Valery Vladimirovich Rozov (December 26, 1964 – November 11, 2017) was a Russian
BASE jumper
BASE jumping () is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antenna (radio), antenna ...
, who became known for jumping from the world's highest summits. He currently holds the record for highest BASE jump in the world.
Notable jumps
;22 July 2004: Rozov completed the first wingsuit BASE jump from
Amin Brakk in Pakistan.
;25 February 2008: Rozov made the first BASE jump from
Cerro Torre in a wingsuit.
;9 December 2010: Rozov became the first person to climb and BASE jump from the
Ulvetanna Peak in
Antarctica
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.
;25 May 2012: Rozov made the first BASE jump from the summit of
Shivling at an altitude of wearing a wingsuit.
;5 May 2013: Jumped off
Changtse (the northern peak of the
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (), known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at it ...
massif) from a height of . Using a specially developed
Red Bull
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wingsuit, he glided down to the
Rongbuk glacier more than 1,000 meters below, setting a new world record for the highest base jump.
;5 October 2016: Rozov broke his own record for the highest wingsuit BASE by jumping from on
Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu ( Nepali: चोयु; ; ) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu means " Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the '' Khumbu'' sub-section of the Mahalangur Him ...
in 2016.
Death
Rozov died on November 11, 2017, while jumping from a height of off
Ama Dablam mountain in
Nepal
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. According to members of his group, Rozov crashed into the side of the mountain.
He was 52 years old.
See also
*
List of Mount Everest records
*
Didier Delsalle (Summited Everest with helicopter in 2005)
References
External links
Rozov's official Red Bull page
1964 births
2017 deaths
Russian skydivers
Sports world record holders
BASE jumping deaths
Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
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