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SIBU BASE JUMP 2012
Sibu BASE Jump is coming back to Wisma Sanyan in 2012 for the 4th consecutive year. The event will take place from 20th to 23rd September.
Building: Wisma Sanyan
Height: 126 meters
Location: Sibu, Sarawak
Jumpers Briefing: 19th September 2012
Jumping Days: 20th to 23rd September 2012
Sarawak Tourism Calander of Events
Sibu is located in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu take approximately two hours.
Sibu BASE Jump 2012 is organised by:
Sibu Divisional Tourism Task Group
Aziz Ahmad, President of Malaysian BASE Association
Gary Cunningham,
President of Australian BASE Association
For more information about Sibu BASE Jump 2012 contact Gary Cunningham.
KL TOWER BASE JUMP 2011
KL Tower BASE Jump 2011 took place from from 29th September to 2nd October, coinciding with the 15th Anniversary of KL Tower. It included 4 days of jumping and 2 nights.
88 BASE jumpers from 22 countries completed over 1800 BASE jumps during the event.
Event Organiser: CD Events.
BASE Jumping Organisers: Aziz Ahmad of Malaysian BASE Association and Gary Cunningham of Australian BASE Association.
For more information about the event contact Gary Cunningham.
SIBU BASE JUMP 2011
Sibu BASE Jump 2011 took place place off Wisma Sanyan from 22nd to 25th September 2011. It included 4 days of jumping and 2 nights.
23 BASE jumpers attended the event completing 666 BASE jumps over the 4 days.
Organisers:
Sibu Divisional Tourism Task Group
Aziz Ahmad - President, Malaysian BASE Association
Gary Cunningham - President, Australian BASE Association
For more information about the event contact Gary Cunningham.
Australian BASE Jumping Course in USA 2011
The annual Aussie BASE Course was held at the end of May in the USA. The sites in the USA provide a perfect, legal environment in which to introduce the students to the sport of BASE.
The first week was again spent at Perrine bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. The weather was ideal for the most part, which allowed the 8 students and 2 instructors to progress evenly and consistently through their stages. By the end of the week, all of the students had progressed to stowed jumps and even floaters to practice object avoidance drills, with a couple of night jumps thrown in for good measure. Several students got in excess of 25 jumps for the week.
The following week was spent in Moab, Utah. This region has an abundance of legal cliff sites and provides a good step in the BASE progression. The skills the students learnt and developed at Perrine were honed and solidified in the solid object environment, with the weather again playing it's part. This allowed the students to build their progression consistently with a significant number of jumps almost every day. With the regular theory sessions included, the boys did well to endure the rigors of the course.
Including instructors and assistants, the course total came to around 560 jumps for the 2 weeks, with the students averaging over 40 jumps each, with 3 getting to 50 by the last day.
Thanks must go to the instructors Simon Plum and Timmy McDonald, who were ably assisted by Evan and Mason. LJ and Gary also provided their expertise which was appreciated by the students.
The next course is tentatively scheduled for a similar time next year, with specific dates to be confirmed later in the year. Keep an eye on the forum for updates or PM Plummy for more details.
GOOD TO GO - BASE jumping Malaysia 2010
GOOD TO GO - BASE jumping Malaysia from MATTY GILSO on Vimeo.
In 2010 I travelled to Malaysia with a handful of Australian BASE jumpers to film them jumping off the KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur. The country is an amazing place and the people are just as special. This was by far the best trip I have done yet.
The movie features Lucky Chance, Mason Corby, Alex Duncan, Tim Fitzsimmons, Paul Webster, Jenny Gordon, Scatty Flockfeather, Chris Garcia, Scotty Disco and friends.
Enjoy
Australian BASE Jumping Course in USA 2010
The first Aussie BASE course was held at the end of April in the USA. There were 6 students and 3 Australian BASE jumping instructors Timmy McDonald, Simon Plum and Hayden Galvin in attendance for the 2 week course. All students were competent skydivers with some having in excess of 1000 skydives each.
The aims of the course were to provide the students with a solid foundation for their entrance into the sport of BASE jumping, with a focus on risk assessment, canopy skills, object avoidance and ethics in BASE.
The first week was held at the popular Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. This 485' structure provides an ideal learning environment for first-time BASE jumpers, with a large landing area and plenty of room for canopy control.
Considering a few days were lost due to high winds, the students completed an average of 15 jumps each for the week which was fantastic. They progressed very well through the stages which held them in good stead for the following week.
The second week was spent in Moab, Utah. This area is well renowned around the BASE world for its legal, cliff sites numbering over 100 at last count. Moab provided a great place for the students to apply their new skills to the cliff environment.
With the assistance of local jumpers as well, the students sampled many of the cliffs around the Moab area and consolidated the skills they learnt at Perrine.
The course finished up with the students averaging about 25 jumps each, for a course total of over 260 for the 2 weeks.
The ABA is planning to run another BASE jumping course in the USA around the end of May 2011. Contact Plummy or Timmy in the ABA forum for more details.