SPORT, IN THE NAME OF WHICH IS NOT afraid of dying (continued, part 4) Aiello could well go to Harvard or Berkeley, but the dream of space led him to the Air Force Academy. However, there it was not for health reasons, as it turned out that he was colorblind. "I'm sorry I did not become an astronaut, because for that I was ready to make any sacrifice. However, it ended up that I have to watch how fly the other. "Tom graduated from the University of California at Davis, and enrolled in law school in the state of Georgia. Do not finish my studies, he returned to Davis, where got a job as an instructor for tourism. Specifics of the work was such that he lacked the money and time to realize their ambitions of climbing, and a partner to practice climbing was no shortage. With one of his players, Tom even started easy affair. Just at that time he heard the first time about BASE jumping. "Climbers perceive BASE jumpers as a demigod, as mythical characters and the extraterrestrial creatures, which can not be found just on the street during a walk around the city," says Aiello. Perrine Bridge - an ideal location for BASE jumping, it is very nice, clean, and most importantly, nobody forbids to jump relations with the girl, alas, did not exist. She was younger than Tom, and was not ready for feats, which was able to Aiello. "We are constantly quarreling, then reconciled, and then again quarreled. That's when I started doing a BASE jumping. Of course, if I had not parted with the girl, now probably would have worked a lawyer in Atlanta or would deal with something like this. " He began to seriously pursue skydiving, having made over 300 jumps in the summer, and all this only to well-learn to jump and gain skills required to BASE jumping. In the end, he always broke up with his girlfriend and say, "pressed the accelerator to the floor, his head plunged into a BASE-jumping. Total in the first year of his bass-dzhamperskoy career Tom has made 293 jumps, many of which he did in high winds, with low altitudes, often where there is no convenient place for landing. "I deliberately chose the riskiest places for BASE jumping. If it was lost during those jumps, so this would be a fate, but I knew that very risk, "- says Aiello. "You see my ex-lover, that I became a BASE jumper is not without its participation, or not? I hope he understands. " Tom has held a difficult conversation with his father, during which he tried to explain that he has a strong depression and that he chose a BASE-jumping as the best means for suicide. Father could not persuade his obsessive and strong-willed son to stop senseless to risk their lives. Without a doubt, a BASE-jumping provides an excellent opportunity to go into another world for fans of slow suicide, slightly slower than the "Russian roulette". Two years after the first accident there was another incident. During the jump from the 180-meter cliff in Arizona Aiello withstood a 5-second pause before opening the parachute. If the dome opened successfully, then Tom would have remained about 15 feet before landing. However, the parachute deployed at the opening of the wall break, and the vibration of it is not filled with air. Aiello hit the wall, and then later fell to the bottom of the cliff. While he was flying down in his mind flashed the thought that he was still unable to commit suicide. However, he was still alive, but once again received a spinal injury. At this time surgery was powerless and had to spend three long months in a plaster corset. After that, he had yet to experience withdrawal syndrome of morphine, which was accompanied by strong hallucinations. Start material: Read more:
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