Wingsuit Jump

Base jumping is an extreme sport that involves leaping from fixed objects such as buildings, bridges, and cliff faces, using a parachute to descend to the ground.

Wing Commander Tarun Chaudhri became the first Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot to do a wingsuit jump.He attempted the jump during Kargil Diwas celebrations in Jodhpur on July 21.

A 28-year-old Italian wingsuit pilot died in the Alps while broadcasting his daring jump live on social networking site Facebook.

An American professional wingsuit flier on Saturday successfully performed a jump and dive through the Tianmen Hole - an actual hole through a mountain - in Hunan province, central China. The 35 year old American Jeb Corliss jumped from a helicopter 6,000 feet above the Tianmen cave, flying towards it, and went right through it.

Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has jumped from a hot-air balloon and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit -- the first time such maneuvers have been performed.It was just the latest daredevil stunt by the 51-year-old former fighter pilot who hopes one day to fly through the Grand Canyon.Rossy launched himself Fr...

Base jumping is an extreme sport that involves leaping from fixed objects such as buildings, bridges, and cliff faces, using a parachute to descend to the ground.

Wing Commander Tarun Chaudhri became the first Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot to do a wingsuit jump.He attempted the jump during Kargil Diwas celebrations in Jodhpur on July 21.

A 28-year-old Italian wingsuit pilot died in the Alps while broadcasting his daring jump live on social networking site Facebook.

An American professional wingsuit flier on Saturday successfully performed a jump and dive through the Tianmen Hole - an actual hole through a mountain - in Hunan province, central China. The 35 year old American Jeb Corliss jumped from a helicopter 6,000 feet above the Tianmen cave, flying towards it, and went right through it.

Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has jumped from a hot-air balloon and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit -- the first time such maneuvers have been performed.It was just the latest daredevil stunt by the 51-year-old former fighter pilot who hopes one day to fly through the Grand Canyon.Rossy launched himself Fr...