BASE Camp™ (FJC)

Johnny Utah® is a 3X World Champion BASE jumper with 3,000+ BASE jumps and 10 BASE World Records in the 38 years of his BASE career. In skydiving Johnny Utah is a World Champion Wingsuit Pilot with 8,000+ skydives and 4 skydiving World Records in the 41 years of his skydiving career. Johnny has been teaching BASE jumping for 34 years and has developed very effective teaching methods. He was the first to begin teaching BASE First Jump Courses at the Perrine Bridge, whereby he conceived and developed an innovative approach to teaching a BASE FJC. He coined the term BASE Camp™ as a name fitting for his more involved longer BASE jumping courses which give his students a higher level of competency and solid foundation to build upon during their BASE career. Johnny Utah's BASE Camp™ (FJC) at the Perrine Bridge set the standard 29 years ago for BASE courses to follow, springing up all over the world, and for the last 3 decades BASE Camp™ continues to teach skydivers not only how to BASE jump, but how to become a solid BASE Jumper!

BASE Camp™ (FJC) is an extensive 5-day BASE First Jump Course (BFJC) held at the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho. To attend this course, you need skydiving experience (minimum 200 skydives), and a BASE specific rig (gear rental is available).
(Experienced Speed-Flying and Paragliding Pilots may inquire about taking this course)

BASE Camp™ students are taught the fundamental aspects of the sport covering the following:

• BASE gear knowledge and proper gear setup
• Packing instruction
• Gear checks
• Jump Priorities
• Malfunctions and Emergency Procedures
• Heading Correction techniques
• Exit training and different exit methods
• Freefall Control
• Deployment methods and techniques
• Canopy Flight and Patterns
• Landings
• Assessing wind and weather
• BASE ethics
• Information about jumping other objects
• Making good judgment calls
• Finding a mentor

The Perrine Bridge jump site is very forgiving making it an excellent place to learn. Here's why. The Perrine Bridge is a span bridge 486 feet above very calm water with a large grassy landing area the size of a football field, and it's legal to jump all day and night. Once you fall away from this bridge, it's impossible to have an object strike, and 486 feet is a good height to learn from.

Upon signing up for the course, you will receive a BASE Packing Video to get you started at home. The material in the videos and course packet will be fully covered during the BFJC.

• Johnny Utah® Packing Video - 1 hour 53 minute video - very detailed showing you step by step. It is sent to you beforehand for you to study and practice packing at home before BASE Camp™.
• The Official Bridge Day Safety Video - 22 minute educational video shows many examples of common malfunctions and pilot errors that can occur while BASE jumping. The examples shown are from 8 years of Bridge Days. During the course we will watch this video as we discuss emergency procedures, common malfunctions, and pilot errors.
• BASE CAMP™ (FJC) Course Packet - you will receive on the first day of the course

This course includes:

• BASE First Jump Course (BFJC)
• Johnny Utah's Packing Video sent to you in advance to practice packing before the course.
• BASE CAMP™ (FJC) Course Packet
• In-depth Instruction with the Bridge Day Safety Video covering malfunctions, glitches, & pilot errors
• Packing Instruction during BASE Camp™
• Jump Mastering
• Video Debriefs
• Advanced Instruction (as you progress through the course)

BASE Camp™ (FJC) course fee is $1,495
(Twin Falls Idaho, Perrine Bridge)