While Cynthia is out on medical leave, here’s some news from around the globe off the web to feed your habit.
5 buildings you can legally throw yourself off of Fox News There are two reasons why you can’t just BASE jump off any old city building: firstly, it’s illegal for, like, a thousand reasons, and secondly, even if illegality and self-preservation aren’t concerns for you, you’d struggle to know how to go about it … See all stories on this topic » |
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BASE Jumper Felix Baumgartner Is National Geographic People’s Choice … WebWire (press release) WASHINGTON — Austrian BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner has been selected as the 2013 National Geographic People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year for his historic free fall from space. Baumgartner was selected from a group of 10 adventure innovators … See all stories on this topic » |
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McConkey Movie Official Teaser YouTube Shane McConkey is revered as a pioneer of freeskiing and ski-BASE jumping, and through his talent and ability to use his trademark irreverent humor to inspire countless lives. In a new film from Red Bull Media House in association with Matchstick … See all stories on this topic » |
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Holy Crap, This Insane 300 Foot Rope Swing Looks Like Heart Stopping Fun Gizmodo There’s extreme stunts you can pull like sky diving. There’s insanity like base jumping. And then there’s this: jumping off a canyon and swinging yourself on a 300 foot rope swing. You come oh so close to hitting the canyon but pull away at the last … See all stories on this topic » |