Exit Point

Marcel Geser is a professional paraglider pilot, avid base jumper and president of the Swiss BASE Association. We talked to Marcel about the history of jumping and Lauterbrunnen and some of the efforts they’ve taken to preserve this epic site for jumpers. This is a must-listen episode if you're planning your first trip to the valley. Swiss BASE Association Air Glacier  +41 33 856 0560 Rega      

In 2012 Matt founded Squirrel, a company that manufacturers wingsuits, parachutes, and BASE jumping equipment. Among many other articles and publications Matt wrote the Great Book of BASE which is arguably the most comprehensive piece of writing on the sport. We talk to Matt about his early days in BASE, how he has seen the sport develop, and his process as a test pilot.  We dive into what motivat...

Will Mitchell has been using an analytical approach to open short-start wingsuit BASE jumps in the United States while pioneering some technical and aesthetic lines. Will’s approach has also led him to challenge the conventional wisdom in BASE jumping.  In this episode, we talk to him about some of his recent observations which include: slider-down packing/rigging, short-start wingsuit performance...

Amber Forte holds the world record for the fastest female in a wingsuit. She is a member of the Norwegian national wingsuit team and placed 2nd in an international FIA performance wingsuit competition. We discuss her flying progression, her thoughts on training in the wingsuit tunnel for skydiving and BASE, and the emotional and physical challenges that come with recovering from injury. We chat ab...

Roch Malnuit started BASE jumping in 2003, at the age of 21. Roch learned how to jump from his father who is a pioneer in the sport. Roch moved to Chamonix when he was in high school to play ice hockey and soon after dedicated himself to climbing and jumping in the Alps. He has over 2000 BASE jumps and has opened many exits in his home region. He has also completed technical alpine ascents and win...

Jeff Shapiro is a multifaceted adventure professional.  Drawn to the mountains and the air above them, Jeff is an elite level climber, bush plane pilot, a professional paraglider pilot, and has competed in hang gliding at the highest level.  Jeff dedicated 10 years to wingsuit BASE jumping during which he pioneered new exit points in Montana, often solo. Jeff is grounded, thoughtful and approaches...

Brett Kistler shares what he's learned while exploring the human mind and takes us through the finer points of his journey to understand fear and the role it played in his BASE jumping career which spanned dozens of countries and nearly two thousand jumps without any injuries. If you're looking for an opportunity to question how to process fear or how you've constructed your ego, this is the episo...

Tim Howell is a BASE jumper, climber, alpinist, and former Royal Marine. He is one of the most active jumpers on the planet in a variety of disciplines and is also an instructor.   We discuss expedition mindset/recognizance, ski BASE, proposing to his wife and her subsequent crash, social media positives and negatives, teaching new jumpers, and a wide variety of other topics.     https://timhowell...

Cedric Dumont is a Red bull athlete, author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and business consultant.  He splits his time between leading expeditions, flying, speaking, writing and consulting for elite athletes and major companies all over the world. Alongside his career as an action sports athlete, Cedric is also an authority in High-Performance Psychology.  For over a decade, Cedric has been helpi...

Originally from New Zealand, Jeff Weatherall's background is in professional wakeboarding.  His career has seen 2 World Wakeboard titles, 9 New Zealand National titles, Australian Pro Tour Series title, and X Games medals. These days Jeff is a professional skydiver in Byron Bay, Australia where he also mentors new BASE jumpers.  In this episode, Jeff shares with us a gnarly story of a BASE mission...

Vincent ”Le Blond” Descols - Stories from a Wingsuit BASE pioneer, visualization for success, and world’s first tandem wingsuit operation Le Blond is a professional skydiver and BASE jumper who pioneered some of the longest terrain flights ever done.  Along with his buddies from the Vercor BASE team, Le Blond opened many new school wingsuit BASE jumping classic exit points in the French Alps - inc...

We wish Jimmy Pouchert were here for his episode, and that’s why we did it anyway. So strap in as our team inducts our absentee guest into the hall of legends in what we hope is just the beginning of our community celebrating his life. One love forever… We’re going to regroup after making this our season finale. Please join us again in March Photo credit: Arlo Pace

In this episode, we delve into the daunting task of maintaining the BASE Fatality List (BFL) with curator Brad 'Patto' Patfield. Patto shares his insights from more than a decade of collecting details about how and why a jumper went in and shares how he's dealt with the burden of shepherding the loved ones of fallen BASE jumpers through the initial stages of loss. This is a can't miss episode for...

Scotty Bob is one of the most well-rounded BASE jumpers on the planet. His resume includes thousands of wingsuit jumps and over 1000 low BASE jumps from a wide variety of different objects.  After two tours in Iraq with the Marine Corps, Scotty found BASE jumping as a way to satiate his hunger for travel and adventure.  He embraced the sport and the lifestyle wholeheartedly traveling the world ful...

After miraculously living through what should have been a life-ending accident, Taz comes on the podcast to share her incredible story of survival.  In our hold-nothing-back interview, Taz talks about her mistakes, her lessons, and even the gruesome details of what it was like to crash her wingsuit into the side of a mountain and live to talk about it.    Among many things, Taz is a BASE jumper an...

Chris Byrnes is a champion wingsuit skydiver & BASE jumper, world record holder, wingsuit instructor, and an overall insightful and good guy. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be a good wingsuit pilot, opening exit points, competitive wingsuit skydiving, Skyderby, tools for training, Chris' personal progression, his future flying goals, and his philosophy on risk, flying, and life.    ...

Matthias Giraud or ”Super Frenchie” is a professional skier, mountaineer & BASE jumper, as well as a world record holder. Check out the Super Frenchie documentary here: www.superfrenchiemovie.com/watch-at-home https://superfrenchie.com/ https://www.instagram.com/superfrenchieofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/superfrenchieofficial/ photo credit: Orazio Guarnieri

From the French Alps and Moab, Utah, welcome to Exit Point - the podcast about BASE jumping, wingsuiting, and all the ups and downs that come with it. Whether you're just curious about getting into BASE, passionate about mountain sports, interested in how our top athletes approach risk assessment, or already an expert jumper you're sure to pick up tidbits of actionable advice on best practices and...