Bangkok--5 Jan--Jigsaw Communications
Six BASE jumpers launch off the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark over 10 adrenaline-pumping minutes
Excited spectators gathered early this New Year’s morning to catch a glimpse of Singapore’s largest-ever BASE jumping attempt. This free event was viewed from a number of vantage points across the property. At exactly 8.30am, the first of the BASE jumpers swan-dived off the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck, 200 meters in the air. The other BASE jumpers soon followed in a smooth succession, landing one after the other on a pre-designated landing area on Bayfront Bridge, in an awe-inspiring display of precision and skill to welcome the New Year. The stunt was completed by 8.40am.
The BASE jumpers consisted of Marta Empinotti (Brazil), James Pouchert (USA), Jeb Corliss(USA), Anne Helliwell (USA), Amanda Vicharelli (USA) and Brendon Cork (USA). All are professionals in the field of BASE jumping, having completed over 6,000 successful jumps in total. They have jumped off some of the most well-known structures in the world, including the Eiffel Tower, Seattle’s Space Needle, PETRONAS Towers in Malaysia and Christ the Redeemers statue in Rio de Janeiro.
This BASE jumping stunt was the brainchild of Omer Mei-Dan, an orthopedic surgeon from Israel, an extreme sports enthusiast and a professional BASE jumper himself. Omer successfully executed the world’s first climbing race on a building facade to mark Marina Bay
Sands’ opening celebrations on 23 June 2010. After this morning’s huge success, he said, “It couldn’t have gone better. This has been one of the most exciting jumps I have organized todate, and to have been able to have the team BASE jump off the architectural marvel that is Marina Bay Sands, is a dream come true. All the jumpers are absolutely elated.”
Celebrating the success of completing Singapore’s largest BASE jump stunt to date, from left to right: James Pouchert (USA), Amanda Vicharelli (USA), Anne Helliwell (USA), Jeb Corliss(USA), Brendon Cork (USA) and Marta Empinotti (Brazil)
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