Make your first BASE Jump with the confidence only achieved by attaching to a highly-experienced BASE Tandem Instructor!
Chairman and Founder of M2A did this exact jump in March to raise funds for Cohen Veterans Bioscience! His reaction? "The most amazing thing I have ever done!"
Package includes:
-Round-trip Airline tickets for two
-Hotel accommodations
-Dinner for two post jump!
-1 tandem jump (180lbs is the limit)
(Jump scheduling will depend on availability and weather. For safety reasons, the maximum weight for a tandem jumper is 180 lbs. - no exceptions.)
You will leap from the 486-foot Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho and softly come to rest in the beautiful Snake River Canyon.
Equipment
At the core of TandemBASE jumping is a custom-designed and manufactured set of gear that includes the Huck-It! Duo harness and container system, TandemBASE parachute, and the student harness. Built to military specifications for material and construction, the Duo's harness is task specific for TandemBASE.
Safety
BASE jumping is not safe, but history shows that is can be performed safely. TandemBASE takes all precautions to provide the safest environment possible within the realm of BASE jumping. All students are provided helmets and must arrive with proper footwear (athletic shoes or hiking boots). With a minimum of 2,000 BASE jumps and 2,000 Tandem skydives, TandemBASE instructors begin as the sport's highest caliber jumpers. Instructors are then required to complete written and practical instruction and testing on TandemBASE Standard Operating Procedures before being certified as TandemBASE Instructors. Our lead instructor, Sean Chuma currently has the most jumps of anyone in the world at over 6600 jumps.
History
The first Tandem BASE-Jump occurred on March 20, 1983 off of West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia by Timothy Cousins. The passenger was Shane Sparkes. Closely following was the second in 1984 by Ted Strong from the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia. The years since have been sprinkled with Tandem BASE-Jumps being made around the world from various objects, proving the viability. Concurrently, the Magic Valley has become an increasingly more popular BASE destination, as the Perrine Bridge has the fortunate convergence of good altitude, large landing area, easy access, and an encouraging community. It is with great pleasure we can say that the Magic Valley loves BASE Jumping, and that BASE Jumpers around the world love the Magic Valley. Excited spectators commonly ask how they can participate in the BASE Jumping experience and have always been told that 100's of skydives are needed prior to learning to BASE Jump. In 2009 Kissner, Mashaal, and Chuma began discussing and prototyping the equipment necessary to perform BASE Jumps using the Tandem instructional method. The result is the first purpose built TandemBASE Jumping equipment.
