BASE JUMPING

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B.A.S.E jumping is an extremely dangerous sport. The name "BASE jumping" is an acronym for the four types of objects that jumpers leap from: 

Buildings BASE jumpers jump from buildings and monuments, especially skyscrapers.

Antennas Antenna towers are popular jumping points because they are often as tall as the world's tallest buildings, are easier to climb and have less security.

Spans (Bridges) Spans, or bridges, have to cross over large canyons to be suitable for a BASE jump.

Earth refers to large natural formations that are suitable for BASE jumping like cliffs and canyons.

 

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For BASE jumpers, at 15,000 feet and free falling at over 100 mph isn't quite daring enough. To make things more interesting, they jump off various cliffs and man-made objects. They usually have only a few seconds to deploy the parachute and they do not have time at all to deal with problems. Many BASE jumps start out below 2,000 feet. While jump sites such as El Capitan and Angel Falls in Venezuela are around 3,000 feet, they are the exception. Skyscrapers and antenna towers are usually 1,000 to 1,500 feet tall. As a result, jumpers have to deploy their parachutes quickly. BASE jumping is so incredibly risky that it's actually illegal in many places.

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In 1912, Franz Reichelt, jumped from the first deck of the Eiffel Tower testing his invention, the coat parachute. He died by hitting the ground. In April 2008, Hervé Le Gallou and David McDonnell jumped off a balcony of Burj Khalifa on the 155 floor. In 2009, three women—29 year old Australian Livia Dickie, 28-year-old Venezuelan Ana Isabel Dao, and 32-year-old Norwegian Anniken Binz jumped from Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world. Ana Isabel Dao was the first Venezuelan woman to jump off Angel Falls. On 8 January 2010, Nasr Al Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelan broke the current world record for the highest building BASE jump after they leapt from Burj Khalifa's 160th floor at 672 metres (2,205 ft). On May 27, 2014, Whisper became the world's first Wingsuit BASE jumping dog.