Exit Point

By Exit Point

Aviation

What's Exit Point about?

A podcast about the advancement of BASE jumping and the exploration of its culture.

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Exit Point episodes:

04.23.2024
#49 Kendrick Dane: law, advocacy and the National Parks Service vs BASE jumping
In this episode, Laurent is joined by Kendrick Dane, a licensed attorney and BASE jumper. They explore the evolving world of BASE jumping, its legal battles, community spirit, and the pursuit of freedom through human flight. Kendrick is also General Counsel...
03.15.2024
#48 - Avery Badenhop, Dennis McGlynn, and Harry Parker: Team Ill Vision
In this episode, Matt Blank talks with Avery Badenhop, Dennis McGlynn, and Harry Parker, who were known during the 90s as the “three-headed dragon” of BASE and founders of the infamous Team Ill Vision. This team has been a timeless...
02.15.2024
#47 – Marshall Miller: Saying yes, importance of patience in high risk sports, and balancing family w/ adventure
In this episode, Laurent welcomes Marshall Miller. Marshall has inspired both jumpers and the public with his epic videos from his early days to his recent projects, including his appearance in Line of Sight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcWMZq8-3wI), shout-out to the KAVU boys...
01.29.2024
#46 - Jonathan Cox: A New World Record
In this episode, Matt Blank interviews John Cox, a mostly self-taught BASE jumper who recently shattered the world record for "Most BASE jumps in 24 hours". He surpassed the previous record holders (Miles Daisher and Danny Weiland) at the end...
01.12.2024
#45 Laurent Frat, Matt Blank and Mark Stockwell: Exit Point team round table
In this episode, the Exit Point team holds a round table discussion about how we've been doing and where we hope to go. This episode also celebrates a milestone in our podcast. Sometime last year, thanks to all of you...
12.19.2023
#44 - Dan Darby: wingsuit progression, survival, training and racing
In this episode, Matt and Laurent interview Dan Darby. Dan has been skydiving and BASE jumping for over fifteen years. He's a competitive wingsuit skydiver, BASE jumper, and a member of the US parachute team for wingsuit performance flying. He's also...
11.16.2023
#43 - Matt Lajeunesse: Moab ready, Tandem BASE, Love, Loss, and Life
In this episode, Laurent sits down with Matt Lajeunesse. Laj has been at the forefront of slider-down BASE jumping for nearly 20 years, along with his equally legendary wife, Katie Hansen. Not only have they been community leaders supporting local...
10.31.2023
#42 - Scott Palmer: free fall legend, adventurer and 3rd generation aviator
In this episode, Laurent is joined by Scott Palmer. Scott, also known as Plamer, is a 3rd generation aviator, was a forward air controller with the US Air Force and after serving in Iraq, he went on to pursue a...
10.18.2023
#41 - Yuri Kuznetsov: surviving and thriving in the world of BASE
In this episode, Laurent sits down with Yuri Kuznetsov.Yuri made his first skydive when he was 13 years old, his first BASE jump in 1994 with skydiving gear, and has since made thousands of jumps. He has been active in...
09.28.2023
#40 - Brian Germain: A Parachute And Its Pilot
In this episode, Matt Blank interviews Brian Germain. Brian is a career educator with a master's degree in sports psychology and a groundbreaking parachute engineer and test pilot. Brian has authored numerous critically acclaimed books, including The Parachute and Its...
09.12.2023
#39 - Luke Rogers: wingsuit performance, training and mindset
In this episode, Laurent speaks with Luke Rogers, a professional wingsuit pilot from Australia. He's won multiple national titles, podiumed at various world championships, and was the first person in the world to flare a wingsuit over 100 meters. Luke...
08.23.2023
#38 - Marta Empinotti: mentor of generations, ethics, education and loss
In this episode, Matt Blank talks to Marta Empinotti, a BASE-jumping living legend. She’s not only a skilled and creative stuntperson, but also a pioneer in BASE education and rigging. She was one of the first to make BASE jumping...
08.01.2023
#37 - John McEvoy: Student progression, determination and a path to mastery
In this episode, Matt Blank sits down with John McEvoy. Blank and John take a deep dive into BASE jumping student progression and what it means to be on the path to mastery. John shares his incredible story of recovery,...
07.13.2023
#36 Marine Descols: Hypnosis, intuition, grief and a very close call
In this episode, Laurent speaks with Marine Descols. Marine is a hypnotherapist, wingsuit coach, and camera flyer. She did her first skydive at the young age of 12 and developed a passion for action adventure sports when she met her...
06.29.2023
#35 - Fred Fugen
In this episode, Laurent speaks with Fred Fugen, a pioneer of modern parachuting and one of the most talented and innovative skydivers, wingsuit pilots, and BASE jumpers on the planet. Fred has won multiple world championships in freeflying, set several...
06.06.2023
#34 - Steph Davis
In this episode, Laurent speaks with Steph Davis. Steph is a world-class free solo climber and an avid BASE jumper. She has a unique background, including being a dedicated pianist and holding a master's degree in literature. While attending law...
05.25.2023
#33 - Katelyn Compton Escott
In this episode, Laurent Frat speaks with Katelyn Compton Escott - a performance wingsuit pilot, BASE jumper and speedflyer. She was recommended by a few mutual friends as a potential guest. However, before we could invite her, she suffered a...
05.06.2023
#32 - Matt and Will on tension knots
Tension knots might be the scariest and least understood malfunction in BASE. In 2019 and 2020, Squirrel conducted surveys in an attempt to get a better understanding of tension knots and their occurrence. In this episode, Blank and I sit...
04.25.2023
#31 - Lonnie Bissonnette
With us this week is Lonnie Bissonnette, a BASE jumping pioneer who after suffering a nearly fatal accident that left him paralyzed, became the first person to earn a BASE number as a paraplegic, jumping all four objects in the...
04.11.2023
#30 - Espen Fadnes
In this episode, Laurent speaks with Espen Fadnes. Espen has somehow stayed at the top of the discipline, basically from the beginning of wingsuit BASE jumping, was part of the community that opened the world's eyes to what was possible...
03.14.2023
#29 - Taylor Cole
In this episode, Matt Blank speaks with Taylor Cole. Taylor is a member of the US parachute team, CTO of the Navy’s technology lab in Southern California, stuntman, and long-time BASE jumping community organizer. His open-minded and logical approach to...
03.02.2023
Exit Point #28 - Chris McNamara
In this episode, Laurent and Matt speak with Chris McNamara. Chris is an expert in big wall climbing and describes himself as a recovering wingsuit BASE jumper. Climbing Magazine once pointed out that three percent of Chris's life had been spent...
02.14.2023
Exit Point #27 - Robert Pecnik
In this episode, Laurent speaks with Robert Pecnik. Robert is the director, owner lead wingsuit designer, and test pilot of Phoenix Fly. In Croatia, Robert's skydiving career started in 1982, and is still regularly BASE jumping with unrelenting enthusiasm. Among other...
02.01.2023
Exit Point #26 - Jamie Crawford
In this episode, Laurent and Matt speak with Jamie Crawford. Jamie is an expert in urban BASE jumping who has been honing his skill with patience, dedication, and intention for over a decade. Jamie provides a fresh perspective on Exit...
01.17.2023
Exit Point #25 - 22 Jumps
In this episode, Laurent sits down with Tristan Wimmer and Ben Pitassi of 22 Jumps. 22 Jumps is a public charity that combines BASE jumping and fundraising to support the development of durable solutions for traumatic brain injuries. The project was...
01.10.2023
Exit Point #24 - Jesse Hall
Jesse Hall is an accomplished athlete who grew up in the mountains of Colorado and developed a love for skiing, rock climbing, and backpacking at a young age. Jesse was inspired by air sports early and made his first jump...
12.22.2022
Exit Point #23 - Todd Shoebotham
In this episode, Laurent Frat and Matt Blank speak with Todd Shoebotham. Todd is the co-founder and President of Apex BASE, one of the premier manufacturers of BASE Jumping equipment. Todd has been involved in the sport of BASE jumping...
11.01.2022
Exit Point #22 - Kenny Daniel
In this episode, we speak with Kenny Daniel, the founder and designer of Baseline.ws. Baseline.ws is a website and mobile app that provides tools designed to help skydivers and BASE jumpers improve their safety margin and increase performance. I've been...
10.18.2022
Exit Point #21 - Jay Moledzki
In this episode, Matt Blank interviews Jay Moledzki. Jay Mo is one of skydiving's foremost canopy instructors and we've brought him on to talk about his history as a test pilot, his experience pioneering high-performance canopy flying, and some of...
09.27.2022
Exit Point #20 - Sean Chuma
Sean Chuma has made BASE jumping his life and livelihood for the better part of one and a half decades, moving from southern California to Twin falls to BASE jump full time. Despite being a world-renowned aerialist, tandem BASE developer and...
08.30.2022
Exit Point #19 - Dr. Matt Wilkes
Dr Matt Wilks is an adventure medic, ICU doctor and seasoned paraglider pilot. He founded the Flight Physiology Project, which is a multidisciplinary bid to study physiology, cognitive performance and safety of pilots during free flight. Matt has a long...
07.26.2022
Exit Point #18 - Marcel Geser
Marcel Geser is a professional paraglider pilot, avid base jumper and president of the Swiss BASE Association. We talked to Marcel about the history of jumping and Lauterbrunnen and some of the efforts they’ve taken to preserve this epic site...
07.12.2022
Exit Point #17 - Matt Gerdes
In 2012 Matt founded Squirrel, a company that manufacturers wingsuits, parachutes, and BASE jumping equipment. Among many other articles and publications Matt wrote the Great Book of BASE which is arguably the most comprehensive piece of writing on the sport....
06.14.2022
Exit Point #16 - Will Mitchell
Will Mitchell has been using an analytical approach to open short-start wingsuit BASE jumps in the United States while pioneering some technical and aesthetic lines. Will’s approach has also led him to challenge the conventional wisdom in BASE jumping. In...
06.14.2022
Exit Point #15 - Amber Forte
Amber Forte holds the world record for the fastest female in a wingsuit. She is a member of the Norwegian national wingsuit team and placed 2nd in an international FIA performance wingsuit competition. We discuss her flying progression, her thoughts...
05.27.2022
Exit Point #14 - Roch Malnuit
Roch Malnuit started BASE jumping in 2003, at the age of 21. Roch learned how to jump from his father who is a pioneer in the sport. Roch moved to Chamonix when he was in high school to play ice...
05.17.2022
Exit Point #13 - Jeff Shapiro
Jeff Shapiro is a multifaceted adventure professional. Drawn to the mountains and the air above them, Jeff is an elite level climber, bush plane pilot, a professional paraglider pilot, and has competed in hang gliding at the highest level. Jeff...
05.03.2022
Exit Point #12 - Brett Kistler
Brett Kistler shares what he's learned while exploring the human mind and takes us through the finer points of his journey to understand fear and the role it played in his BASE jumping career which spanned dozens of countries and...
04.26.2022
Exit Point #11 - Tim Howell
Tim Howell is a BASE jumper, climber, alpinist, and former Royal Marine. He is one of the most active jumpers on the planet in a variety of disciplines and is also an instructor. We discuss expedition mindset/recognizance, ski BASE, proposing to...
04.12.2022
Exit Point #10 - Cedric Dumont
Cedric Dumont is a Red bull athlete, author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and business consultant. He splits his time between leading expeditions, flying, speaking, writing and consulting for elite athletes and major companies all over the world.Alongside his career as an...
03.29.2022
Exit Point #9 - Jeff Weatherall
Originally from New Zealand, Jeff Weatherall's background is in professional wakeboarding. His career has seen 2 World Wakeboard titles, 9 New Zealand National titles, Australian Pro Tour Series title, and X Games medals. These days Jeff is a professional skydiver...
03.15.2022
Exit Point #8 - Vincent ”Le Blond” Descols
Vincent ”Le Blond” Descols - Stories from a Wingsuit BASE pioneer, visualization for success, and world’s first tandem wingsuit operation Le Blond is a professional skydiver and BASE jumper who pioneered some of the longest terrain flights ever done. Along with...
01.20.2022
Exit Point #7 - What Would Jimmy Do
We wish Jimmy Pouchert were here for his episode, and that’s why we did it anyway. So strap in as our team inducts our absentee guest into the hall of legends in what we hope is just the beginning of...
12.21.2021
Exit Point #6 - Brad ”Patto” Patfield
In this episode, we delve into the daunting task of maintaining the BASE Fatality List (BFL) with curator Brad 'Patto' Patfield. Patto shares his insights from more than a decade of collecting details about how and why a jumper went...
12.07.2021
Exit Point #5 - Robert ”Scotty Bob” Morgan
Scotty Bob is one of the most well-rounded BASE jumpers on the planet. His resume includes thousands of wingsuit jumps and over 1000 low BASE jumps from a wide variety of different objects. After two tours in Iraq with the...
11.23.2021
Exit Point #4 - Sarah Taz
After miraculously living through what should have been a life-ending accident, Taz comes on the podcast to share her incredible story of survival. In our hold-nothing-back interview, Taz talks about her mistakes, her lessons, and even the gruesome details of...
11.16.2021
Exit Point #3 - Chris Byrnes
Chris Byrnes is a champion wingsuit skydiver & BASE jumper, world record holder, wingsuit instructor, and an overall insightful and good guy. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be a good wingsuit pilot, opening exit points, competitive...
11.10.2021
Exit Point #2 - Matthias Giraud
Matthias Giraud or ”Super Frenchie” is a professional skier, mountaineer & BASE jumper, as well as a world record holder.Check out the Super Frenchie documentary here: www.superfrenchiemovie.com/watch-at-homehttps://superfrenchie.com/https://www.instagram.com/superfrenchieofficial/https://www.facebook.com/superfrenchieofficial/photo credit: Orazio Guarnieri
11.10.2021
Welcome to Exit Point
From the French Alps and Moab, Utah, welcome to Exit Point - the podcast about BASE jumping, wingsuiting, and all the ups and downs that come with it. Whether you're just curious about getting into BASE, passionate about mountain sports,...

What's Exit Point about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Exit Point episodes:

#49 Kendrick Dane: law, advocacy and the National Parks Service vs BASE jumping

#48 - Avery Badenhop, Dennis McGlynn, and Harry Parker: Team Ill Vision

#47 – Marshall Miller: Saying yes, importance of patience in high risk sports, and balancing family w/ adventure

#46 - Jonathan Cox: A New World Record

#45 Laurent Frat, Matt Blank and Mark Stockwell: Exit Point team round table

#44 - Dan Darby: wingsuit progression, survival, training and racing

#43 - Matt Lajeunesse: Moab ready, Tandem BASE, Love, Loss, and Life

#42 - Scott Palmer: free fall legend, adventurer and 3rd generation aviator

#41 - Yuri Kuznetsov: surviving and thriving in the world of BASE

#40 - Brian Germain: A Parachute And Its Pilot

#39 - Luke Rogers: wingsuit performance, training and mindset

#38 - Marta Empinotti: mentor of generations, ethics, education and loss

#37 - John McEvoy: Student progression, determination and a path to mastery

#36 Marine Descols: Hypnosis, intuition, grief and a very close call

#35 - Fred Fugen

#34 - Steph Davis

#33 - Katelyn Compton Escott

#32 - Matt and Will on tension knots

#31 - Lonnie Bissonnette

#30 - Espen Fadnes

#29 - Taylor Cole

Exit Point #28 - Chris McNamara

Exit Point #27 - Robert Pecnik

Exit Point #26 - Jamie Crawford

Exit Point #25 - 22 Jumps

Exit Point #24 - Jesse Hall

Exit Point #23 - Todd Shoebotham

Exit Point #22 - Kenny Daniel

Exit Point #21 - Jay Moledzki

Exit Point #20 - Sean Chuma

Exit Point #19 - Dr. Matt Wilkes

Exit Point #18 - Marcel Geser

Exit Point #17 - Matt Gerdes

Exit Point #16 - Will Mitchell

Exit Point #15 - Amber Forte

Exit Point #14 - Roch Malnuit

Exit Point #13 - Jeff Shapiro

Exit Point #12 - Brett Kistler

Exit Point #11 - Tim Howell

Exit Point #10 - Cedric Dumont

Exit Point #9 - Jeff Weatherall

Exit Point #8 - Vincent ”Le Blond” Descols

Exit Point #7 - What Would Jimmy Do

Exit Point #6 - Brad ”Patto” Patfield

Exit Point #5 - Robert ”Scotty Bob” Morgan

Exit Point #4 - Sarah Taz

Exit Point #3 - Chris Byrnes

Exit Point #2 - Matthias Giraud

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