Frequently Asked Questions

Interested in taking a First BASE Jump Course? You've come to the right place! We have a combined experience of 30 years of teaching BASE jumping to skydivers. We've taught more people to BASE jump than anyone in the World. Who teaches our courses? For a list of instructor bio's, please click here. For the calendar to view already scheduled courses, click here. For photos from the course, click here.

What are our requirements for the course? First of all, you must be a skydiver to take our FBJC, please email us directly for specific requirements: moab@apexbase.com

We begin by sending you the course outline and packing video tape after receiving your deposit. This will allow you to study and practice packing as well as absorbing the emergency procedures, etc...in the manual before actually beginning the course. By having a basic knowledge of the BASE pack job and jump procedures prior to arriving at the course, there won't be quite so much to absorb during the already very full 3 day course. We take 2 students max per instructor at any course, assuring you the utmost in attention to your individual needs. We move along at your pace, concentrating on the areas that you are most concerned with.

We meet you at the Day's Inn in Jerome, Idaho on Friday at 2 p.m. Throughout the weekend we will thoroughly cover pack jobs, the other objects, pilot chute sizes and delays, conditions, and a host of other subjects that you will need to know to become a safe BASE jumper. The BASE Course includes at least 5 BASE jumps, weather permitting, although very few of our students have left with fewer than 6 jumps. On Sunday afternoon, we depart Twin Falls.

What is one of the most important reasons to take our course that no one else in the industry offers? Once you take our course, you will be family for life. We invite all of our past students to come join us at any future course that we hold at the Perrine, which is at least once a month. If it's only been a month or two and you simply want someone to look over your pack jobs and someone to jump with, there is no charge. If it's been longer than that and you really would like full time guidance, a nominal fee will apply. This is when we start working on 2-ways, going stowed, floater exits, etc... We recommend that you have at least 70 jumps (provided you are solid at that point) before attempting more challenging jumps like Moab, Utah, for instance. We offer our ABAT Course for additional training in how to assess and safely jump cliffs.

You can call us at 435-650-2118 or e-mail us moab@apexbase.com for more specific information on the course and to get a list of things that you can do while skydiving to prepare yourself for the exciting world of BASE that awaits you!