Standing atop peaks around the world preparing to jump hundreds of feet down, Ian Flanders brought a calming presence with him. For Donald Schultz, that was a good thing.
BASE jumpers usually fall into two groups -- hyper excited or hyper focused -- and Flanders’ ability to be the latter was an asset, Schultz says. For the past five years, the friends had jumped off the north wall of Eiger Mountain in the Alps, in Moab, Utah, Southern California and Switzerland.
Flanders was always prepared, double checking gear and conditions, doing the research to ensure a safe jump.