so that's why i named the "w" hotel. and that day we were jumping room 817, which is 817 feet. has a really flat takeoff. drive right to the exit point and pretty much just run off the top of this thing. >> let's go! >> ted is a seasoned base jumper, with more than 600 jumps under his belt, not even a number of nasty crashes have deterred his enthusiasm. during jumps he makes sure to stay focussed on his number one priority. >> not dying. challenges of base jumping are to be able to do it successfully and safely and be able to wake up the next day and do it again. it's an incredibly dangerous sport and there's a lot of risks and it's only experience and safety and making smart decisions lets you continue on in the sport. >> on this day, ted and his friends believe they have everything figured out. >> straight off. >> we talked about this jump, what we were going to do. >> walk it out with me.