Valery Rozov, Russian Daredevil, Flies From Face Of Mount Everest [VIDEO]

Russian daredevil Valery Rozov, 48, leapt off the north face of Mount Everest on May 5, claiming the world record for highest B.A.S.E. jump at 23,667 feet above sea level.

Rozov spent two years planning the jump, including a great deal of time devoted to developing the wing-suit he wore during the jump. After jumping, Rozov was briefly in freefall before transitioning into flying. He reached flying speeds of about 125 mph and flew for about a minute before he landed on the Rongbuk glacier at an altitude of about 19,520 ft.

“Only when I got back home did I see how hard it was for me both physically and psychologically,” Rozov told Red Bull Media. Red Bull sponsored the jump and released the video of it on May 30.

The release of Rozov’s jump was timed to coincide with the 60^th anniversary of the first ascent up the mountain by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. It took Rozov four days to climb to the jumping location from base camp, assisted by four Sherpas.

Rozov has made over 10,000 jumps in his lifetime, including a 2009 jump into an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula and a 2012 jump of over 21,000 feet from Shivling in the Himalayas.

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