Resident of Zelenograd Valery Rozov set a new world record for base jumping

26.10.2016
Resident of Zelenograd Valery Rozov set a new world record for base jumping

Famous base jumper and climber Valery Rozov has set a new world record. He made an extreme jump from a height of 7.7 metres above sea level, reports "TV Center".

Base Jumping – extreme sport, which uses a special parachute to jump from fixed objects (mountains, monuments, bridges, buildings). Valery Rozov used the top of a Himalayan mountain of Cho Oyu (on the border of China and Nepal) to achieve a new world record. Climbing the mountain took zelenogradtsy three weeks. Flying a wingsuit (special suit-wing) took only 90 seconds. A base jumper landed on a glacier at a height of 6 thousand meters above sea level.

Athlete's 51, he broke its own record set three years ago. Then reached the height of 7220 meters – Valery Rozov came down from the mountain in Changzhou in the mountains of Everest.