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More then 40 BASE jumpers gathered at the Baluarte Bridge in May, 2013 for the first ever Go Fast Games! Baluarte Bridge event to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of Durango. | More then 40 BASE jumpers gathered at the Baluarte Bridge in May, 2013 for the first ever Go Fast Games! Baluarte Bridge event to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of Durango. | ||
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Revision as of 07:05, 21 July 2013
Durango Baluarte 2013 Go Fast Games! Event
More then 40 BASE jumpers gathered at the Baluarte Bridge in May, 2013 for the first ever Go Fast Games! Baluarte Bridge event to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of Durango.
Over 100 jumps were made during the event with no injuries. This was quite a feat as the canyon was so tight it really tested the dexterity and skills of the jumpers in a way that no other official BASE bridge event ever did.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Avenfoto.com.
Image by Basemasters.
A pre-jump show took place in the city of Durango with several jumpers landing in a park next to the Baluartito Bridge - a scaled down version of the real bridge. Image by Basemasters.
Image by Go Fast! Energy Drink.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Marta Empinotti of Apex BASE co-organized the event with husband Jimmy Pouchert below. Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
A jumper just clears the cables of the Baluartito Bridge. Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Avenfoto.com.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
A jumper comes in for a landing heading South into the narrow gorge. Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
A few lucky jumpers got to leap next to the bridge from a helicopter. Image by Avenfoto.com.
Image by Avenfoto.com.
Image by Avenfoto.com.
Image by Basemasters.
A jumper comes in for a landing heading North. Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Go Fast! Energy Drink.
Image by Avenfoto.
Image by Avenfoto.
Image by Avenfoto.
Image by Go Fast! Energy Drink.
Image by Avenfoto.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Avenfoto.
Image by Basemasters.
Image by Avenfoto.
Image by Go Fast! Energy Drink.