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Fearing the worst
Back on the rock shelf in Eikesdal More og Romsdal is shocked onlookers and sees the turn structure collapse and disappear with Richard over the cliff and over 1200 meters down.
- I, and everyone up there in the mountains, I thought he died. You should have heard the gasp, says Are Sending Osen standing a few meters away when the bolts are loosened.
He is the program managers for the new series "Normal Madness" which will premiere on BBC1 in October.
Fembarnsfar and base jumping
But the father of five avoids both the rock wall and being struck by the rod and the chains that plummet into free fall along with him.
- It was a strange moment after I got out the parachute. When I hear that rustling in the metal and chain, and that the rod passes a few feet away and flying to the ground seconds later, says Henriksen.
He has been a base jump in almost 20 years and works as a surgeon at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim.
- I actually have operated several of my closest friends. There have been cases fill after landing accidents, and some slightly tougher cases where someone has crashed on the mountain, he said.
- Good to see it on tv
Richard Henriksen and his buddy Andre Bach is experienced gymnasts and base jumpers. They would show off their hobby in which they combine the two passions.
- They were always so concerned that safety was paramount, and that this could not go wrong. They said that at the moment when something deviates from the plan, then canceling the whole thing, says Osen.
Men Are was not entirely convinced ..
Presenter Are Sending Osen was shocked when he saw base jumper falling off the cliff.
Photo: Kimm Saatvedt / NRK
- I had a nasty feeling in my stomach all the time. I became more and more anxious.
This could really gone horribly wrong, it's ok to show this on TV?
- They did not go properly wrong, thankfully. Had one of them died there would have been no program. The problem is not what we show, but what they are doing, he says.
Centimeters from the rock edge
Henriksen says he was immediately disappointed that stunt went down the drain, but also that he is proud of how he handled the situation when it all went wrong.
Later he will watch a video of the fall. It shows that he is only inches from the rock edge then the structure collapses.
- Did I hit with my legs could be done well, but I had met with the head, I had been completed, he said.
- The children could lose Dad
That night he sees the film, he also realizes the gravity of the situation.
Richard Henriksen has even operated some of their closest friends for base jumping accidents.
Photo: Vigdis Wågø-Wares/NRK
- I sat with the two youngest children, reading and singing to them. Then it dawned on me that the atmosphere in the home could have been different than it was that night, and that my children could be without a dad. It was heavy for several weeks, he said.
Will you stop with base jumping?
- Cravings for jumping was probably bigger when I was smaller. At the same time there is a feeling of what is difficult to describe. It gives me an insanely quiet. Once you have set up, checked the equipment, you are ready and the conditions are fine and you give gas, then head out for anything other than the task you must do.[/quote]
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Fucking lucky.
Sorry, Norwegian source.
To be honest, the way the bars dislodged looked rather hilarious.
He obviously didn't deserve it, but if you seek thrills risking your own security, such things should be "expected".
[quote]- Did I hit with my legs could be done well, but I had met with the head, I had been completed, he said.[/quote]
From what I can understand he just fell unexpectedly when the bar broke, he did actually have his parachute work though...
god damn imagine the bricks he shit when that bar broke
Ahahahah, guy with the glasses at the beginning. Need a .gif of that one
God that video just oozes suspense.
10/10 nice dismount
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"1200 meters? That must've been scary, bro."
edit: vvv "Hey, you there having fun! Stop that this instant!" vvv
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"1200 meters? That must've been scary, bro."[/QUOTE]
Except that he was base jumping, not free falling. Base jumpers have very little room for error because of the small height they have to work with.
The gravity of the situation must have been too strong.
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