Felix Baumgartner just broke the speed of sound in an unprecedented free fall from the stratosphere. But the Austrian thrill-seeker has dazzled the world with mind-boggling leaps many, many times before.
Baumgartner, now 43, has completed some 2,500 jumps since he began skydiving at the age of 16.
He has shattered at least six BASE jumping records, which involves parachuting from a stationary object like a statue or a bridge. BASE stands for buildings, antennas, spans (aka bridges) and earths (aka cliffs). Many of these jumps are illegal.
Here are our favorites from Baumgartner's greatest jumps.
April 15, 1999: Felix claimed the world record for the highest parachute jump from a building after leaping from The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 1,479 feet, the Pertonas towers are the highest buildings in the world. Felix snuck into the building as a disguised businessman, carrying his parachute in a briefcase.
Dec. 7, 1999: Felix leaps off the right hand of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, setting a record for the lowest BASE jump ever.
May 31, 2001: The sportsman becomes the first man to jump from a 902-foot cliff in Meteora, Greece, next to the Agia Triada monastery. The rock was made famous by the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only.
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