![Gareth Parry, from the Canadian base jumping association, leaps off from the 40-storey World Trade Center east tower in Colombo April 3, 2014. Parry is in Sri Lanka to inspect base jump Gareth Parry, from the Canadian base jumping association, leaps off from the 40-storey World Trade Center east tower in Colombo April 3, 2014. Parry is in Sri Lanka to inspect base jump](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5W4FH/gareth-parry-from-the-canadian-base-jumping-association-leaps-off-from-the-40-storey-world-trade-center-east-tower-in-colombo-april-3-2014-parry-is-in-sri-lanka-to-inspect-base-jump-locations-to-organise-an-international-competition-in-colombo-reutersdinuka-liyanawatte-sri-lanka-tags-society-sport-cityscape-2E5W4FH.jpg)
Gareth Parry, from the Canadian base jumping association, leaps off from the 40-storey World Trade Center east tower in Colombo April 3, 2014. Parry is in Sri Lanka to inspect base jump
Swiss Base Association SBA - Talking about BASE-history: 30 years ago, Xaver Bongard did the first BASE-jump in the Valley. He was a famous rock climber and the pioneer of BASE-jumping in
![An athlete receives a gold medal from Lesley Ortiz, Mrs.Sakura 2017 contestant, in the standing long jump competition during the 38th Annual Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June An athlete receives a gold medal from Lesley Ortiz, Mrs.Sakura 2017 contestant, in the standing long jump competition during the 38th Annual Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MT8AE0/an-athlete-receives-a-gold-medal-from-lesley-ortiz-mrssakura-2017-contestant-in-the-standing-long-jump-competition-during-the-38th-annual-kanto-plains-special-olympics-at-yokota-air-base-japan-june-17-2017-the-special-olympics-is-a-global-organization-the-non-commissioned-officers-association-established-the-kpso-program-at-yokota-air-base-japan-with-only-three-athletes-from-the-department-of-defense-education-activity-in-1980-in-1984-the-kpso-became-a-separate-private-organization-us-air-force-photo-by-machiko-arita-MT8AE0.jpg)