What great memories this brings back. I watched this documentary a few times before making contact with Rob. He went to the trouble of driving up from Essex to the Midlands with a rig for me to do my first BASE jump. This was over 20 years ago. It was all really bloody surreal, as the jump happened just as it does at the start of this film. I can remember it like it was five minutes ago.
I worked on this film. I was the camera operator and editor. Some great comments, much appreciated. It was a privilege to hang out with these guys, John and Rob and Greg, Sean and Allan and Terry, they were fantastic guys. If anyone knows where John is, I'd love to know...Rest In Peace Terry....as Lol the director said 'These are the 'ordinary' guys who become commandos / special forces if there is a war, or paratroopers perhaps! it was fascinating watching the different nationalities at the Exit point - the Brits always making jokes, the Yanks had all the gear, the Aussies like it was a walk in the park...thanks for uploading. Great but poignant memories...sorry for the Standard Definition - HD was only a couple of years off from when we made it...
Thanks for working on this great documentary! It's one of my favourites from that era and I'm glad I was able to share your work on UA-cam to keep it alive and seen forever! 🍺🍺
There was a time about 12 years ago when having watches a LOT of proximity wingsuit flying vids, and on holiday with a friend, at the base of a massive cliff in Zante, she asked if I would be interested in doing the AFF course to learn skydiving. I absolutely HATE heights, but you can't fly wingsuits without learning skydive, so I agreed, as BASE really interested me! I did a tandem jump just to see if I liked it, and to be honest, I didn't.....I screamed for 2 lungfulls of air, before I realised that I could actually tolerate what was happening to me......I decided to do the course, and about 18 months later, myself and my friend flew out to Spain and did the AFF course. During the following few years, I jumped at a club in the UK, and learned a hell of a lot. One vital thing that I learned is how VERY different BASE is from skydiving. The equipment is different, the skill level needed to do it and not die immediately is MUCH higher, and the risk level makes skydive look like playing chess in comparison. In short, BASE just wasn't for me. Anyone who wants to get into BASE, learn to skydive first, and then after you've done a couple of hundred jumps, THEN you could consider thinking about it, Ideally wait until you've 500+ jumps experience and NO remaining friends or family. The death statistics aren't pleasant reading. Even when done by very experienced people using equipment that has been packed to perfection, it's still vastly more dangerous than skydive. Adding wingsuit flying into the mix massively increases the skill level required and also the potential for something to go wrong. Good luck and respect to anyone who does it.
As far as skydive goes, I've quit now. Skydive takes a fair bit of commitment and you need to be jumping an absolute minimum of once per month to keep your licence current. To progress with skills it takes a LOT more than one jump per month, and because of work and the fact that I had a bit of a drink problem at the time, combined with my fear of heights which I still had, I was only just managing to travel up to the Drop Zone and do the once per month jump, my skills weren't improving so effectively I was just doing the same thing over and over again each month. In retrospect I really should have given myself a kick up the arse and got my drinking under control at the time so that I did have the money available for jumping, but it just wasn't the right time for me (I have since got myself sober). Amazingly although it does seem amazing, but repeating the same jump with a few small variations can get boring, so eventually I just quit. 53 jumps, and the last one done in memory of a friend who had passed from an overdose intentionally. I met some amazing people who I have the privilege of calling friends, but for me skydive is a thing of the past and BASE is never going to happen. Probably just as well.
snowy matrix What is so great about this doc is that it pre dates the explosion of BASE on Social media. The jumpers were not showing off to get likes and the segment with English stuntman Terry was very emotional charged. This is special upload as you won't find videos about BASe like this anymore.
RIP Terry. He was calm and articulate speaking about BASE but I worried for him almost immediately. He looked slightly unsteady on his feet even walking around near the exit and he mentioned his leg / knee a couple of times. He seemed very head down on that first jump too.
For the kids watching who don’t know any better, do NOT base with a skydiving rig. There are a lot of reasons, but for a nice visual, the opening at 24:17 is with a base rig, the opening at 25:03 with a skydiving rig. Much longer to open and a good deal more prone to high and low speed mals
That's unbelievable! Got to say, despite my age, I always try and push myself and set myself achievable goals and had so many scary but exhilarating experiences but this really kicks it up 10 notches! It's when you watch stuff like this, you miss being young and the realisation your body is slowly letting you down. Massive respect to those guys, who are living life to the max, great watch! Cheers Alan
Thanks Alan, very wise words there. I don't know if you are familiar with the film 'Point Break' there's a quote about the human spirit that made a big impression on me back in the day I first saw it in the cinema ua-cam.com/video/xAeHFKaL5zA/v-deo.html In my own way with my modest adventures I have tried to follow its teachings!
Thanks for the upload, it's great to see how BASE has progressed over the years. Much safer now than ever with help from computer aided design of equipment and simulations for testing etc.
I do like the style of this documentary! In particular when it comes to passionate people risking their lives and dying as a consequence. A great French alpinist - Jean Marc Boivin- once said: on vie comme un moutun ou un lion! You lived like a lion, Terry...
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FARMER G - MY HOMESTEAD Yeap, I'll keep watching others do this kind of stuff too! Downhill on a mountain bike and snowboard is about as extreme as I ever get! Thanks!👍😎
Mark’sGoneWalking ! Yeap, you'd want these guys next to you in the trench all right!😄 I've been to Cheddar Gorge -- these guys are a little crazy as Seal once sang!👍😁
His chance of surviving 20 years of BASE jumping is really about 50%. If he wants to do that good luck to him. Most people are wiser but I won’t preach.
Wow I wouldn’t be able to force myself to do that! I don’t know if I’m scared of hights or if I’m just a little extra “don’t want to do it” if you know what I mean. How do those people do these things without a parachute? I never figured that out. Thanks for sharing this with us! Always fun to watch!
RainbowRose 769 being serious for a moment the only people who jump from cliffs, buildings and bridges without a parachute are trying to commit suicide. Humans cannot fly! Icarus descovered that back in the day when he flew too close to the Sun and his man-made wings melted!😉 😎
In the description you spelt Allan's name wrong as Alan, there is 2 L's, he is my father and this often happens to him to the point he has given up correcting it haha :D
You would make a good BASE jumper. The ones that stay alive are the ones always terrified when they look over the edge. A lot jumpers are scared of heights. Many say they would quit the day they are not scared when they look over the edge. The fear keeps them safe.
Brilliant documentary, showed how base truly is, 4 days ago i went to exit 8:39 and jumped with lads, i can tell you it was scary, legs were little shakin and spent 2min on the exit but nailed it, best rush i tell you😄31:46 im the same, i dont like heights but i dont mind jumping of objects, its when im on the edge and im looking down im scared, but once i look straight or slightly up, push off and jump- im fine and happy🪂
What great memories this brings back. I watched this documentary a few times before making contact with Rob. He went to the trouble of driving up from Essex to the Midlands with a rig for me to do my first BASE jump. This was over 20 years ago. It was all really bloody surreal, as the jump happened just as it does at the start of this film. I can remember it like it was five minutes ago.
I worked on this film. I was the camera operator and editor. Some great comments, much appreciated. It was a privilege to hang out with these guys, John and Rob and Greg, Sean and Allan and Terry, they were fantastic guys. If anyone knows where John is, I'd love to know...Rest In Peace Terry....as Lol the director said 'These are the 'ordinary' guys who become commandos / special forces if there is a war, or paratroopers perhaps! it was fascinating watching the different nationalities at the Exit point - the Brits always making jokes, the Yanks had all the gear, the Aussies like it was a walk in the park...thanks for uploading. Great but poignant memories...sorry for the Standard Definition - HD was only a couple of years off from when we made it...
How many people do you think got into base and died because of the doc?
Thanks for working on this great documentary! It's one of my favourites from that era and I'm glad I was able to share your work on UA-cam to keep it alive and seen forever! 🍺🍺
What’s robs full name?
@@Gecko.... did you watch the film - it deals with the danger square on
Rip. Terry & Sean
Miss Sean...Nice to hear his voice again and see him living how he always did
I watched this many years ago when it first aired on Ch4. Dont know why i thought of it now but thanks for the upload. Great little documentary
I've been looking for this documentary for about 15 years!!! Thank you!!!
You're welcome, glad to share the rare on UA-cam and keep these gems alvie!👍🍺😁
I’ve been looking for this documentary for ages. I remember recording it on VHS and watching it over and over. Thank you for uploading!
That's great, glad I could help!👍😎
There was a time about 12 years ago when having watches a LOT of proximity wingsuit flying vids, and on holiday with a friend, at the base of a massive cliff in Zante, she asked if I would be interested in doing the AFF course to learn skydiving. I absolutely HATE heights, but you can't fly wingsuits without learning skydive, so I agreed, as BASE really interested me! I did a tandem jump just to see if I liked it, and to be honest, I didn't.....I screamed for 2 lungfulls of air, before I realised that I could actually tolerate what was happening to me......I decided to do the course, and about 18 months later, myself and my friend flew out to Spain and did the AFF course. During the following few years, I jumped at a club in the UK, and learned a hell of a lot. One vital thing that I learned is how VERY different BASE is from skydiving. The equipment is different, the skill level needed to do it and not die immediately is MUCH higher, and the risk level makes skydive look like playing chess in comparison. In short, BASE just wasn't for me. Anyone who wants to get into BASE, learn to skydive first, and then after you've done a couple of hundred jumps, THEN you could consider thinking about it, Ideally wait until you've 500+ jumps experience and NO remaining friends or family. The death statistics aren't pleasant reading. Even when done by very experienced people using equipment that has been packed to perfection, it's still vastly more dangerous than skydive. Adding wingsuit flying into the mix massively increases the skill level required and also the potential for something to go wrong. Good luck and respect to anyone who does it.
As far as skydive goes, I've quit now. Skydive takes a fair bit of commitment and you need to be jumping an absolute minimum of once per month to keep your licence current. To progress with skills it takes a LOT more than one jump per month, and because of work and the fact that I had a bit of a drink problem at the time, combined with my fear of heights which I still had, I was only just managing to travel up to the Drop Zone and do the once per month jump, my skills weren't improving so effectively I was just doing the same thing over and over again each month. In retrospect I really should have given myself a kick up the arse and got my drinking under control at the time so that I did have the money available for jumping, but it just wasn't the right time for me (I have since got myself sober). Amazingly although it does seem amazing, but repeating the same jump with a few small variations can get boring, so eventually I just quit. 53 jumps, and the last one done in memory of a friend who had passed from an overdose intentionally. I met some amazing people who I have the privilege of calling friends, but for me skydive is a thing of the past and BASE is never going to happen. Probably just as well.
This an awesome upload. Not so many good docs on base jumping on UA-cam. This a hidden gem, thanks for loading this.
sixbells99 you're welcome I'm glad you enjoyed it!😎
snowy matrix What is so great about this doc is that it pre dates the explosion of BASE on Social media. The jumpers were not showing off to get likes and the segment with English stuntman Terry was very emotional charged. This is special upload as you won't find videos about BASe like this anymore.
sixbells99 thank you my friend for such an insightful comment on this documentary! 👍😎
@33:02 I think this jump is from the Claydon Cement Works chimney destroyed in November 2000.
RIP Terry. He was calm and articulate speaking about BASE but I worried for him almost immediately. He looked slightly unsteady on his feet even walking around near the exit and he mentioned his leg / knee a couple of times. He seemed very head down on that first jump too.
For the kids watching who don’t know any better, do NOT base with a skydiving rig. There are a lot of reasons, but for a nice visual, the opening at 24:17 is with a base rig, the opening at 25:03 with a skydiving rig. Much longer to open and a good deal more prone to high and low speed mals
To be honest: i just had to verify if on this video somebody is seriously basejumping with a skydiving rig. Now all i can say is: priceless.
That's unbelievable! Got to say, despite my age, I always try and push myself and set myself achievable goals and had so many scary but exhilarating experiences but this really kicks it up 10 notches! It's when you watch stuff like this, you miss being young and the realisation your body is slowly letting you down. Massive respect to those guys, who are living life to the max, great watch! Cheers Alan
Thanks Alan, very wise words there. I don't know if you are familiar with the film 'Point Break' there's a quote about the human spirit that made a big impression on me back in the day I first saw it in the cinema ua-cam.com/video/xAeHFKaL5zA/v-deo.html In my own way with my modest adventures I have tried to follow its teachings!
Thanks for the upload, it's great to see how BASE has progressed over the years. Much safer now than ever with help from computer aided design of equipment and simulations for testing etc.
This all seemed rather extreme until wing suit proximity flying began.
I told my wife I'll do the laundry "when im READY!" and to me that's an extreme sport to me.
WoW ! So many memories back in Time.... i was in it ... base #623
20 seconds of joy is another excellent film on base jumping
Step away from the screens cool👍😎
I do like the style of this documentary! In particular when it comes to passionate people risking their lives and dying as a consequence. A great French alpinist - Jean Marc Boivin- once said: on vie comme un moutun ou un lion! You lived like a lion, Terry...
Rip Terry.
Awesome to see Al again!
Loved this, thank you I enjoyed it greatly.
You're welcome. Was glad to share this from my collection to UA-cam 🎅❄️
Base Jumping , not for me! This was still however a very inspirational documentary for 'life' itself.
Great doc, loved it.
Worked with John as a plumber,he lent me this tape to watch unbelievable,wonder how he is now .
How do you think John could be tracked down? He was a fantastic guy, so funny...
I'm a BASE jumper and watching them on the edge still makes me sick to my stomach.
I find it exciting watching others jump probably because I've never jumped off the edge! 👍🍺😁
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That looks like so much fun. An amazing rush I’m sure but there is no way I could do that. I’m ok with watching others have that thrill. 😄
FARMER G - MY HOMESTEAD Yeap, I'll keep watching others do this kind of stuff too! Downhill on a mountain bike and snowboard is about as extreme as I ever get! Thanks!👍😎
Ty for the share
Ranger Kooky welcome!👍🍻
Crazy stuff!
Guns, Knives, and Beer thanks for stopping by much appreciated!👍😁
4:48 Smart move that he jumped immediately because if you hesitate at the edge, doubts begin to creep in and may even interfere with your exit.
Balls of steel - wow. That bit jumping off Cheddar Gorge - yikes 😮😮😮
Mark’sGoneWalking ! Yeap, you'd want these guys next to you in the trench all right!😄 I've been to Cheddar Gorge -- these guys are a little crazy as Seal once sang!👍😁
0:18 epic absolutely epic
insane and beautiful... into the clouds
If I’m not mistaken that was the legend Dwayne Weston. May he rest in peace
Remember watching this originally fuckin awesome beyond my bottle level much respect🤘
saw it at one point . nice vhs convertion. ricketty old tapes etc.. hope they retired from it ,some didnt.. as for flying suits !! Atb. ,Brian
Larry Bees thanks Brian for stopping by and for your comments! Ah the good old days oh VHS I remember them well!👍😁
The ex sas guy lied about the exit right? He didn't slip, he went headfirst and then overcompensated
RIP BASE621
kindness riders niceness gliders! (:)
Base jumping looks like quite a rush
Sperrin Outdoors it's the ultimate rush according to these guys!👍 They have to graduate from skydiving before they can even consider base jumping! 😎
His chance of surviving 20 years of BASE jumping is really about 50%. If he wants to do that good luck to him. Most people are wiser but I won’t preach.
Wow I wouldn’t be able to force myself to do that! I don’t know if I’m scared of hights or if I’m just a little extra “don’t want to do it” if you know what I mean. How do those people do these things without a parachute? I never figured that out. Thanks for sharing this with us! Always fun to watch!
RainbowRose 769 without a parachute!? Are you serious!👍😁
snowy matrix I heard some people do! Not sure what that’s about! 🙀
RainbowRose 769 being serious for a moment the only people who jump from cliffs, buildings and bridges without a parachute are trying to commit suicide. Humans cannot fly! Icarus descovered that back in the day when he flew too close to the Sun and his man-made wings melted!😉 😎
snowy matrix haha! That’s probably it. Suicide is so sad!
You don't intend to die but you can't convince someone like me because it's to dangerous
In the description you spelt Allan's name wrong as Alan, there is 2 L's, he is my father and this often happens to him to the point he has given up correcting it haha :D
In my defence I copied and pasted most of the description from some info I found on the internet! I've corrected it now! 👍😁
I've done parasailing before, but I'm not all that keen on heights, so jumping off a building is not for me. Lol
South-West-Wilderness parasailing is cool!😎 Thanks for stopping by, mate!👍
You would make a good BASE jumper. The ones that stay alive are the ones always terrified when they look over the edge. A lot jumpers are scared of heights. Many say they would quit the day they are not scared when they look over the edge. The fear keeps them safe.
Is it me or do the parachutes take like a few seconds longer to open than modern ones?
I wonder what happened to those boys
Not sure about John but Rob still skydives, although he doesn't BASE jump anymore.
Lol those fucking head cams
Selfish sad life 💔
You seem like a lot of fun
Brilliant documentary, showed how base truly is, 4 days ago i went to exit 8:39 and jumped with lads, i can tell you it was scary, legs were little shakin and spent 2min on the exit but nailed it, best rush i tell you😄31:46 im the same, i dont like heights but i dont mind jumping of objects, its when im on the edge and im looking down im scared, but once i look straight or slightly up, push off and jump- im fine and happy🪂