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Base Jumping - Scary Stuff.

With a height of 249.5 Meters or 818 feet high, I, most definitely would not ever consider even contemplating going up to the very peak of the Crystal Tower in Madrid; (especially with my fear of heights), dressed as a construction worker, climbing to the very highest point and jumping off the highest point of the building.... Well, just take a look at the video of these two guys who did just that, off course, they had parachutes, but still, what a dangerous and also incredible thing to do. 

One of the two people in this video, Manuel Chana, later jumped for the last time on the 14th of March 2010 in Madrid, he was a member of the base jump group, Flypa. On Sunday 14 of March 2010, he jumped along with his daughter, Saray. "Manolo" as he was known, went at a top speed of 100 km per hour, when opening the main parachute there was a strong line twist and for some reason, he could not release it, he died instantly in Madrid at parachuting club Lillo, where he practiced his passion every weekend, he was 45 years old, a terrible end to an amazing person. Base jumping and parachuting was his passion till the end. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his friends.