Carl Boenish, one of the worldīs first and most renowned freefall-cinematographers was also the founder of the BASE-movement, a group of experienced skydivers seeking the thrill to leap from fixed objects with their parachutes. BASE is the acronym for B = Buildings, A = Antennas, S = Spans and E = Earth (meaning earth formations like cliffs, canyons or mountains). The name was inaugurated January 1981 by Phil Smith, Phil Mayfield and Carl & Jean Boenish, the first jumpers having made leaps in all 4 categories. Carl Boenish was killed on a BASE-jump in Norway on the 7^th of July, 1984. Carlīs spirit still lives with his unforgettable films and the mottos of his life:

*	Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to see them come true.
*	I do not choose to be a common man.
*	Only those who dare can share!

Contents:
1. Building jumps from Houston Commerce Tower.
2. Antenna jumps from antenna towers located in Texas.
3. Spans / jumps from the New River Gorge Bridge (876 ft / 265 m) near Charleston / West Virginia.
4. Earth / El Cap Circus: Leaps from El Capitan (3.000 ft / 1.000 m) in the Yosemite National Park / California. Would you believe in exiting the top of the mountain on stilts and on oneīs hands? The most incredible stunts ever seen in the history of BASE-jumping!
5. Earth: Leaps from Canyon de Chelly, a 600 ft overhanging cliff in northern Arizona.
6. Add on: Three flyers glide off Half Dome in Yosemite National Park riding a single hang-glider. Two of them release and make a hook-up before opening their parachutes. The third one is safely landing the hang-glider.

Duration:	58 minutes
Note:	You may find additional BASE-scenes in the videos AIRDONE ONE (Stock-No. 01-003-1) and OVER THE EDGE (Stock-No. 01-010-1)
Rated:	Unsurpassed performances by the pioneers of BASE-jumping!

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