BASE Jumping: The Ultimate Guide

by Jason Laurendeau

Overview

This in-depth exploration of the history and culture of the sometimes illegal activity of BASE jumping provides historical and current information as well as a glimpse into the incredible adrenaline rush of the sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313383984
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/03/2012
Series:	Greenwood Guides to Extreme Sports
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	131
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jason Laurendeau, PhD, is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Laurendeau has written numerous scholarly articles on risk; deviance; and social control, gender, and emotion.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xvii

1 Introduction 1

2 BASE Culture, BASE Ethics 13

3 Emotion, Risk, and Responsibility 27

4 Origins and Developments 39

5 Techniques and Equipment 69

6 Sites and Events 79

7 Pioneers and Icons 89

8 Future Directions 109

Glossary 117

Bibliography 125

Index 129