functions properly, it s a good day. but for this guy, jumping without deploying a parachute is the whole point. one mistake when you are close to the ground. it s one of the most daring stunts you ll ever see and it s caught on camera. may 25th, 2012, henley entames, england. gary connery is preparing to jump out of a helicopter at 2400 feet without using a parachute. a film and tv stuntman and avid b.a.s.e. jumper, connery is no stranger to high-flying feats. i have jumped from the eiffel tower, rid an bmx bike, the london eye, inside the millennium dome.
now you re going to jail. the bigspeak creek bridge. big sur, california. to most people it s a marvel of engineering, spanning more than 700 feet across a coastal canyon, 280 feet above jagged rocks and pristine pacific beach. to steve jester it s something cool to jump off of. when the skydiving instructor isn t jumping out of plane, he s hurling himself off things. some people do drugs. i jump off of stuff. it makes me feel good. it s like a drug. only the fun part is coming down. jester is an avid b.a.s.e. jumper. it s an acronym for building, antenna span for bridge and e for earth or cliff.
shipman gives no explanation for his wild ride, which snarls task in both directions on i-40 for seven hours. that s it. coming up stay calm. drunk and disorderly diner puts mayhem on the menu at this subway. and don t even think about it. a base jumper on the edge. we re so busted. find out if he lands behind bars. when caught on camera: they fought the law continues.
on tandem base jumps and he asked if i could take dorothy. i said i need to meet her and see if she is in good physical condition enough to do it. a couple of days later i went and visited her. she s so sharp. she was actually in really good shape for 102 years old. that s when i decided to go for it. he said, would you jump? and i said, i don t see why not. as i said there s only two things that happen. i could either make it or i wouldn t and either way it didn t make any difference. june 2nd, 2013, sean and dorothy get suited up for their tandem jump from the middle of the bridge. i put her in full body armor, pads made for motocross just in case we jumped in to anything. i didn t want her to get hurt. cameras are positioned to capture every angle, on sean s helmet, dorothy s hand and another base jumper who will jump alongside them. we had to have her climb over the rail, which was going to be
legs up so that her feet barely touched the ground. i did it. that was so quick. all right. i can t believe you. [ laughter ] yes! oh, boy. that was a thrill. but it was so quick. seemed to me it was fast. it was too short. i wanted to go a little farther. that was so cool. her jump may have felt short, but it set big records making dorothy a trailblazer as the oldest known base jumper. i think i m the oldest one that was stupid enough to jump off. i m very honored to be part of that. it was a big challenge. i m happy that i got to do it because now her and i are just best friends. you have to play for me sometime. come out and i will play anything i know. okay. turkey and the straw or