BASE Jump Height Record
Telegraph | News | Couple jump to record, possum-style
An Australian couple have broken the record for the world's highest base jump after climbing to the top of a 22,000ft Himalayan mountain and launching themselves off the summit in specially-designed, possum-shaped wingsuits.Glenn Singleman, a doctor, and his wife, Heather Swan, who took up base jumping to cure her fear of heights, spent six weeks trekking to the top of Mount Meru in northern India.
Their descent of the mountain took just two minutes, as they jumped off a sheer cliff and hurtled to the ground at speeds of more than 125 mph.
BASE jumping, wingsuits, a married couple and a big mountain - now that is romantic, One thing - did it cure Heather Swan's fear of heights?
Or was she happy it only took 2 minutes to come down?
Tags: base jumping, mountaineering, records, wingsuits