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A man died after trying to parachute off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Thursday, officials said. The man tried a BASE jump around 7:30 a.m. from Yavapai Point in Grand Canyon National Park ...
An experienced American BASE jumper died in a wingsuit BASE jump in Brévent, Chamonix, France. [97] [98] 6 August 2016 Cameron Minni 34 Canada Experienced wingsuit BASE jumper died while attempting a solo wingsuit jump near Miners peak on Mount Lawrence Grassi in Alberta, Canada. [99] [100] 7 August 2016 David Reader 25 France
BASE jumping is banned in the Grand Canyon, the park service said. And it has generally been prohibited across the national park system, an agency official said in a memo earlier this year .
A man died at Grand Canyon National Park after attempting the high-risk parachute leap from Yavapai Point on the South Rim, the park said Friday. The jump attempt had been reported to the Grand ...
Dean Spaulding Potter (April 14, 1972 – May 16, 2015) was an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. [2] He completed many hard first ascents, free solo ascents, speed ascents, and enchainments in Yosemite National Park and Patagonia. He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year in 2003. [3]
The following day, a 43-year-old Missouri man died while attempting to BASE jump from Yavapai Point, falling an estimated 500 feet (150 meters). Grand Canyon officials said BASE jumping is ...
John Robert "Johnny" Strange (December 26, 1991 – October 1, 2015) was a world record holding adventurer.At 17, he became the youngest to climb the Seven Summits, [1] a record now held by Jordan Romero at 15 years, 5 months and 12 days.
Related: Man Dies After Attempting Illegal BASE Jump with a Parachute Off South Rim of Grand Canyon. The helicopter soon found Durant’s body, situated on a craggy slope of the mountain, but the ...