About - SBK Base

OUR STORY

1992
IT STARTED WITH A POSTCARD
It started with a postcard. Stein Edvardsen saw Kjerag in a Stavanger shop in 1992 and spent the next two years figuring out if it was jumpable. It was.
1994
KJERAG IS JUMPABLE
October 1994. Stein and friends jumped off Kjerag for the first time. Reports of unusually long delays travelled fast through the Nordic BASE scene — and suddenly, everyone wanted to know where this cliff was.
1995-1996
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION
The 1995 season exploded. Exits 1-7 opened and nearly 400 jumps were logged. To keep up with the growing interest, Stein and Thor Alex founded the Norwegian BASE Association in the summer of 1995 — formally established in February 1996.
1996-1997
THE RULES THAT SAVED KJERAG
The first BASE course launched in Lysebotn in 1996. When fatalities in 1996 and 1997 threatened the future of jumping at Kjerag, the NBA responded with formal guidelines and closer coordination with police and rescue teams — keeping the cliffs open, but raising the bar.
1998
HELIBOOGIE IS BORN
1998 saw the first Heliboogie at Kjerag. What began as a week of helicopter-assisted jumping evolved into one of the most celebrated gatherings in the global BASE community — and it has kept growing ever since.
1999
TOO BIG TO CLOSE
By 1999, Kjerag had become a serious operation. 2,850 jumps were recorded, local businesses had thrown their weight behind continued activity, and established procedures were proving their worth. Despite ongoing incidents, the case for shutting Kjerag down was becoming harder and harder to make.
2000
SBK IS BORN
Smellveggen opened in 2000, adding a new dimension to jumping at Kjerag. But it was what happened off the cliff that defined the year — local jumpers founded Stavanger B.A.S.E Klubb in December, tightening experience requirements and taking ownership of the site's future.
2001-2002
PROOF OF CONCEPT
2001 — no fatalities. The stricter rules, oversight, and instruction were working. SBK kept pushing in 2002, introducing the Pendulator exit trainer and requiring refresher training for lower-experience jumpers. The framework that defines Kjerag today was taking shape.
2003-2004
KJERAG GROWS UP
2003. 2,050 jumps. Five minor incidents. No fatalities. The system was working — and SBK wasn't finished. Through 2004, landing zones were expanded, trail access improved, and rental gear added, turning Lysebotn into one of the most professional BASE destinations in the world.
2025
THE NEXT GENERATION
More than 30 years after a postcard in a Stavanger shop started it all, Stein, his wife Brit, and co-owner Kim decided it was time to pass SBK into new hands. Enter Björn Cederberg — medical doctor, engineer, and yet to do his very first BASE jump at the time of signing. What happens next is anyone's guess. Just the way BASE jumpers like it.