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Italian BASE jumper known as "The Great Dario", one of the world's top wingsuit drivers, died on the side of the French side of Mont Blanc Massif after a failed wingsuit flight from the Aiguille du Midi. [95] 26 June 2016 Gary Kremer 30 Canada American BASE jumper and former U.S. Marine, died while wingsuit flying with friends in Canada. [96]
Durant’s jumping partner had reported him missing after he leapt from the 12,241-foot peak on Saturday, Aug. 31, officials said. Soon after, the sheriff’s office deployed a search and rescue team.
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.
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 ...
Earlier this week, motorsports legend Travis Pastrana suffered a horrifying base-jumping accident that landed him in the hospital. The X Games gold medalist and full-time stuntman posted a video ...
In 2014, Lewis was fined for making illegal BASE jumps in Arches National Park. [4] Following his removal of the Utah Monolith, Lewis faced criticism for a 2016 stunt that involved decorating rock formations near Moab with Christmas lights.
Potter later died in a BASE jump/wingsuit accident on 16 May 2015. [38] In 2011, Davis married BASE jumper Mario Richard on the Parriott Mesa near Moab. After the ceremony, they leaped off the mesa and parachuted back to the ground. Richard died while wingsuiting on August 18, 2013. [31]
An American Airlines flight avoided a mountain in Hawaii by performing a sudden "expedited climb," according to multiple outlets including ABC News. The alleged incident happened at around 1 a.m ...