BASE Jumper Survives Crash
Norwegian BASE jumper Hans Lange has survived a 180-kilometer-per-hour crash into the side of a mountain – and not only did he survive, but he got it all on video, too.
“When I have recovered I will jump again,” Lange told the AP. “It all comes down to better planning. It’s a fantastic feeling to fly along a mountainside.”
Feeling voyeuristic? Here’s the eerie, jumper’s-eye-view clip of the whole thing:
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Eva Holland is a freelance writer, Senior Editor of World Hum and a longtime contributor to the Matador community. She lives in Canada’s Yukon Territory and blogs about Alaska and Yukon travel at Travelers North.
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