Carl Boenish
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Carl Ronald Boenish, considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes.
Carl Boenish after successful jump from the Troll Wall in 1984 the day before his death.
Trolltindene ridge: Stabben inside red circle, Trollspiret under arrow, Bruraskaret in blue rectangle above the cone shaped scree.
BASE jumping
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BASE jumping is the activity of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: bui
Carl Boenish
…Carl Ronald Boenish ( BAY-nish; April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes. Boenish repeated his jumps, not…
BASE jumping from Sapphire Tower, Istanbul
Jumpers from a cliff wearing tracking suits
Wingsuit pilots getting ready to jump
BASE jumping from an antenna tower