Terminal & Tracking

• Course Overview

Welcome to the next step in your BASE journey. This 5 or 10 day intensive terminal course.

You’ll train on slider-up exits with a focus on body flight, object avoidance, clean deployments, and subterminal/terminal tracking technique.

This is not a jump-for-numbers course. It’s a refined, progression-based experience to sharpen your skills and prepare you for advanced exits, wingsuit progression, or mountain BASE adventures.

• What You’ll Learn

* Terminal body flight: exits, push angles, clean body pitch

* Tracking technique: flat vs diving & terrain vs power management 

* Deployment windows 

* Exit prep and setup for slider-up

* Canopy control for terminal openings

* Emergency scenarios: off-heading, line twists, off-axis openings

* Object avoidance and directional control

* Landing in alpine or restricted terrain

* Exit evaluation and weather judgment, Exit and landing site guidance

* Full jump prep cycle: gear, mindset, climb, jump, review

* Video debriefs of each jump

* Gear check and packing support

* Full theory curriculum covering terminal BASE fundamentals

* Progression plan for future goals (wingsuit, multiway, alpine)

Expect around 10 -15 Tracking jumps - quality over quantity, with full instructor focus on safety, technique, and performance

• Jumper Requirements

*25+ BASE jumps (slider-down or bridge recommended)

* Solid canopy control & packing skills

* Good physical condition for hikes (45 - 60 - 120 minutes with gear)

* BASE rig, helmet, tracking suit (optional) (recommended for learning body flight)

* Laser & Flysight GPS

* Basic tracking skills preferred, not required

• Learning Outcomes - By the end of this course, you will:

* Confidently jump from a terminal cliff

* Understand and apply safe tracking technique

* Maintain solid body position and heading control

* Evaluate exit conditions and plan safe jump paths

* Site Evaluation Skills to explore more/new tracking Exits safely 

* Clean deployment and manage terminal openings

* Know how to recover from common terminal jump issues

* Knowing when your ready to move into wingsuit base or advanced BASE environments

• Bonus

If you're also attending the 10 - day Wingsuit BASE course, this is the perfect lead-in course to sharpen slider-up skills before adding a wingsuit.