Base
Early BASE jumping in Norway 1980-1985.
Pictures are mainly from Troll Wall /Trollveggen.
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1980 first European base jumps. 10minutes. Workcopy version -16mm film by Jorma Öster Also, first time use of wrist mounted 16mm camera filming face. Hands had to be stretched forward during jump, causing a bit unstable fall. Lenses Century Cine Optics special (130 degrees) wide angles used by all 1980 jumpers.
1980 first jumps (10...
Jumpers in white suit Sony Olausson, Anders Nyqvist. 1982 shortfilm of the early days by Jorma Öster. Workcopy version only -16mm film.
Good Vibrations (4mi...
Trollwall landscape
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Writings on the wall
Sonny Olausson You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place (Bruraskaret) here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz
Bruraskaret
Sonny Olausson (Swedish). (Bruraskaret) You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz
Exit- for skydivers ...
Sonny Olausson You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz
Sonny Olausson, Anders Nyqvist (Swedish) You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place (Bruraskaret) here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz
Before exit
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Sonny Olausson
In Freefall
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Exit
In Freefall
Landing place
The Wall
Looking for a landing place
Rauma_river
A screaming troll in the shadow
Trollveggen
The first jump by Jorma Öster
Jorma Öster
Pentti Pukkila jumping off Trollveggen (n:o 2)
Pentti Pukkila
Jukka Heikkinen, Timo Liukkonen 1980- double exit (first jumps)
Double exit
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Timo Liukkonen (1982...
Two jumpers parachutes opening
Two jumpers
Two jumpers
Winter adventure in june. Esa Mikkonen (a Finn) getting ready. Panorama 220 degrees) Bruraskaret
Winter adventure
A snowstorm in june. Seeking shelter in a cave.
A snowstorm in june
Early morning walk to the top (Trollvegggen)
Walking to the top
El Capitan, California, jumper Göran Widenby (Swedish) 1979 picture by Jorma Öster
A highway to ecstacy
El Capitan, California, Yosemite National Park (North America wall well visible)
El Capitan
El Capitan, Arne Ja...
El Capitan, California, Yosemite National Park, Arne Jansson (Swedish) 1979
El Capitan, Californ...
El Capitan team
Jumping from the Europe-bridge (Europabrucke 190m) in Austria 1982
Europe-bridge
Jari Mynttinen before the fatal jump (Bruraskaret) Trollveggen
Jari Mynttinen
Boenish died in a BASE jump off the Troll Wall (Stabben)
Carl Boenish
Carl and Jean Boenish outside their L.A home
BASE JMP
Carl Boenish filming at Preikestolen, Lysefjord.
Boenish filming
Total death toll is 8
FYI
Carl Boenish is not on the list. He jumped from Stabben
Trollveggen_logbook
Jorma Öster jumping from a Tiger Moth biplane
Self portrait