So much happens in my day to day life that I often forget about the big things briefly until they rocket back into my consciousness. My season was super busy with travel to many countries for Base Jumping. I suspect this year will be even better. I taught so many students and took so many people on Tandem Base jumps. I love to see the eyes of people change after my classes or after a person goes on a Tandem BASE jump with me. Its always an incredible feeling to share the sport that I love with others. My whole aim is to help the sport grow in a positive direction with participants that actually care about the big picture of our sport. It is not all about each individual jumper, it is about our group/ family as a whole. When I performed a Tandem Jump in Durban, South Africa at Nitro Circus Live, you could absolutely, unmistakably feel the heartwarming vibe that the jump created. There were people crying and laughing and cheering. It was in honor of the late and great Eric Roner. What an experience it was to be part of and what an amazing team of people to work with.
Tag Archives: Sean Chuma
First person to reach 5,000 BASE jumps!!!
Chuma reaches 5,000 BASE jumps giving him the most jumps in the world. Does it every get boring? “Not a chance, I love Base jumping even more. An experienced jumper has been through the rough times as well as the amazingly good times. The rough times teach us to be humble and to always be on guard. Things can happen at any moment, this is why it takes the mentality and skill of a ninja to do this sport.” –Sean Chuma–
Chuma Appears on Right This Minute
Straight from Turkey Boogie 2017 in Moab, UT! It was Chuma’s 8th year in a row to attend the annual event. The Turkey Boogie is a gathering of BASE Jumpers, Slack liners, and Climbers who spend the holiday among the red rocks of Moab to do what they love to do. In this clip from the TV show “Right This Minute” Chuma executes a full twisting triple gainer off of the exit knows as “Sweet Spot.” The video was taken by Will Kitto.
http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/rtmtv-geronimo-base-jumper-somersaults-canyon
World Class Performer Article
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In the area of BASE Jumping you often hear people say “lets go do something stupid” or “it’ll be fine, the parachute is made to open.” The truth is that we put a lot of thought, calculation, and preparation into BASE jumping.
There is a lot of training that a person has to do in order to stay on the safe side of things. A lot of it comes down to making wise decisions and thinking about the group as a whole rather than thinking with the ego and being selfish.
Often times you will hear people say that it is easy. That can be true, until something goes wrong. When something goes wrong or a person has an issue while base jumping, there isn’t much time to think. There is only time to do.
These skills have to be deeply embedded into a person so they can act in a time of need. Anyone can go huck themselves off of something and if everything goes perfectly then it might be ok. Sometimes things don’t go according to plan so the jumper needs to have the experience to turn things back to their favor.
The standard is for a person to have at least 200 skydives before they go take a BASE Jump course. Most of us think that a bit more is necessary, but that is the minimum. It is wise then to take a reputable class rather than trying to learn from a friend that probably won’t get to all the important skills and information.