We actually started talking about Exit 8 at the beginning of Heliboogie. I was gonna have some jumps from more conservative exits before venturing to exit 8, to dial everything in. So we did 3 jumps from various exits together before going to exit 8. On the day of the accident we jumped exit 4.5 in the morning and he seemed really on his game. He was gonna take it all the way along the wall and land on the (leg breaking LZ) don’t remember it’s exact name! But something like that. I turned half way to the Primary LZ. It was an awesome jump. We had decided before this jump that we would go to exit 8 afterwards.

We jumped on the chopper around 1pm. When we landed he asked me if I was nervous, I told him that I didn’t actually feel nervous but more tense. He said that he actually felt nervous and that he could feel it now! But I was all smiles, laughs and love. There were 6 of us. 4 x Wingsuit’ and then Kivi and me In our OnsiePower 19. Which we actually had our first jump in together at Brento back in March 2019. We talked about that when we arrived to exit 8. It felt exactly like that. A little tense of the whole situation.
It was my first time at exit 8 so I was very “excited” to see what it looked like and how it felt inside my mind and body. I felt that it was absolutely durable so I felt good and ready.

Kivi had jumped exit 8 a few times before, in both 2 piece and Onesie. So he told where and how to fly the lines, where to go and where not to go. He told me to not get too close to the right side of the cliff when you leave/exit the gully.
The weather conditions were good. No wind at the exit and maximum 1-2 Knots from the east when getting out of the gully.
We knew that we were probably not gonna make it to the primary LZ so the plan was to land on the leg breaking LZ which is along the rocky beach way before the primary LZ for most jumps from Kjerag wall.
We geared up and everything seemed just perfect. We all hugged and everybody had their game face on. So we exited Kivi first me right behind him and then the Wingsuiters. After a few seconds the wingsuiters had flown straight over us and left the valley.
So for some reason he flew all the way to the left side of the gully, like along the left side, I stayed more or less in the middle of the gully. We had good speed and good height, so everything was going as planned. When we got to the end of the gully Kivi made a slight turn to the right, direction LZ. I’m a little higher than him and a little behind on his right side. So he crossed from left to right in front of me. Here he suddenly loses all performance in his suit. He loses all forward speed and starts to fall vertically. He suddenly puts his arms in front of him. I do not know if it was because he had actually tried to pull and was waiting for the pilot chute to come out! But nothing happend and he is getting close to the tree line at the end of the gully fast. Then it’s like he is trying to recover, maybe an unstable position, he makes a couple of swim strokes (winding up the windows in a car)  and then pulls his pilot chute. But very very sadly to late and he goes through the trees/cliff in line stretch. Before he comes to rest the parachute is actually more or less inflated.
As soon as I landed we called 113 and not to long after the rescue was in the area.
I’ve known Kivi since 2013. He inspired me right away, both his passion for jumping but also his attitude. He became a very good friend. I’m so so sorry for everyone who knew Kivi and especially his family and also all those who will not get to meet and get inspired by this beautiful soul.
Hi will be deeply missed.