Date: August 6, 2016
Nationality: Canadian
Object Type: Earth
Location: Miners peak - Alberta, Canada
COD: Impact (after exit)
Clothes / Suit: Wingsuit Phoenix-Fly Vampire 5
Gear / Parachute: Squirrel strong lite/Asylum Feather 260
Age: 34
Experience: Very Experienced
Time of day: 4-6PM

Description:

Jump occurred on Saturday around 4-6pm. Details still unclear as far as timing.
It started raining hard at 11:15 am for 3-4 hours. Another group that included myself,
hiked out from a great base jump with great weather minimal winds earlier that morning.
The winds remained calm most of the day under 5mph at most.

The jumper who previously completed a solo jump that day on a new exit decided to
hike again to a Jump that had been completed before by two jumpers a few years back,
one who vowed he would never jump it again and one who later went missing a few mountains away.

The reason for the difficulty is a downhill exit requiring many steps with a small ledge at 300'
which the previous jumpers missed by inches their first and only jump. It appears that the jumper
did not clear the ledge and at this point that is all that matters.

Lessons Learned:
1./ Carry a Spot Beacon Transmitter at all times to avoid a 3 day Search by your loved ones.
If you jump with in the Alberta Mountain Area this will be a pre-requisite for all jumpers
who want to choose to jump this area. The Park officials have made this Fairly Clear to us in
this search and the one prior which lasted a month and is still unresolved.


2./ Even if you are sure you can do it alone, maybe text a friend and
tell them your intended jump and flight Path.

3./ If a jump is super sketchy, maybe think about what you want out of your life
and the people's lives you touch. Base jumping is supposed to be fun, it is possible be
done safely and with longevity if you make choices that make sense.
There are a few older jumpers that show that you can enjoy a longer career.

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