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Every BASE jump starts with a decision you craft prior you leave the ground: where exactly do you exit? Not just 'the cliff'—the precise point, at the...
Twelve seconds. That's about all you get from exit to pull on a typical high-altitude BASE jump. Not long. And if your exit order is wrong, half that ...
You're standing on a cliff edge at 14,000 feet. The air is thin. Your heart hammers. Below, a valley stretches out like a map. This isn't a skydive — ...
High-altitude base jumping—often called HABJ—sits at the intersection of skydiving and pure BASE. You launch from cliffs, antennas, or bridges with en...
You're standing on a cornice at 21,000 feet. The air is thin—your brain is basically running on fumes. Below you, a valley drops two vertical miles. Y...
You've driven six hours to the trailhead, pack weighing on your shoulders, and the thought of a rescue helo lifting you out at $5,000 an hour. That's ...
You check your oxygen timer before every jump. Five minutes remaining, plenty of margin. But that number is a lie—if you planned it wrong. High-altitu...
You're standing at 20,000 feet. The wind is a solid wall, and your suit is about to become your only home for the next few minutes. But here's the thi...
Two years ago, a jumper with 400+ exits sat in a chopper above the Lauterbrunnen Valley. The air was still. The sky was that deep, almost artificial b...