1:43 Base jumper dies in Squamish “She was in a relatively vulnerable position. She was hanging from her parachute from a small outcropping of rock, with probably 200 metres below her.” ...

A BASE jumper was injured when he crashed into a mountainside in a Colorado canyon, rescuers said and news outlets reported. The accident occurred about 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, near a ...

Last year was the deadliest on record for BASE jumpers: Twenty-four of the estimated 37 killed were wearing wingsuits. Few jumpers are trained in the added dangers of wingsuits—for instance ...

Yesterday morning the BASE jumper Mario Richard died during a BASE jump off Sass Pordoi in the Dolomites. The expert pilot was married to American climber Steph Davis. Tragedy struck in the Dolomites ...

A BASE jumper says she's feeling grateful after rescuers managed to extract her from the face of a Squamish, B.C., mountain after her parachute was caught on Wednesday. Alenka Mali was attempting ...

Gorges de la Bourne is part of the the Vercors Regional Nature Park, known for its limestone cliffs, caves and forests A base-jumper has died after suffering injuries at a gorge in France.

Perhaps not surprisingly, BASE jumpers are killed with alarming regularity. Even a tiny mistake or misfortune — a gust of wind, impeded visibility, an equipment mishap — can mean sudden and ...

Some seek recreation, others tranquility. But a few seek the chance to fly. Depending on who you ask, BASE jumping is either an extreme sport or a pursuit of artistic and emotional expression.

An experienced BASE jumper was rescued from Guye Peak early Sunday afternoon after falling 100 feet while climbing. The 38-year-old woman called 911 right before noon, and the King County Sheriff ...