Flying from Mt. Everest The Mission World Record BASE Jump

Watch the Action Clip: Nearly 60 years to the day after the first ascent up Mount Everest, Russian extreme sport star Valery Rozov (48) flew off the north face of Mount Everest the world s highest BASE jump ever 7220 meters (23, 688ft) above sea level. The ascent began on the Chinese side on the famous north route. It took him four days to climb from the base camp to the jumping location. At precisely 2:30 p. m. local time he leaped despite adverse weather conditions