Stash and Dash
We'll strap you into a junky old harness and start the clock during a timed contest that simulates what you'd expect after landing in El Cap meadow with rangers hot on your tail. You'll be required to remove the harness, tuck the parachute and harness/container into a stash bag, then dash across the finish line. The best times will win some amazing prizes donated from numerous BASE gear manufacturers. Look for this contest to take place at River Expeditions' Fire Creek Lodge during onsite registration. You must be present at the Saturday night jumper meeting to win as the last thing we want to do after Bridge Day is drag ourselves to the post office to ship your prizes.
Prizes:
- 1st Place: $100 + parachuting industry donations
- 2nd Place: $50 + parachuting industry donations
- 3rd Place: $25 + parachuting industry donations
Congratulations to the 2009 "Stash and Dash" winners:
This contest separates the hardcore, urban BASE jumpers from the weekend warriors. Some astonishing (record) times were recorded this year by the 57 contestants. Remember, these guys had to remove a fully tightened harness, stuff it into a closed stash bag, then put it over their shoulders. Thanks to Steve "Sparky" Baich for running this contest.
Stash and Dash prizes were provided by:
- Asylum Designs - Pilot chutes and T-shirts
- Morpheus Technologies - Gear bag, stash bag, pilot chutes
- Consolidated Rigging - 20% off coupon and T-shirts
- Blinc Magazine - 40% body armor coupons and T-shirts
1st Place - Sam Gouws, 17.50 seconds
2nd Place - Chase Volz, 25.28 seconds
3rd Place - Smiley, 26.00 seconds
Congratulations to the 2008 "Stash and Dash" winners:
Stash and Dash prizes were provided by:
- Ill Vision - Compressed T-shirts and stickers.
- Morpheus Technologies - 38" vented pilot chute and a pair of big grab toggles.
- Asylum BASE - 42" vented pilot chute and T-shirts.
- Apex BASE - Stash bag and Apex beanie.
- Ulster County Containers & Canopies - 25% of a new BASER container or BASEX parachute
- American Eagle Screen Print & Embroidery - T-shirts.
- Consolidated Rigging - T-shirts.
- Vertical Visions - T-shirts and winter beanies.
1st Place - Bertrand Cloutier (Canada), 33.34 seconds
2nd Place - Will Heidebrecht (Canada), 33.56 seconds
3rd Place - Mike Croken (Canada), 34.37 seconds
Craziest ID Badge
We see some insane 2"x2" ID badge photos every year at Bridge Day. Now, you can win some cool prizes by having the craziest 2x2 photo. You'll still need to have an identifiable picture of yourself to comply with Bridge Day Commission rules, but feel free to wear a pink wig or shove a pilot chute in your mouth during the photo. You'll automatically be entered into this contest when you check-in onsite at River Expeditions' Fire Creek Lodge (unless you prefer to opt-out). If your photo is a candidate, we'll make a copy of it and hand out prizes at the Saturday night jumper meeting. You must be present at the Saturday night jumper meeting to win as the last thing we want to do after Bridge Day is drag ourselves to the post office to ship your prizes.
Prizes:
- 1st Place: $100 + parachuting industry donations
- 2nd Place: $50 + parachuting industry donations
- 3rd Place: $25 + parachuting industry donations
Congratulations to the 2009 "Crazy ID Badge" winners:
This contest brings excitement to the otherwise boring process of creating ID badges. Crazy ID badge contest prizes were provided by:
- Asylum Designs - Pilot chutes and T-shirts
- Morpheus Technologies - Gear bag, stash bag, pilot chutes
- Consolidated Rigging - 20% off coupon and T-shirts
- Blinc Magazine - 40% body armor coupons and T-shirts
1st Place - Daniel Darby (snorted a condom in his nose and out his mouth). Daniel also won an Exciter BASE rig from Rigging Adventures (Mark Kruse) for demonstrating how he won this competition.
2nd Place - Marcus Ellison (in full NPS uniform with gun in front of the bridge)
3rd Place - Marta Empinotti (wore a strange rubber wig and funky glasses)
Congratulations to the 2008 "Crazy ID Badge" winners:
Crazy ID Badge prizes were provided by:
- Ill Vision - Compressed T-shirts and stickers.
- Asylum BASE - 42" vented pilot chute and T-shirts.
- Morpheus Technologies - 42" vented pilot chute.
- Simply Stainless - $30 men's stainless steel bracelet.
- Ulster County Containers & Canopies - 25% of a new BASER container or BASEX parachute
- Consolidated Rigging - T-shirts.
- Apex BASE - Apex beanie.
- American Eagle Screen Print & Embroidery - T-shirts.
- Vertical Visions - T-shirts and winter beanies.
1st Place - Pauly Keelen
2nd Place - Roman Braginsky
3rd Place - Jimmy Pouchert
