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This in-depth exploration of the history and culture of the
sometimes illegal activity of BASE jumping provides historical and
current information as well as a glimpse into the incredible
adrenaline rush of the sport. BASE jumping is an extreme sport that
has gained significant popularity. To date, there are over 1,400
jumpers who have earned their "BASE number," which means that they
have jumped from a building, an antenna, a span, and a terrestrial
point. And at least one BASE jumper is planning to attempt landing
from a BASE jump without a parachute. BASE Jumping: The Ultimate
Guide examines the history, subculture, and technologies associated
with BASE jumping. Additionally, it considers what the relatively
new expansion of this activity means within the context of how our
society considers danger and risk. After an introduction, its
chapters cover BASE culture and ethics, the sport's origins and
current developments, techniques and equipment, sites and events,
pioneering jumpers and icons of the sport, and future directions.
The author-a former skydiver and BASE jumper himself-draws from
careful research as well as interviews with current BASE jumpers to
both provide historical context and represent the voices of those
participating in the activity. A history of early attempts at human
flight as well as a chronology of fixed object jumping
Illustrations of jumpers, BASE jumping points, and equipment A
glossary of key terms such as "burnt object" and "object strike" A
resource guide with additional information such as numerous films
and websites for BASE organizations
This book offers a brief history of how autoethnography has been
employed in studies of sport and physical (in)activity to date and
makes an explicit call for anti-colonial approaches - challenging
scholars of physical culture to interrogate and write against the
colonial assumptions at work in so many physical cultural and
academic spaces. It presents examples of autoethnographic work that
interrogate physical cultural practices as both produced by, and
generative of, settler colonial logics and structures, including
research into outdoor recreation, youth sport experiences, and
sport spectatorship. It situates this work in the context of key
paradigmatic issues in social scientific research, including
ontology, epistemology, axiology, ethics and praxis, and looks
ahead at the shape that social relations might take beyond
settler-colonialism. Drawing on cutting-edge research and
presenting innovative theoretical perspectives, this book is
fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in physical
cultural studies, sport studies, outdoor studies, sociology,
cultural studies, or qualitative research methods in the social
sciences.
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