BASE jumping (/beɪs/) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend safely to the ground. "BASE" is an acronym... 37 KB (4,536 words) - 23:56, 4 May 2024 |
Ski-BASE jumping is the recreational sport of skiing at a high speed off of a cliff or mountain and free-falling through the air, using a parachute to... 26 KB (2,919 words) - 22:18, 23 December 2023 |
Wingsuit flying (section Wingsuit BASE jump records) or BASE-jump exit point such as a tall cliff or mountain top. The wingsuit flier wears parachuting equipment specially designed for skydiving or BASE jumping... 44 KB (4,716 words) - 15:55, 7 May 2024 |
Dean Potter (redirect from FreeBASE (climbing)) of ropes—but with a BASE parachute rig attached on the climber's back. In the event of a fall, a climber can revert into a base jump and survive. In 2014... 18 KB (1,622 words) - 07:05, 26 April 2024 |
Burj Khalifa (section BASE jumping) BASE jump". Current Edge. Current TV. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.Video documentary about the BASE jump from... 116 KB (9,331 words) - 06:28, 27 April 2024 |
Felix Baumgartner (section Main jump) 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere... 31 KB (2,699 words) - 17:24, 7 May 2024 |
Trango Towers (section BASE jump) starting elevation for a BASE jump on record. On 10 August 2013, Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev performed a base jump from the same location as... 15 KB (1,747 words) - 00:45, 29 April 2024 |
El Capitan (section BASE jumping) effectively shut down all BASE jumping on El Capitan. On October 22, 1999, BASE jumper and stuntwoman Jan Davis died in a jump conducted as part of a protest... 40 KB (4,098 words) - 15:04, 5 May 2024 |
Bridge Day (section BASE jumping) allowed to BASE jump off the bridge into the New River Gorge 876 feet (267 meters) below, one of the few exceptions to a general ban on BASE jumping within... 8 KB (912 words) - 15:21, 8 November 2023 |