Anyone in this forum ever hung by their ankles and escaped from a jacket, even in practice?

I have a goal of performing this escape hanging off the side of the Space Needle here in Seattle, after I get the permits from the owners.

I don't think anyone's done that before...

Na....can't say i have, then again i am not into ecsapes, but good luck if you try that.

Not yet... but if you beat me to doing it upside down... tell me if it was fun or not. By that, I mean doing it upside down, not on the space needle.

Yes I have done it a number of times. The last time I did it I was suspended 80 feet. It was very windy and I was very nervous. I had also lost some weight so my ankle harness would not get tight enough so I had to be lowered and a guy with a leather punch in his pocket knife punched an extra hole in the strap so I wouldn;t slip through.

If anyone wants to see pictures go to:
Yes I have done it a number of times. The last time I did it I was suspended 80 feet. It was very windy and I was very nervous. I had also lost some weight so my ankle harness would not get tight enough so I had to be lowered and a guy with a leather punch in his pocket knife punched an extra hole in the strap so I wouldn’t slip through.

If anyone wants to see pictures go to:

http://members.networld.com/brucebunnell/page5.htm

cool!

Bruce, very impressive!

The Space Needle told me they would only do it if there was a direct business purpose or advantage for them. I proposed doing it as a fundraising stunt for a charity the SN is already associated with. They have been approached before, and only one time have they allowed a base jump from the upper deck.