2018 World Base Jumping Competition held in Chongqing

The 2018 World Base Jumping Competition was held in southeast China's Chongqing municipality on Friday, April 27, 2018. Sixteen world-class base jumpers from the United States, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere participated in the competition. Base jumping is one of the world's most extreme sports: Jumping from high buildings, cliffs, towers, or bridges only gives the jumper a brief moment to open their parachutes. At this competition, jumpers have less than 400 meters to fall, which gives them only three seconds to open their chutes. [Photo: Chinanews.com]