Base 66 (Swedish Edition) [Paperback]

Jevto Dedijer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

B.A.S.E. 66 är den sanna berättelsen om tre unga vänner och deras inträdesprov i en exklusiv klubb av våghalsiga fallskärmshoppare. Med ett språk som dryper av adrenalin återskapar Jevto Dedijer det dramatiska året då han tillsammans med en fransk arkeolog och en amerikansk stridspilot hoppade fallskärm från radio antenner, klippor, broar och skyskrapor. Risken var stor men utmaningen större.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Bernard, Scott och Jevto var med om ett äventyr som få människor ens vågar drömma om. De var pionjärer i en mycket farlig men adrenalin stark sport, B.A.S.E. hoppning. B.A.S.E. klubben grundades 1981 av amerikanen Carl Boenish och för att bli medlem i den exklusiva klubben måste man hoppa fallskärm från toppen av en byggnad, antenn, bro och klippa samt överleva. Carl Boenish omkom vid ett hopp från Trollveggen massivet i Norge bara en vecka innan Jevto's hopp från 600 meter höga Bruraskaret. Riskerna var stora och de höll på att mista livet minst en gång var; Jevto vid sitt hopp från en 200 meter hög byggnad i Paris, Scott vid ett bro hopp i Tyskland och Bernard vid sitt hopp från en klippa i Norge. Idag finns det 700 medlemmar i B.A.S.E. klubben, att jämföras med de 1500 personer som bestigit Mount Everest. B.A.S.E.66 är ingen bok för nervsvaga personer!

About the Author

Jevto Dedijer är född i Lund och har bott 13 år i Paris. Sedan fem år håller han till i Québec, Kanada tillsammans med vackra frun Yolaine och deras två små barn, Chloé och Damien.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Dare Dead Books (June 1, 2001)
• Language: Swedish
• ISBN-10: 0968799302
• ISBN-13: 978-0968799307
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,406,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictures I just wish the text was in english, July 25, 2001

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J. Hopkins "Baja James" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Base 66 (Swedish Edition) (Paperback)

The pictures are great and from what I could translate so is the text. So if the publisher is reading this, how about an English translation. There is too little written on BASE.

Since I first did this review an English copy has been published

If you BASE or ever thought about it get this book

Also look for "Ground Rush" in used book stores between the two there is good information on BASE

Rating has been raised to 4 stars but this is for the English edition

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an exciting book!, August 31, 2001

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Jacob Stetina (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Base 66 (Swedish Edition) (Paperback)

First I have to tell you my background. I'm a skydiver with no background in base jumping. I know very little about the sport and even less about the start of base jumping, since there are no historybooks on this subject.
Jevto Dedijer's describes these first years of basejumping in his book, Base 66, in very exciting way. At that time they used equipment that by todays standards, no one would be caught jumping. Not from an airplane and absolutely not from a 100 meters high object. Jevto and his friends are pioneers in a sport that is as beautiful as it is deadly. BASE 66 takes off by describing how Jevto's skydiving career begins at the young age of 18. What makes him leap of his first BASE object and later makes him change his mind about BASE jumping.
I recommend this book to anyone who would like to know more about the first years in basejumping. It's an exciting book and well worth reading.
BSBD

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book !, September 2, 2001

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Emü (Quebec, CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Base 66 (Swedish Edition) (Paperback)

I was delighted to read this book. How can you be so fearless? Is there a recipe? I would suggest you have your book available in English now...