US daredevil dies in Yosemite jumping accident

[John in Plano]

Wingsuit BASE jumping, which is steadily gaining a reputation for being the world’s most dangerous sport, has claimed its latest victims. Dean Potter, 43, and Graham Hunt, 29, died from impact during a wingsuit flight from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park, just after 7:30 p.m. on May 16.

Hunt, from El Portal, California, was an active climber and wingsuit BASE jumper in Yosemite.

Potter was widely considered one of the most influential climbers, highliners, and BASE jumpers of his generation. He was a National Geographic Expeditions Council grantee who was featured across National Geographic print and broadcast media, including being named an Adventurer of the Year.


http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic ... -accident/

[GFB]

Wing nuts with wing suits.

[millergrovesue]

I will never understand the mentality of daredevils...........and am happy about that. I realize many of them have shaped and continue to shape our future but I'm really glad no one I love falls into the daredevil category.