BFL210 | 25.7.2013

Steffen Strobel

from Germany

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BASE SEASONS

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SKYDIVES

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WS SKYDIVES

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BASE JUMPS

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WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 25.7.2013
  • Location: Brevent, Chamonix, France
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact in terminal freefall
  • Clothing - Suit: Vampire 4Expert Wingsuit by Phoenix-Fly
  • Canopy: Unknown
  • Container: Unknown
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Short Start
  • Weather: Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: Anabatic air flow, Emergency low pull, Loss of speed-glide, Proximity flying

What do we believe happened?

This jump was his fourth jump of the day, On this jump he was flying very low to make the first turn and after the turn He had put himself down too low to enable him to fly out safely of the gates clipping an outcrop and flipping him upside down, He managed to pull his Pc but impacted on talus with nothing but full inflated PC ...

Please remember that this jump Is an Advanced wing suit jump and that all fatalities have been known to happen in the afternoon when the Airflow has changed and cold air has moved into the valley...

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