by Mandovi Menon|Posted on Jun 25th 2012|
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You won't believe what these enthusiasts get up to in search of an adrenaline rush. These extreme sports are as death-defying as they are exhilarating!
BASE Jumping
Picture this. You, a parachute, the top of some seriously elevated place, vast expanses of open air around, and no way to get down but to jump. Oh, and there's no backup chute!
BASE jumping involves leaps from Buildings, Antennae, Spans (bridges) and Earth (hills and so on), and is far more dangerous than skydiving because of the limited time in which the jumper's parachute must deploy. Oh, and BASE jumps are often illegal, so to add to the thrill, you may just have the cops waiting down at the bottom for you!
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