6
BASE seasons
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BASE jumps
400
WS BASE jumps
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Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL369
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Fall before jump
- Date:
- 18. 07. 2019
- Time:
- 13:00
- Exit point:
- Norway › Sunndalssra › Langrabpiggen
- Exit type:
- Short Start
Personal
- Name:
- Krzysztof Rojek
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Polish
- Age:
- 35
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- Apex BASE › Flik ultra light
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- Apex BASE › The Summit
- Suit:
- Squirrel › Aura 3
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Fell before setting up
Description
Krzysztof went to Sunndalsøra to look for a new exit South of Langrabbpiken. He was jumping alone which he did occasionally. Before he jumped he sent a GPS track of his hike with co-ordinates of the new exit and a photo of the view looking down from the exit. He said it was a 5 second rock drop.
After not receiving further contact from Krzysztof and feeling that something was wrong, 2 of his friends drove from Romsdalen to Sunndalsøra. They checked the landing area and then found his van unattended at the start of the hike.
The Police were called and a rescue helicopter quickly located his body underneath the exit. They had the GPS co-ordinates to help them. No helmet or camera was recovered. Krzysztof died instantly from a severe head injury.
On inspecting his equipment and body it was noted that his wingsuit zippers were not done up. Left arm was zipped to the elbow, right arm not zipped at all. Booties were on but leg zips not done up. The rescue team believes he had his helmet on, but chin strap not fastened. His rig was on with leg straps and chest strap tightened.
Krzysztof died from a tragic accident falling from the cliff before he was fully geared up in his wingsuit. It was a 5 second rock drop and he has not been able to pull his pilot chute before impacting directly below the exit. Speaking to the rescue personnel they said the area at the top of the cliff looked flat. It was not a rappel or sketchy to access the exit. At the time of jumping it was sunny with dry rock.
Krzysztof was a very dedicated, motivated wingsuit BASE jumper. He was a rock climber for 12 years before he started BASE. He was good at finding exits using topographical maps and was a strong hiker. After an intial hasty progression in BASE, he had matured and slowly built his skills and experience over a number of years. He was constantly improving and had become a skilled wingsuit pilot.
He was a quiet character and would come across as shy, but once you got to know him he was funny, thoughtful, generous and a wonderful man. He will be greatly missed.
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