The Lauterbrunnen Valley is one of their favourite spots, but they love it not because of its carpet of wild flowers, rushing streams and snow-covered peaks soaring into the blue sky.
They love it because of its sheer, vertical cliff walls, rising 700m (2,300ft) and more from the valley floor.
New York BASE jumper Ellen Brennan proved that ladies can “fly just as well as the boys” as the only female participant in the “Ultimate Challenge.” Fourteen of the world’s top wingsuit fliers gathered in China to participate in a challenge of bravery and speed, a contest so extreme that one competitor died during practice rounds. NBC’s Ian Williams reports.
Video: Fourteen of the world's top wingsuit flyers - five of them American - competed to be the fastest on the planet, launching themselves off a rugged Chinese mountain for a shot at the title. NBC’s Ian Williams reports.
Fourteen of the world's top wingsuit flyers flung themselves from the top of a Chinese mountain over the weekend in a competition to determine the fastest in the world.
Ellen Brennan, Wingsuit BASE jumper, spends her life pursuing her passion for air sports.
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