B.A.S.E. jumping
Leap from structures
B.A.S.E. jumping is parachuting from fixed objects rather than aircraft.
The acronym stands for the four categories of launch points: building, antenna, span (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
Practitioners leap from these structures and deploy parachutes at low altitude, leaving little margin for error.
The sport is illegal in many locations and has a high fatality rate compared to skydiving.
He was arrested for B.A.S.E. jumping off the office tower.
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- cliffVertical rock wall
- exit pointDesignated departure location
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
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B.A.S.E. jumpingrock climbing
Scaling steep natural surfaces
mountaineering · ascending · climbing · bouldering · free climbing
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