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Carl Ronald Boenish (/ ˈ b eɪ n ɪ ʃ / BAY-nish; [2] April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, [3] was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes.
Ammon McNeely (June 3, 1970 – February 18, 2023) was an American rock climber who specialized in big wall climbing and aid climbing, and who set many speed climbing records and made the first "one-day ascent" for many climbing routes on El Capitan in Yosemite. His other interests included BASE jumping and wingsuiting.
Contemporary portions of Sunshine Superman were filmed on location in the United States and Norway and featured interviews with friends, family, and BASE jumping colleagues of Carl Boenish. [7] Director Marah Strauch also compiled footage from Boenish's archive which consisted of spools of 16mm aerial cinematography that amounted to 70,000 feet ...
Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The inventor of a pre-modern wingsuit, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to his death ...
Pelkey and Schubert's first jump was made on July 24, 1966, from the summit of El Capitan mountain. Pelkey made his second jump on October 15, 2005, at the 26th annual Bridge Day event where he and Shubert were attending as guest speakers. Pelkey's planned third jump at the 27th annual Bridge Day in 2006 was unperformed due to the death of ...
A view of El Capitan from El Capitan Meadow on July 12. A climbing instructor fell to his death on the rock face, according to a report. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times)
El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley. A separate intrusion of igneous rock, the Taft Granite, forms the uppermost portions of the cliff face.
Thomas E. Sanders (often simply credited as Tom Sanders, sometimes Thomas Sanders) (1953 – July 6, 2017) was an American production designer. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction .