Tag Archives: BASE Jumping

Someone You Think You Know…15 Questions with BASE jumper Clair (Halliday) Crawford

Posted on October 29, 2009 | Leave a comment

Clair (Halliday) Crawford

Age: 20
Marital Status: Married
Children: None
Current Location: Cloverdale,CA
Hometown:Strawberry CA
Education: Sonoma College
Number of Base jumps: 120
Year of first Jump: 2005
Container: Gargoyle
Canopy: Fox 205
Profession: Drop Zone Owner and Videographer, and AFF Instructor
Number of Skydives: 1,200
Base Number: Not Applicable
Nickname: Clair Bear

One only has to converse with Clair Halliday a matter of minutes before realizing you have encountered a powerhouse in a pint sized package. She doesn’t shy away from what some may consider uncomfortable questions, while delving into rumors and innuendo straight on. She will make certain that the one perception of her you leave with is the one she presents of herself. In short, Clair is a no nonsense young woman with a drive and determination that is usually drawn to characterize males on a blacktop playground, not a 5’4, 105lb attractive female. If ever there was an individual who possessed that “will do” spirit, it is Clair Halliday.

Continue reading →

Someone You Think You Know…15 Questions with BASE jumper Jevto Dedijer

Posted on October 29, 2009 | Leave a comment

Name: Jevto Dedijer
Age: 46
Marital Status: Wife- Yolaine de Saint D’Authingues
Children: Damien 19 and Chloé 15
Location: Québec City – Canada
Number of Jumps: 15 BASE jumps
Year of first Jump: 1982
Container: Racer
Canopy: Strato Cloud
Profession: Brand Strategist
Number of Skydives: 800

In speaking with an up and coming B.A.S.E. jumper, I inquired if they had heard of “Jevto Dedijer”; they paused for a moment and said “they didn’t think so.” When I in turn asked, “B.A.S.E. 66”, he replied, “The book? Yes I have heard of it.” In a sport where names seem to become lost and number’s take their place Jevto Dedijer cemented his number into the history of the sport at Europe’s exit points and behind the brightly colored orange book jacket with the simple title, “BASE 66”.

Continue reading →

The World BASE Race Event: Featuring Brendan Nicholson

Posted on July 29, 2009 | Leave a comment

Two jumpers in gear at the back of the exit ramps,

The starter will ask…

“Jumper A ready?” – confirm,

“Jumper B ready?” – confirm

Jumpers take your starting position at the edge.

The starter begins countdown, “5 – 4”

A single signal is repeated 3 times, bip, bip, bip

Welcome to the World BASE Race

Envision two men standing on wooden platforms at the edge of a mountain cliff. Each man is dressed in what appears to be a flying squirrel suit. At the signal, they jump and race head-on to the finish line, deploying their parachutes and gliding to a safe landing. Mind blowing? Extraordinary? A testament to man’s intestinal fortitude? Innovative genius? A sporting event unlike any other in the world? If you answered yes to all of the above, then let me introduce you to an event that P.T. Barnum would have billed as part of “The Greatest Show on Earth”.

Continue reading →