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Someone thinks you know ... 15 questions with Jevto Dedijer BASE jumper

• Name: Dedijer Jevto
• Age: 46
• Marital Status: D'deSaint wife Yolaine Authingues
• Children: Damien Chloe 19 and 15
• Location: Quebec City - Canada
• Number Jumping: 15 BASE jumps
• Year of first jump: 1982
• Container: Racer
• Canopy: Strato Cloud
• Profession: Brand Strategist
• Skydiving Number: 800

Speaking to an up and coming BASE jumper, I asked if he had heard speak of "Jevto Dedijer, but stopped for a moment and said" I do not. " When I asked her once, "Base 66", he replied: "The book? Yes I have heard of it." In a sport where names seem to be lost and the number of its place cemented his number Jevto Dedijer in the history of sport in the gateway cities of Europe and behind the bright orange jacket book with the simple title "BASE 66".

A story of a young man who took skydiving at age 17, who in the summer of 1983 set in Paris, France from his homeland of Sweden to start his career work and during that period found an adventure of his life.

Yuri Kuznetsov, BASE416 described the book as "BASE 66 is a fascinating story about life and death, terror and joy, and intimate friendship. This is an extraordinary account of people that one step further. "

Not only Dedijer paint a picture of his pioneering experiments BASE, but brings into play the dynamics of hide and balance of their journey to achieving your BASE number of family, work and relationships.

I originally wrote to the author returned BASE jumper months, introducing myself and order the book from his website. I asked if we could talk once finished reading your story, which said it "would be a pleasure talking with you" and sent me her phone number. In the end, pleasure became mine to make the knowledge of this energetic man who has maintained his lust for the fear and fun. For those of you who have read history or Dedijer met, I hope you enjoy listening to an old friend. For those who have yet to do, read the interview and then do yourself a favor and buy book.

The first five questions are a college student / BASE. Jumper (Spawnmaster) who had written a review of the book for a class.

1) During the early days of BASE of the community was much smaller and had to have felt very alone during this period, being a pioneer and the edge of a new and exciting activity. How to overcome fear of the unknown "as I had no past experience to draw from?

You You know what? Never got over the fear of the unknown, as it became known fear, which was even worse. It is difficult today to imagine a world without Internet, e mail, MSN, YouTube, etc, but in a sense it was good. We had to rely entirely on our own opinion and knowledge, than when we started to jump in 1982 was not impressive. We had to ask for advice, no one to talk to who was more experienced than us and we had no idea where to find these guys. We hear People talk about the BASE jumping through the grape vine in Dropzone La Ferte Gaucher outside Paris. That was it. We actually felt alone and that's what made it even more exciting.

2) Your book BASE 66 is not much detail about how active they were made after his BASE number.

After my shift on the type of Trollveggen I took a break for a year. Needed perspective on what had been achieved and I also felt that if I kept jumping BASE I would be taking ever greater risks, try more things, the jump from the reduction of objects, etc. But after the break I returned to Kochertalbrucke a weekend of jumping with Scott and Bernard, I went to Bridge Day and that was it. In total I made 15 BASE jumps even though it felt as if I had done 100. Each jump was emotional tiring because we had to figure out things on the road. Our parachutes were the coolest things in the world and I really did not trust my team and that is a kind of nerve shelves!

3) Is kept in contact with other bridges and be aware of the sport as a whole?

I can do keep in touch with the BASE jumping community because I get e-mails and calls from people who have read my book. I exchange ideas with some of the guys out there, "Tom Aiello, Johnny Utah and a lot of people who are less experienced. BASE I'm reading forums, watching videos etc, and I'm amazed at how far the sport, that's not terrible call a sport of BASE jumping, because that means that it has become so common, has arrived. On August 5 the French I meet Marc Audap BASE jumper at the bar on the 56th floor in the Montparnasse Tower in Paris. On 6 August a meeting a Portuguese writer in the same place and he is currently working on a screen play based on my book.

4) Do you ever feel like going back to base?

I never felt so close to making another BASE jump like when I arrived at Bridge Day in 2006. I was there to promote my book and all these people told me:''We Jevto, make a jump, just one. You love me. ''I spent the weekend looking to jump to other people and was very hard. On the other hand it would have been smart to strap on a platform of e BASE go beyond the edge of the bridge 22 years after making my last BASE jump? That's how dead end.

5) What do you BASE jumping seems wingsuit pilot or the ski base jump?

I think it's great that the bridges out there are innovating and inventing new ways to have fun and be scared. It's like any adrenaline-based activities, things need to evolve to stay relevant.

1. What was Cloudia?

I sold a paratrooper Cloudia Sweden in 1985, but I think she has been in a retirement home for a long time.

2. Selling the story to the newspapers is disliked by many in the community of BASE jumpers. Did you receive any personal criticism when his story appeared in newspapers? It is free to admit in his book that he sold his story to make money.

No, I did not receive any criticism, because there was no real community speak at that time and was also a way to communicate with other BASE jumpers. ''I read about a man who jumped from a bridge in Switzerland, let's check out.'' That's how we learned anything on jumpable and BASE jumping on others. Remember, no Internet, no email. I guess publishing articles became like having a sponsor. Today is the Red Bull team, then he was selling the story to the press.

3. What motivated you to write BASE 66 and share not only the narration of BASE jumping, but his personal life as well?

I wrote the book for several reasons. The first was to find the answer to why they did all that. Surprise! I never really learned. The best answer I've found so far is: BASE jumping is the reality in its truest sense, life and death separated only by their own decisions. The second reason is that I thought it would be fun to my children to be able to read about my adventures. Today, I still say,''Dad, did you see that guy who jumped off a cliff with a wing suit? I'' I tell them things like that more than 20 years ago, but I have no video to prove it without a video and I guess I never happened to them. So read my book a days they should get a better understanding of what I did then. The third reason I decided to write the book for people interested in adventure activities and madness. I never intended the book is a manifesto for BASE jumping technique of the community and I think you can BASE jumping is not separate from what we call our vida''''normal. How to BASE jumping would be fun if I never went back to our normal life in the middle. It's doing the mundane things, such as laundry, sipping a latte at Starbucks, car washing, etc. BASE jumping makes it exciting. At a time when you are in el''normal "the world and the next time the free fall of a cliff.

4. Bernard and Scott Is aware that you were going to write the book? What was his initial reaction to the book?

Yes I told them I was writing a book, but never let read the manuscript. After all what I was writing about my perception of the whole adventure. Scott liked the book and has been actively promoted in his suite in Bangkok. I do not think Bernard has ever read, because not read English.

It took me a long time to get the printed book. After I finished my first manuscript of 200 pages which pushed the wrong button my word processor (that's what was called then) and the entire manuscript disappeared into thin air. I had a copy and that was it. It took a year to gather the courage to start writing from scratch again.

5. I know you mentioned me in the past that a writer is developing a script for BASE to film 66. Does the writer believes that there is an audience big enough to justify supporting a film or is being considered an independent film?

This is Joao Martins, the writer of the reply screen.

I think there's much more than "BASE 66" to jump base. The underlying "coming of age" story about courage, friendship and the discovery of the finer things of life that has universal appeal can reach large audiences. We are not limited to the opportunity of BASE jumping at all!

That said, should be understood that in the process of scriptwriting is not sense to speak of a choice between a commercial "or" indie "approach. The writer - if you are intellectually honest - use whatever form and content that may find it necessary to tell a good story. Neither more nor less.

The story of BASE 66 is very similar to the Oscar-winning documentary Man on Wire, a story about a French boy, Philippe Petit, strung a wire between the Twin Towers in New York in 1976 a walking 8 times.

6. I have seen in the who are organizing a meeting of "club of idiots" in France next year when was the last time you all met?

The last time we met was three when she jumped Kochertalbrucke in 1985! I met Scott in Rhode Island, Bangkok and Paris, and I got together with Bernard Paris several times but has been too long since the idiot club had an annual meeting. When we go together, she will have to be without our wives. Otherwise we will try behave, be polite and curse not. That be bad.

7. I know his wife jumped with you, have you taken your children and would like skydiving whether missed BASE?

I have taken my children still parachuting, but the plan is to celebrate my 50th birthday in a free fall to four of us. My daughter Chloe asked me last week if the plan was still on. Damien, my son is an artist and has an interest or in BASE but Chloé is different. She is taking risks (who stole a pair of jeans in a store when I was 13!) And yes I wonder if she decides to beat the free diving world record, become a bullfighter or coach white shark. I would be nervous about it, but I am well placed to criticize such a decision?!

8. What is your latest passion?

I had this dilemma since I left BASE jumping. What I do now to keep the adrenaline flowing? It came naturally though. From my childhood in Sweden I had this passion for nature and wildlife. My parents had a cottage in the woods in southern Sweden and my brother and I used to spend all our time off. Since I live in Quebec in eastern Canada, there is a shortage of space, life wild rivers, lakes, etc. I spent one month per year alone in the forest, the track bears with cubs (yes I know that not all!), sleep, where wolves gather and hear screaming, fly fishing for salmon ... I feel totally free and at peace all alone in the middle of nowhere. My next project is spending a month alone in Yukon, paddling a river in a canoe.

9. What BASE contribute to personal growth as a person?

No doubt it became a stronger person mentally. It has helped me tremendously in my professional life as a business owner for taking calculated risks is a natural and now I have no problem venturing into the unknown. Once I looked into the eyes of death on several occasions that not the same as before. Moreover, I became a person more difficult for people normal''''a his side. I'm very demanding, have attention to detail and extravagant can be arrogant.

10. How is it that you came to live in Canada?

I was working as marketing director of IKEA in France and one day I went fly fishing in a lake near Paris. I got lost in my thoughts when suddenly had a vision. I saw my grandchildren, that there is still approaches me and asks,''Grandpa, tell us over your life.''I started talking about my career in Marketing, my good Volvo 480, etc. After two minutes they got my lap and ran away. I was horrified, he stopped fishing and took home. As soon as I got home I told my wife Yolaine:''We have to change history, we have no grandchildren still do not want to sit on my lap, and my boring life story! (I had jumped BASE but for me it was no big deal. It took time for me to discover that it was a bit special. ) So we took the Atlas world and made a short list of seven countries. Only two years later took Yolaine, Damien, who was 5 in that time, and Chloe, who was one, at the airport of Quebec City. I had never set foot in Canada before and have been here for the past 15 years. Yolaine was madly in love with me or trust me that much or completely crazy. I think I was crazy.

11. Are your parents still alive? What was your brother?

My father died in his bed in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in 2005 at the age of 94. The last book he read before his death BASE was 66. I read it 10 times and told me that every time I finished I could not believe what he had done. Coming from a guy who was in the 101 in the air and the bodyguard General Maxwell Taylor in the battle of the bulge is a kind of surprising. My mother still lives in southern Sweden and is in good health. Last week I sent e-mail saying he had seen just a guy jump wing suit a cliff in Norway and had to promise never to do something so stupid again. I promised never to go base again, but could not promise he would not do something stupid in the future. My brother Miki lives in the west coast in Sweden with his wife Cecilia and son Corbin. They have a farm 35 acres and has echoed a merger as the relationship with nature and animals around them.

12. You write in your book that BASE jumping Web sites have done is "easy" for people to get on base and the First Jump courses may have a bridge and go in a matter of days. He adds that it is "things dangerous. "Even with the advance in the march, do you still feel it is too" easy "to get into the sport?

All training available out there is great. The train is fantastic and a huge amount of collective knowledge out there. BASE jumping is more accessible, or seams of access, today more than ever. I'm reading an article in Outside magazine, the same problem with a tribute to Shane McConkey, about how K2 is well on track to become the new trap of death in the Himalayas. When you reach people with little training and knowledge on a mountain, as it is a disaster in waiting. It's the same with BASE jumping. BASE jumping looks great But YouTube is not for everyone.

13. Besides the progress in the march, first jump courses and the wealth of information on the Internet, do you believe that any change in the "philosophy" itself BASE?

Of course there has been a change. 20 years ago we were in the pioneering era of BASE and those are scary, difficult and exciting times. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are facing the same situation when he climbed Everest in 1953, so did Joe Kittinger jumped from when a hot air balloon 102,000 feet in 1960. Having had the opportunity to experience the pioneering era of BASE is something we will remember forever. ''I think most Extreme Sports''han gone through it. In the 80 BASE was something more personal than today because they had no to worry about cameras, YouTube, etc. But now increases'm leaving because I'm starting to sound like an old fart!

14. Do you see a thread common to all bridges, regardless of location, gender or skill level?

Yes I do and I think that goes not only for BASE jumpers, but for all adrenaline-based activities. Just look and soldiers, they feel that people outside do not understand. They have difficulty communicating their experiences and feelings to people who have not been in a combat zone. The same goes for photographers of war, fighter pilots, climbers free ... I think most BASE jumpers have a perspective on life without complications, like drinking lots of alcohol, be wild, go over the edge or maybe I'm just talking about myself here!?

15. What advice would you give to the new bridges?

The day I do not feel fear, quit. The day feels more confident, stop smoking. The day did not trust yourself, quit. Of course it's a good question to ask your self - I trust in me today? Always listen to your intuition. We also advise you read the article by Tom Aiello is - getting on base. I loved when she gave practical tests for example: If a coin falls off the table, is the catch before it hits the ground? If not, do not get into BASE.

I would also advise to establish a new bridge personal boundaries and not to yield to group pressure other BASE jumpers.

Bonus Question: Today, when a new bridge request information on the forum they are told to "go read" or "you're not ready because we had to ask" I know that Scott wrote letters to Carl for advice. Would you have jumped even if Carl Jean or reply to his letters was "going to read" or "you're not ready because we had to ask questions?

There was nothing we could have stopped jumping. We were determined to get our base numbers. It sounds corny today, but that's how we feel about it. If someone had told me:''you are not ready, because you have to ask.''Would have been kicked by a very high! Who would ready to go if you need to exhaust all the questions that circulate in your head before jumping? I think it's a question of balance, balance between reading, hanging out with bridges experience, watch videos, read the reports of incidents and hands on experience, etc. It is to trust yourself and your friends jumping with his life.

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