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On 16 January 2012 Jeb suffered multiple leg fractures in an accident while BASE jumping off [[Table Mountain]], [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. He appeared to strike with his feet, probably pulling up to make the edge, spinning 30 meters out before deploying his chute. He was airlifted out by the [[Red Cross]] Air Mercy Service [[Augusta 119 |
On 16 January 2012 Jeb suffered multiple leg fractures in an accident while BASE jumping off [[Table Mountain]], [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. He appeared to strike with his feet, probably pulling up to make the edge, spinning 30 meters out before deploying his chute. He was airlifted out by the [[Red Cross]] Air Mercy Service [[AgustaWestland AW119 Koala|Augusta 119]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/jumper-hurt-in-leap-from-table-mountain-1.1213555}}</ref> |
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Jeb Corliss | |
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| Born | March 25, 1976 |
| Occupation | Athlete |
Jeb Corliss (born March 25, 1976) is a professional BASE jumper, skydiver, and wingsuit flyer. He has jumped from sites including Paris' Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
Jeb Corliss is co-founder of 3 Triple 7, a clothing label.
He was also the original host of the Discovery Channel series Stunt Junkies, appearing in 13 episodes, but was fired by Discovery as a result of his arrest (below).
On September 25, 2011 Corliss jumped out of a helicopter at 6,000 feet and glided through a 100-ft wide archway in Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China, landing with a parachute on a nearby bridge.[2][3]
Arrest
In April 2006, Jeb Corliss attempted to BASE jump off the observation deck of the Empire State Building, while wearing a camera, but was restrained by building security and arrested by the NYPD. As a result, Corliss received three years probation and 100 hours community service,[1] which was at one point overturned by a Manhattan state judge on the basis that Corliss "was experienced and careful enough to jump off a building without endangering his own life or anyone else’s".[4] This sentence was affirmed in January 2009.[5] Corliss was later permanently banned from setting foot in the Empire State Building.[6]
B.A.S.E. Jumping Related Accidents
1999
In 1999, Jeb Corliss had a near-fatal BASE jump into the Howick Falls, a waterfall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The waterfall is approximately 95 meters in height (310 feet) and lies on the Umgeni River. The Zulu people called the falls KwaNogqaza, which means "Place of the Tall One". His chute opening went asymmetric and he could not avoid flying into the downpouring water.
2012
On 16 January 2012 Jeb suffered multiple leg fractures in an accident while BASE jumping off Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. He appeared to strike with his feet, probably pulling up to make the edge, spinning 30 meters out before deploying his chute. He was airlifted out by the Red Cross Air Mercy Service Augusta 119.[7]
References
- ^ a b Walder, Noeleen G. (2008-03-05). "Indictment Reinstated Over Corliss' Attempt to Parachute off Empire State Building". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Higgins, Matt (December 10, 2007). "Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute . In order for this to happen he plans to build a landing strip in Las Vegas Nevada . Corliss needs to raise four million dollars for its construction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Finighan, Gareth (September 25, 2011). "Mind the gap! Wingsuit stuntman shoots through narrow slit in mountainside at 75mph". Daily Mail. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ Hartocollis, Amanda (January 18, 2007). "Foiled Daredevil Fares Better in Court". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ "Empire State Stuntman Gets 3 Years Of Probation". CBS News. 2009-01-22.
- ^ Italiano, Laura; Gregorian, Dareh (2010-06-16). "Empire of the 'shun' for daredevil". New York Post.
- ^ http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/jumper-hurt-in-leap-from-table-mountain-1.1213555.
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- Corliss is featured in the last chapter of Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers: Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them, by Michael Abrams. ISBN 1-4000-5491-5.
- Hutchinson, Bill (April 28, 2006). "Been there, leaped off that". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- Parachuteless Parachuting
- Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute - New York Times.
External links
- Jeb Corliss wing-suit demo flights video
- Weekend America - Interview with Jeb Corliss
- [ A Year in the Life] - 2003 jumps around the world
- Outlawing Creative Subversions
- The Ground is the Limit at IMDb
- MySpace
- Daredevils: The Human Bird - Channel 4 (UK) television documentary, 2009
- Grinding the Crack
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