Ski Base Jumping

Exploring a new canyon with some skis and a parachute.

Glenwood Canyon Ski BASE

...ago, Dec. 15, Ted went back. It was also his birthday. This time he brought fellow BASE-jumping friends Collin Scott (ski BASE virgin), Chris Hunter, Hecker and Fuerst and photographer Chris Bazil. The...

...more than a few of its own. Freeskiing visionary Shane McConkey (center) was killed a ski-BASE jumping accident in Italy. FMX star and 2008 X Games gold medalist Jeremy Lusk (far right) passed...

Travis Pastrana version 3.0

What happens when the biggest name in action sports has a midlife crisis?

Squaw Drops In

BASE jumping off Squaw Valley's tram "legally" was originally conceived as a Shane McConkey stunt to usher...

CB Corner: Chiefs' loss is your gain

K.C. Joyner analyzes struggling defensive backs who will provide favorable fantasy matchups for their assigned receivers over the next few weeks. Thanks to an injury at safety, the Chiefs' secondary is at the top of the list.

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A bridge over the river -- fly!

BASE jumpers celebrate 30th Bridge Day falling into W.Va. gorge

Page 2's NFL Pregame Ritual, Week 6

Each week, Page 2 gets you primed for Sunday's NFL action with the Pregame Ritual.

Heli Challenge II

...Davenport is pretty stoked, and he should be—six weeks removed from a near-miss BASE-jumping accident near Rifle, Colorado. Ted sent along a POV video clip from his winning big mountain...

Fuller Frame

Surfing, photography, and a cool mustache.

Commemorative Stamp

...July 31, 2009)—On March 26, 2009, ski legend Shane McConkey died in a ski BASE jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites. In countless ways, McConkey defined skiing as a lifestyle and by...

White talks Affliction, Ortiz on ESPN Radio

...matter. … I want it because you [the fans] want it." White added he would be BASE jumping off of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas to honor a statement made to Yahoo's...

Vert's New Breed: Zack Warden

...to a healthy serving of Hoffman-esque influence throughout the years. Zack's not jumping out of planes or base jumping his bike of cliffs, but he's got the skills and diehard motivation...

Most Interesting Man in the World

...behind Shane McConkey and jumped off; 3. Maintains relations with and shares a modest cabin near the base of Squaw with Ingrid Backstrom—the bonafide freeskiing star and, interestingly, quite the appropriate literary foil...

Showdown Shootout

...mad applause. Head Red Bull photog, Christian Pondella, was next up with shots that ranged from BASE jumping to ice climbing to straight-up spelunking. These shots were definitely the most "extreme" of the...