Intro to Terminal BASE Jumping Course – Monte Brento, Italy
Master deliberate delay, tracking precision, and safe decision-making in terminal environments.
5-day small-group training for experienced BASE jumpers.
If you are interested in 2027 contact me
Investment: $1,750
What You’ll Develop in This Course
Over five structured days at Monte Brento, we build the essential skills for safe terminal and big-wall flying:
Delay Awareness & Airspeed Control — Learn to feel and manage increasing speed with precision.
Tracking Efficiency & Separation — Master efficient tracks and safe separation in higher-performance environments.
Start Angles & Body Mechanics — Refine exits and freefall body position for consistency.
Deployment Timing & Situational Awareness — Improve timing and awareness when variables compound quickly.
Conservative Decision-Making — Develop the judgment needed to say “no” when conditions or performance aren’t right.
Understanding Weather - Developing an understanding of the conditions at exit, in flight, at deployment, and at landing are crucial skills in the terminal world.
Day one establishes your baseline. Subsequent days adapt to your progress and decision-making. If weather interrupts, you’ll have the option to extend by 1–2 days at no extra cost.
Terminal BASE is earned through control and foresight — not by chasing longer delays. This training at Monte Brento gives you the tools and mindset to progress responsibly.
Terminal BASE is not about falling longer.
It’s about thinking further ahead.
Higher delay introduces new variables — speed, separation, body mechanics, tracking precision, deployment timing. Small inefficiencies compound quickly.
This course is designed to introduce experienced BASE jumpers to terminal environments deliberately — not impulsively.
We use Monte Brento as a structured environment to build control, not chase numbers.
What to Expect
The course will be 5 days of jumping.
The day before we start there will be a 3 hour briefing where we will cover in depth:
Off-site and on-site evaluation
Watch videos of previous student exits
Discuss malfunction protocols
Outline a safe progression
Daily Schedule
All jumps take place from the main exit at Monte Brento, Italy.
The site operates on a structured load system similar to a dropzone. I will handle all manifesting.
Each load costs €25 to the top (20min hike) or €15 to San Giovani (60min hike) - This is paid in cash to the driver.
A typical day begins at 5:30am and we will finish around 2pm.
We will plan on doing two jumps each day. The weather patterns in the region often prevent more jumps being possible on favorable days we might be able to do another jump in the afternoon.
Given the added time, physical energy, and mental focus these jumps require, most people find that two a day is plenty.
Each load requires:
• 1-hour drive up
• 30-minute hike
• 10–15 minutes to gear up
• 10–15 minutes to exit
Expect roughly two hours per load.
After the first jump I will video debrief each student to give feedback, and tips for the next jump. Following the second jump we will do a full group debrief on a big screen and watch all the videos from the day.
Each day following the group debrief there will be a different topic discussed in detail in relation to terminal jumping.
The goal by the end of the week is to be confident in navigating the Brento area yourself, as well as have an individual progression path laid out for each student.
Before you apply
Prerequisites
Completion of a First Jump Course
Comfort with object avoidance protocols
Be able to pack in under 45min
Register with the Italian BASE Association (IBA)
A working cell phone
Recommendations
Two-piece tracking suit with currency - I recommend you do as many skydives as possible on your suit. The difference between people who do 10 vs 20 vs 30+ is extremely evident. Those who do more, with an understanding of what they need to be doing perform far better. This leads to better tracks, and more fun overall.
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Planning Your Trip
Fly into:
• Verona (VRN) — 2 hour drive
• Milan (MXP) — 3 hour drive
• Florence — 3 hour drive
Accommodation
I recommend Camping Daino (close to landing area, multiple budget options, early morning friendly).
If you’d prefer to stay elsewhere that’s totally fine but map out how far you’re going to have to drive in the mornings.
Below is Bar Parete Zebrata which is a coffee shop next to the Landing and Packing area. This is where we will meet every morning.
Feel free to contact me with any questions
Terminal environments demand precision and discipline.
If you’re ready to approach this deliberately — not casually — apply below.