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Having spent a full day at the exit point waiting for the fog to lift, Howell launches himself from Vách dá Trang, dropping vertically down the 300m cliff face before picking up enough speed for forward momentum 72 THE RED BULLETIN
Wingsuit BASE jumping Minutes pass. “Three… two… one… see ya.” And he’s gone stall. “If you go into a proximity line [flying close to the floor or walls] without enough speed, you can’t get out of it,” Howell says. The couple lost performance because they were trying to fly together. They opened their chutes earlier than planned and, instead of landing on a rugby pitch, hit uneven turf studded with tree stumps. “I landed first and then I saw Ewa tumble. She’d hit a stump that was sheared to a point like a shark’s fin. It scalped her shin to the bone.” His military training kicked in. Keeping his injured partner calm, Howell carried her and all the gear to their car before heading to hospital. Last year was a bad one for BASE, with 32 recorded deaths. One was a friend of Kalisiewicz. Others were guys Howell had jumped with. Though deaths are recorded in some detail, BASE jumps are not, so it’s impossible to get an accurate fatality rate. What’s certain is that it increased with the advent of wingsuit BASE jumping. It’s arguably the most dangerous sport there is. Howell is matter of fact about it; he’s confident in his personal margin for error. The next morning, he sits despondent at the viewpoint. Vách đá Trăng’s entire face is shrouded in mist, impervious to advances. Time is running out and Howell begins discussing other options. He scouts a nearby peak for a possible BASE jump exit into the gorge below, but the face isn’t sheer enough. As he slogs back to the road, Vách đá Trăng hoves into view again. He whoops abruptly. The fog has lifted and the summit is visible. He’s got a window. Howell stands on a lone jut of rock, his rope held loosely in one hand, a void in front of him. His suit and BASE rig, about the size of a child’s backpack, seem absurdly flimsy, but his face is as fixed as the mountains. “Call my dad if anything goes wrong.” Then he’s quiet. Minutes pass. “Three… two… one… See ya.” And he’s gone. There’s a flapping sound as his pockets fill with air, then silence… until he reappears, skimming the shoulder of an adjacent peak. Thirty seconds later, his canopy flares and opens above the river. Roars of triumph rebound off the ravine. We meet Howell again as he clambers back up to the road. He’s with an elderly Hmong couple who are laughing with delight, making flying gestures. Aside from us, they, their neighbours and some farmyard animals are the only ones who witnessed this monumental event. Finally, when Vách đá Trăng retreats for good behind its veil of cloud, meaning no more Promethean flights of fancy, we pack up and prepare for the long trip home. timhowelladventures.com THE RED BULLETIN 73
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