Who started 3..2..1..CYA

[gantech]

Just curious about the origins of 3..2.1..CYA. Who here knows??

[mazze]

Hello

first time i heard it was from juri a russian guy at kjerag back in 1996.

regards
mazze

[mknutson]

Hello

first time i heard it was from juri a russian guy at kjerag back in 1996.

regards
mazze

That was being used back in 1992 at least when I was being trained. I remember Jester and Harry saying it.

[Johnny Utah]

On my first BASE jump in 1991 I said "3, 2, 1, see ya at the bottom" and then jumped. I had never heard anyone say anything like that before so I was just saying something that came out naturally. It was totally organic. I'm sure lots of guys said this sort of thing long before 1991. I don't think anyone can really know who said it first or where it started.

[Para_Frog]

Didn't Moe Viletto say it after "gravity check" like 100 years ago?

[stitch]

Supposedly, the countdown originated with old school "Direct-Bag" jumps.

The jumper would give a countdown, so the bag holder would be ready when the jumper left the edge.

[bodyguard]

dont know how true this is but i did read somewhere about the first post of a base jumper when the internet first came out and yes this was before the early 90's the guy would leave a message like a blog and say where he was jumping that weekand ,i think his name was mike

and he would always end his blog with

C-YA

around then i think he was just writing a message for a friend .

[hookitt]

That was being used back in 1992 at least when I was being trained. I remember Jester and Harry saying it.

Damn. I think my first was around 95 and you had 40 jumps at the time. You must have picked up the pace a bit

[kauhava]

Ironically, I mentioned to a few base jumpers at the Perrine Bridge recently, that I learned all I needed to know about base jumping which was: 3-2-1 See ya. I must have heard it enough to figure it was routine. ( I admit there's no adrenaline rush for me as I don't jump afterward).

[speedphreak]

I have never said 321-cya. Ever.

[hamsandwich]

I have never said 321-cya. Ever.

So it's safe to say you didn't start it!


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[speedphreak]

So it's safe to say you didn't start it!


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Yes, that would be a fair assumption to make... =;>

[Joy]

First time I ever heard it was my brother Randy said it just as he exited New River in 83. We finished breathing a couple of "nitrogen" balloons, he got up, said 321 CYA, did a layout front loop and landed in the middle of the sandbar using a 5 cell stratostar. I had never heard the phrase 321CYA before that time.
Rick Harrison
BASE 38

[Johnny Utah]

First time I ever heard it was my brother Randy said it just as he exited New River in 83. We finished breathing a couple of "nitrogen" balloons, he got up, said 321 CYA, did a layout front loop and landed in the middle of the sandbar using a 5 cell stratostar. I had never heard the phrase 321CYA before that time.
Rick Harrison
BASE 38

that's awesome

[hamsandwich]

Rad... that reminds me, i wrote randy a postcard in chile but here i am back in the US and its sitting here somewhere! How is randy doing?? I'm going to send him this son of a bitch anyway ihoped it would be a good cheer up

my very first base jump i asked corky (corkscrew) "what's with this 3-2-1 cya thing?" before i climbed the railing at the perrine and left with "4-5-6 suck my ass!"

so if anyone asks... i invented 4-5-6 suck my ass. heheh