Out of respect for the practice of BASE jumping
The following are conversations with adventure sports professionals intended to extract valuable lessons and insight. Exit Point explores life through the lens of the world‘s most extreme athletes so they can share their expertise as well as their mistakes.
Our underlying mission is the progression of our community and the showcasing of our culture. Whether you’re an aspiring jumper, long-time pro or simply want greater understanding of the most extreme sport in history, we know you’ll find something that speaks to your interests.
Laurent Frat
Host/Producer
Laurent has dedicated his life to wingsuits and BASE jumping for the past (nearly) ten years. He is now a resident of Chamonix, France, where he big mountain WS BASE jumps year-round.
Lau lives to WS BASE jump, and his outlook on the sport has been impacted by his life experience. He worked for years as a firefighter, paramedic and on a search and rescue team. Lau’s situational awareness is keen, and he has relied on his risk assessment abilities heavily in BASE.
Lau also spent years racing mountain bikes competitively and training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He says that these things have helped him to understand the importance of training and humility.
Lau believes that being a good coach and mentor is not just about performance, but being able to present material in a way that students will be able to absorb it. Lau’s experience in fitness training and the rigid environment of emergency services have provided a good foundation for his efforts in sharing his knowledge with other wingsuit pilots.
Lau’s resume includes over 1000 wingsuit BASE jumps in the mountains. He is a three-time Red Bull ACES contestant, was first in accuracy at WFL China (third team overall), and competed at the WWL 2014.
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Matt Blank
Host/Pre-Production
Matt is a professional B.A.S.E jumper, working in the United States and internationally as a commercial stuntman, sponsored athlete and instructor. Graduating from UCI with a degree in sports psychology, he has built a career in extreme sports and holds instructional ratings in mountaineering (AMGA), rock climbing (CWA), snow-sports (AASI), Skydiving (USPA) and wind tunnel flying (IBA). Matt’s resume also includes several world records in skydiving and motorsports as well as certifications in high-angle search and rescue..
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Mark Stockwell
Sound Engineer/Producer/Editor
Mark is an accomplished award winning filmmaker and professional sound mixer for television with over a decade of experience in the film industry. His passion for production began at a very young age, where his love for storytelling sparked an eagerness to share the real life journeys of people's challenging and unique experiences.
Based in Southern California, Mark has poured his heart into aerial sports for the last sixteen years. Falling in love with the sky as a helicopter pilot at 18 catapulted him into his skydive career shortly after. Since then he has advanced with the seasons to becoming a wingsuit pilot and basejumper. His deep seated passion for the sport, the relationships that he's crafted, and his film experience has landed him proudly at Exit Point as the co-producer and editor.
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