KL International Tower Jump 2001

The Menara KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur.

On February 1st, 2001, The US organizational team, The International Pro BASE Circuit (IPBC) in conjunction with the Asian CD Advertising group will gather the world's top BASE jumpers for a full day of BASE jumping during the "KL International Tower Jump 2001". BASE is an acronym that stands for Building, Antenna, Span and Earth and is the sport of jumping fixed objects from low altitudes. The IPBC specializes in BASE jumping events in the US, and has been hosting competitions since 1992 around the country, including the 250,000 spectator driven "Bridge Day Championships" in West Virginia. Now the IPBC plans to document the unique sport of BASE jumping with it's own production team of highly experienced jumpers and cameramen promising a rare insiders glimpse of this high-speed and very extreme sport. The IPBC plans to sell the footage world-wide. Exiting from approximately the 300 meter (984 feet) platform, jumpers have eight to ten seconds to impact using only a one parachute system made exclusively for low altitude jumping. Jumpers will reach close to 100 MPH before opening their parachutes and are expected to make over 400 jumps during the one-day event. The KL Tower, also known as the "Jewel of the Sky" stands at 421 meters (1,381 ft). Built to enhance the quality of telecommunications, it's the fourth tallest freestanding tower in the world and the tallest in South-East Asia. February 2nd update.....434 BASE jumps yesterday! Dennis McGlynn, Camera Team Manager and IPBC Technical Director believes the event was a big step forward for the sport of BASE, and that the footage the team captured was some of the most awesome and diverse point of view shots to date of BASE. The IPBC camera team consisted of: Dennis McGlynn, Harry Parker, John Huffman, Jesse Kaltenbach, Alexis Zeisler, Avery Badenhop, Jerri Badenhop, and Brian Stamm. KL Tower Slideshow available on CD Photo and CD by Brian Stamm E-mail Brian Stamm: brians@exo.com Many thanks..... All the jumpers know that without the help of key people, the “KL International Tower Jump 2001” would not have happened. Martin Dumas initiated the event here in Kuala Lumpur back in October 1999, and after years of hard work, the dream became a reality. A big thank you from all the jumpers goes out to Martin Dumas for his work as a Technical Coordinator of the event, and whose endless work with local officials was invaluable. Alicia Boey for managing the whole event, and all her work with the BASE jumpers. Aziz Ahmad, the key local jumper, DZ operator and coorganizer. Asma Abdul Aziz, the Assistant Director of the Menara KL, and her whole staff, who’s friendly faces and attitudes towards the jumpers were always a welcome sight. Avery Badenhop for his help with organizing the event. JUMPER STATISTICS: Total jumpers: 53 Male: 48 Female: 5 Age: 20-30 years:16 31-40 years:25 41-50 years:11 over 50 years:1 Country: Malaysia, 5 jumpers Aziz Ahmad Azlan Ismail Norizan Yunus Karim Salleh Idros Yusof USA, 27 jumpers Avery Badenhop, email: email@AveryBadenhop.com Brian Choppin Bruce Kramer Cliff Ryder DJ Higgins Dave Major Dennis McGlynn, email: gsltd@jps.net Ed Trick Eric Lee Eric Simpson Harry Parker, email: cliffhumit@aol.com Henry Boger Jason Bell Jason Zaslaw Jim Surber Joe Weber John Huffman John Winkelkotter Karin Sako Lisa Barton Mark Lichtle Michelle Johnston Mick Knutson Ray Losli Steve Cooper Tim Cronk Bill Neeley Australia, 7 jumpers Alan Scott Dwain Weston rip Gary Cunningham Jason Fitzherbert rip Phil Devlin Roland Simpson rip Tom Begic Sweden, 5 jumpers Johan Kristoffersson Magnus Svensson Martin Rosen Mikael Nordqvist Per Eriksson Canada, 3 jumpers Linda Bouffard Marc Gagne Martin Dumas UK, 2 jumpers Nik Hartshorne rip Sean Richards Norway, 1 jumper Terje Halvorsen New Zealand, 1 jumper Anne Helliwell Switzerland, 1 jumper Gil Denereaz Iceland, 1 jumper Arne Aarhus

OUR CONTACT INFO Avery Badenhop, Event Organizer, 707-773-3950, email: email@AveryBadenhop.com Dennis McGlynn, Technical Director, 530-582-4747, email: gsltd@jps.net Harry Parker, Press/Media, 772-532-3220, email: cliffhumit@aol.com All video and film sales should be directed to Harry Parker at cliffhumit@aol.com KL Tower Information: At 421 meters above the ground, one of the tallest concrete towers in the world, Menara Kuala Lumpur is the fourth tallest telecommunications tower, after CN Tower in Canada (553 meters), Ostankino Tower in Russia (537 meters), and the Shanghai Tower in China (450 meters). Built to enhance the quality of telecommunications services and clarity in broadcasting, Menara KL Tower also stands to be the symbol of Kuala Lumpur, "The Garden City of Wonderous Lights". Construction of Artistry: The architectural design of Menara Kuala Lumpur was intricately produced, based on the Islamic tradition in architecture called "Muqarnas", brought especially from Esfahan, Iran. Muqarnas was constructed in the arrangement of glass on the domes of the lobby entrance to illustrate the seven layers of the sky with sunrays shining from the middle. The designs also represent the human journey for perfection in life. Harry Parker jumping KL Tower, Photo by Jerri Badenhop Avery Badenhop jumping KL Tower, Photo by Dennis McGlynn

Three great shots of Dennis and Harry at KL Tower Photos by Dave Major/Aerial Focus

Ten jumpers were happy to have this as their second BASE adventure in Malaysia. They participated in the Petronas Trans-Millennium Jump Aziz Ahmad, Azlan Ismail, Avery Badenhop, Cliff Ryder, Dennis McGlynn, Ed Trick, Joe Weber, John Huffman, Per Eriksson and Mikael Nordqvist. Congratulations guys!