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Author : Matt Gerdes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781495110283
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Great Book of BASE written by Matt Gerdes and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jason Laurendeau
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book BASE Jumping written by Jason Laurendeau and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-08-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth exploration of the history and culture of the sometimes illegal activity of BASE jumping provides historical and current information as well as a glimpse into the incredible adrenaline rush of the sport. BASE jumping is an extreme sport that has gained significant popularity. To date, there are over 1,400 jumpers who have earned their "BASE number," which means that they have jumped from a building, an antenna, a span, and a terrestrial point. And at least one BASE jumper is planning to attempt landing from a BASE jump without a parachute. BASE Jumping: The Ultimate Guide examines the history, subculture, and technologies associated with BASE jumping. Additionally, it considers what the relatively new expansion of this activity means within the context of how our society considers danger and risk. After an introduction, its chapters cover BASE culture and ethics, the sport's origins and current developments, techniques and equipment, sites and events, pioneering jumpers and icons of the sport, and future directions. The author—a former skydiver and BASE jumper himself—draws from careful research as well as interviews with current BASE jumpers to both provide historical context and represent the voices of those participating in the activity.
Author : Matt Higgins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698163826
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)
Download or read book Bird Dream written by Matt Higgins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PEN / ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing (2015 LONGLIST) “[P]erversely entertaining... In a truly intoxicating read that was hard to put down, Matt Higgins has managed to make real a world about as far removed from daily life as it gets.” --Daily Beast "Matt Higgins cracks open this astonishingly dangerous sport and captures the spectacular adrenaline surges it delivers."--The Wall Street Journal "[R]iveting... a must-read. A highflying, electrifying story." --Kirkus (STARRED) A heart-stopping narrative of risk and courage, Bird Dream tells the story of the remarkable men and women who pioneered the latest advances in aerial exploration—from skydiving to BASE jumping to wingsuit flying—and made history with their daring. By the end of the twentieth century BASE jumping was the most dangerous of all the extreme sports, with thrill-seeking jumpers parachuting from bridges, mountains, radio towers, and even skyscrapers. Despite numerous fatalities and legal skirmishes, BASE jumpers like Jeb Corliss of California thought they had discovered the ultimate rush. But all this changed for Corliss in 1999, when, high in the mountains of northern Italy, he and other jumpers watched in wonder as a stranger—wearing a cunning new jumpsuit featuring “wings” between the arms and legs—leaped from a ledge and then actually flew from the vertiginous cliffs. Drawing on intimate access to Corliss and other top pilots from around the globe,Bird Dream tracks the evolution of the wingsuit movement through the larger than life characters who, in an age of viral video, forced the sport onto the world stage. Their exploits—which entranced millions of fans along the way—defied imagination. They were flying; not like the Wright brothers, but the way we do in our dreams. Some dared to dream of going further yet, to a day when a wingsuit pilot might fly, and land, all without a parachute. A growing number of wingsuit pilots began plotting ways in which a human being might leap from the sky and land. A half dozen groups around the world were dedicated to this quest for a “wingsuit landing,” conjuring the pursuit of nations that once inspired the race to first summit Everest. Given his fame as a stuntman, the brash, publicity-hungry Corliss remained the popular favorite to claim the first landing. Yet Bird Dream also tracks the path of another man, Gary Connery—a forty-two-year-old Englishman—who was quietly plotting to beat Corliss at his own game. Accompanied by an international cast of wingsuit devotees—including a Finnish magician, a parachute tester from Brazil, an Australian computer programmer, a gruff hang-gliding champion-turned-aeronautical engineer, a French skydiving champion, and a South African costume designer—Corliss and Connery raced to leap into the unknown, a contest that would lead to triumph for one and nearly cost the other his life. Based on five years of firsthand reporting and original interviews, Bird Dream is the work of journalist Matt Higgins, who traveled the world alongside these extraordinary men and women as they jumped and flew in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Offering a behind-the-scenes take on some of the most spectacular and disastrous events of the wingsuit movement, Higgins’s Bird Dream is a riveting, adrenaline-fueled adventure at the very edge of human experience.
Author : Jessica Cohn
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1433988194
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (339 download)
Download or read book BASE Jumping written by Jessica Cohn and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BASE Jumping is the ultimate adrenaline rush. Leaping off a bridge or cliff with nothing but a parachute is thrilling, but a risk few are willing to take. Readers will dive headfirst into the world of BASE jumping through exciting and engaging text. Find out what surfaces BASE jumpers jump off of, and what risks they take for a thrill. Full-color photographs show the gravity-defying feats of BASE jumping while educating readers on the science of the sport. Interactive challenges to encourage exercise of both body and mind are also provided.
Author : Sue L. Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617861871
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Base Jumping written by Sue L. Hamilton and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Base Jumping takes action images and combines them with sports information, written in short, simple wording. From the crazy locations to the gear needed, kids will be captivated by this extreme sport. Unique quotes and facts add dimension to the text, without making it overwhelming. A glossary of subject-specific words enhances the reader's understanding and knowledge of the sport. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Jevto Dedijer
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595335101
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Base 66 written by Jevto Dedijer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BASE 66 is the true, nerve-wracking account of three young skydivers and their quest for membership in the most select extreme sports club on earth: The BASE club. In order to become a full-fledged member, Jevto Dedijer, Bernard Poirier, and Scott Elder had to parachute from the top of a building, an antenna tower, a bridge and a cliff, and survive to tell the story--a feat only some 800 adrenaline addicted people have succeeded in doing. In BASE 66, Jevto Dedijer tells the tale of his hunger for the ultimate adrenaline rush. He and his companions shared several near death experiences while traveling across Europe with their parachutes and beer in Bernard's dented Renault 4. They were pioneers in a sport so dangerous that several of their fellow BASE jumpers died in action. "BASE 66 is a fascinating story about life and death, terror and joy, and intimate friendship. It is an account of extraordinary people taking a step beyond the edge." Yuri Kuznetsov--BASE 416 "Everyone will enjoy reading Jevto's thrilling and humorous tale of his fascinating BASE odyssey and his discovery of a way of life that surpasses artificial boundaries and provides lifelong inspiration." Jean Boenish--BASE 3
Author : Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 1634700767
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (347 download)
Download or read book Extreme Base Jumping written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme Base Jumping. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written in the high-low format, this series has a HIGH interest level to appeal to a more mature audience but maintains a LOW level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Extreme Base Jumping presents the thrills and spills of this most intriguing extreme sport. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance achievement and comprehension.
Author : Jeff Ferrell
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781403960337
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Tearing Down the Streets written by Jeff Ferrell and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York to San Francisco, Times Square to the Tenderloin, graffiti artists, young people, radical environmentalists, and the homeless clash with police on city streets in an attempt take back urban spaces from the developers and "disneyfiers". Drawing on more than a decade of first-hand research, this lively account goes inside the worlds of street musicians, homeless punks, militant bicycle activists, high-risk "BASE jump" parachutists, skateboarders, outlaw radio operators, and hip hop graffiti artists, to explore the day-to-day skirmishes in the struggle over public life and public space.
Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.
Author : Steph Davis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451652070
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Learning to Fly written by Steph Davis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WITH A NEW EPILOGUE BY THE AUTHOR World-class free climber Steph Davis delivers a “thrilling and infectiously interesting” (San Francisco Book Review) memoir about rediscovering herself through love, loss, and the joy of letting go. The paperback includes a new epilogue in which Davis shares how her husband Mario’s tragic accident has affected her relationship to climbing and flying. Steph Davis is a superstar in the climbing community and has ascended some of the world’s most challenging and awe-inspiring peaks. But after her first husband makes a controversial climb in a national park, the media fallout escalates rapidly and in one fell swoop leaves her without a partner, a career, a source of income...or a purpose. In the company of only her beloved dog, Fletch, Davis sets off on a search for a new identity and discovers skydiving. Falling out of an airplane is completely antithetical to the climber’s control she’d practiced for so long, but she perseveres, turning each daring jump into an opportunity to fly, first as a skydiver, then as a base jumper. As she opens herself to falling, she also finds the strength to open herself to love again, even in the wake of heartbreak. And before too long, she meets someone who shares her passion for living life to the limit. With gorgeous black-and-white photos throughout, Learning to Fly is Davis’s fascinating account of her transformation. From her early tentative skydives, to zipping into her first wingsuit, to surviving devastating accidents against the background of breathtaking cliffs, to soaring beyond her past limits, she discovers new hope and joy in letting go.
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Publisher : Kendall Hunt
ISBN 13 : 9780787299682
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Law for Recreation and Sport Managers written by and published by Kendall Hunt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francesco Feletti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319282654
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Extreme Sports Medicine written by Francesco Feletti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This technically oriented book on medicine as applied to extreme sports offers broad coverage of the field extending well beyond the usual focus on major trauma and acute injuries. In addition to the injuries and diseases associated with individual extreme sports, this book also addresses the topics of psychology, dermatology, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, physiology, nutrition, training, injury prevention strategies, rehabilitation, doping, treatment in hostile environments, and legal aspects. Innovative and less frequently considered topics are also discussed, such as recent advances in protective equipment and materials, the effects of exposure on whole-body vibration, and cold exposure risk management. More than 60 of the most authoritative experts from across the world have contributed to this book, drawing on their personal experiences and including practical examples whenever relevant. Both subject matter and illustrations have been selected with the utmost care, the latter including photographs of world-class athletes.The book’s multidisciplinary approach to the subject ensures that it will be relevant to a wide readership.
Author : Stephen Lyng
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415932172
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Edgework written by Stephen Lyng and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628731184
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (287 download)
Download or read book Above All Else written by Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World famous competitive skydiver and coach Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld presents proven tools and techniques for success and explains how they can be used in everyday life. Dan survived a plane crash from which sixteen of the twenty-two people on board were killed. He was left critically injured and woke up from a six-week-long coma with a broken neck, broken skull, severe head trauma, a collapsed lung, and other serious internal injuries. Against all odds, Dan recovered and went on to become one of the greatest competitive skydiver in the world. With the love and support of friends and family, Dan was able not only to resurrect his life but return to skydiving to achieve greater heights than he could have ever imagined. His techniques and methods for excelling are applicable to all people, no matter their goals. Dan uses his experiences to teach the lessons he’s learned—as a competitor, coach, business owner, father, and husband—to help others achieve their dreams, overcome obstacles, and reach their peak performance.
Author : Jeffrey R. Davis, M.D.
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9780781774666
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (746 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine written by Jeffrey R. Davis, M.D. and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2008 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Fourth Edition with a new editorial team, this comprehensive text addresses all medical and public health issues involved in the care of crews, passengers, and support personnel of aircraft and space vehicles. Coverage includes human physiology under flight conditions, clinical medicine in the aerospace environment, and the impact of the aviation industry on global public health. This edition features new chapters on radiation, toxicology and microbiology, dental considerations in aerospace medicine, women's health issues, commercial human space flight, space exploration, and unique aircraft including parachuting. Other highlights include significant new information on respiratory diseases, cardiovascular medicine, infectious disease transmission, and human response to acceleration.
Author : Simon Jakeman
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
ISBN 13 : 9780099232612
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Groundrush written by Simon Jakeman and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 1993 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Jakeman, once a London building-site worker, now spends his time falling through the sky at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour, with a parachute for safe landing - provided the chute opens. Fear doesn't seem to have been any more of a problem to him than vertigo, as he went on to perform ever more daring jumps after the bodies of his two companions smashed against the rocks on the way down Cheddar Gorge. His subsequent exploits include leaping, in the dark, from a 1000-foot television mast and from the 39th floor of a Barbican tower block.
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Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
ISBN 13 : 1580493181
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Practice Makes Perfect: Level 9: Preparation for State Reading Assessments written by and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
