BASE Jumping Bears
On Saturday, we were treated to an awesome aerial display by some brave bears.
They checked their paragear as they rode an orange bucket up the side of the tower. The bears proceeded to BASE jump from the bell tower of St Andrews.
Mostly they were single jumps, although I did see one tandem and of course the Red Teds put on a display.
Despite the many stunts attempted, including head-downers, there were few injuries. I witnessed only one pancake.
A Red Ted did get stuck in a tree whilst attempting to perform a tricky maneuver. After several vain rescue attempts, a very big stick helped him down.
All in all, an impressive display of why bears are the Kings of the Sky. Maybe next time they'll show off their daredevil bungee jumping adeptness.
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And why were they jumping?
To raise a bit of money for the church... and for fun!
How cute! And what an original idea!
i do the same thing but with home made 7cell base canopys
i do the same thing but with home made 7cell base canopys
hey, how are you? im vanessa from our lady of sion college! and i'm doing an assignment on EXTREME sports, i chose to investigate BASE jumping!!!!! i was wondering if you could answer some questions for me and if you could reply as soon as possible?!!!!!!! THANKYOU so much for your time! 1) what made you decide to get into Base jumping? How'd you get into it? 2)How long have you been participating in it? 3)Have you ever injured youself in any way? if so where and how? 4)Have you ever been involved in a frightening situation while participating in BASE jumping? 5)If you know that this is a very dangerous sport, what makes you keep going and continuously BASE jump? 6)What are some of the places where you have jumped off from and where are they located in the world? 7)Is there a "special" technique in jumping? if so, what are they and do you use any of them? 8)I'm told you can perform tricks as you jump, do you perform any cool tricks when you jump? 9)What is the highest BASE you have ever jumped off? 10)What goes through your mind when you jump or just before you have to jump? How do you feel? 11)How did you feel the very first time you did BASE jumping? 12)Why do you think this is an enjoyable sport? what do you get out of it? 13)Have you been in any competitions etc. If so, have you won any awards/what place did you come AND how did they judge the competitions? THANK you once again for your time and i appreciate this very much!!!! ~Vanessa~