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BASE jumper / Calvin19 Inventor pilots and Hannibal: A Family Affair

Calvin and Hobbes Bill Waterson comic book was presented to the public in 1985, a year before Matthew "Calvin" Hecker made his debut on this planet. Now, an argument can be made Calvin19, as he is known on the forum, was mistakenly left here by the Mothership and they will be back the claim. Adding to this argument are BASE jumpers colleagues comment: "This guy did some crazy shit "a statement that leads you into thinking" This is someone I have to say. "

"Live your life for yourself and not based on popular opinion. Individuals can not be classified, they are much too diverse for the label. Do not be an adventurer, reckless, or athlete, an explorer of all things in life. "Calvin is an explorer of life, embracing every moment of every day with every fiber of his being. He will go ten rounds of despair, he evils of desire, and it is filled with passion to swallow whole life ahead of making it to the universe ash.

When it does not create or run an adventure, it is to capture on film. Thousands and thousands of photographs freezing his friends and family in time in a long time kept to rekindle the flames of imagination. Boulder, Colorado has provided the backdrop for her life, this work of art, is alive and breathing. "I love this city, open-minded young women college, majestic mountains in my backyard, huge towers, 2000 feet high cliffs, rivers, my family and friends, "he exclaims.

This type of life in time is reflected in his philosophy and jump, "Anything you do can be new to you, once. My life is a series of moments. I have a soundtrack. Whenever I'm flying, I try to live as beautiful music in my head and make the visuals is worth the time it took my imagination to compose ideas. You can compare it to films, I never been a good judge of films because I could not see everything in its final value. I kept getting lost in every moment, every feeling that could be taken by the beauty of the visuals and sound. Flying does that for me, I can produce feelings before I feel, and I have flown. Seeing the line in a plane or riding a wingsuit and difficult for the hole in the sky. "

"I live as I do with flight, and risk, and dreams and Actually, maybe just so I can live up to the musical score in my head. I can not write music or paint landscapes, but I can fly. I can move my body with leaves of my tools to make the most amazing feeling and the transfer of these visions of grandeur and epic adventure to all those who may be watching. "

These moments of time weigh heavily on the mind of Calvin. Loss of flying time can scrape objectives fulfilled his long list. Oh, yes, there is a list entitled "Things to do before I Die" and reads as such:

• 1-Break "Folder." (Classified information)
• Create a 2-powered aircraft
• 3-Create a submarine.
• South 4-Sail, far away.

A list of rather ambitious objectives for all those who, again, Calvin is not anyone, as evidenced by the list of activities: Wingsuit pilot, rope jumping and flying, sewing, base jumping, skiing and ski flying, rigging, sailing, rafting, climbing, flying speed, EU, Photography, Travel, Aviation, Granite Surf, aerobatics, paragliding, hang gliding, crews HAB / jumping, kite flying, Publishing, Film, Scuba diving, Zagi racing, Slack Lining and Red Shifting.

He is currently working on his degree in "Flying Stuff" at Utah Valley University through courses line, enabling it to accelerate the process. He has been flying gliders at 13, hang gliding at 16 and earned his pilot license from the FAA at the age 18. Only to end up being grounded following an accident and therefore the refusal of the FAA to clear his doctor for another 3 years. Calvin summarizes the situation as an "epic fail" from the FAA and it did not stop "bitching" He publicly.

That being said, he has reconciled the most stupid thing he has ever been "paraglide in a rotor leaving me in a coma with a ¾ million worth of hospitalization, a plodding and 6 months of my life missing. "This has allowed the FAA to the ground at the moment because Medicine. Although these six months can be counted as time spent in a coma, it was lost time for a man who has places to go, what to do, people to meet. He has little patience for "lost time".

As Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes creation of Fame transmogrifier " This Calvin has intentions of being an innovator in everything he undertakes. Having no plans to ever retire from doing things, he feels more passionate in life. "Flying is part of my life," he said, "The most important thing you must understand about me is that I do not consider BASE jumping as separate from my other activities. I fly through aerodynamic fins in many respects there is no way for me to jump separate basis. I use basic equipment for a multitude of things besides the basic jump, and a multitude of things that are not equipment BASE to BASE jumping. My goal is to innovate, I fear I shall never be nothing like what I do. "

Calvin lists Damian Doucette, Chris Pope, Jesse Hall, Shane McConkey, JT Holmes, Miles Daish, Nicholas Kaminski, Max Kuszaj, Kenyon Salo, Mike Steen, Blake, and Brendon for the riders he admires. He prepares mentally to make a leap, think mostly what I do and what will I do if something goes against what I expected. Mostly this is just to make a final check speed train, but the entire climb, hike, or ride in advance, I look any information available to me. Generally, I'm looking for wind and air characteristics. People must understand that the beauty of BASE jumping and sports like him, there is no way to properly prepare for each jump. Whenever you leave an object conditions are different. My final thoughts on what I want to accomplish on the jump. "As the biggest mistakes he believes riders new brand," increasingly confident and ignorant, but this is one of the things hopeless BASE jumping.

I pushed further to explain why he believes BASE jumping to be "desperate". Saying his hope; do not think I mean not careful. I mean there is no way for everyone if you like, there are as many different viewpoints, it will be impossible to make everyone happy. The important thing to remember is that there are always things to learn, no matter what. While what you learn is how not to do or not do. Thinking about things is very important, but you need to get outside perspectives experienced riders to couple with your own thoughts. "

Calvin began skydiving to obtain the base jump. He fell in love with all sorts of free fall and theft, but hate the dropzone and clicks for the parachutist and photos at the age of 19, he was BASE jumping and got his number from 5 BASE jumps. He was attracted to BASE jumping at the age of 13 years looking television with his friend Alex Gilmer. It tells the day they discovered the base, "he was a regular jump Tombstone" 3 … 2 … 1 … Exit! "Only a 2 second delay, cursor down. I remember reading and more. I looked at Alex and said," I will ". We both have no more than 8 years late. "

In talking with Adam Foster a longtime friend and fellow rider Calvin, he told this story as one of his most memorable "Heckerisms.

It was Christmas Eve (04 I think). There was a little tail wind and I Matt said that it was his decision (that the conditions were not great but not horrible either). I went to him and the CPA after falling. We've done everything and I set up Matt for its BCP, he left and opened fine. After landing, he flared struck the ground, and did a wonderful PLF followed by its wing in the covering (we were landing in tailwind). At that time I thought was, I think it might be a bit too windy for a downwind landing. "morally I could not send Matt off his jump first building and not to follow, after seeing his landing less optimal, that is why I jumped and crashed anyway. Overall it was an evening incredible and eventful for Matt, as he received his basic number. Oh, did I mention it was his fifth BASE jumping? Matt probably one of the most extraordinary people I ever met. With all his experiences, he has still become one of BASE jumpers most talented (among others) I am friends with. I could also elaborate on the time he made his first win of the cliff cliff sketchiest I never skipped.

Calvin enjoys the "therapy" to jump solo, sometimes giving hours of preparation time allowing him to reflect on what he does without interruption. However, it is "satisfied" and in an atmosphere "better" when he participates in a group of bond share the experience with others. The jump that stands out in his mind, "my illegal jump great wall with my best friend, Jesse Hall, the magic of the motion on the epic and vast noise. Jesse is about the coolest guy out there, Pro Skier, rider most naturally skilled BASE I have never seen. He took me to the great wall illegal when I had just turned 20. "

His described his favorite subject jump this way: "She is sexy, big perfect dark complexion, very wet at the bottom and perfect in size." Before you go accusing him of taking to erotic writing, take note of what a romantic he was on the flight, "the feeling desperate to leave an exit point, followed with hope, filled with feeling aerodynamic speed control is achieved in free fall, fear is replaced by a sense of control. BASE is a challenge for me, a therapy to an exercise of emotions, reactions and the realization of "fear". How many people "respect" more than twice a year on vacation? Not much. I get it almost every day. "It's sexy, top, perfectly sized object is" the great wall Illegal in Colorado "that was mentioned earlier.

What is a man who loves flying, adventure and exploration opportunities for taking the time to stop and look outside their field of activity? "I enjoy viewing the Red Bull Air Race much. I have no money or skills to participate. These drivers are the best of the best fighting the best of the best. There is no argument. "As for the Red Bull Air Force, which some consider as an injury to BASE, he courageously made clear in his opinion," there is nothing wrong with the actions of the Red Bull Air Force. They are all my heroes. They have done incredible things and I want to be a part of their team. They are athletes who themselves promoting their skills and are able to have someone else to foot the bill for things they like to do. I see them as innovators and explorers. "

"Shane, the Red Bull team and other incredible athletes out there, are at the front, they look every time they fly bend. After reading the posts Shane and JT (their blogs) I think they enjoy the life, jumping and be in amazing places like old school riders do bandit riders back in the day. Shane Miles and explore places that have never been blown and opened for us all to see and follow. They love and take everything on the place and people when they jump. "

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

"Shane is one of my heroes. Shane is a giant. Period.

For Calvin "jump" is: how he grew up. He did not teach her death, but made him think a lot. "It made my mind wander to things I fear, but do not ignore it. Base Jumping 'redlined' all the emotions a human can have for me. "Brighter jump added an interesting dynamic to its responsibilities and relations with his family. In particular, his sisters, he constantly jabs arrow on their Facebook pages of comments, much as in his childhood, often Anne hunt with a mouthful of saliva threatening to throw in his direction.

"I jump because I want too. Everything that my family may think or say to me is irrelevant. This is not unique to BASE jumping. I think if a loved one is to slow or stop someone from doing something they love, they are not loved ones and be selfish. They say that BASE is a selfish sport and it is. I have no delusions of this I do not know anyone who does. The only thing is more selfish to tell someone not to do so. This is not addicted to drugs or alcohol. I like BASE jumping. Addicts or alcoholics do not have to be addicted: they need it and are delusional. I like BASIC and theft, if I fly and jump. Any person standing in my way of it is selfish. Anyone with my 'best interests in mind "staff ground would be for me and took pictures. Do not tell me that I am regardless. "

Enter Hannibal … a student at the University of Colorado BFA Film Production. Anne loves all hobbies in the world of art and media, drawing, writing, photography, film, television, and reading. "In the past, she has designed works for the Day of the bridge and claims that his last thoughts before a jump," Camera on? Check. Lens hood? Check. Framing? Check. Focus? Check. Oh shit, it is in video mode. Well, now … f * @ #! There they go. Oops. "It is optimistic about life, Academy Award winning ad, travel the world and be the first man on Pluto as its future goals. If Calvin is the "romantic" of the family, and Anne is the jester, pepper salt. Today, Anne's brother, Calvin "interest" at heart despite the indifference they could have shared during their childhood.

"I ran into a tree," said Anne when relaying his move more Bonehead to date. "Matt will love me for saying this. I was out of our house in Evergreen, a waste of time how a child 11 years of age. Then Matt came out of the house. It was during these years when Matt was more likely to spit on me or hit me than anything else, then the first sign of phlegm build him I took off in a sprint dead. Who, looking back was very delayed, especially since I've been watching back to the time, Matt, instead of advancing, well, the trees are not as soft as desired. I found lying on the ground, dazed and in pain, with Matt standing over me laughing his ass. He returned home, he just left me. Such a big brother, I think I am stayed there for a good ten minutes before I can pass. All the side of my face was bleeding and I had this great face-off scabs during weeks. "

It helps her be "a tyrant and abusive little shit" to her in their youth to make it stronger: "I can take lot of pain without complaint. It also emphasizes its "lower, as I never ask for help in everything that matters."

During this interview Calvin / Matt commented how awful he felt now how he treated his sister in their younger days. In addition, it should Anne is the president of Matthew "Calvin" fan club Hecker, the younger sister Emily serving as vice president. By reversing the question responsibilities of the family, "Anne she spoke frankly BASE jumping from his brother.

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

Love that Matt is a jumper. He is very frisky as a jumper wool. No, seriously, I love it. It is always so happy when he is about to jump, jump or just jump. After flying a plane is where I see the happiest. So, I might try to arrest him or he would stop just finished my personal concerns, to surrender a vital part of himself? Course not. I'm always being judged by other riders selfish. But how is it less selfish to try to get the rider to comply with what you want? If I said to Matt stop jumping because he could die, would I really be worried, he would die or am I afraid that I would have to cope with his death? In addition, one of the reasons I got involved with jumping, jumpers and community is to avoid the call. I do not want to die jumping Matt, I do not want to die Matt, period. But if he does jump die, I want to be there with him if possible. I do not want to get the phone call. I do not want to have unanswered questions and second hand stories. This is my opinion on the matter. All that is secondary to how it sounds cool and how it is nice to be there, but this is an argument me. "

Anne never BASE jumped but it was a tandem jump and in 2007 she made a jump rope Frasca. It does credit are around his brother and son with jumpers that contribute to personal growth. "Well, he had a direct hand in my decision to transfer a life as an English major limp to the State of Colorado to a life of a Movie Maker, which is exactly where I want to be. He led me to a life of dissatisfaction and boredom to 19 to the excitement and happiness of staff to 21. In fact, I thought, looking Continuum, these guys, at least in theory, live as if they might not see tomorrow. They do what they love, they include mortality. Do I want to live life thinking, "I'll do tomorrow?" When the thing I'm going to put off is my happiness, my dreams, my life? So I transferred. I'm doing what I like. My personal growth comes in the form of a reduction in personal lameness. "

Regarding whether where BASE jumping is a sport in its stunt cons unique perspective, "In BASIC, you just have your own weakness or fear of defeat. You have an environment to compete with apathy but it is not in competition back. Now, you, your instinct, your spirit, your logic, your heart and everything, they fight all the time. To able to bring your whole body of logical reasoning, your physical body, and place of your fears in check as you jump from a great height in the atmosphere open? This is not a trick or a sport, it is art. "

Anne basic contribution is provided in the way it advocates for non-riders on the issues of trespass or riders have little effect on national parks in relation to climbers and hikers. "Do Rescue workers not getting paid? Don'tf *% king hikers get lost all the time? I can not get the logic to ban riders "She laments. Another contribution is the documentation of her brother and his fellow jumpers on film, photographs and works. It considers its participation the community as an egoist. "I want to know these people, I want to be part thereof. If ever I bring something to the community BASE, because I can and it happens, not because I seek, nor need recognition for him. I'm interested. While Donner is purely incidental. "

Not to be outdone by her brother, she can be just as romantic to describe what she loves best to jump on BASIS. "I like the camaraderie. I also like psychology, aesthetics, fashion, fighting, and theft of man. The vitality of this. The way I feel closer to there really a reason to be alive and we are more than just random synapses and cells slapshot to form a small fleshy pod Goo.

When it comes to posting on the forum does not allow Anne harmonics of "what it #@!%- are you-doing-here?" Arrest him. "I like to think that I'm contributing to something maybe just a review here and there, perhaps external perspective on things. "In regarding changes to jumper.com base, "I could say that I would make people more pleasant, but I do not believe in censorship and I think even if someone did post there, limiting some great people can post is just that. There are members who are annoyingly abrasive, but at the same time, as Non-rider, I feel like I'm exceeding the limits by posting a comment to them. Thus, most of the time, I keep my thoughts to myself. "

She adds: "thank you you, BASE jumping community, to leave a band aid as I am sitting on the fringe and pretend to belong. And let me take pictures and be weird and awkward. "

"Oh, the" clumsy, she jokes. Whatever the awkwardness, she may feel, his brother did not see it. "Anne is brilliant and always creating. I love my two sisters to death. "

Anne

If Anne pepper, salt Calvin, then "4 10" ball of energy from their parents is named Emily chilli in their lives. Emily, 19 years old, attending University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, psychology is "delayed happy" that Calvin describes. He is quick to point out that "Emily is awesome and can fly without wings ", referring to its capacity of gymnastics.

Emily explains to overcome the sports of his brother. "I do not think it death or injury as before the accident. I guess I've always seen as being indestructible. I always had confidence his trial and its systems. But after his accident became clearer to me that you can not be sure of doing things, he has simply being smart. It's very scary knowing that I could at any time obtain the call of the family, saying he died paragliding or jumping, or a the many things that its done. But I think what scares me most is the thought of it makes no difference. It is the traveler, the rider, the adventurer, driver. I do not know how these things would make him unhappy. What he does is wonderful, incredible, and I love the fact that they did. I will not lie by saying he feels cool and I like telling people how my brother is awesome. "Yeah, it's true, it is a pilot a base jumper, a paraglider pilot, a skier, Matt Hecker, is my brother. "I love this. A little."

As a young child she idolized her brother. She says playing on his first jump system at home to their father. "He has a lot of fun. There was some something crazy that incident, which occurred while letting me play on it and I bounced around the rope. My brother and his friends thought he was great, but apparently it was dangerous, so I do not have to play more. "As Anne, she went from jumping rope Calvin alongside Frasca their mother. She hopes to one day paragliding and brother figures he does think it's cool to his little sister. He never encouraged to participate in one of its sports, though his friends suggested to her that she must one day at least skydiving.

Same if she does not attend the forum and BASE jumper due to his life a certain distance from his brother while attending school, she still feels he and his friends BASE jumping contributed their personal growth through the years.

"I absolutely love for flying, adventure and beauty of this world. I would say that being around my brother and his friends, jumpers or may not be definitely shaped my vision life. I got very adventurous and my brother is the cause of this. I wish he would leave the door countless times and watch it go with amazing stories and photos that made me want to do more in life. Especially he and other BASE jumpers it is so I really want to live life fully and I can better, no matter how I get there. The only thing I admire most about my brother is that he accomplishes everything he wants in life or in one day, he does not hesitate, he just did he. Everything he puts his heart to do, he always does it. "

Recognizing that many riders are struggling to reconcile their love of skydiving with the maintenance of peace in the family, Calvin was able to do so. Calvin Band has drawn his trusty companion Hobbes, Calvin's what love and support of his two "ginger" sisters. "I think it has helped my Parents come to the end of my life too. Anne especially likes to come to events and things like it BASIS. The "support crew is impressive and memories are always better. My childhood was great compared to many people, but I jump and do things that make me realize I important to call my mother, or kissing, etc. "

Emily

I asked Adam if he felt Calvin achieve all of his "things to do before I Die" list. "Until he dies first, there is not much who could not stop. It is damn tough and highly motivated. I just hope I can be there for some of the brilliance he thinks. "As previously indicated," this guy does crazy shit "and is someone we all would be the chance to meet and share his brilliance.

Calvin19. Win. Period.

5 Random facts, habits or on Anne Weirdness

• Hannibal, his online persona comes from association with Anne Hannibal.
• I have a lot of apprehension to a zombie full scale or an alien attack.
• I can not filter sounds like a normal person, so I hear everything nearby.
• I am a pessimist and enjoy being, and a cynic.
• I'm afraid of heights, and I'm attracted to jump off.

Calvin19's Tattoo

Calvin quick questions:

Q: Your greatest achievement in life until this?

A: Ménage à trios

Q: What kind of car 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 jump?

A: Nothing jumps stuff I like everyone.

Q: The changes you would make to Basejumper.com:

A: "Get rid of all the ginger is"

Q: What is your greatest weakness in the jump?

A: I have that awareness of the air medium.

Q: What do you feel your contribution is the basis?

A: I help the participant willing and able.

Q. Who have you chosen as the next interviewee?

A: JT Holmes

Calvin Statistics

• Age: 24
• Marital status: Single
• Children: 0
• Location: Boulder, Colorado
• Jumps: 1000 openings parachute and landings
• Year of first jump: 2002
• Container: Warlock
• Canopy: Blackjack 260

Thank you to Adam Foster and Emily Hecker for their contribution to this article.

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