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Troll Wall Norway Base Jumping

Although base jumping is legal in norway it is illegal from the troll wall which has a vertical drop of 3600 feet supposedly the steepest in europe. Red bull 186781 views.

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That also happens to make it one of the most enticing places to base jump as well.

Troll wall norway base jumping. The site is famous for the unusual boulder stuck between two rock walls. Norway is the land of testosterone. We spent a week in andalsnes noway waiting for a weather break so i could get just one amazing jump from the troll wall.

Base jumping from troll wall has been illegal since 1986. Troll wall in norway is the perfect place for your first cliff jump. After two attempts i was lucky enough to get it on the second.

From the exit point of bruraskaret the vertical drop is about 800 m. Miles above s1 e10 base jumping the titan miles above. Leif ericsson the famous norse sailor discovered north america long before christopher columbus.

Carl boenish the father of base jumping was killed on the troll wall in 1984 shortly after setting the world record for the highest base jump in history. Why to go there. The troll wall has been a prestigious goal for climbers and base jumpers alike.

Boenish died in a base jump off the stabben pinnacle in trolltindane range not troll wall proper in rauma møre og romsdal norway the day after completing a successful double base jump with his wife jean boenish for a guinness world records television special hosted by david frost and young kathie lee johnson now kathie lee gifford. Unfortunately ten people got killed during the unsuccessful jump. The wall is part of the trolltindene mountain range in rauma in møre and romsdal.

The troll wall norway norways troll wall stands 3600 feet in height making it the tallest vertical rock face in all of europe. A 3600 foot curtain of gneiss that splashes into the verdant valley of the rauma river. Also known as carls huge wall after carl boenish the father of base jumping troll wall offers the tallest vertical rock face in europe.

However it also has been a popular base jumping site since 1990s. This location has been a popular one for decades even though norway has banned the sport. On july 23 1980 finnish skydiver jorma öster was the first to perform a base jump from a norwegian mountain which was the troll wall.

It is estimated that over 29 000 jumps were performed since 1994. The troll wall is europes tallest vertical mountain wall and incorporates europes longest climbing route where adventurous climbers spend the night in the mountain wall.

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