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A sport to die for

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

"There are very few BASE jumpers with more than 500 jumps who have not spent serious time in the hospital due to BASE accidents. Most agree that it is just a matter of time until they are seriously injured. If you are not ready to die BASE jumping, you are not ready to go BASE jumping." -- From the Snake River BASE Academy's reader. TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- "Expect to get injured," Tom Aiello says to the small group gathered around him at 7 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes across the hig ...

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