Valery Rozov

Valery Vladimirovich Rozov (December 26, 1964 – November 11, 2017) was a Russian BASE jumper, who became known for jumping from the world's highest summits.^[2] He currently holds the record for highest BASE jump in the world.

Valery Rozov
Valery Rozov in 2007
Born	December 26, 1964 Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (Now: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Died	November 11, 2017 (aged 52) Mount Ama Dablam, Nepal
Nationality	Russia
Alma mater	Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET)
Years active	1998–2017[1]
Website	https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/valery-rozov

Notable jumps

22 July 2004

Rozov completed the first wingsuit BASE jump from Amin Brakk in Pakistan.^[3]

25 February 2008

Rozov made the first BASE jump from Cerro Torre in a wingsuit.^[4]

9 December 2010

Valery Rozov became the first person to climb and BASE jump from the 2,931 metres (9,616 ft) Ulvetanna Peak in Antarctica.^[5]

25 May 2012

Rozov made the first BASE jump from the summit of Shivling at an altitude of 6,420 metres (21,060 ft) wearing a wingsuit.^[6]

5 May 2013

Jumped off Changtse (the northern peak of the Mount Everest massif) from a height of 7,220 metres (23,690 ft). Using a specially-developed Red Bull wingsuit, he glided down to the Rongbuk glacier more than 1,000 meters below, setting a new world record for highest base jump.^[7]

5 October 2016

Rozov broke his own record for highest wingsuit BASE by jumping from 7,700 metres (25,300 ft) on Cho Oyu in 2016.^[8]

Death

Rozov died on November 11, 2017, while jumping from a height of 6,812 metres (22,349 ft) off Ama Dablam mountain in Nepal. According to members of his group, Rozov crashed into the side of the mountain.^[9] He was 52 years old.

See also

• List of Mount Everest records
• Didier Delsalle (Summited Everest with helicopter in 2005)

References

1. "Valery Rozov". Red Bull. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
2. Schmidt, Samantha (November 13, 2017). "Legendary Russian daredevil dies while base jumping from 22,000 feet in the Himalayas". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
3. "Amin Brakk". Alpinist. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
4. "BASE Jump From Cerro Torre". Climbing.com. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
5. "Valery Rozov: Antarctic BASE jump like an astronaut in outer space". ExplorersWeb. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
6. "Man BASE Jumps 21K Feet From 'Matterhorn of the Himalayas'". Wired. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
7. "Daredevil Makes Record-breaking Leap from Mount Everest". The Telegraph. 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
8. "Rozov BASE jumped Cho Oyu". ExplorersWeb. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
9. "Basejumper Rosow stirbt bei Sprung aus 7000 Metern". Der Spiegel (in German). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

External links

• Rozov's official Red Bull page