![Austrian Hannes Arch (pictured) and Swiss Ueli Gegenschatz become the first persons ever to peform a BASE-jump from the so called "Champignon", a bizarre rock tower on the northern wall of mount Austrian Hannes Arch (pictured) and Swiss Ueli Gegenschatz become the first persons ever to peform a BASE-jump from the so called "Champignon", a bizarre rock tower on the northern wall of mount](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5DJ03/austrian-hannes-arch-pictured-and-swiss-ueli-gegenschatz-become-the-first-persons-ever-to-peform-a-base-jump-from-the-so-called-champignon-a-bizarre-rock-tower-on-the-northern-wall-of-mount-eiger-3970-m-above-grindelwald-in-switzerland-june-27-after-13-seconds-of-free-fall-they-opened-their-parachutes-and-landed-at-the-foot-of-the-worlds-most-famous-1800-metres-tall-rock-face-base-jumping-the-abbreviation-stands-for-buildings-antennae-span-ie-bridges-and-earth-points-is-illegal-in-most-countries-hpaa-2D5DJ03.jpg)
Austrian Hannes Arch (pictured) and Swiss Ueli Gegenschatz become the first persons ever to peform a BASE-jump from the so called "Champignon", a bizarre rock tower on the northern wall of mount
![American B.A.S.E (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumpers Cliff Ryder (L) and Ed Trick leap off the 300 metre Kuala Lumpur Tower February 1, 2001. A total of 53 international B.A.S.E. jumpers American B.A.S.E (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumpers Cliff Ryder (L) and Ed Trick leap off the 300 metre Kuala Lumpur Tower February 1, 2001. A total of 53 international B.A.S.E. jumpers](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/e9196b62c03945a489260ae5e80ba047/2d3xfkc.jpg)
American B.A.S.E (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumpers Cliff Ryder (L) and Ed Trick leap off the 300 metre Kuala Lumpur Tower February 1, 2001. A total of 53 international B.A.S.E. jumpers
![Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, 30-year-old, who goes by the code name "Base 502," prepares to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, 30-year-old, who goes by the code name "Base 502," prepares to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5AP6F/austrian-parachuter-felix-baumgartner-30-year-old-who-goes-by-the-code-name-base-502-prepares-to-jump-from-the-arm-of-the-christ-the-redeemer-statue-atop-corcovado-mountain-overlooking-rio-de-janeiro-on-december-1-it-is-the-first-ever-known-base-jump-made-from-the-site-the-statue-and-mountain-are-located-747-meters-above-sea-level-gnjpme-2D5AP6F.jpg)
Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, 30-year-old, who goes by the code name "Base 502," prepares to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro
![Against the background of Kuala Lumpur city, Australia's skydiver James Freeman leaps before parachuting from Kuala Lumpur Tower on January 2, 2004. Fifty three BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth) jumpers from Against the background of Kuala Lumpur city, Australia's skydiver James Freeman leaps before parachuting from Kuala Lumpur Tower on January 2, 2004. Fifty three BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth) jumpers from](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4CFF3/against-the-background-of-kuala-lumpur-city-australias-skydiver-james-freeman-leaps-before-parachuting-from-kuala-lumpur-tower-on-january-2-2004-fifty-three-base-building-antenna-span-and-earth-jumpers-from-asia-europe-and-the-united-states-participate-in-a-competition-in-which-they-jump-from-the-worlds-third-tallest-tower-and-the-worlds-second-tallest-building-petronas-twin-towers-in-the-malaysias-capital-2D4CFF3.jpg)
Against the background of Kuala Lumpur city, Australia's skydiver James Freeman leaps before parachuting from Kuala Lumpur Tower on January 2, 2004. Fifty three BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth) jumpers from
![Base jumper Damien Dykman soars through the air in the Lauterbrunnen valley in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland August 13, 2009. Base jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump a Base jumper Damien Dykman soars through the air in the Lauterbrunnen valley in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland August 13, 2009. Base jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6YC94/base-jumper-damien-dykman-soars-through-the-air-in-the-lauterbrunnen-valley-in-the-bernese-oberland-switzerland-august-13-2009-base-jumping-is-the-sport-of-using-a-parachute-to-jump-a-fixed-object-either-building-antenna-span-or-earth-the-lauterbrunnen-valley-has-been-used-by-base-jumpers-since-1997-picture-taken-august-13-2009-reutersmichael-buholzer-switzerland-sport-society-2E6YC94.jpg)
Base jumper Damien Dykman soars through the air in the Lauterbrunnen valley in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland August 13, 2009. Base jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump a
New Zealand Building, Antennas, Span, Earth (BASE) jumper Paul Morton performs an acrobatic dive as he leaps from the top of the 421-metre Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in
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