Squaw Drops In
Tim MutrieBASE jumping off Squaw Valley's tram "legally" was originally conceived as a Shane McConkey stunt to usher...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Heli Challenge II
Tim Mutrie...Davenport is pretty stoked, and he should be—six weeks removed from a near-miss BASE-jumping accident near Rifle, Colorado. Ted sent along a POV video clip from his winning big mountain...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 06, 2009Commemorative Stamp
Tim Mutrie...July 31, 2009)—On March 26, 2009, ski legend Shane McConkey died in a ski BASE jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites. In countless ways, McConkey defined skiing as a lifestyle and by...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009White talks Affliction, Ortiz on ESPN Radio
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com...matter. … I want it because you [the fans] want it." White added he would be BASE jumping off of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas to honor a statement made to Yahoo's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009Vert's New Breed: Zack Warden
Brian Tunney...to a healthy serving of Hoffman-esque influence throughout the years. Zack's not jumping out of planes or base jumping his bike of cliffs, but he's got the skills and diehard motivation...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 17, 2009Most Interesting Man in the World
Tim Mutrie...behind Shane McConkey and jumped off; 3. Maintains relations with and shares a modest cabin near the base of Squaw with Ingrid Backstrom—the bonafide freeskiing star and, interestingly, quite the appropriate literary foil...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009Showdown Shootout
Colin Whyte...mad applause. Head Red Bull photog, Christian Pondella, was next up with shots that ranged from BASE jumping to ice climbing to straight-up spelunking. These shots were definitely the most "extreme" of the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2009GETTING FRESH...With A Big-Mountain Pioneer
As told to Alyssa Roenigk...creativity and originality. Nothing's out of bounds, either. About three years ago, I started combining BASE jumping and skiing. There are about 30 of us doing it. We wear a parachute and are...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009Rembering Shane
Alyssa Roenigk...I heard the news that big-mountain skier Shane McConkey had been killed in a ski BASE-jumping accident in Italy. Born in Vancouver, McConkey, 39, was a pioneer in his sport and one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009Thacker: 'Can we go 400 feet?!'
Tim Mutrie...record huck, Thacker—we had to ask—says he's not finished with this distance jumping stuff either. "Absolutely not," he said via cell phone. "We were still on the landing after measuring...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009MSP: McConkey Never Threw His Chute
Tim Mutrie...to focus on removing both skis and succeeded. He quickly turned into a classic, face down BASE jumping position to throw his pilot chute (which pulls out the main canopy), but after 12 seconds...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009Shane McConkey, 1969-2009
Tim MutrieTHURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009: Decorated big mountain skier and BASE jumper Shane McConkey was killed earlier today in a ski-BASE accident in the Italian Dolomites. Shane...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009The McConkey Effect
Tim MutrieSCOTT GAFFNEY Thursday afternoon, via phone, from Squaw Valley. • "I just read a quote on a message board and it's appropriate: 'It's like hea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009Lunch Links
Max Klinger and Ethan Trex...NBDL. Oof: baseball's attendance is down already. Drag racing in Saudi. Another cool piece on BASE jumping
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US
Paul Kix and Brian Hill...good sports news from around the globe. Believe us, the perspective will do you good. Bad Base Jumping: Now on Video! Norwegian base jumper Hans Lange isn't having a good day. He leapt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2008EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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