One piece of advice......

[guest]

I am soon to do my FJC.......Its so close I can smell it!

It has taken me two years to go from "I really want to do this" to "I am now ready to do this"........ (this switch of mind set was really noticable!).........

What one piece of advice would you, as an experienced jumper, give to someone about to "pop their cherry" ?

And before you flame - remember - you were also at this stage once!!!!... Think back to the emotions you felt!..........

Thanks for any constructive thoughts!

Just me bored at home thinking about it!!!!!

[guest]

and I have read this http://www.blincmagazine.com/cgi-bin...25&forum=board

I have spent time skydiving and spending time on skills with BASE in mind

I am doing this for myself and no one else... (which is why my girlfriend & family do not know & most of my skydiving friends dont know)... some thoughts about this would be useful......

and I also trust no one but myself........... except perhaps my pet cat coz he aint every gonna give me bad advice or snitch on me!!!

[guest]

welcome to base. My advice is to enjoy your stay, if its one jump or 1000. Before you exit the first time be sure to take it all in, look around and smell the flowers, take a deep breath, be confident, dont back out, and oh yes; throw the pilot chute. I would recommend you tell your family/girlfriend beforehand of your resolution as this will help them transition and at least feel included in the big things in your life.

[guest]

Yehaaaa im going first time too...10days from now im going to explore a whole new world...

Hope to see you all this summer(a bit optimist):o

C YA

[Skinflicka]

I believe I'll be seeing you sometime in late june / early July young man.

My advice, stay away from skydivers. They always want to hold your hand.

Do it for the camera. It's all about image.

Oooh. Suits you!:P

[guest]

ill rember that rule....
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[guest]

Yeah its me Jase!!

and ever since you helped me transition from "the wanting" to "the knowing" I understand what you say....... i have never felt so alone at the DZ - they truely dont understand!

Thanks dude!

Cya sometime soon!!!!!......... somewhere low!

[d-dog]

Yeah well this Dog can't count so here are a few:

1. Legs together, knees bent. . .

2. Be ON YOUR $hit. .

3. Harden up, tiger!

4. Take it deep, smoke it in, drive it down, burn it low - you know the drill.

5. FLARE!


Seriously, you lucky dog, have a great time. Like many things in life, there is nothing quite like your first jump. You won't forget it.

Right before you jump, remember to SMILE. It's All About the Fun (tm).

Peace,

D-d0g
ddog@wrinko.com
www.wrinko.com

[guest]

"I would recommend you
tell your family/girlfriend beforehand of your
resolution as this will help them transition and
at least feel included in the big things in your
life."

This is something I have trouble with. My family and girlfriend will not understand and can not understand. My girlfriend says she would dump me if I BASE - she gets screwed up if I go off and Skydive - she thinks thats dangerous!.. my family would not really be any more accepting (except my sister who knows what I am doing and understands) but they all would not understand that I am not "wishing for death".!!!........ I have spoken to family and friends and girlfriend about this before and they would not be accepting that I "put them through hell" every weekend I went off!!.........

I would be interested in thoughts on this as

1) I hate lying to family
2) I hate lying to my girlfriend
3) How the hell do you explain to people who think skydiving is dangerous that BASE is not as dangerous as they think? (I so believe that skydiving is more dangerous than people think (including the participants) and BASE is safer than people think (well than skydivers who think skydiving is a safe thing anyway!! ;op)

I am planning to keep this part of my life well and truely hidden.......... its the only way i can think of doing it......... anyone have experience of this or advice on how not, how to......... or just how it wont work!?!?!?!??!

Thanks people!!!!

[crwper]

It's gonna suck every time someone says, "So what did you do this weekend?" and with this big stupid grin on your face you're going to tell them, "Not much."

My mom found out that I did the BASE FJC... That caused her some stress, so I opted not to tell her about the next 50 or 60 jumps. Every time we'd talk, she would ask what I'd been up to, and I'd tell her, "Oh, work mostly." It was dumb. Here's this sport that's such a big part of my life, and every time I talked with Mom on the phone, it sounded like all I ever did was work... Because I didn't want to tell her about the rest.

Anyway, about a year later my brother also took up BASE, and we decided to let her know about things. She prefers to hear about jumps after they've been done, which I can understand. She enjoys some of the photos I've shown her, although she says she's still working up to watching video.

So now when I go to Moab, maybe I don't tell her the black-death stories, but at least I can tell her where I went and what I was doing.

I guess my point is, even if your family/gf don't understand what you're doing right now, maybe they can learn to understand it, and maybe you can learn to express what you enjoy about the sport, without freaking them out.

Don't keep them in the dark, tho, because neither of you will learn anything that way.

Michael

[guest]

Hey Brother
Don't worry aboutyour girlfriend. All BASE jumpers have tons of girlfriends; it brings them out of the woodwork. Right, everyone? All women want to be with the dangerous type, you know.
I would write more, but I have some true stories to type up for publication in Penthouse Forum.
B.S.;-)

[guest]

But you have the fact that:

1) my girlfriend will dump me
2) my family wont talk to me

How do are you then introduce them into something that is gonna be a huge part of my life???

skydiving was one thing......... that was an issue........ this is somthing different........... As I see it i am gonna loose the communication with my family and girlfriend about something I have a a love about ............... is this possible to maintain.................... has someone tried this before??????


M

[crwper]

A friend of mine decided not to tell his wife about his BASE jumping. So he'd make up some story when we went jumping, because he didn't think she would understand. Well, at some point he's on the top of a cliff, and decides he just can't do that any more, so he quit for a little while. Sooner or later he decides to get back into it, so this time he tells his wife, and she's fairly understanding about it. Well, maybe not understanding. Maybe accepting. But acceptance only goes so far, and she's no longer his wife, and he's done about 200 BASE jumps in the last year, and I think if you asked him he would say it was a very good choice.

But I think also if you asked him, he would say that BASE jumping isn't the only thing that got between them, it was more of a sign that they had grown in different directions.

So if your girlfriend says she's going to dump you if you start BASE jumping... Well, I don't think it's really about BASE jumping.

As far as your family goes... I think you have to be sensitive to their needs, but probably they don't want to be cut out of your life any more than you want to be cut out of theirs... Tell them about the jumping, but just don't tell them the "I thought I was going to die" part.

If your family would actually stop speaking with you because you start BASE jumping, maybe you need to re-examine the strength of that bond, or its importance to you.

Michael

[guest]

But I think also if you asked him, he would say
that BASE jumping isn't the only thing that got
between them, it was more of a sign that they
had grown in different directions.

That I think is the real truth........... its just an excuse for them.........or us!

your family would actually stop speaking with
you because you start BASE jumping, maybe you
need to re-examine the strength of that bond, or
its importance to you.

I really do need advice on how not to tell them!!!!

I want to keep this a secret!


Michael

[guest]

> What one piece of advice would you, as an experienced jumper, give to someone about to "pop their cherry" ?

I hope you don't fu(k up like you do at the DZ