kuvat Base

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Early BASE jumping in Norway 1980-1985. Pictures are mainly from Troll Wall /Trollveggen. Use the original size for best viewing. All movies are workcopy versions only. No commercial use allowed. All pictures are in high res (original). Good for large size poster printing. See the place in Google: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

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Norway Troll wall Trollveggen base jumping

Exit.jpg

All pictures on these pages can be copied and printed for personal use only. No commercial use allowed. Use original size for the best quality. Good for large size poster printing. NPCI first price 1982. You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place (Bruraskaret) here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

Good Vibrations (4min).mpg

Jumpers in white suit Sony Olausson, Anders Nyqvist. 1982 shortfilm of the early days by Jorma Öster. Workcopy version only -16mm film.

Norway Troll wall Trollveggen base jump

Trollveggen.jpg

A screaming troll in the shadow

Trollwall landscape.jpg

Jorma Öster.jpg

The first jump by Jorma Öster

Norway Troll wall Trollveggen base

Carl Boenish.jpg

Boenish died in a BASE jump off the Troll Wall (Stabben)

Writings on the wall.jpg

You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place (Bruraskaret) here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

Exit- for skydivers only.jpg

Sonny Olausson (Swedish). (Bruraskaret) You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

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Sonny Olausson You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

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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

Running.jpg

you can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

In Freefall.jpg

Sonny Olausson

Jari Mynttinen.jpg

Jari Mynttinen before the fatal jump (Bruraskaret) Trollveggen

Walking to the top.jpg

Early morning walk to the top (Trollvegggen)

Landing place.jpg

El Capitan.jpg

El Capitan, California, Yosemite National Park (North America wall well visible)

Base California El Capitan Yosemite

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Pentti Pukkila.jpg

Pentti Pukkila jumping off Trollveggen (n:o 2)

Base Norway Pentti Pukkila Troll wall Trollveggen

A highway to ecstacy.jpg

El Capitan, California, jumper Göran Widenby (Swedish) 1979 picture by Jorma Öster

Base El Capitan

El Capitan, California.jpg

El Capitan, California, Yosemite National Park, Arne Jansson (Swedish) 1979

El Capitan Yosemite base

Two jumpers.jpg

Two jumpers parachutes opening

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Two jumpers parachutes opening

In freefall.jpg

El Capitan, Arne Jansson.jpg

Europe-bridge.jpg

Jumping from the Europe-bridge (Europabrucke 190m) in Austria 1982

base bridge europabrucke europe jumping

1980 first jumps (10min).mpg

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.

Norway Trollveggen Trollwall base first base

Timo Liukkonen (1982).jpg

You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

troll-logo.jpg

You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place (Bruraskaret) here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

FYI.jpg

Total death toll is 8

bilder

Bruraskaret.jpg

Sonny Olausson You can download Google Earth GPS-route to this exit place (Bruraskaret) here: http://www.shutter.fi/truk/exitplace.kmz

El Capitan team.jpg

Trollveggen_logbook.jpg

Carl Boenish is not on the list. He jumped from Stabben

Geotagged Trollveggen TrollWall vinter winter

Double exit .jpg

Jukka Heikkinen, Timo Liukkonen 1980- double exit (first jumps)

The Wall.jpg

Self portrait.jpg

Jorma Öster jumping from a Tiger Moth biplane

A snowstorm in june.jpg

A snowstorm in june. Seeking shelter in a cave.

Boenish filming.jpg

Carl Boenish filming at Preikestolen, Lysefjord.

Winter adventure.jpg

Winter adventure in june. Esa Mikkonen (a Finn) getting ready. Panorama 220 degrees) Bruraskaret

Rauma_river.jpg

Looking for a landing place

BASE JMP.jpg

Carl and Jean Boenish outside their L.A home