US Army Golden Knights Base Jump off Parriott Mesa, Moab After Class 5 Climb!!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- We had the Pleasure of Climbing a Stunning & Technical Class 5 Route up Parriott Mesa and then had the unbelievable Fortune of Meeting two Members of the Elite US Army Parachute Team, "The Golden Knights" Conducting a BASE Jump off the Shear to overhanging South Face of the Mesa!
They were great guys, conducting themselves very professionally as they pragmatically went through the process of safely conducting this Death Defying Feat! It was AWESOME and I got amazing footage of it, including Jonathan's Helmet cam footage, so COOL!
The route itself was protected by a couple hand lines, a third missing completely and a poor man's light weight Via Ferrata type cable hand line although all of this "Protection" should be viewed with EXTREME Caution and little confidence, Ropes abrade & deteriorate in sunlight. The cable was 80% worn through! Come prepared to climb this route without expecting safety measures already in place!!!! That said, it was Spectacular! and safely achievable by properly equipped and trained rock climbers. DJI drone footage captured the extensive vistas, jump perspectives and climbing challenges!
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DISCLAIMER: The Expedition(s) documented on this channel are for entertainment purposes only, NOT FOR Explicit Instruction or Route Execution. I have had MANY NEAR DEATH experiences and a couple serious accidents over 30 years of Backcountry adventures, the RISKS are very REAL. I do not recommend or encourage attempting the routes or strategies shown in these videos, and assume no personal responsibility if you choose to do a similar outing. As always, hike, bike and climb at your own risk. Know Your LIMITS and stay within them if you expect to avoid any accidents. even then. . .
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Omg. Thrill of a life time. These are the Rare and Amazing people who remind us why it's so important and totally worth it to feel freedom. Thank you for posting. You totally finished a good day for me. Dlb
Amen to all those thoughts! Absolutely incredible Karl and the Golden Knights!!
@@PilotEJ401 indeed
Thanks Urbia for such an inspiring comment!
Absolutely fantastic, i love your videos Karl !! 🙂
Thank you Petr! You're channel has been a big inspiration for my work!! 👍👍
That was freaking AWESOME! We must do this climb. Took some balls to do it in the snow and ice -- good job! And the Golden Knights? One of the coolest things I've seen on YT.
Nice comment! Still hoping you guys can get together for an epic Collab!
Thanks Adam! Thankfully only steep trail sections were iced over, if the climbing was icy I would have bailed. We had plenty of death defying moments on that trip and by that last day I was feeling extra vulnerable. Dry rock and the Knights were true blessings! Maybe we could hook up somewhere around there. It’s right out my back door! Cheers Brother
@@PilotEJ401 It is for sure gonna happen! ❤
@@deckersolutions4798 Ya that would be great -- that area looks really incredible, and you just keep getting better and better at filming it.
I attempted this route in May 2022. I turned back at the cables. It was still an amazing scenic scramble. Now knowing that the cables are significantly compromised, I am glad I did. Wow, what a view from the top of the Mesa! Thank you for share this adventure!
Incredibly scenic area for sure, glad you made the smart decision at the time! Thanks brother 👍
Now that was incredible! You guys take adventure to a different level!!!! Thanks for sharing!😀👍
Yes that was a huge deal to meet The Knights, and having the privilege of sharing their training! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Loved the video! I stopped jumping many years ago with about 350 jumps but ZERO base jumps, super fun to watch though.
Thanks John! I’m going to have to try a jump sometime, I used to be a professional paraglider pilot, but never got to do a good freefall on purpose, lol! I did get to do the wind tunnel thing once, I can’t imagine the real thing, flying around in open space.
Super sweet footage. Heading over to Moab soon and I can’t wait
Sweet man, any special locations your especially excited about? Love to get more ideas for my next visit, I'm only just over an hour away now.
Going to check out a couple of hikes in Canyonland and Dead Horse Point. Nothing technical
such a cool experience, really enjoy your videos
Thank you Brother, it been an incredible ride for me as well!
Great video Karl. Nice meeting you up on that Mesa. Thanks for the shout-out and making us look good. Blue skies my friend! Stay safeish.
Thank YOU for all you are and do for us!!👍
@@PilotEJ401 it is our pleasure. Thanks for the support!
All thanks go to you and The Golden Knights!! I couldn't have imagined that all this would come out of our climb that day. Appreciate you man 👍
that original cable and bolt system was installed when I was a kid living in the valley in the 1970's. The gentleman who led the install is retired in Moab to this day. We scrambled the pitches around back without ropes or pieces of farm-rope we carried with us. Really good memories including climbing in deep snow in the bowl in the back.
WOW, great story! Thanks for sharing it with us. I'd love to talk him into replacing the existing cables, which as you saw are not in optimal shape 😲! Appreciate your comment sir, Karl 👍
this task will need to be carried forward by a new generation since it is doubtful the original route builders will be up to the job. I certainly appreciated your route video and it brought back memories of youthful unprotected climbs on that mesa.
The US Army Golden Knights team up with Karl Decker!! Talk about a next level Adventure Zone. Incredible! Thank you brave men for defending our great country and allowing us to experience a training session through Karl's channel🙏🙏🙏
The Golden Knights team were so impressive, can't really believe we all met up totally by coincidence! A true honor to have been able to produce this video, thanks!!
Epic!!!! Drone too! That must have made the day amazing. Way to go Golden Knights! Karl, keep tearing it up in Eastern Utah😊
Thanks brother!! What a great day, and the entire adventure WAS epic!! Appreciate it so much 👍
What an epic video, Karl! Incredible that were were able to meet the brave soldiers and witness their jump. Looks like they let you use some of there footages as well! Are you new using a lapel/digital mic? Which one? Be safe out there!
You know how it is, if you get out there enough, something good is bound to happen, and seems too often! I’m doing my same old thing no mics but, my editor has a new feature called voice, isolation. That works miracles. Luckily, I haven’t had to use it much.
@@KarlDeckerPresents Wow, that "voice isolation" works wonders! Sounds (pun intended) fantastic!
The first time I ever went Moab was in September. Like you said it’s incredible! My next trip out there will definitely be at least a week
Awesome! I love Moab. I’ll trade you Jeep rides for some climbing/adventure time together. 😂 I’m down in HR, CO.
I bet we could work something out. Do you have a specific goal, Peak, adventure you’ve been dreaming of? Where is HR? I can show you some of the camera work I do as well. As we make our video!
I used to BASE jump with air force PJ's. My pre-planning was a natty light and fat line, often using a rig I couldn't even remember packing. Them PJ fuckers would be making plans on top of plans until I was like "Bros, this ain't Basra.Killing my buzz."
Thanks Andy appreciate the comment 👍