: the activity or sport of parachuting from a high structure (such as a building, tower, or bridge) or cliff
BASE jumper
noun
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Established in late 2020 as the nation’s newest national park, New River Gorge is renowned for whitewater sports, hiking and mountain biking, and Bridge Day BASE jumping from the humongous New River Gorge Bridge.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
At the time of Potter’s death, BASE jumping and wingsuiting were banned by the National Park Service due to the associated risks.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
On the third Saturday in October every year, the bridge is closed to vehicle traffic for the annual Bridge Day BASE jumping and rappelling event.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Others might have had BASE jumping on their bucket list.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Since the start of the shutdown, there have been three reported and documented BASE jumping complaints, which remain under active investigation.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
According to multiple reports and posts on social media, people have entered sections of the park without a permit, camped illegally and taken part in unpermitted BASE jumping as lawmakers' standoff over policy and funding enters its third week.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
That includes Tom Cruise, as covert CIA division agent Ethan Hunt, riding a motorcycle off a 4,000-foot cliff and BASE jumping the final 500 feet of a ravine, or the breathless climactic train mayhem in 2023’s Dead Reckoning, the opening installment of this two-parter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
After two months of traveling and BASE jumping in Patagonia, these would be my first jumps back in British Columbia.
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
At the time of Potter’s death, BASE jumping and wingsuiting were banned by the National Park Service due to the associated risks.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
On the third Saturday in October every year, the bridge is closed to vehicle traffic for the annual Bridge Day BASE jumping and rappelling event.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Others might have had BASE jumping on their bucket list.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Since the start of the shutdown, there have been three reported and documented BASE jumping complaints, which remain under active investigation.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
According to multiple reports and posts on social media, people have entered sections of the park without a permit, camped illegally and taken part in unpermitted BASE jumping as lawmakers' standoff over policy and funding enters its third week.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
That includes Tom Cruise, as covert CIA division agent Ethan Hunt, riding a motorcycle off a 4,000-foot cliff and BASE jumping the final 500 feet of a ravine, or the breathless climactic train mayhem in 2023’s Dead Reckoning, the opening installment of this two-parter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
After two months of traveling and BASE jumping in Patagonia, these would be my first jumps back in British Columbia.
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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“BASE jumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BASE%20jumping. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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