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World BASE Race Results

Posted on July 16, 2011 | Leave a comment

The 2011 World BASE Race has come to a close with Frode Johannessen once again claiming the top spot in wing suits. He is followed by Tom Erik Heimen and Ronny Risvik.

In the women’s race, Livia Dickie snatched the top spot over competitor Kjersti Eide.

The Tracking event seen Martin Plassen, Thomas Ferger and Neil Amonson round out the top spots.

When asked about the safety of the event, founder Paul Fortun explained, “We had only one treelanding, and one steering line broken this year. I have to consider issues in the tracking race and how to resolve those issues for next year. It is easy to make safe distance tracking, but safe racing is another issue. Glad everyone is good and the event was a success.”

For more information on the race, please visit their site at: World BASE Race

After midnight the moon set and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flight to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the esthetic appeal of flying.~Amelia Earhart

“The World’s Fastest Flying Human Being”: World BASE Race

Posted on July 14, 2011 | Leave a comment

The race is on! You can view a live feed at: http://www.medialab.no/live/

You can ‘like’ their official Facebook page at: World BASE Race and keep informed of the latest news regarding the 2011 event.

2011 World BASE Race Program

And, remember kids, don’t try this at home. :p

Innfjorden Rauma 13. – 16. July

Blue Skies Magazine: Big Girls Don’t Cry

Posted on July 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

Today I had one of those warm and fuzzy feelings usually experienced during childhood on Christmas morning, or when your greeted by a puppy or the cute boy in your math class smiles at you.

I clicked on my Facebook page and saw the announcement from Blue Skies Magazine for this months issue featuring my interview with Anne Helliwell and Anniken Binz.

If you BASE jump or are even considering taking up the sport and you don’t know who Anne Helliwell is, shame on you. If you BASE jump and don’t want to read about fellow female jumpers Anniken Binz, Karen Lewis Dalton, Lika Borzova, Ana Isabel Dao, Clair Crawford and Livia Dickie, well…shame on you too. If you purchased the magazine to see hot chicks who take part in extreme sports, well I forgive you that one.

For any aspiring writer having people acknowledge your work often creates that warm and fuzzy feeling I spoke of; having a magazine devote six months worth of space to your article is a home run in the bottom of the ninth, with the game tied and two outs. (A tip of the cap to the days when I was a 19-year-old writing weekly baseball wrap ups for the local paper)

Many thanks as always to the lovely women of BASE, to Editor Extraordinaire Lara of Blue Skies Magazine for listening to me and understanding the importance in presenting BASE with the respect those who have devoted their lives to the sport deserve.

I can never say thank you enough to my friends in BASE, retired and still active for all your support in reminding me to not give a fuck what the haters thought and believe in myself. You are all crazy fuckers, but I adore you one and all for the uniqueness that is you.

Lastly, to all my friends that devote their time and energy bleeding blood, sweat and tears into the art of the written word, “keep the faith and write, write, write”.

~Cynthia Lynn