They bring the “kick” and make you feel happy in free fall. Nevertheless, skydiving and wingsuiting remain dangerous ventures for parachutists, and base jumpers in particular have repeated fatalities. Rene Wollinger also practices extreme sports (see video). The Styrian explains the pitfalls of the “Krone” – and what is involved in risk management.
“In memory of our 484 fellow jumpers” – “In memory of our 484 fellow jumpers”. This will start the BASE Fataly List on the internet platform BaseAddict on July 2, which lists BASE jumpers from all over the world who have had an accident. There have been 456 official entries since 1981 alone, the horror year with the most fatalities (37) was 2016. Last year officially 24 people had an accident and this year 13 victims have already been recorded, the last being on June 17.
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