Emirati Batman , who flew off Jebel Jais 1,900 times, to organise wingsuit flying fest
Staff Reporter/Ras Al Khaimah Filed on December 23, 2020
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Ras Al Khaimah Ruler to sponsor the event.
Khalifa Salem Al Ghafri (33) is the quintessential Emirati ‘Batman’. His remarkable feat evokes awe and admiration and he is gearing up to organise the world’s first wingsuit flying festival.
Many travel enthusiasts may wish to trek Ras Al Khaimah s Jebel Jais – the highest mountain in the UAE – but Al Ghafri has defied gravity and flown off its peak over a record 1,900 times.
Al Ghafri, who is widely known as the man with orange wings, is in love with his wingsuit and flies off the UAE s highest peak with unflinching regularity.
VIDEO: Emirati wingsuiter Khalifa Al Ghafri jumps from Jais Mountain in death-defying stunt
18 Dec 2020
Gulf Today,
Staff Reporter
Emirati adventurer Khalifa Salem Al-Ghafri, 33, nicknamed the “Batman of the Emirates” succeeded in jumping from the highest mountain peak in the country, Jebel Jais at Ras Al-Khaimah once again from 1,650 metres above sea level on Friday.
The wingsuit maestro landed about 20 kilometres north of the city of Ras Al Khaimah.
Al-Ghafri, who is from Ras Al Khaimah, has previously jumped from mountains in five other countries, in France, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, and Turkey, and now added the mountainous heights of the UAE to his list of accomplishments.