: 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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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.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The man, 47-year-old Elliot Barstow, was BASE jumping Sunday in Chelan County, about 142 miles east of Seattle, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 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
Jonathan Bowlin, a big-wall climber who served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Military, was one of the pioneers of BASE jumping in the Grand Canyon in the 1980s.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
The unfinished towers have become a destination for graffiti artists and BASE jumping thrill-seekers eager to become part of the cultural zeitgeist that has unfolded on the street corner since late last month.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
Over seven years, three couples in the world of BASE jumping risk everything to feel alive.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Along with rock climbing, Leavitt was also the first person reported to climb El Capitan in Yosemite and BASE jumping off the top in 1980.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
Perhaps no brand flexed its might—and spent more dollars—than Red Bull did to bring action sports like snowboarding and BASE jumping to mainstream consumers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2022
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The man, 47-year-old Elliot Barstow, was BASE jumping Sunday in Chelan County, about 142 miles east of Seattle, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 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
Jonathan Bowlin, a big-wall climber who served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Military, was one of the pioneers of BASE jumping in the Grand Canyon in the 1980s.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
The unfinished towers have become a destination for graffiti artists and BASE jumping thrill-seekers eager to become part of the cultural zeitgeist that has unfolded on the street corner since late last month.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
Over seven years, three couples in the world of BASE jumping risk everything to feel alive.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Along with rock climbing, Leavitt was also the first person reported to climb El Capitan in Yosemite and BASE jumping off the top in 1980.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
Perhaps no brand flexed its might—and spent more dollars—than Red Bull did to bring action sports like snowboarding and BASE jumping to mainstream consumers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2022
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“BASE jumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BASE%20jumping. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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