Michael Pelkey and Brian Schubert make the first BASE jumping from El Capitan, a prominent rock formation in Yosemite National Park in 1966. Both would suffer injuries though because of it. :
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Base Jump after paragliding on the Dark Canyon in district of Kemaliye (Egin), Erzincan, Turkey. Kemaliye is extreme sport center in Eastern Turkey Stock Photo - Alamy
Base Jump after paragliding on the Dark Canyon in district of Kemaliye (Egin), Erzincan, Turkey. Kemaliye is extreme sport center in Eastern Turkey Stock Photo - Alamy