How not to dismount a 10 foot giraffe!

[Panotaker]

Originally Posted by nimblelight

Well, duh, you don't want to UPD from up there, but I got the impression that Panotaker had planned beforehand that he would jump off when he got to the grass.

I wouldn't want to jump from that height while holding a camera, either. I absorb a small ( but somewhat helpful ) part of the impact with my hands, mostly for balance, since if you lean forward as you hit the ground you can spread the force of impact out over a slightly longer period of time.

Yes, I planned to jump off on the grass before I got there, but I also knew I could only do that once.

I wasn't holding a camera, I had an Xtreme Recall bullet helmet cam on my helmet. It plugs into a Sony Camcorder that I had stuffed in my Camelback.