Linus launched from Labben(Trollveggen) in the evening of July 23. The weather was clear and there was no wind. As usual he started to track from the wall face out over the talus. Linus was a high skilled tracker and at his previous jump from Labben in June this year he made a 38 seconds delay without any wing suit.
No one can tell exactly what went wrong but this is what I saw from the landing area.(Linus fiancé)
The canopy started to deploy at the lower point of the talus, but he impacted on the talus before the main canopy was fully inflated. He hit the wall twice in his fall down and eventually came to rest at a ledge, approximately 150 m up the talus.
Within an hour, the rescue team had located him, entangled in his parachute , and declared him dead right on site.
Technical examination of the canopy revealed that one toggle was released.
Linus injuries and the fact that only one toggle was released indicates a possible 180 degree opening and cliff strike.
Linus was a very experienced and skilled big wall jumper. He found his passion for base jumping in Romsdal, Norway, where he also made his first base jump with an American friend in the summer of 1997.
His love for base jumping drove him to the big walls of Europe where Linus and his friends had some of the best moments of their lives.
He found comfort in the mountains and Linus was very fascinated by the dramatic landscapes of Norway, and especially the Trollveggen. He spent a lot of time in Romsdal where he and his Norwegian friends opened up new exit points.
Linus had many good friends in the base community all over the world. His first years of base jumping he shared with his good friend Thor-Alex Kappfjell, whose memory he always kept close to his heart. In June this year Linus had spread the last of the ashes of his friend John Hoover at that very same site on the Trollveggen.
Linus was a very loving and caring person and he meant a lot to many. He leaves a great emptiness behind. He was 28 years old.
My brother was good friends with Linus, and jumped with him many times when Linus would be in Oklahoma visiting family. I had the pleasure to meet him and get to know him. He was a good guy and was very loved by many. I pray that those who loved him recieve the peace and comfort of knowing he is waiting for them in a better place. He is most certainly missed.
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