High Places

Hi.. My name is Amanda. My fiance is a big skydiver–has gone I think about 10 times. I want to find somewhere to surprise him to go base jumping, which is something he has always wanted to do. I was trying to look online, but can’t find a whole lot of information for places to go. I saw your website, and figured maybe you could point me in the right direction. We live in Denver, but I’m willing to drive wherever. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thank you!!!
Amanda

Dear Amanda,
What a nice fiancee you are! He is a lucky guy Skydiving is definitely the door into BASE jumping. My good friends at Apex BASE, Jimmy Pouchert and Marta Empinotti, are the best BASE teachers I know of. They actually run first-time jumper BASE courses at the Perrine Bridge, in Twin Falls, Idaho. The price is extremely reasonable, and unbelievably worth it, for the knowledge and experience you gain in a two-day period.

Over a weekend at the bridge, Jimmy and Marta teach jumpers everything they need to know to start BASE jumping safely (well, it’s all relative of course!).

And not only that, once you have taken their bridge course, you are always welcome to come and join them again on other courses they have.

Almost everyone agrees that you should have AT LEAST 100 skydives, before learning BASE. Most people would tell you it’s better to have 200. I think Jimmy and Marta require course applicants to have 100.

They teach students how to check wind conditions and landing areas, how to pack a BASE rig, how to exit properly, how to make a BASE jump with a pilot chute assist (someone else holding the pilot chute), and how to progress to a stowed pilot chute, and how to identify and handle emergency situations.

I think it would be great to surprise your fiance with a future Perrine course with Jimmy and Marta, after he has completed his necessary skydives….I bet he’ll also appreciate the extra incentive to spend more time at the DZ!
xx Steph