KL Tower International BASE Jump Merdeka Circuit 2008
Over 1200 BASE jumps were completed during
KL Tower International BASE Jump Merdeka Circuit 2008
In August 2008, 10 Malaysian BASE jumpers and one Australian BASE jumper travelled around Malaysia to the states of Sarawak, Sabah, Kedah, Penang and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur to BASE jump off 6 different buildings.
In Kuala Lumpur they were joined by almost 40 other international BASE jumpers from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, UK and USA.
Event Buildings:
- Menara Pelita
Location: Kuching, Sarawak
Jump Height: 280 feet
Jump Date: 3rd August - 1 day of jumping
- Menara Tun Mustapha
Location: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Jump Height: 350 feet
Jump Dates: 9th and 10th August - 2 days of jumping
- Menara Alor Setar
Alor Setar, Kedah
Jump Height: 340 feet
Jump Dates: 15th, 16th and 17th August - 3 days of jumping
- Menara Komtar
Location: Georgetown, Penang
Jump Height: 690 feet
Jump Date: 23th August - 1 day of jumping
- Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower)
Location: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Jump Height: 980 feet
Jump Dates: 29th, 30th and 31st August - 3 days of jumping
- Menara Telekom Malaysia
Location: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Jump Height: 800 feet
Jump Dates: 31st August - 3 hours of jumping.
Number of Jumps Completed by 2008 Tour Participants
The highest number of jumps completed on the tour of events was made by Gary Cunningham who completed 154 BASE jumps.
KLIA Magazine
KLIA Times August 2008No real statistics are available for the event this year.
Contact Menara Kuala Lumpur for more information about this event.