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Base jumping is a activity coming from parachuting, and is regarded as one of the most extreme sports. Base jumping is a mix between parachuting, free fall, paragliding, mountaineering etc...

The word base is actually an acronym referring to the different spots it is possible to jump from. The B stands for building, the A stands for Antenna, the S stands for Span, and the E stands for Earth cliff. Base jumping pioneers are Carl Boenish Phil Smith, and Phil Mayfield. These pioneers developed the equipments and therefore enabled new athletes to practice this sport.

For base jumping, only one parachute is used, instead of two for regular parachuting. The parachutes used are similar to the second parachute used during regular parachuting in case of trouble during the opening of the main parachute. The use of this type of parachute enables to increase the opening reliability.

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The fact of jumping with only one parachute does not make the jump more dangerous. Indeed, the spare parachute is more reliable than the main one, and jumping with a simplified system of parachute allows to avoid some surprises. The main risk in base jumping, is to collide the object the person jumped from. That\'s why, base jumpers have to jump only if there is no wind, and have to adopt a good position at the opening of the parachute, so as to avoid accidents.

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