Epic Basejumping

Seeing the Christ the Redeeemer statue in Rio is high up on everybody's bucket list – but rather than just taking photos of it, how about BASE jumping beneath

by Cathy Adams

Former Wold Champion BASE jumper, Espen Fadnes prepares to jump off the tallest building in Bangkok. During this jump, he suffers a unfortunate accident.

Teammate Jokke Sommer prepares to jump off the tallest building in Bangkok in episode six of The Perfect Flight.

Espen Fadnes admires the view from the roof.

(Left to right) Espen Fadnes, Ludovic Woerth and Jokke Sommer discuss their route down from the tallest point in Bangkok.

Espen Fadnes following an illegal BASE jump underneath the arms of the Christ the Redeemer statue.

Jokke Sommer performs a 360 roll mid jump, in Central Bangkok.

Espen Fadnes and Jokker Sommer about to perform the first ever BASE jump underneath the bridge at Aiguille du Midi.

Jokke Sommer about to jump from a Helicopter in the French Alps.

The pair soak in the French Alps before flying underneath a bridge 4,000m above sea level at 160mph.

Espen Fadnes performs an illegal BASE jump underneath the arms of the Christ the Redeemer statue.

The Christ the Redeemer Statue in Brazil, which Espen Fadnes flies directly underneath.

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Published: Tuesday 10th December 2013

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Seeing the Christ the Redeeemer statue in Rio is high up on everybody's bucket list – but rather than just taking photos of it, how about BASE jumping beneath its arms?

In a new series on extreme adventure sports TV channel EpicTV, two BASE jumpers travel across the globe to find the perfect flight.

In the gallery above, see the pair jump in Rio, Bangkok and underneath the Aiguille de Midi bridge, 4,000m above Chamonix in the French Alps. It's definitely not for the faint-hearted.

To watch any of the videos, see epictv.com/pages/podcast-serie-host/the-perfect-flight.

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