BASE jumper Fred Fugen, from Red Bull's Soul Flyers team, leaps from Toronto's 1,815-foot <a >CN Tower </a>in May.
CN Tower, Toronto —
BASE jumper Fred Fugen, from Red Bull's Soul Flyers team, leaps from Toronto's 1,815-foot CN Tower in May.
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Andy Lewis jumps from the 900-foot-tall Titan Tower, the highest of the Fisher Towers, in October 2014.
Fisher Towers, Moab, Utah —
Andy Lewis jumps from the 900-foot-tall Titan Tower, the highest of the Fisher Towers, in October 2014.
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French jumper Vince Reffet leaps from the 920-foot-tall open deck of the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual International Tower Jump in September 2013.
Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia —
French jumper Vince Reffet leaps from the 920-foot-tall open deck of the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual International Tower Jump in September 2013.
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Russian extreme-sports star Valery Rozov jumps off the north face of Mount Everest in May 2013. He leapt from an altitude of 23,687 feet, according to Red Bull, which sponsored the event.
Mount Everest, Himalayas —
Russian extreme-sports star Valery Rozov jumps off the north face of Mount Everest in May 2013. He leapt from an altitude of 23,687 feet, according to Red Bull, which sponsored the event.
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Australian Chris McDougall jumps from the top of Al Hamra Tower<strong> </strong>-- approximately 1,355 feet high --<strong> </strong>in March 2013.
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City —
Australian Chris McDougall jumps from the top of Al Hamra Tower -- approximately 1,355 feet high -- in March 2013.
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Cedric Dumont jumps from the top of Peru's Gocta in August 2012.
Gocta waterfall, Peru —
Cedric Dumont jumps from the top of Peru's Gocta in August 2012.
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A BASE jumper descends from the Baling River Bridge in Anshun, China, in July 2012. That's when China held its first-ever BASE jumping event from the suspension bridge, which is considered one of the highest in the world.
Baling River Bridge, China —
A BASE jumper descends from the Baling River Bridge in Anshun, China, in July 2012. That's when China held its first-ever BASE jumping event from the suspension bridge, which is considered one of the highest in the world.
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Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet and Jean-Phi Teffaud enjoy a March 2012 jump in Les Gorges de la Bourne, a canyon formed by the Bourne River in southeastern France.
La Bourne gorges, France —
Fred Fugen, Vince Reffet and Jean-Phi Teffaud enjoy a March 2012 jump in Les Gorges de la Bourne, a canyon formed by the Bourne River in southeastern France.
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Valery Rozov prepares for landing after a wingsuit jump from the Grand Pilier d'Angle, a nearly 14,000-foot-tall buttress on the southern side of Mont Blanc in July 2011.
Mont Blanc, Italy —
Valery Rozov prepares for landing after a wingsuit jump from the Grand Pilier d'Angle, a nearly 14,000-foot-tall buttress on the southern side of Mont Blanc in July 2011.
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Cedric Dumont jumps off the Avaz Twist Tower in August 2008, shortly after its construction that same year.
Avaz Twist Tower, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina —
Cedric Dumont jumps off the Avaz Twist Tower in August 2008, shortly after its construction that same year.
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Gary Connery jumps off the London Eye Ferris wheel in November 2006.
London Eye —
Gary Connery jumps off the London Eye Ferris wheel in November 2006.
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Years before <a >his historic 2012 space jump</a>, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner lept from the arm of the 98-foot-tall<strong> </strong>Christ the Redeemer statue in December 1999.
Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro —
Years before his historic 2012 space jump, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner lept from the arm of the 98-foot-tall Christ the Redeemer statue in December 1999.
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