2012年4月27日星期五

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"Whuffo you jump out of them airplanes?" a question that could be asked of Hank Caylor on his birthday at the age of 16 when he completed his first skydive. At that point Hank was already a 5. ray-ban sunglasses cheap , 12 rock climber and held a degree of popularity at his high school for his entrepreneurial skills in pharmaceutical sales. When I questioned him in regards to his popularity he is quick to point out that he also "wore spandex tights to school that made me very popular in a freaky way. "
He describes the struggle of raising him from childhood as "hideous. " explaining that his father is "a Republican, CPA in Texas versus him being a Rock climbing, BASE jumping Colorado freak. " His father has all of his movies and magazines, but he still doesn't "get it. " He credits his mother with being the cook of his favorite meal, "chicken fried steak" and points out that in his mom's words she is more afraid of his BASE jumps than she is of his baby brother doing his 3rd tour in Iraq.
Hank is a born and bred Texan that will read anything by fellow Texan James Michener when it comes to books, is a professional Electrical Contractor, never attended college and is a devoted family man to his wife Jackie, BASE 1250 and their two dogs. A pug and mastiff that are "best friends and love the desert," and that have been provided for in case of the Caylor's demise. All of which gives way to the notion that "the family that jumps together, stays together. "
The first time I heard tale of Hank was on a BASE jumper's forum, in which he was referred to as: "The Man, The Myth, and The Legend. " I asked him about such high praise and if he considered himself to be a sportsman, adventurer or daredevil. "If a cat has 9 lives, I am on my second cat life. I've already burned through the first one. Also, when I am not biting people at a party, I am usually dropping my pants. There were almost 30 BASE jumpers off a cool cliff in Moab, Utah for my 100th BASE jump. That was very special to me. Too much to list really, I think most people have a bet on when I crater. ray-ban sunglasses sale , "
With all the rock climbing in his history, he deems himself "an adventurer. " I had to wonder if there was any sport that he wouldn't try. "No way on Kayaking," he explained, "The thought of smacking my face on boulders and drowning seems hideous. " When I questioned him further on his biggest fear I was surprised at his response of "I don't like Monkeys. sunglasses on sale , "
Not being able to let that one go so easily, I followed with "Does this fear stem from a particular incident?"
"Nope, it's irrational, but that‘s my biggest fear. You asked and that's it. "
As to the most bonehead thing he has ever done, "Jumping off the Embassy Suites Hotel. I opened backwards, crashed through the 21st floor windows suffering hundred's of stitches and jail time, fines, lawyer's fees, trial and eventually acquittal. " I was beginning to grasp the "legend" part of the statement.
Continuing on with the question of "What will your epitaph read?" warranted this reflection, "Of all the goofballs, he was their King. " I suggested that his epitaph displayed an ability to laugh at his self and how did he respond to criticism. "As to criticism, I chalk most up to jealousy or just ignore it. When you stick your neck out as an athlete/personality, some folks wanna try to take a chop at it. The number of times anyone has ever gotten into my face with a problem is zero. Best to just not care, the funny thing is, I don't really do or say much to anybody. Expect for a few times a year, I'm under the radar doing my own thing. Believe me; if you spank a cliff and end up hanging there, you want me on that load. Most jumpers know this and I don't get hassled, at least not to my face. That would require that person to have courage, which the haters never have. "
In discussing BASE jumping, Hank exhibits a clear stance on questions revolving around BASE. Do you consider BASE jumping a stunt or sport? If you consider it a sport, would you like to see it organized and governed by a board? "Sport, it cannot be governed ever in my opinion. Even when you sponsor a legal event and have a big ole' safety meeting, BASE jumpers still find too may creative ways to injure or kill themselves. Who would want to govern that and what jumper would pay attention. " As to the question of today's jumpers being better trained and having better equipment then old school jumpers with the age of technology. "They have better equipment but far less skydives than the old school jumpers. More deaths than there used to be, but that's because there are lots more jumpers. " In response to his opinion on what the biggest mistake made by newbies, "People used to say 1,000 skydives before BASE, then it became 500…200. Now they rush to get 100 and start BASE jumping at 86 skydives. Then they never skydive again and start doing aerials off of everything. " As to whether Hank himself has ever mentored BASE and what would be his requirements for a student. "Just my wife and one other friend, it would take a whole page to describe my requirements. "
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