Kube neningi lezingxoxo mayelana nokuqhafaza kwe-BASE emithonjeni ejwayelekile yamuva. Kodwa yikuphi ngempela futhi kusho ukuthini? Sizokusiza ukuyihlunga konke.
Iyini i-BASE Jumping?
I-BASE isichazamazwi sezinhlobo ezine zezinto ezihleliwe ukuthi i-jumpers iqhaza kulo mdlalo ingase ihambe, kuhlanganise nezakhiwo, ama-antenna, ama-spans (afaka ibhuloho), noMhlaba (njengenhla ephezulu).
I-BASE jumpers igqoka i-parachute, futhi ngezinye izikhathi i-wingsuit, okuyinto ingubo eyenziwe ngokukhethekile evumela ukuba banciphise isilinganiso sabo sokuzala futhi baze benze ukucaca kuhambisane nesibhakabhaka. Ngemva kokuqhaqhazela phansi, i-jumper's wingsuit igcwalisa ngokushesha emoyeni, ngakho-ke angakwazi ukuqhubekela phambili aze afike endaweni ephakeme lapho kubaluleke khona ukuvula i-parachute, okuyivumela ukuba yehle ngokuphepha emhlabathini.
BASE jumping kuyinto umdlalo okwedlulele futhi kuye kwaba nezingozi eziningi ezibulalayo. Abafundi bakhuthazwa ukuba baqeqeze umfundisi we-skydiving oqinisekisiwe futhi basebenzise amahora amaningi behlonipha amakhono abo ngaphambi kokuzama ukuzuma kwe-BASE ngokwabo. Ngesikhathi ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe benza kube lula, kunezinhlobo eziningi namathekisthi afihlekile afundiswa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kuqhuma okuningi. Njengoba lo mdlalo uguqukile, ezinye izibhakabhaka ziye zaphendukela ekujuleni kwesisekelo ukuze zithole ukukhanya kwazo kwe-adrenaline njalo, zakha i-crossover enkulu phakathi kwemidlalo emibili edlulele.
Izibonelo
Amanye ama-jumpers ase-base agijima amabhuloho, kanti amanye aphuma ezakhiweni. Abanye abagibeli bezidakamizwa ezidume kakhulu banikeza "izintambo zezinyoni" noma "izindiza ezindizayo" (AKA wingsuits) bese beqa emanzini aphezulu noma izakhiwo ezinomuntu. Abanye bayokwenyuka ngendiza futhi baqhubekele ezindaweni eziphakeme ngaphambi kokuhambisa ama-parachute abo.
Phakathi nemizuzwana embalwa yokuqala yokuwa kwamahhala ama-wingsuits agcwalisa umoya, khona-ke umuntfu wezinyoni uyahamba ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-140 ngehora, ngezinye izikhathi ehamba ezindizeni ezisemadwaleni nemibhoshongo (noma ngisho nasemaphandleni) ekuphumeni kwawo. Ama-suits avumela "abashayeli bezindiza" ukuba basuse ukucacisa okuhamba phambili, yize lezo zingcono kakhulu zishiywa yiBASE jumpers abanolwazi abakwaziyo abakwenzayo.
Umlando
I-BASE jumping ingayithola imvelaphi yayo emuva kwa-1970 lapho abafunayo be-adrenaline befuna imidlalo emisha ukunyusa amakhono abo kuze kube semkhawulweni. Ngo-1978, umculi wefilimu uCarl Boenish Jr. empeleni wahlanganisa leli gama, yena nomkakhe uJean, kanye noPhil Smith, noPhilip Mayfield, baqala ukuphuma e-El Capitan eYosemite National Park besebenzisa ama-parachute enomoya. Benza ukuwa kwamahhala okuhlaba umxhwele kuleso sikhwama esikhulu samatshe, okwenza imidlalo entsha yonke inqubo.
Eminyakeni yokuqala yokuqala ye-BASE jumping, abahlanganyeli kulo msebenzi omusha onobungozi futhi obungozi kakhulu basebenzise igesi elifanayo elisebenzisekayo lapho kuphuma khona izindiza. Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, imishini yalungiswa futhi yahlelwa kabusha ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo ezithile ze-jumpers. Ama-parachute, ama-jumpsuits, izigqoko, nezinye izigqoko zonke zashintsha, ziba zihambelana kakhulu futhi zikhanya, futhi ziphenduke into efanelwe kangcono ukusetshenziswa emdlalweni osebenzayo.
Njengoba ama-BASE jumpers ngokuvamile kudingeka athathe imishini yawo kuze kube yilapho esebenza khona, lezi zilungiswa zamukelwa amaphayona okuqala emidlalo.
Maphakathi nawo-1990, i-skydiver yaseFrance ne-BASE jumper uPatrick de Gayardon yakha lokho okwakuyoba yi-wingsuit yokuqala yanamuhla. Wayethemba ukusebenzisa imiklamo yakhe yokwengeza indawo engaphezulu emzimbeni wakhe, evumela ukuba ahambe kalula emoyeni ngenkathi engeza ukuhamba ngendlela ehamba ngayo. Eminyakeni eyalandela ukulungiswa kwenzelwa ukuklama kokuqala ngamanye ama-skydivers amaningana, futhi umqondo we-wingsuit ususelwa esibonelweni esasetshenziswa abantu abambalwa emkhiqizo ogcwele osetshenziswe namuhla.
Ngo-2003, i-wingsuit yenza i-skip ye-skydiving ibe yi-BASE jumping, evulela inqubo eyaziwa ngokuthi ukuhamba ngezinyawo.
Kulo msebenzi, i-jumper ye-BASE isagxumeka kusuka kwesakhiwo sokwehlukile kodwa ibuyele phansi eMhlabeni ngenkathi ihamba eduze nomhlabathi, izihlahla, izakhiwo, amatshe, noma ezinye izithiyo. I-parachute isadingeka ukuba ifike endaweni ephephile, kodwa njengoba amaphikouit enganikeli ukukhipha okwanele ukuvumela ukuthinta phansi.
Namuhla, izindiza ezinamaphiko zibhekwa njengengxenye ebalulekile ye-BASE jumping, nabaningi abahlanganyeli bakhetha ukugqoka ama-wingsuit e-bat ngenkathi benza ukuqhuma kwabo. Lokhu kuye kwaholela eminye imidwebo yevidiyo ye-GoPro engafanele yabashayeli bezinyathelo ezenzakalweni njengoba benza ukuphazamiseka kokufa.
I-BASE jumping iyizemidlalo eyingozi kakhulu okufanele ifakwe yibo kuphela abaqeqeshwe kahle. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi ingozi ingaphezu kwamathuba angama-43 okwenzeka ngaphezulu uma iqhaza kule misebenzi ngokumelene nokumane nje kwezulu kusuka endizeni. Ngokusho kweBlincmagazine.com - iwebhusayithi ezinikezelwe emdlalweni - abantu abangaphezu kuka-300 bafa ngenkathi iBASE igxuma kusukela ngo-1981.