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Rick Harrison Interview: Simply stated, “A Man Amongst Men”, pt. 2

Posted on May 30, 2009 | 1 comment

I continued on the stream of thought, that there is an “us vs. them” mentality regarding B.A.S.E jumper’s and Law Enforcement with a follow up question that lead to Rick debating with me. “I notice a great deal of angry talk and name calling of park rangers and law enforcement in regards to being nabbed.

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Base jumper Rick Harrison Interview: Simply stated, “A Man Amongst Men”

Posted on May 30, 2009 | Leave a comment

May of 2009

How do you take one twin brother, retired Federal Attorney, 27 years of B.A.S.E. jumping experience, 59 years of life and sum it up into one interview? Simply stated, “It’s an undertaking of epic proportion”.

Rick Harrison, B.A.S.E. 38, the man who processes your B.A.S.E. number applications, who reads your stories and often responds with a comment in issuing your card, is in the midst of leading a long and productive life. Simply stated, “He has done some shit”.

I have struggled to place into words my perception of “Who Rick Harrison is” and generally speaking I am not one lacking for words. I then enlisted the assistance of two of his friends and discovered the words didn’t come easily for either of them. The problem isn’t that there is a lacking of words to fill a description; the problem is that there are too many words. In asking his friend B.A.S.E. 460 to describe Rick, he replied, “Rick is a mixture of Hunter Thompson, Evel Knievel and Yogi Berra.”

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Someone You Think You Know…15 Questions with BASE jumper Jeb Corliss

Posted on April 11, 2009 | Leave a comment

Name: Jeb Corliss
Age: 33
Marital Status: Single
Children: 0
Location: Malibu, California
Number of Jumps: B.A.S.E jumps 1000+
Year of first Jump: 1997
Container: WS extreme / Morpheus
Canopy: Blackjack 265
Profession: B.A.S.E. jumper
Number of Skydives: wing-suits 1000+

“Jeb Corliss, Jeb Corliss, Jeb Corliss”, the mere mention of his name causes veins on some B.A.S.E. jumper’s necks to constrict as they mumble expletives regarding a man they most likely have never met or interacted with on a personal level.

All part of the internet world we now live in, where stepping out into the public eye can open doors to positive new adventures and friendships or lead to ridicule, assumptions and personal attacks. In most cases, it’s a mixture of both to varying degrees in the case of a man who at heart prefers the shadows to the spotlight.

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