Former Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf broke the height record, falling from a plane wearing wingsuit. We're not talking about a normal wingsuit flight here, where the plane climbs to 13.000 feet to allow the person concerned to perform a free fall durationfor two minutes, before touching down on Earth.
Stumpf broke the record distance of 17,8 kilometers, when he had to climb almost three times the height of a standard jump. The troposphere is really cold and of course the use oxygeny is necessary for survival.
The Navy veteran dug from 36.000 legs to raise money for a United States Navy SEAL Foundation that provides support services to members of the Navy Special Navy Seafarers community.
Stumpf spent almost half his life in the SEAL uniform, and after retiring from active service, jumped from the lower end of the troposphere with an oxygen mask to marry his passion for skydiving with his commitment to serving a community he says has served him so well for so long.
According to Wired, Stumpf is no ordinary adrenaline junkie. Is skydiver, base jumper, skydiving instructor, and wingsuit enthusiast. But before all that he served 18 years in the SEALs.
It should be mentioned that his parents had to sign an application with their consent in order for him to be enrolled in age of 17 in the United States Navy.
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