Ramón Rojas

Ramón Rojas (c. 1979 – 20 September 2014) was a Chilean BASE jumper. On 21 August 2014, he broke the world record for the highest wingsuit ski base jump, when he made a 4,100-metre (13,500 ft) leap from Cerro El Plomo in the Andes.[1] He died less than a month later while practicing in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. He was 35.[2]

References
  1. "Falleció Ramón Rojas, chileno récord mundial de salto base" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. "Ramón Rojas dead: Record-breaking base jumper killed in Switzerland wingsuit accident". The Independent. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.