stemartin72

Read this: 'The fatality rate for skydiving is around 1 death per 100,000 jumps' 'For BASE jumping it is closer to a roughly estimated 1 death per 500-1000 jumps so is, roughly, more than a hundred times more fatally prone to risk than skydiving.'. Yes. There is definitely a need for regulation. Now, about how a sponsor like RB encourages some people to take unnecessary risks: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/red-bull-stunt-marketing-extreme-sports-death-464619 And Victor Kovats was probably #8.

Yes. Cameras kill people. Also when the camera on the safety helmet becomes entangled in the parachute when deploying (R.I.P. Kylie Tanti). This being said, as viewers we also bear some responsibility. By making Redbull's "We are amazing" shit popular, we encourage unexperienced jumpers to do crazy stunts. The issue with wingsuit base jump is this sport is still at the early age of exploration (with relatively low experience built up so far, no clear cut rules, etc.) + You Tube and Go Pro arrived way too early.

Hardcore proxy brings many more 'views' on You Tube than basic tandem skydiving with the 60 years old lady having her lifetime experience. Same for Parkour, building climbing (Alain Robert)... The quest for the more spectacular ride, the most perfect pictures has a price. Wingsuit ride has a short history with limited sponsorship resources and a number of other extreme sports competing for them. To get your share (and finance your equipment and R&D), you sometimes have to push the limits.

You two guys are a bunch of irresponsible and impulsive fellas who act like a 6 year old kid and cannot acknowledge that money and sponsorship can actually influence the decisions made (which is obvious in most human activities).