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When base-jumping goes wrong

Started by mathewi · 10 ヶ月 ago

This video more or less speaks for itself. Base jumper Hans Lange jumped off a mountain in Norway in a specially-designed winged suit, but towards the end of the freefall his parachute failed to open and he plunged down the mountain towards the rocks and lake below, until a tree broke his fall. ... Continue reading »

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dbarefoot
10 ヶ月 ago

What an ass. As they say, you reap what you sow. The thing that frustrates me about extreme sports gone awry is how the participants may endanger their rescuers through their own idiocy. It's not a simple or safe task to dangle from a helicopter.

I've always believed that people who risk their lives in this fashion (see also leaving ski runs and getting lost) and require rescue should have to pay the costs of their rescue.

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