Michael Gibbard
Date: May 16, 1987
Nationality: English
Object Type: Earth
Location: Cheddar Gorge, United Kingdom
COD: Impact
Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes
Description:
Mike packed his parachute at the bottom of Clifton Gorge in Bristol. It was Mike's first solo pack job, and he was checked by an experienced BASE jumper, as he packed. Mike had 200 jumps with three previous BASE jumps.
The static line parted prior to extracting the canopy.
Another report from this same site included the following warning: Cheddar Gorge is an experienced BASE jumper's site as you need quick reactions for the canopy control side. You need to open, look down, and know instantly how you are going to approach the landing area. There have been at least five lucky escapes from this site.
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