About This Site
The primary purpose of this site is promote BASE jumping events that the site owners are involved in organising or have attended.
WHAT IS B.A.S.E JUMPING?
BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. "BASE" is an acronym that stands for the four categories of objects from which one can jump:
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BASE Event Organiser Profile:
Gary Cunningham
Age:
Nationality: Australian
Occupation: Electronic Engineer
Years BASE Jumping:
BASE Jumps: 2450+
Building Display Jumps: 1450+
Positions: President, Australian BASE Association
Technical Director, KL Tower BASE Jump 2005-2007, 2011
Technical Director, Sibu BASE Jump 2009-2011
With over 1100 building display jumps Gary is a world leading expert when it comes to BASE jumping displays off buildings. He is happy to assist in organising BASE jumping displays off buildings anywhere in the world.
Events Attended:
KL Tower Jump 2001
Petronas Twin Towers - Xtreme Skydiving World Championships 2001
KL Tower Jump 2002 & Alor Setar Tower Jump 2002
Petronas Twin Towers - Xtreme Skydiving World Championships 2002/2003
Petronas Twin Towers - New Years Eve 2003 display jump
KL Tower Jump 2004 & Alor Setar Tower Jump 2004
Ostankino Tower - Moscow BASE Open Air 2004
Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai BASE Jumping display 2004
KL Tower Jump 2005 & Alor Setar Tower Jump 2005
KL Tower International BASE Jump Merdeka Circuit 2006
KL Tower International BASE Jump Merdeka Circuit 2007
Wauchope Crane Event 2008
KL Tower International BASE Jump Merdeka Circuit 2008
KL Tower International BASE Jump Malaysia 2009
Sibu BASE Jump 2009
KL Tower International BASE Jump Malaysia 2010
Sibu BASE Jump 2010
World Record
On the eve of the 2006 new year Gary Cunningham set a world record for the most base jumps done in 24 hours. He completed 133 jumps off KL Tower in Malaysia. Jumping started at midnight on 30st December 2005 and the final jump was done on the stroke of midnight 31st December 2005 as the clocked ticked over into 2006. An amazing effort.