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VIDEO: An Intimate Look into the Life of a Professional Skier and BASE Jumper

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SnowBrains | June 7, 2021
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UPDATE: Utah Man Cited for BASE Jumping in Zion National Park Fined and Banned

Marshall Miller was cited last month for illegally BASE jumping in Zion National Park. He and two companions BASE jumped from the top of the Great White Throne, an iconic white Navajo sandstone monolith on March 28. The group was also cited for violating a raptor nesting enclosure and camping out of bounds. Miller has since pled guilty to taking […]

SnowBrains | April 9, 2020
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VIDEO: Matthias Giraud Skis Off Mont Blanc, France for Highest Ski-BASE Jump Ever

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CliffBrains | June 26, 2019
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Your Chances of Dying Ranked by Action Sport:

This is a great infographic that tells exactly which action sports are the most dangerous. There is some very interesting information in here like: Snowboarding is more dangerous than skiing Mountain climbing in the Himalayas above 6,000m (20,000ft) gives you a great than 10% chance of death Bungy jumping is safer than bike riding Surfing is so safe its not even on this list! […]

SnowBrains | April 26, 2018
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Wingsuit Rodeo | This Is The Pinnacle Of Human Badassery

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As if skydiving, BASE jumping and other parachute sports weren’t badass enough…they had to go and invent the wingsuit rodeo. Further proof that people are indeed awesome is not necessary, the verdict is in. A wingsuit rodeo is performed when a person rides the back of a flying wingsuit pilot. As seen in the above video, most are done while skydiving. As seen in the […]

Matt Brennan | December 7, 2017
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Erik Roner Died in Lake Tahoe Skydiving Accident Today

We have learned from local sources that professional skier, professional BASE jumper, and Nitro Circus stuntman Erik Roner has died in a skydiving accident in Lake Tahoe, California today. It’s being reported that Erik was skydiving with three other skydivers including JT Holmes & Aaron McGovern. They were performing an opening act at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe today. Erik reportedly hit a tree while traveling at high speed as he was landing his parachute. The impact reportedly killed him upon impact. Erik hung 30-feet off the ground in the tree he struck for over 30 minutes while waiting emergency crews to reach him.

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SnowBrains | September 28, 2015
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California BASE Jumper Dies While Working on BASE Jumping Death Documentary

“Wingsuiters are dying at a rate that is unheard of in any of sport. It seems like not a month goes by without a well known wingsuiter/BASE jumper dying these days.” – Outside magazine editor, Grayson Schaffer Californian BASE jumper Ian Flanders, 37, died while BASE jumping Tuesday this week in eastern Turkey […]

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SnowBrains | July 23, 2015
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RIP Jhonny Florez, World Record BASE Jumper

Jhonathan Florez. RIP.

Johnny Florez, 32, died last Friday on Mount Titlis, Switzerland while performing parachute exercises in preparation for an extreme sports tournament in China. The two friends that he was practicing with landed safely. “Jhonathan Florez was not only a good friend he was also a wonderful human being.” – Jeb Corliss Jhonny held four world records in […]

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SnowBrains | July 10, 2015
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