SIBU: Despite the hazy condition here, the Sibu International BASE Jump 2019 remains an attraction.
The 11th edition has attracted BASE jumpers from all over Malaysia, including one from Sarikei, as well as Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, the UK, Estonia and Poland.
Thirteen BASE jumpers from around the globe took part in the ‘Sibu International BASE Jump 2019’ at Wisma Sanyan that started on Sept 19 and ended yesterday.
The wide area of the Sibu Town Square offers plenty of space for landing as well as for spectators to watch this yearly base-jumping event.
International BASE jumpers found the event to be unique and enjoyable with a very welcoming atmosphere.
This base-jumping event has been organised since 2009. It has since gone on to become a major programme in Sibu’s calendar of events, putting this riverine town on the base-jumping map in the region.
This event is one of the two events in Malaysia, the other being the ‘KL Tower Base Jump’.
BASE is an acronym for buildings, antenna, span and earth which form the four fixed objects jumpers potentially leap from while taking part in the sport.
Here in Sibu, the jumpers leap off the top of Wisma Sanyan, the tallest building in Sarawak — 126 metres high, to land on Sibu Town Square.
The event organisers are Sibu Division Resident Office and the Divisional Tourism Task Group.
