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BASE jumping

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BASE jumping
Sports medicine An extreme sport in which participants jump–with parachute-from 4 types of structures that constitute the acronym: Buildings, Antennas, Spans–bridges, Earth–cliffs


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Base jumping involves free-falling from a building, mountain or other high place and not opening a parachute until the last possible moment.
Each year, the urge to experience the adrenaline rush of such extreme sports as BASE jumping, paragliding and snowboarding attracts more participants.
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