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BASE jumper leaps off a mountain by night with only a flare to guide him
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoWhen it comes to daredevil sports, BASE jumping is right up there with the most death-defying....
A Bystander Saves a BASE Jumper’s Life
Backpacker via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis article originally appeared on Backpacker Out Alive is a podcast about real people who survived the unsurvivable. Check out more seasons and...
Ripcord: A Story of Fame, Love, and Tragedy
Climbing via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoBASE jumping was one of several adventure pursuits, each riskier than the last, that I'd scribbled onto our dance card, and which the network,...
BASE jumping pioneer recognized in Fayette County
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 19—OAK HILL — As he strapped on a parachute and plunged into the New River Gorge void late on Friday, Aug. 17, 1979, Burton Ervin blazed an aerial trail to be followed by countless thrill-seekers ...
BASE jumpers leap from high-rise apartment building in East Village
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"I heard a crashing noise while watching TV on the couch. So when I heard the second one, I went out...
Man Arrested While Attempting to Scale the World's Sixth-Tallest Skyscraper in South Korea
MEN'S JOURNAL via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAuthorities in Seoul, South Korea have detained a British man who was apprehended while attempting...
Bridge Day set to return after two-year absence
The Fayette Tribune, Oak Hill, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 13—OAK HILL — Becky Sullivan expects to finally get to open up what could be seen as a long-delayed Christmas present on Oct. 15. Sullivan, the executive director of the Fayette County ...
It's never too early to think about Bridge Day
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 20—Although it's months away and the more important focus now is on the snow and cold, several facets of the annual Bridge Day celebration are already fully engaged. This year's event is ...
Bridge Day ready to take annual leap
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 18—Bridge Day takes a village of volunteers. Becky Sullivan, executive director of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce/New River Gorge Convention and Visitors Bureau and chair of the ...
