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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Hell no!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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skywalker, a ‘rotor’ is formed when strong winds flow over a ridge and basically turn into a
horizontal ‘tornado’, for want of a better word, on the lee side. The Sierras are famous for
‘rotors’ in the winter but they can happen at any time. I’ve flown in a few in power planes.
It gets yer attention, to put it mildly. The pax usually think they’re about to die. I’ve also
been in some ‘dust devils’ in a sailplane that were the equal of a Sierra ‘rotor’. The ‘variometer’ was pegged so I had no accurate knowledge of my rate of climb but by watching
the altimeter spin it was probably at least 1000’/minute, and that was in a 45 degree bank
with the stick in my crotch. My head was banging against the canopy and I was worried that
I would bite my tongue.
BASE accidents are not due to ‘rotors’. They can be due to a small localized ‘eddy’ as you
put it. About 1992 a United B737 crashed while on approach to Colorado Springs, partly due
to flying into a rotor that had ‘settled’ at a lower altitude.
FYI, the FAA puts out a very good book entitled Aviation Weather.
It is cheap at twice its $15.
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Sky walker. I just got my P3!
I used to skydive and do BASE.
On skydiving canopies, you can fly through a wicked thermal and not feel a bump. They are smaller and faster than speed wings. In free fall, you also don’t feel turbulence of any sort.
Just very different gear. Different purposes.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Thanks for the clarification! Like I said I'm still learning. I only have 11 hrs of flight so I really have no idea what I'm talking about. Every safe landing seems like a miracle LOL. Congrats Base on your P3!!! It's a lot of work!
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I am heading to Florida to do XC for two months. I did it last year. It is a ton of fun to climb to 6500 all on nylon and string.
For real heavy air, visit Valles de Bravo and enjoy your first collapses.
After Florida, I am heading to Chelan. My son is grown and I am free to go play again.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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visit Valles de Bravo and enjoy your first collapses.
Hahahaha.
Enjoy man! Send a video!
Cheers!!!!
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Gnome thanks! Holy crap what a story!
Cheers!!!
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Mike Honcho
Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Times 2 GNome!!! I know all about this story but have never seen this video, what a gem baby!
Caylor!
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2019 - 08:42pm PT
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Just watched BASE, a documentary on Amazon featuring Alexander Poli and a couple of other dead BASE jumpers. As someone fascinated by this insanity, I found it compelling--but it was also deeply, deeply disturbing. It's a blend of bizarre and obscene narcissism, and, frankly, Poli comes across as kind of an a-hole. To my mind, one is left seeing this "sport" as kind of bro-centric death cult. The film tries to end on some sort of high note about living in the moment, but it rings bitterly hollow to me. Warning, there is some grim footage in this film. I'd be interested in what others think of it.
BAd
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2019 - 06:46am PT
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So his two friends DIDN'T die base jumping? The second dude didn't auger into that rock? The "fictional" nature of it sure explains the excessive filming. Hah! Thanks for that. I got taken--sort of. But at least two of those guys are dead from the sport, so kind of a documentary. I guess a docu-drama.
BAd
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Mike Honcho
Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Feb 26, 2019 - 06:46am PT
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Polli was a buddy of mine, he was very much loved in the BASE community. He partied really really hard and went full on at all times. It's crazy how many pictures I have where I'm the only one still alive in them..
Caylor
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2019 - 06:55am PT
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Hey, Caylor, that's rough. Watch your own chute, okay?
BAd
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Mike Honcho
Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Feb 26, 2019 - 07:44am PT
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Hey, Caylor, that's rough. Watch your own chute, okay?
Will do dude! Except for a few International events every year I only jump with my wife, just us 2. Jumping with the wife tends to throttle me back bigtime. So much so that we're considered pretty pedestrian old farts nowadays, which is fine.
Caylor
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Feb 26, 2019 - 09:23am PT
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"F%^K, I'm back in the building." One of the most classic lines I've ever heard (paraphrased) from the BASE realm.
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Sula
Trad climber
Pennsylvania
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Feb 26, 2019 - 02:46pm PT
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skywalker1 posted:
... a rotor might occur given wind direction or the "venture effect" will occur, an area where winds are channeled through a canyon or depression which causes the wind speed to increase. I think you may mean Venturi effect:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturi_effect
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Mike Honcho
Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Feb 26, 2019 - 03:04pm PT
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Some context to Bargainbasements comment.. funny how your comment has no context dipsh#t.
That silly video of outtakes was actually the B-side to a rad as hell DVD.
Being entertaining on camera has it's price I guess.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Caylor
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