An Australian couple in their 40s, Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan, smashed the world record for the highest BASE jump in history. (BASE is an acronym for Building, Antennae, Span, Earth and represents the fixed objects from which BASE jumps are made.) The pair climbed a near-vertical, 6604-meter Himalayan peak for 22 days then jumped from the peak and landed back at base camp in two minutes after "flying" down the peak wearing a "wing suit". The wing suit (pictured) mimics the flying style of a sugar glider. The pair reached speeds of 200kmh in their diagonal descent. Read their amazing story in the Sydney Morning Herald article. Heather Swan said the BASE jumping was the "fast track to enlightenment".
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Would You Do It?
An Australian couple in their 40s, Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan, smashed the world record for the highest BASE jump in history. (BASE is an acronym for Building, Antennae, Span, Earth and represents the fixed objects from which BASE jumps are made.) The pair climbed a near-vertical, 6604-meter Himalayan peak for 22 days then jumped from the peak and landed back at base camp in two minutes after "flying" down the peak wearing a "wing suit". The wing suit (pictured) mimics the flying style of a sugar glider. The pair reached speeds of 200kmh in their diagonal descent. Read their amazing story in the Sydney Morning Herald article. Heather Swan said the BASE jumping was the "fast track to enlightenment".
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