An escalating trend in urban BASE jumping - illegal in most cities - is worrying some who say such risky stunts are tarnishing the image of the extreme sport.
Just before midnight, a man climbs onto a ledge on the 21st floor of a building in southwest Paris and leaps off. Mere seconds later, he opens his parachute – all part of the thrill of BASE jumping.
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