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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Mar 25, 2014 - 03:16am PT
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wow, night jumping seems off the charts!
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Mar 25, 2014 - 08:08am PT
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fat cops are butthurt their fancy cameras got thwarted by dirtbag adrenalin hippies
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Bad Climber
climber
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Mar 25, 2014 - 09:14am PT
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Well done, lads. The comment in the article about somehow denigrating the "sacred" place that is the WTC is B.S. Isn't "world trade" about freedom? I say free fall as well! Still, with all the loses recently from BASE jumping, I encourage all my jumping brothers and sisters put on a rope, grab some gear, and get yer highs on the crags---way safer.
BAd
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Mar 25, 2014 - 09:27am PT
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Felony Burglary.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Mar 25, 2014 - 09:48am PT
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New York actually passed its own specific law forbidding BASE jumping. These guys are in trouble. According to the news, it happened 6 months ago and the prosecutor spent the time and money to track them down. The really strong evidence came from their go-pro's.
I dunno. I would have respected that one. It is a symbol as much as a building, as well as being an obvious terror target. Nevertheless, BASE is usually quite harmless.
I've done big buildings at night. You stand at the exit waiting for any traffic to pass, and if there is anyone walking around that late at night, you wait until they leave. It is all easily visible. It isn't reckless endangerment. You don't jump with anyone below you.
I was never even seen by anyone but my partners as far as I know.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 25, 2014 - 10:05am PT
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Exhibitionisim....be willing to pay the price.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Mar 25, 2014 - 10:26am PT
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It seems like New York City is a place where the word freedom is just a meaningless noise blowing in the wind.
Search you at anytime without probable cause? They still doing that?
Anyway trespassing and climbing or jumping off buildings will get you arrested anywhere. So I can't really get to upset about that. Although I hope the penalty is not ridiculous. It should not involve extended jail time.
Just read the article...
Felony? Bullsh#t. Not even a Gross Misdemeanor.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Mar 25, 2014 - 10:49am PT
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The burglary charge comes from entering a building to do something illegal. My guess is they'll get probation - unless they have a criminal history.
And if you're doing something illegal, whatever you do, DON'T video yourself doing it. That was just stupid. You may as well turn yourself in.
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 25, 2014 - 10:50am PT
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"The Port Authority joins the NYPD in condemning this lawless and selfish act that clearly endangered the public,"
"clearly endangered the public"
LOL The Gotham city is in terror from B.A.S.E
Where's Batman and Spiderman when you need them.
"It should be clear that the PAPD and NYPD will go to any length to bring those who defile the WTC site to justice."
"defile the WTC site"
I watched the YouTube video. Where did they "defile" anything?
Yep just as I thought ..... all bullsh!t ....
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Mar 25, 2014 - 11:03am PT
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Werner, some of the charges may be trumped up, but that's what prosecutors do, to get pleas to lower charges.
People break laws, they gotta be willing to face the man.....
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Mar 25, 2014 - 11:12am PT
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Holy Crap- Facing felony charges for a BASE jump? Serious shee.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Mar 25, 2014 - 11:59am PT
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"defile the WTC site"
I watched the YouTube video. Where did they "defile" anything?
I'm with The Duck on this one.
The ham-handed Bush era naming of this tower (Freedom Tower), and the height (1776 ft) is absurdly faux-patriotic, and in its absurdity diverts attention away from the truth. That feels like more of a defilement of those who died there than just jumping off the top of it.
"They attacked us because they hate our freedoms. Never forget!" What??
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Mar 25, 2014 - 12:21pm PT
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By "defile" they really mean "exploit".
The new building is supposed to be one of the most secure sites in the world and a few thrill seekers just walked through the fence, same as a teenager did recently.
The Port Authority look like fools to the world for allowing this breach in security, especially at a stage where the building is very vulnerable.
The jumpers will be made an example of, for sure.
That said, I loved it!!!! Awesome footage.
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bjj
climber
beyond the sun
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Mar 25, 2014 - 12:26pm PT
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There's a new World Trade Center?
What happened to the old ones?
Seriously, this is the first I've heard of the new building :P
Not funny. Not clever. Not anything even remotely amusing. Jackass.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Mar 25, 2014 - 02:24pm PT
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I'm sure glad the NY taxpayer dollars are going to such a worthy cause as a months long investigation to nab some dudes who committed the heinous crime of...entertaining themselves. Surely that money wouldn't have been better used preventing property theft, or processing the enormous backlog of rape-kit DNA evidence.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Mar 25, 2014 - 04:30pm PT
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Go live in Vietnam BATMANN the NAZI
As for me...GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
AMERICA IS FULL OF PUSSIFIED ASSHOLES THESE DAYS.
America Land of the free home of the brave? Freedom Tower.. BULLSH#T
New York is scared of it's freaking Shadow.
3000 die and we throw away freedom that over 2 million soldiers supposedly died for.
Talk about spitting on graves.
Fact is they got embarased by a few kids and want to make them an example.
Pathetic. Might as well be China.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Mar 25, 2014 - 04:31pm PT
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Randisi, the old ones were knocked down by bad guys after hijacking big jets. The new one, Freedom Tower, 1776 ft tall, is the replacement, and an homage to the originals.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 25, 2014 - 04:39pm PT
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Yeah, I've alway been a little mystified about the adulation given to base jumping by the climbing community. If you do it ....fine, it's just something that doesn't appeal to me and i've done some pretty interesting parachuting.
The stats are a little sobering. A person dies in one out of every 2,340 base jumps compared to one fatality in every 117,000 sky dives. That makes it fifty times more dangerous but, hell, I've alpine climbed for years....everyone chooses their own poison.
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