Birdmen flying at 140 miles per hour?

Steve Kroft from 60 Minutes inspired by the popularity of basejumper on the internet he and his team put together more about the people behind "The Birdmen".



Such as:

JT Holmes : an American professional skier from Lake Tahoe

Julian Boulle : a South African living in France and a skydiver and aerial photographer

Tom Erik Heiman : Norwegian

Espen Fadnes : Norwegian

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Inspired by Icarus?

Yes Icarus still inspired human!

Such as Loic Jean Albert.

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