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Wingsuit BASE Jump Into The Crackinator
Jumping into a narrow crack, knowing you need a solid glide to reach the landing zone, totally goes against the instincts.
The mountain was shrouded, the air was still, and the flight path was magical. This wingsuit jump over Lake Garda is one we’ll never forget.
This first modern wingsuit transformed BASE jumping: named for launch points building, antenna, span (bridge), and earth. Previously, BASE jumpers descended vertically with parachutes. In ...
Wingsuit flyers Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet performed a spectacular stunt gliding 3,200 metres from the summit of Jungfrau into a moving plane. They jumped from the summit of Jungfrau in the Swiss ...
Tim Howell from Martock, Somerset, will attempt to break the record for the world's highest base jump, jumping about 8,300m (27,231ft) from Lhotse, Mount Everest's neighbour. Mr Howell had attempted ...
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman, debuted in March 1939, going on to become one of the ...
Hawton was wearing a jumpsuit with webbing, called a wingsuit, the report said. The Alamo resident later died at a hospital. Matthew Ciancio, 42, was jumping in a wingsuit, The Bee reported at the ...
Dr. Omer Mei-Dan, a BASE Jumper and wingsuit flier told NPR that an estimated 6 to 7 percent of the 3,000 or so BASE jumpers, who use wingsuits or parachutes, die each year. The past 18 months ...
Last night, a base jumper disappeared from Cima alle Coste, on Mount Brento. The woman, of Russian nationality, had not been ...
As Álvarez’s comfortability in the air grew over time, his intrigue with solo flight developed, leading to his career in skydiving, BASE jumping and, ultimately, wingsuit flight. Álvarez's ...