Splat! That’s the sound BASE jumper Jeb Corliss promises you won’t hear when he attempts to land a several-thousand-foot free fall without a parachute. The 31-year-old Californian and former host of the Discovery Channel’s Stunt Junkies has been developing an intricate touchdown procedure. He now claims he’s less than six months (and a $2 million TV deal) away from making the drop in—where else?—Las Vegas. “It’s the equivalent of summiting Everest for the first time,” says Corliss. “Imagine doing that in front of a crowd of 500,000.” Key to his strategy are a wing suit (increasingly popular among BASE jumpers as they evolve toward gliding down mountainsides) and a customized runway.

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