Jeb Corliss is one of the original madmen of BASE jumping. For more than two decades, he flung himself from the top of massive waterfalls, bridges, and skyscrapers, and managed to miraculously survive multiple crash landings in a sport that rarely gives second chances. But now he鈥檚 44, and no longer chasing the edge of risk. Instead, Corliss has embarked on a journey into the depths of his听own听troubled mind. And he鈥檚 reached a surprising conclusion:听BASE jumping, one of the most deadly sports on earth, may have been the thing that kept him alive.听国产吃瓜黑料听contributor听Daniel Duane traveled to听Southern听California to talk to听Corliss听about听his latest high-wire act.
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