Douggs was among the very first people to BASE jump from Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait in 2013. He also did the first "Night Human Slingshot" in Dubai in 2012. He is also a BASE jumping instructor and ...

In 2017 a company called Next Level introduced the first curriculum for progressing from skydiving to BASE jumping to wingsuit flying. “We can’t save the people who want to take maximum ...

In 2023, the United States Parachute Association (USPA) announced in their annual report that the United States skydiving community made roughly 3.65 million ju ...

Alex Aimard, 39, first took flight around 19 years ago, starting with paragliding before moving into skydiving, base jumping and wingsuit flying. Jumping from the cliff top, Alex and his friends ...

BASE jumping is similar to skydiving and involves people jumping from high buildings, bridges and cliffs with parachutes.

People often learn how to skydive first and once they feel they have mastered that skill they find a mentor to teach them how to base jump. Base jumpers need to be able to control their descent as ...

worldwidewestman.com Objective: To analyse the characteristics of fatal incidents in fixed object sport parachuting (building, antenna, span, earth (BASE) jumping) and create a basis for prevention.

Famed actor, Will Smith, made his tandem skydiving debut several years ago ... transitioning into a BASE jump. The jaw-dropping stunt was completed by Cruise himself, adding to the movie's ...