Felix Baumgartner
FELIX BAUMGARTNER
Felix Baumgartner, born April 20, 1969, grew up in Salzburg, Austria where he dreamed of
skydiving and flying helicopters and was inspired by astronauts on TV. He made his first
skydive at age 16. After sharpening his parachute skills as a member of a Special Forces
demonstration team for the Austrian military, he supported himself by repairing motorcycles
before becoming a proffesional in skydiving.
Eager to test the limits, Felix set a record for history's lowest BASE jump (from Rio de
Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue), twice set world records for the highest BASE jump
from a building (Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and Taipei 101 tower), and even landed
his canopy inside a cave in Croatia.
Felix was named to Vienna's Street of Champions and nominated for a World Sports Award
and two categories in the NEA Extreme Sports Awards. A licensed gas balloon pilot, he has
earned private helicopte...
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