Base Jumping

Author : Matt Gerdes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1495110281

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The Great Book of BASE by Matt Gerdes Pdf

Author : Jason Laurendeau
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9798216051497

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BASE Jumping by Jason Laurendeau Pdf

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 : S.L. Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617144189

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Base Jumping by S.L. Hamilton Pdf

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 : Jessica Cohn
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433988189

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BASE Jumping by Jessica Cohn Pdf

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 : Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781634700764

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Extreme Base Jumping by Virginia Loh-Hagan Pdf

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 : Matt Higgins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780698163829

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Bird Dream by Matt Higgins Pdf

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 : Jeff Ferrell
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 140396033X

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Tearing Down the Streets by Jeff Ferrell Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Kendall Hunt
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 0787299685

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Law for Recreation and Sport Managers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Lyng
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Risk-taking (Psychology)
ISBN : 0415932173

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Edgework by Stephen Lyng Pdf

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jeffrey R. Davis, M.D.,Robert Johnson,Jan Stepanek
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781774667

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Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine by Jeffrey R. Davis, M.D.,Robert Johnson,Jan Stepanek Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781580493185

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Practice Makes Perfect: Level 9: Preparation for State Reading Assessments by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607107040

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Uncle John's Fully Loaded: 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

Take a seat and settle in—it’s a gigantic treasury of trivia and humor for our twenty-fifth (is that porcelain?) anniversary! IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in Humor ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Honorable Mention in Humor “Fully Loaded” is putting it mildly. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, forgotten history, fun wordplay, and everything else that millions of loyal fans have come to expect from the world’s best-selling bathroom reading series. As always, it’s divided by length: quickies for the reader on the go, medium-sized articles for those with a few minutes to spare, and extra-long pieces for those truly leg-numbing experiences. Here are just a few of the hundreds of topics loaded into this edition of America’s favorite source of fascinating information: * Forgotten Firsts * Dumb Crooks: Stoner Edition * Bizarre Japanese Video Games * The Kamikaze Instruction Manual * Our Lady of the Little Green Men * The Worst Fire in American History * The World’s Worst Business Decision * The New Year’s Eve Opossum Drop * Do Blondes Really Have More Fun? * Failed Doomsday Predictions * When Toilets Explode * and much, much more!

Author : Omer Mei-Dan,Mike Carmont
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781447143635

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Adventure and Extreme Sports Injuries by Omer Mei-Dan,Mike Carmont Pdf

Adventure and extreme sports are increasing in popularity and it is not surprising that commercial adventure tourism and the accompanying life style and fashion, have become increasingly important to world economy. These unique sports involve not only major physical endurance and mental challenges but interaction and bonding with nature. They also tend to attract and excite audiences, both at the event and in the media. They are exciting to watch and redraw the boundaries of human achievement with the accompanying risks of injury and death. Adventure sports are usually performed in beautiful, exciting and remote locations or in extreme environments far away from medical assistance. Extreme sports usually involve an element of increased risk. These risks are highlighted by the media, usually after a reported accident or fatality but may vary according to the involvement of the participant; the weekend recreational adventure sports athlete or the experienced professional. A wide variety of sports fall into the category of adventure and extreme sports and with an increasing number of disciplines, this field is ever expanding. Sports are performed in contact with the “ground”; mountain running and biking, rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering. In the air: skydiving and base jumping. On water: surfing, white water kayaking and rafting, board sailing and diving. And also involve mechanical vehicles and animals! Some sports may be performed as a combination of few disciplines, such as water and air, e.g. kite surfing, and as so involve very unique mechanisms of injury. Sports events can also be merged to form a multi-sport race comprising many disciplines lastly from single to multi day races. Sports may involve competition with others, against the environment or with oneself, frequently the most ferocious adversary. Adventure sports are becoming increasingly popular in the general public and a few take these sports to an extreme level with the accompanying risks. Those that do, bring such time and dedication that they become professional in terms of training, preparation and finance. More and more people are enjoying adventure sports and unfortunately increased numbers are becoming injured as a result. Future research is progressing alongside the sport development, to allow the sport mechanisms, injury patterns and predisposing factors to be better understood. It is the hope of all researchers to make the sports safer without detracting from their adventurous nature. The aim and scope of our book would be to bring the sports medicine involved ineach of these sports into one volume. We would explain each sport including subtle similarities and differences, the common injury mechanisms, patterns of injury and treatment options. Additional chapters would include the mental characteristics of adventure racers and extreme sports athletes, together with the complexities of competing in hot and cold extreme environments. The book will present chapters focussing on the sports listed below, concentrating on published literature and newly formed studies by experts in the fields of injury epidemiology, prevention, management and rehabilitation.

Author : Jessica Cohn
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433988219

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BASE Jumping by Jessica Cohn Pdf

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 : Geoff Craighead
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0080877850

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High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety by Geoff Craighead Pdf

High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3e, is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations within high-rise buildings. It spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. Craighead also provides guidelines for managing security and life safety functions, including the development of response plans for building emergencies. This latest edition clearly separates out the different types of skyscrapers, from office buildings to hotels to condominiums to mixed-use buildings, and explains how different patterns of use and types of tenancy impact building security and life safety. New to this edition: Differentiates security and fire life safety issues specific to: Office towers Hotels Residential and apartment buildings Mixed-use buildings Updated fire and life safety standards and guidelines Includes a CD-ROM with electronic versions of sample survey checklists, a sample building emergency management plan, and other security and fire life safety resources.