Hello world! On this semester for English class Mr. Jordan, my teacher, give us a lot of interesting topics that we can choose for creating a blog; the true is that I want others but the topic of BASE jumping look quite interesting. So, here we go.
When I heard BASE jumping the true is that I didn’t have any idea of what it is, so Base Jumping is an activity that employs and initially packed parachute to jump from fixed objects, this is a highly dangerous sport that can easily injure and kill participants. For doing this sport always seek proper training and mentoring before attempting any sort of jump.
“B.A.S.E” is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). The acronym “B.A.S.E” was created by the filmmaker Carl Boenish, Carl in 1978 was the real catalyst behind modern BASE jumping, he filmed the first BASE jump using a ram-air parachute and the free fall tracking from the El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park. So the BASE jumping was invented in The Capitan.
30 years ago, nearly all BASE jumps were made using standard skydiving equipment, including two parachutes (the main and the reserve). Now, specialized equipment and techniques were developed and are designed specifically for the unique needs of BASE jumping.
BASE jumps are generally made from much lower altitudes than skydives, and a BASE jump takes places closer to the object serving as the jump platform because they generally do slower airspeed than typical skydives (and limited altitude), and achieve terminal velocities. Higher airspeed enable jumpers more aerodynamic control of their bodies, as well as more positive and quick parachute openings. So if you are going to do it save, try it!
Let’s go, wherever you jump; take only pictures, leave only footprints!
Yaressi Treviño
Bibliography:
Media, Name. BASE Jumper. 2008. <http://yaressitg.blogspot.com/>.
Wow!!! Your blog's design is awesome :D
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ResponderEliminarDear Yaressi.
ResponderEliminarI really like the way so design your blog it’s very pretty. Aldo I like the way you express about the Bases Jumping now I will like to practice the sport but as you said with caution certainly I will not like to die in a so interest sport that can produce many strong emotions because you fly and you can see really beautiful sceneries.
I hope you will continue writing about this incredible sport I will not miss any detail. :)
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I also liked the design! It's really cool and original.
ResponderEliminarI find this topic really interesting because, I don't know why, I've had always wanted to jump with a parachute. I have seen many scenes in movies where they do it, and it seems awesome. I would like to feel that sensation of flying in the sky and watching the passage from a high height; it would be great.
Sadly, as you said, base jumping is really dangerous, so I would just try it with someone which haves really good experience or I should rather not try it at all.
What recalled my attention was the acronym stated for the places from where you can jump, it is really interesting, I had no clue that it existed.
Nice work! :)
-Paulina González
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Hello Yaressi, your blog's design is very cool and you wrote about a very interesting topic.
ResponderEliminarI have always found this sport very risk, but with a lot of fun. I always see some of those base jumping on t.v and i have always wanted to practice it.
It will be cool if one day mister Jordan take us to a trip to a base jumping.
What I like the most about this sport is that when you jump, you can see all the nature and the beautiful trees and mountains form clouds.
Very nice blog, I hope to visit you more.
that unknown is me
ResponderEliminarEdgar Marroquin