31 Jan 1972 :: Yosemite Valley's El Capitan
Rick Sylvester
Skied off Yosemite Valley's El Capitan cliff, making the first ski BASE jump
26 Mar 1972 :: Sydney Harbor Bridge
Bob Hepburn and Bob Whitebread
Did a static line jump from the Sydney Harbor Bridge. This is the first confirmed base jumps done in Australia.
08 Mar 1973 :: Lake Berryessa Bridge, Pope Valley, north of San Francisco
Ian Swinbourne
Did the first-ever what is now known as the under, which was to throw his reserve canopy
22 Dec 1981 :: Westgate Bridge in Melbourne
Greg Hill
Westgate Bridge in Melbourne
01 Jan 1982 :: Scenic Skyway, Katoomba
Dave Jordan, Tevor Yates and Dave Manners
The epic Scenic Skyway load, Katoomba
10 Jan 1982 :: Omega Tower, Victoria
Graham Jefferies, Alan Stephens, Fred Gungl, Rod Cullen, Roy Ritchett, Dick Drieu, Dave Jordan, Trever Miller
First jumps from Omega Tower, Victoria
22 Feb 1982 :: Sydney's Centrepoint Tower
Wayne Allwood
Jumps from Chopper to land on Sydney's Centrepoint Tower. Cuts away the main and B.A.S.E with reserve
21 Mar 1982 :: Sydney Harbour bridge
Kim Barton, Dave Manners and Ray Gilmore
50th Anniversary Harbour bridge
01 Mar 1983 :: Melbourne Westgate Bridge
Tim Cousins (Tandem Master) & Shane Sparkes (Passenger)
World's first tandem base jump from the Westgate Bridge
03 Sep 1984 :: Yosemite National Park El Cap
Nic Feteris
First Australian to get BASE
10 Sep 1985 :: Wolomombi Falls QLD
Theo Thomas
Opens Wolomombi Falls
01 Oct 1985 :: Central Plaza building in Brisbane
Alison Stacy and Marilyn Ettama
The girls open Central Plaza building in Brisbane
15 Jan 1986 :: Wollomombi Falls
Marilyn Ettema (NZ)
First Aussie B.A.S.E Fatality
12 Feb 1986 :: Frenchman's Cap in Tasmania
Simon Wyatt, Mike Wierenga, Dave Larkin, Ray Williams & Shane Sparkes
First load off Frenchman's Cap
12 Mar 1986 :: MLC building in Sydney
Pete Fielding
MLC building in Sydney
18 May 1986 :: Mooney Mooney Bridge , Sydney
Theo Thomas, Andrej Percic, Mark Scott, Tony Tilse, and ??
First Mooney Mooney loads
20 Jun 1986 :: Troll Wall in Norway
John Ray Foster
First Aussie to die B.A.S.E jumping in Norway
20 Sep 1986 :: Blues Point Tower, Sydney
Steve Dines and Eros Botelo
Opened Blues Point Tower
06 Jan 1987 :: Frenchman's Cap, Tasmania
Pernilla Ahnstrom
The first woman to jump from Frenchman's Cap
15 Feb 1989 :: Gateway Building, Sydney
Theo Thomas, Carly Thomas, Andrej Percic & Trevor Yates
Gateway Building, Sydney
23 Aug 1989 :: 2UE antenna in Sydney
Shane Dunn
Opens 2UE antenna
11 Mar 1992 :: Mooney Mooney Bridge
Greg Wilcock
Greg Wilcox AKA: The Chief starts jumping
13 Apr 1992 :: Eastern Creek Raceway
Theo Thomas, Nic Feteris, Tony Slavic, Doug Knowles & Glenn Singleman
Australia's first base boogie. 300ft Crane
26 Aug 1992 :: Great Trango Tower in Pakistan
Nic Feteris and Glenn Singleman
National Geographic B.A.S.E Climb
21 May 1993 :: Bungonia Gorge
Joe Shaw (British)
Second fatality on Aussie Soil
07 Apr 1995 :: Mooney Mooney Bridge
Ace Cool, Dwain Weston
Pete Fielding takes Dwain Weston for his first base jump
28 Jul 1995 :: Wallaman Falls, QLD
Shane Dunn & Pete Fielding
Re-open Wallaman Falls
11 May 1996 :: Brisbane
Llewellyn Brothers
First Jump, A building crane
29 Nov 1996 :: Sydney
Greg Wilcock and Dwain Weston
Start the current ABA
23 Feb 1997 :: Rialto Building, Melbourne
John Garlic & Pete Fielding
Rialto in peak hour traffic
16 Mar 1997 :: Bungonia Gorge
Ace Cool, The Chief, Nick Gatti, The Llewellyn Brothers, Torben, Ruuner, Sean Moffet, Egor Dwain Weston, Tom Begic
11-way world record
22 Mar 1997 :: Harbour Bridge
Greg Wilcock, Dwain Weston, Mark Dunbar and Pete fielding
First freefall past the roadway of the Harbour Bridge 2 x two ways
22 Jun 1997 :: Wallaman Falls
Greg Wilcock, Dwain Weston, Mark Dunbar, Pete fielding, Nick Gatti, JJJ, Sean Moffet, Pomie Rog, The Llewellyn Brothers, Tom Begic, Adam Heartly, Jonn
Second Wallaman Boogie twenty strong and the beginning of the go low competition
28 Jun 1997 :: The Did, Wallaman Falls
Captain Cave Man
Off heading opening results in landing in a cave and being rescued 25 hours later
28 Jun 1997 :: Westgate Bridge, Melbourne
Douggs
1st Jump Westgate Bridge, Melbourne
11 Feb 1998 :: Mooney Mooney Bridge, Sydney
Pete Wyllie
1st Jump Mooney Mooney bridge
14 Mar 1998 :: Mooney Mooney bridge
Dwain Weston
First sky surf base jump from Mooney Mooney bridge
12 Apr 1998 :: Gold Coast
Greg Wilcock & Dwain Weston
Legal crane jumps, X Games
12 Jul 1998 :: Gladesville Bridge, Sydney
Dwain Weston
Gladesville ?Who dares wins'
Road Kill series begins
17 Oct 1998 :: Blues Point Tower, Sydney
Dwain Weston
Skysurf jump from Blues Point Tower
17 Oct 1998 :: Blues Point Tower, Sydney
Dwain Weston
Skysurf jump from Blues Point Tower
02 Mar 1999 :: Douglas Park Bridge, Sydney
Dwain Weston
Rocket the dog for his first base jump from Douglas Park
07 Apr 1999 :: Douglas Park Bridge, Sydney
Tom Begic
24 base jumps in a day
Douglas Park
04 Jul 1999 :: Kjerag, Norway
24 way world record from Exit 7, Kjerag, Norway
26 Jul 1999 :: Troll Wall, Norway
Daniel Twomey
Died on the Troll Wall
15 Aug 1999 :: France(Tree at Magland), Switzerland (Mauvoisin Dam and Fionnay Waterfall), Italy (Monte Brento), Croatia (Bakar Chimney).
Tom Begic
Four countries in one day self-driven: France(Tree at Magland), Switzerland (Mauvoisin Dam and Fionnay Waterfall), Italy (Monte Brento), Croatia (Bakar Chimney).
24 Sep 1999 :: Mooney Mooney, Sydney
Fast Al
First Jump Mooney Mooney.
01 Jan 2000 :: Big Glassy” Wollemi National Park
Trevor Yates
Died at “Big Glassy”
Wollemi National Park
12 Jan 2000 :: Blue Mountains
Jimmy Freeman & Douggs
Opened Horseshoe Falls,
06 Mar 2000 :: Sydney
Fast Al & Slim
Fast Al, becomes secretary of ABA
Slim, becomes president of the ABA
28 Apr 2002 ::
Fast Al & Phil Devlin
1st Australian BASE Nationals. Fast Al & Phil Devlin tie for 1st place
04 Aug 2002 :: Yosamite National Park, USA
Douggs
El cap and Half dome in 24 hours
02 Nov 2002 :: Cave of the Swallows, Mexico.
Douggs
First Aussie to jump Cave of the Swallows, Mexico.
01 Dec 2002 :: Petronas Towers,
Dwain Weston & Jimmy Freeman
Petronas Towers, Boogie Dwain Weston 1st place, Jimmy Freeman 2rd
02 Mar 2003 :: Overhang, Blue Mountains
Who was this? Fast Al perhaps
Jumps the Overhang with an Iron and Ironing board?
22 Jun 2003 :: Kjerag Norway
Douggs
Chief instructor of Stavanger Base Club, Kjerag Norway
27 Jun 2003 :: Kjerag, Norway
Douggs
1st wingsuit jump
Kjerag, Norway
05 Oct 2003 :: Royal Gorge Bridge, USA
Dwain Weston
One of the biggest losses to the BASE community. Dwain went in on the Royal Gorge Bridge, USA
15 Nov 2003 :: Blues Point Tower, Sydney
Jason Rooney (British)
Died at Sydney's Blues Point Tower
03 Jan 2004 :: Petronas Towers
Douggs
1st place Aerobatics,
Petronas Towers
07 Feb 2004 :: Austria
Heath Baird
Opens over 10 exit points in Austria.
What were they?
18 Jul 2004 :: Exit 6, Kjerag, Norway
16-way Australian world record, Exit 6, Kjerag, Norway
07 Aug 2004 :: Blue Mountains
Rob Fry
Died in a skateboarding accident in the Blue Mountains
22 Oct 2004 :: Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai
Roland Slim' Simpson
Died doing a wingsuit jump at Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai
29 Oct 2004 :: Bungonia Gorge
Jason Fitz-Herbert
Died at Bungonia doing aerials from the high point. Heading to Slims Funeral
01 Nov 2004 :: Bungonia Gorge
Tree Boy, Pete Wiley, Ace Cool, Phil Devlin.....?
Dwain's Memorial jump 8 way from Bungonia
10 Nov 2004 :: Omega tower, Vic
Heath Baird
5 jumps from the Omega tower in 24 hours
27 Apr 2005 :: The Finger, Blue Mountains
Douggs
1000th base jump from The Finger
27 Jul 2005 :: Kjerag, Norway
Darcy Zoitsas
Died at Kjerag, Norway
15 Oct 2005 :: KL Tower, Malaysia
Gary Cunningham
Becomes the new organizer of KL Tower event in Malaysia.
Does his 1000th BASE Jump at KL Tower.
04 Nov 2005 :: Bejing Tower, China
Jimmy Freeman
He organized Bejing Tower event,
07 Jan 2006 :: Frenchman's Cap, Tasmania
Jason Cryan (JJJ)
Big delays Frenchman's Cap,
18 Mar 2006 ::
Simon Plum
Becomes ABA secretary,
23 May 2006 :: Mt. Meru in India
Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan
Mt. Meru in India
27 May 2006 :: Troll Wall Norway
Anthony “Coombesy” Coombes
Dies at Labben' on the Troll Wall
15 Sep 2006 :: Chiapas Mexico
Adam Gibson
Died jumping Chiapas Mexico
31 Dec 2006 :: KL Tower.
Gary Cunningham
World Record 133 BASE jumps in 24 hours at KL Tower.
14 Aug 2007 :: Langrappiken Norway
Stephen Steveo' Anderton
Langrappiken Norway
01 May 2008 :: Baffin Island, Canada.
Livia Dickie & Jim Mitchell
First Aussies to Baffin Island,
22 Aug 2008 :: Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Ben Cannon
Died jumping Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
08 Aug 2009 :: Kathammeren, Ekistal valley
49 way world record Kathammeren,
19 Oct 2009 :: * What was the location?
Livia Dickie
1000th base jump
31 Oct 2009 :: Blue Mountains
Jimmy Freeman
Opens “Grand Canyon” in the
03 Apr 2010 :: Rigby Hill
Gary Cunningham
2000th base jump from Rigby Hill
18 Apr 2010 :: Baffin Island, Canadian Antarctic
Livia Dickie, Carly Thomas, Douggs & Wildman
Baffin Island trip
09 May 2010 :: “French Touch” Baffin Island, Canada
Jim Mitchell
Died on a wingsuit jump “French Touch”
23 May 2010 :: Wallaman Falls, Far North QLD
Daryl Norris
Died at Wallaman Falls
07 Aug 2010 :: Kathammeren, Ekistal valley, Norway,
53 way world record at Kathammeren
03 Sep 2010 :: La Mosse,
Heath Baird
1000th jump La Mosse,
27 Sep 2010 :: Alosetar, (building), Malaysia
Kylie “Buffy” Tanti
Died by Go Pro line entanglement on a building in Malaysia
30 Jan 2011 :: What is the location name?
Lucas Oliver
Died on an Antenna in Western Australia
29 Mar 2011 :: Ankara, Turkey
Dougg’s
2000th Base jump in Turkey
11 Jun 2011 :: KL Tower
Gary Cunningham
Becomes KL Tower event organizer again after a 3-year break as organizer.
13 Jun 2011 :: Horstandnebba, Norway
Ted Rudd
Dies at Horstandnebba, Norway
24 Sep 2011 :: Tianmen Cave, China
Douggs
First Aussie to jump Tianmen Cave, China
