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BASE jumper / inventor / pilot Calvin19 Hannibal: A Family Affair

Bill Waterson Calvin and Hobbes comic strips was introduced to the public in 1985, a year before Matthew "Calvin" Hecker made his debut on this planet. Now, a strong argument can make Calvin19, as it is known in the forum, was left out by mistake here on the Mothership and return soon to claim it. Adding to this argument are BASE jumpers colleagues saying: "That guy has some crazy shit," a statement you attract to think "This is someone I have to fulfill."

"Live your life for yourself and not based on popular opinion. Individuals can not be classified, are too diverse to the label. Be an adventurer, reckless, or athlete, be an explorer of all things in life. "Calvin is a browser of life, embracing every moment of every day with every fiber of your being. Go ten rounds with despair, pain, desire, and he is full of passion for the swallow whole life before the universe makes it to ashes.

When he is not doing, creating or directing an adventure, which is to capture on film. Thousands and thousands of photographs freeze their friends and family at the time a moment in time, preserved to rekindle the flames of imagination. Boulder, Colorado provided the setting for his life, this work of art that is alive and kicking. "I love this city, the open-minded young college women, glorious mountains in my backyard, huge towers 2000 feet high cliffs, rivers, my family and friends, "she exclaims.

This kind of life at the time reflected in his philosophy to go well, "everything you do can only be new to you once. My life is a series of moments. I have a soundtrack. Every time I try to fly to height of that beautiful music in my head and make the picture worth the time it took my imagination to compose ideas. You could compare it to films, was never a good judge of movies because I could not see the whole thing in its final value. I kept getting lost in every moment, every feeling that could take the beauty of the visual and auditory sensations. Flying does this for me, I can write with the feelings before they feel, and I have to keep flying. Seeing the line in a plane or a suit of wings and then ride hard to the hole in the sky. "

"I live the way that I, with the flight, and risk, and dreams and reality, just so maybe I can keep up the score in the head. I can not write music, painting landscapes, but can fly. I can move my body with leaves like my tools to make the most incredible feelings and transfer of these visions of grandeur and epic adventure to who may be watching. "

These moments of time weigh heavily on the mind of Calvin. Waste of time steals opportunities to scratch met the objectives in its long list. Oh, yeah is a list entitled "Things to Do Before I Die" and reads as such:

• 1-Break "registry." (Classified Information)
• Build a two-engine plane
• 3-build a submarine.
• sur 4-Vela, far away.

A rather ambitious list of objectives for anyone, then again, Calvin is not either, as evidenced by their list of activities: Wingsuit pilot, flying and jumping rope, sewing, BASE jumping, skiing and skiing flight equipment, sailing, rafting, climbing, flying speed, EU, Photography, Travel, Aviation, Surfing Granito, Acrobatics, paragliding, hang gliding, manning HAB / skip, comets, editing, photography, diving, racing Zagi, slack lining, and Red Shifting.

He is currently working on the title in "Flying Things" at Utah Valley University through online courses, allowing you to accelerate the process. Plane was flying at 13 candles, hang gliding to 16 years and obtained his pilot's license from the FAA at the age of 18. Only to end now grounded due to an accident and the subsequent denial of the FAA clean your doctor for another 3 years. Calvin summarizes the situation as an epic failure "by the FAA and does not prevent" bitch "about it in public.

That said, is reconciled to the most stupid thing you ever did was "paragliding in a rotor out of me in a coma with a ¾ of millions of dollars in a hospital, a painful foot and 6 months of my life missing. "This allowed the FAA around him down the moment due to the care. Although six months may be counted as time spent in a coma, was lost time for a man who has places to visit, things to do, people to meet. He has little patience for the "lost time."

Like Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes fame transmogrifier creating "this Calvin intentions to be an innovator in everything he undertakes. With no plans to ever retire from doing things that feel more passion for life. "Flying is part of my life" states, "The most important thing you have to understand about me is that no account BASE jump from all my other activities. I fly with aerodynamic blades in so many ways that there is no way I BASE jump separately. I use the basic equipment for a multitude of things, as well as BASE jumping, as well as a multitude of things that are not based equipment for BASE jumping. My goal is to innovate, my fear is that ever going to help none of what I do. "

Calvin lists Damian Doucette, Chris Pope, Jesse Hall, Shane McConkey, JT Holmes, Miles Daisho, Nicholas Kaminski, Max Kuszaj, Kenyon Salo, Mike Steen, Blake and Brendon as the bridges that he admires. He prepares mentally for a jump to "think mainly what I'm about to do and I will do if something goes against what I have planned. Above all this is just to do a final check quick gear, but the entire climb, hike or a ride in advance I can find all the information available to me. Above all I'm looking for wind and air characteristics. People need to understand that the beauty of BASE jumping and sport similar to it, there is no way to properly prepare for each jump. Every time you leave an object are different conditions. My final thoughts are of what I achieved in the jump. "As the biggest mistakes that he believes new bridges that "increasingly confident and being ignorant, but this is one of the things no hope for BASE jumping."

I pushed him further to explain BASIS why you think jumping to "useless." "By saying hope I do not believe that I mean not paying attention. I mean there is no way to please all, there is no point of view so different that it is impossible for everybody happy. The important thing to remember is that there are always things to learn, no matter what. Even if what are learning is how not to act or what not to do. Thinking about things is a very important part, but you need to prospects outside of bridges with experience couple with their own thinking. "

Calvin began to parachute into BASE jumping. He fell in love all kinds of free fall and fly but hate the clique dropzone and paratrooper and clichés At age 19, was BASE jumping and earned his BASE jumping number 5. He was attracted to BASE jump at the age of 13 years while watching television with his friend Alex Gilmer. He remembers the day when they discovered BASE, "was a regular jump Tombstone," 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Exit! "Only a 2 second delay, slider down. I remember seeing a repetition over and over again. I looked at Alex and said," I I will do that. "The two no more than eight years later."

Speaking to Adam Foster, a longtime friend and bridge partner of Calvin, who recounted this story as one of his most memorable "Heckerisms."

It was Christmas Eve ('04 I think). There was a bit of a tailwind and I said to Matt it was his decision (as the conditions were not good, but not horrible either.) I went to him and after PCA freefall. We have everything ready and I started by Matt PCA, he came out and opened it. Upon landing it went off, hit the ground, and made a wonderful PLF followed by its canopy that covers it (which were landing downwind). At this point all I could think was, "I believe it might be a bit too windy for a downwind landing." morally could not send Matt was on his way to the construction and follow not after seeing his first landing less optimal, so I jumped and crashed anyway. In short, this was an amazing night and a busy one for Matt, who won the base number. Oh, did I mention that it was his fifth BASE jump? Matt is probably one of the most wonderful people I have met. With all that has been through he has yet to be one of the most talented BASE jumpers (among other things) I am a friend. Also could develop in the time he made his first winner of a cliff outline of the cliff I jumped.

Calvin enjoys the "therapy" of a leap solo, sometimes giving you hours of preparation time that allows you to think about what you are doing without interruption. However, he is "satisfied" and in a state of mind "better" when participating in a group going to share the experience with others. The jump that stands out in your mind, "my illegal jump Great Wall with my best friend Jesse Hall, the magic of movement and sound epic on great. Jesse is pretty much the coolest dude out there, Pro skier, BASE jumper of course I've ever trained. He brought me a large illegal wall when I had just turned 20. "

His next described his favorite subject is way: "She is sexy, tall, dark complexion perfect, very wet on the bottom and perfect in size." Before you go accusing him of engaging in erotic writing, take note of what is a romantic who is about to fly, "the feeling desperate to get out of a starting point, followed by hope full sense of aerodynamics speed control in free fall is reached, the fear is replaced by the feeling of control. BASE is a challenge for me, a therapy in an exercise of the emotions, reactions and the achievement of "wonder." How many people get the "respect" more than twice a year on vacation? Not many. I get it every day almost. "This sexy, tall, perfect size object is" the great wall illegal in Colorado "we talked about earlier.

What does a man who loves to fly, adventure and explore the possibilities of taking time to stop and look outside its scope of activities? "I enjoy watching the races for Red Bull air much. I have no money or the ability to participate. These pilots are the best of the best best of the best flying. There is no argument. "As for the Red Bull Air Force that some consider injury to the base, which bravely made it clear in his opinion, "there is nothing wrong with the actions of the Red Bull Air Force. All of them are my heroes. They do wonderful things and I like to be a part of your team. They are athletes who have promoted their skills and be able to have someone else to foot the bill for the things they love do. I consider innovators and explorers. "

"Shane, Red Bull and other incredible athletes out there are pushing the envelope they see every time they fly bend. After reading posts by Shane and JT, (their blogs) I think I enjoy life, jumping and being in incredible places such as bridges old school villain bridge was back in the day. Shane Miles and explore places that have never been jumped and opened for us all to see and follow. Enjoy and enjoy everything about the place and people when they jump. "

"The (Anti-Red Bull oldies) always say 'we're jumping on the shoulders of giants" referring to the people who started this sport. These days, when I jump with Jesse Hall, where ski-BASE jumping'm next to these giants of the modern era. These guys are the giants of today, pushing the envelope farther and faster. "

"Shane is a hero of mine. Shane is a Giant. Period. "

For Calvin "Skip" is how he grew up. Do not teach you about death, but made him think of a lot. "It made my mind wander the things that scares me, but not ignored. Base Jumping "indebted" every emotion that a human can have for me. "Growth has added an interesting leap dynamics of their responsibilities and relationships with his family. In particular, his sisters, who constantly blows feather in their Facebook page with comments, and much as in childhood, often chasing Ana with his mouth full of saliva that threaten to throw in his direction.

"I want to go, because it also. Everything my family may think or say to me is not important. This is not exclusive to BASE jump. I think if a loved one is slowing down or stopping someone from doing something they love, then there are loved ones and are selfish. BASE say is a selfish sport and it is. I have no illusion that I do not know anyone that does. The only thing more selfish that is not telling anyone to do so. It is an addiction to drugs or alcohol. I love BASE jumping. Drug addicts or alcoholics do not like being addicted, but who need and are delusional. BASE and I love flying and flying and jumping. Any person standing in my way of that is selfish. Anyone with my best interests in mind 'that ground crew for me and take pictures. I said that I can be reckless. "

Log Anibal ... a student at the University of Colorado in the production BFA film. Ana enjoys all the many hobbies in the middle of art and media, drawing, writing, photography, film, television, and reading. "In the past it has designed artwork for Bridge Day and says this as his final thoughts before a jump," Camera on? Check. Cover the objective was? Check. Framed? Check. Approach? Check. Oh, shit, is in video mode. Well, now ... f * @ #! There they go. Oops. "She is optimistic about of life, the list of Academy Award-winning, traveling the world and be the first man on Pluto and its future goals. If Calvin is the "romantic" of family, then Anna is the jester, "the pepper to salt. Today, Anna is her brother, Calvin's" best interests "at heart in spite of the indifference that could have shared in its infancy.

"I ran into a tree," says Anne when transmitting his most bonehead move to date. "Matt love me for saying this. I was out of our house in Evergreen, wasting time as 11 years ago. Then Matt left the house. This was during those years where Matt was more likely to spit on me or hit me above all else, so at the first sign of him building the phlegm that took off in a dead sprint. Which, looking back it was quite late, especially since I was looking back in time, Matt, instead of forward, and so the trees are not as spongy as one would expect. I ended up lying on the ground, dazed and in pain, with Matt standing over me laughing his ass. He re-entered, he left me there. This big brother, I think I just lay there for at least ten minutes before he could move. The whole side of my face was bleeding and was in front of this great big crust week. "

She brings her "being a shit little tyrant and abusive" to her in his youth to make it stronger ", which can take a lot pain without complaining. "What reminded of their" weaker, because you never ask for help in anything that matters. "

During this interview Calvin / Matt made no comment so badly that he now felt in the way he treated his sister in his young days. Furthermore it should be, Anne, being the President of the Matthew "Calvin" fan club Hecker, Emily's younger sister served as Vice-President. In reviewing the issue in relation to "family responsibilities" Anne spoke candidly about his brother's BASE jump.

"When I think of how dangerous it is, or how I could get that call. You know the call I received in the past. "Your brother has been in an accident." The other day I went to Matt jumping an 'A' few hours away. It's kind of reached point where I worry all the time. Every time the phone rings I have an instinctive reaction to think the worst is over. "

I love that bridge Matt. He is very handsome as a wool sweater. No, seriously, I love it. He was always so happy when you are about to jump, jump, or has just jumped. After flying a plane which is where I see the happiest. So, did you ever try to make him stop or would like to leave just to finish my personal concern, giving a vital part of yourself? Of course not. I always wonder about the bridges that are considered selfish by others. But what is less selfish to try to get the bridge to fit what you want? If I told Matt to stop jumping because he could die, I'll be really worried that he would die or I'm worried that I would to cope with his death? Moreover, one of the reasons why mess with jumps, bridges and the community is to avoid the call. I do not want to die jumping Matt and I do not want to die Matt, period. But if you do jump die, I want to be there with him if possible. Do not want to get the phone call. I do not want the unanswered questions and the second hand stories. That's my point of view on the matter. All this is secondary to how cool it looks and how fun it is to be there, but that is an argument for me. "

Anne never BASE jumped but it has a tandem jump and in 2007 completed a FRASCA jump rope. She does credit to be near his brother and his companion bridges contribute to personal growth. "Well, I had a direct hand in my decision to transfer a lifetime of lameness as English major in the state of Colorado to a life of a movie maker, which is exactly where I want to be. He brought a lifetime of dissatisfaction and boredom at age 19 to excitement and happiness in 21. I actually thought while watching Continuum, these individuals, at least in theory, live as if he could see the morning. They do what they love, they understand mortality. I will not live life thinking, "What shall I do tomorrow?" When I am postponing my happiness, my dreams, my life? So I switched. I am now doing what I love. My personal growth comes in the form of reduced personal lameness. "

As to whether BASE jumping is a sport and the trick at the point single view, "based, which just had its own weakness or fear of conquest. You have an apathetic environment to compete with, but not to compete again. Now, you his instinct, his mind, his logic, his heart and all, they're fighting all the time. To carry the whole body of logical reasoning, physical body, and place of their fear under control to jump from a great height in the open atmosphere? That's not a trick or sport, that's art. "

Anne contribution is based on the way she defends those who do not jump on the issues of illegal entry or a little jumpers would impact on national parks in comparison with climbers and hikers. "No rescue workers get paid? Don'tf *% king lost hikers all the time? I do not get the logic prohibition of bridges, "he laments. Another contribution is the documentation that makes his brother and fellow jumpers in the film, in photos and artwork. She considers her involvement with the community in an egoist. "I want to know these people, I want to be part of it. If you ever give back to the community of BASE is and it happens because I can not because they seek or have any appreciation. I am beneficiary. Any given is purely coincidental. "

Not to be outdone by her brother that she can be so romantic that describes what she likes best about BASE jumping. "I like the camaraderie. I also like psychology, aesthetics, fashion, fighting, and human flight. The vitality of everything. The way I approach the feeling that there really is a reason to be alive and we are more than random and connections neuronal cells beat together to form a fleshy pod bit of goo. "

When it comes to posting in the forum does not let Anne touch of "what-the #@!%-- Are-you-doing-here? Stop. "I like to think I can contribute something maybe just a new opinion here and there, perhaps the perspective of a person things outside. "In terms of changes in jumper.com BASE:" I could say that would make people nicer, but do not believe in censorship and I think that Although no one has to set there, which greatly limits what any people publish is just that. There are members who are annoyingly abrasive, but at the same time as a non-bridge, I feel I am pushing the envelope by posting a comment to them. So much of the time, I keep my thoughts to myself. "

He adds: "Thank you, BASE jumping community, for allowing a band-aid, as I sit still and hope to belong. And let me take photos and it is rare and difficult. "

"Oh, the" awkward laughs. What can be uncomfortable, his brother does not. "Ana is bright and always creating. I love both my sisters to death. "

Anne

If Ana is salt pepper to Calvin, the "April 1910" ball of energy his parents named Emily is the spice in their lives. Emily, a young man of 19 years, attending the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, specializing in psychology is "delayed happy, "as Calvin describes it. He is quick to point out that" Emily is awesome and can fly without wings, "referring to their gymnastic skills.

Emily explains to reach an agreement with sports activities of his brother. "I do not think about him dying or getting injured while both before the accident. I always I saw him as indestructible. I always trusted his opinion and its systems. But after his accident became more clear to me that no one can be sure doing the things that makes just be smart about it. Scares me knowing that I could come at any time, the call of the family saying that he died paragliding, or jumping, or one of the many things that makes her. But guess what scares me most is the thought of him not do these things. He is the steering wheel, the bridge, the adventurer, the pilot. I know do not do these things make him unhappy. What it does is beautiful, incredible, and I love the fact that makes them. I will not lie to say that feels cool and I like people saying how great my brother. Yes, yes, he's a pilot, a BASE jumper, a paraglider, a skier, Matt Hecker, he is my brother. " I like that fact. Pretty. "

As a little boy who idolized his brother. She relates that play on your system first jump in the house of his father. "It it was fun. There was one incident where something crazy happened while they were letting me play on it and I bounced all the way around the rope. My brother and his friends thought that was impressive, but apparently it was dangerous, so I did not play on it anymore. "Like Anna, who has gone from Calvin go along rope FRASCA with his mother. She hopes to paraglide one day and the figures that the brother might think it is "cool" from his little sister. He has never encouraged to participate in any sports, but his friends have suggested she needs a day at least parachute.

Although not frequent the forum and because BASE jumper his life away from his brother while attending school, she still feels that he and his friends have contributed BASE jumping to their own personal growth through the years.

"I have an absolute love of flying, adventure and beauty of this world. I would say that being with my brother and his friends, the bridge is visible or not, definitely shaped my view of life. I've become very adventurous and my brother is the cause. I would like to see him leave the front door on countless occasions and his return with amazing stories and photos that made me want to do something more in life. Most BASE jumpers he and others did for what they really want to live better life fully as possible, no matter how. The only thing I admire most about my brother is that he does so he wants in life or in a day, he does not hesitate, just does. What he puts his heart to do, it always has. "

Whereas many bridges have trouble reconciling their love for the fall free to the maintenance of peace in the family, Calvin has succeeded in doing. Calvin in the comic strip has a loyal companion Hobbes, what Calvin has the love and support of his two "Ginger" sisters. "I think it helped my parents come to confront my life too. Anne, in particular loves to BASE jump events and the like. The "Support crew" is impressive, and the memories are always better. I had a childhood much compared to a lot of people, but to me jumping and doing the things I love to make me realize the importance of calling my mother, or hugging her, etc. "

Emily

I asked if he felt Adam Calvin achieve all the goals in his "Things to Do Before I Die" list. "Unless you die first, not much can stop it. Is cursed resistant and highly motivated. I just hope I can be there for some of the brilliance that he invented. "As mentioned above," not some shit dude crazy "and is someone to whom all would be lucky to meet and share their brilliance.

Calvin19. Win. Period.

5 Random facts, habits or strange about Anne

• Hannibal, his online persona comes from the combination Anne Hannibal.
• I have great apprehension towards a full scale zombie or alien attack.
• You can not filter out noise like a normal person and you hear everything in the vicinity.
• I am a pessimist and be enjoy and a cynic.
• I have a fear of heights and draws me to jump off.

Tattoo Calvin19

Quick questions with Calvin

Q: Your greatest achievement in life so far?

A: Ménage à trios

Q: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

A: Subaru Outback

Q: What will your epitaph read?

A: "Audacity"

Q: Favorite Book?

A: Contact by Carl Sagan

Q: What makes you unique to jump?

A: Nothing to jump from things like everyone else.

Q: Are the changes that would make Basejumper.com:

A: "Get rid of all ginger is "

Q: What is your greatest weakness in the jump?

R: I have only half the air consciousness.

Q: What do you think is your contribution to the BASE?

R: help the participant willing and able.

Q: Who elected as the next interviewee?

R: JT Holmes

Calvin Stats:

• Age: 24
• Marital status: Single
• Children: 0
• Location: Boulder, Colorado
• Number of jumps: 1000 canopy openings total landings
• Year of first jump: 2002
• Container: Warlock
• Canopy: 260 Blackjack

Thanks to Adam Hecker and Emily Foster for their contribution to the article.

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