Tag: BASE jumping
Catching Things That Fall: Bridge Day River Rescue
What’s it like to be on the Bridge Day River Rescue Team, braving cold water and Snapple bombs all day? Read here to find out.
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Look Down: New River Gorge Bridge Day
The Day of the Bridge approaches. Here’s where to go and what to look for when you get there.
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Bridge Day Flight Shots
Catching the action at Bridge Day, 2022: Fancy dives, shutterbugs, and 75,000 regular folk using the 876-foot high steel span as a footbridge.
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Bridge Jumpers: A Closer Look at the Folks Who Step Off the New River Gorge Bridge
They look like little toys attached to colorful parachutes, but they are real people who love to hurl themselves off of objects all over the globe. They are BASE Jumpers. BASE stands for Building, Antennae, Span, and Earth—all the tall things that make great platforms to jump off in this extreme sport. The New River […]
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Ticket to Fly: New River Gorge Bridge BASE Jumping Info
How High? 876 feet to be exact. The New River Gorge Bridge is the third tallest bridge in the U.S. Landing Zone: A 25-foot by 75-foot patch of river bank bounded by trees. Or, for a softer, wetter arrival, the New River. About 25% of jumpers land there, and safety boats await to pluck them […]
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New River Gorge Bridge: 10 Little Known Facts
Want to know more about the New River Gorge Bridge? Read on.
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