BASE jumping
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BASE jumping is an extreme sport in which participants parachute or wingsuit from fixed structures such as buildings, antennas, spans, and cliffs, experiencing a rapid freefall before deploying their canopy at low altitude.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BASE jumping canonical | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air sport
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extreme sport ⓘ parachuting discipline ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Building Antenna Span Earth ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | BASE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canopy flight phase
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deployment phase ⓘ freefall phase ⓘ landing phase ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
high risk of serious injury or death
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jump from fixed objects ⓘ low-altitude deployment ⓘ proximity to solid objects ⓘ short freefall time ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
canopy off-heading opening
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entanglement with object ⓘ fatal impact ⓘ hard landing ⓘ line twists ⓘ object strike ⓘ parachute malfunction ⓘ water impact ⓘ |
| hasSubdiscipline |
bridge BASE jumping
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cliff BASE jumping ⓘ slider-down BASE jumping ⓘ slider-up BASE jumping ⓘ urban BASE jumping ⓘ wingsuit BASE ⓘ |
| involvesActivity |
canopy piloting
ⓘ
jumping from antennas ⓘ jumping from buildings ⓘ jumping from cliffs ⓘ jumping from spans ⓘ parachute deployment ⓘ wingsuit flight ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
high fatality rate compared to other sports
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minimal altitude for emergency procedures ⓘ need for site-specific planning ⓘ often illegal or restricted at many sites ⓘ use of specialized BASE-specific gear ⓘ very low safety margins ⓘ |
| isOftenFilmedWith |
action camera
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helmet camera ⓘ |
| isOftenProhibitedAt |
national parks in some countries
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urban buildings ⓘ |
| isPracticedBy | BASE jumpers ⓘ |
| isRegulatedAs | high-risk recreational activity ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
cliff diving
ⓘ
paragliding ⓘ skydiving ⓘ wingsuit flying ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
body flight control
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canopy control ⓘ object avoidance ⓘ parachute packing ⓘ risk assessment ⓘ |
| typicallyRequires |
permission or covert access to objects
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prior skydiving experience ⓘ specialized training ⓘ weather assessment ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
altimeter
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container and harness system ⓘ helmet ⓘ parachute ⓘ single-parachute system ⓘ wingsuit ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.