humans have always had an inherent attraction to the concept of flying - with the help of technology, many accomplishments have been made to achieve temporary states of flight - base jumping is the most recent evolution of this desire.

base jumping, often recognized as an acronym, stands for building, antenna, span and earth - the name features the categories of fixed structures individuals can jump from - long free falls and ram air parachutes are standard components of base jumping.

parachute stunts occured as early as 1783, when louis-sebastian lenormand jumped from an observatory tower in montpellier france, and 1912 with frederick law jumping from the statue of liberty - despite these moments in history, base jumping was coined with its name during the 1970s.