A Russian extreme sportsman famed for his record-breaking free-falling stunts has died in a base jumping accident in the Himalayas, expedition organizers in Nepal said Sunday.
Valery Rozov, 52, an acclaimed daredevil, was pursuing a “seven summits” quest — base jumping from the highest mountains on all seven continents.
He was jumping from Ama Dablam, a 6,812-meter (22,349-foot) mountain in the Everest region when the incident occurred.
Rozov set a new world record in 2013 for the highest-ever base jump when he leaped from Changstse, a peak in the Everest massif towering at 7,220 meters in a specially-designed wingsuit.
He broke his own record three years later by jumping from a height of 7,700 meters on Mount Cho Oyu.
Base jumping is an extreme sport that involves free-falling off a cliff, bridge or other platforms before activating a parachute.
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