Doug Froutos
B.A.S.E. Jumper

Somewhere inside most of us is a basic animal instinct to survive, a primal tendency toward self-preservation. And there there’s those guys — the ones who throw themselves off buildings, and bridges, rock outcroppings and cell phone towers. Who are these people!?

Well, Doug is one of those people, and he came by Wexley a few weeks back to talk about what it’s like to fall, really fast. About the natural evolution of the BASE sport, the underground percolation and spread of it, the innovation of designs and techniques being shared across the globe. And, perhaps most importantly, the things you need to know in order to survive and live to fall (really fast!) another day.

Doug brought his gear with him and first took some time to explain the physics and mathematical realities of falling through the air. And then, just to make everyone squirm in their seats and feel really uncomfy, he showcased some incredible footage of insane jumps from fjords in Scandinavia.

He left us all inspired, a little bit breathless, and feeling like maybe Wexley wasn’t the craziest thing on the planet after all.