumper Donk about Moab and it was so awesome we asked if we could reprint it here. If you are planning on coming to jump in Moab, have a look, there is some very valuable information here. Respecting Moab (and back country parachuting) - it may not be for everyone By Anthony "Donk" DiCola Contributions by Jason ...

Delving fully into the history of BASE jumping is outside the scope of this web site. However, in brief, here's how the sport evolved.

A note to Para-historians, I learned early two people can see the same thing yet disagree on what they saw, so be careful.

A Word About Carl Boenish
Carl Boenish is known as the "Father of Modern BASE jumping." This is because he is the first to apply moder...