Mountain Jumper Survives Crash After Chute Problem
06/09/2008 06:06
OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian thrill jumper says he learned a hard lesson about tempting fate after surviving a spine-chilling crash in a jump from a mountain.
Video captured by a camera attached to Hans Lange's specially designed jump suit showed him struggling to straighten out his parachute before slamming into a rock wall and crashing into a tree top.
He survived with a broken leg.
The 44-year-old says he was "too nonchalant" and added "there is no room for mistakes in this sport."
The accident happened Aug. 23, as the experienced BASE jumper leapt off the 1,600-metre-high peak.
BASE is an acronym that stands for the categories of fixed objects from which a person can jump with a parachute - building, antenna, span or earth.
More from CBC News.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
With respect to BASE jumping, I have always been told it’s not the jumping that hurts, it’s the sudden stop at the end.