An epic trip to France with good friends, insane views, and unforgettable vibes. Finally got around to editing and uploading this one! 馃А
Full of love, adventure, and moments that made this trip truly special. 馃А
This type of BASE Jump is called a 'Rollover', or a 'McConkey' if you're old school!
Nil wind is required for this type of basejump as you have an unpacked parachute, that you are letting hang down in front of you, so the last thing you need is the wind creating a sway in the parachute and lines.
You jump out and over your lines, to maintain as much line tension as possible, as if you dont, you will get slack, and the more slack you have, the harder you will slam when the slack is taken up by your body weight.
So just a big dive out forwards and in to a somersault, so you flip all the way around and can fly away looking cool.
There are quite dire consequences if you were to just step off and not clear the lines below you, you could gift wrap yourself, and that will ruin your day a bit...you might end up paying the ultimate price, so it is mandatory that you do these in nil wind and really get a good push off the object.
I am not a base jumping instructor and this is not a tutorial, there is actually a lot more that goes in to this type of jump, and how to organise the parachute for this type of jump. Please do not go and attempt a rollover because your saw this post.
Anyway, this was a 2-way base jump, I did a side float from the bridge, so I could capture my mate Gary doing this rollover. It was extremely cool to watch from this angle, as I got to see him fly away after the rollover, while I continued into freefall, yew! 馃А
