Mar 7th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has been named the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year following an online poll, which saw more than 55,000 votes cast. Baumgartner edged out nine other Adventurer of the Year candidates that included men and women who have pushed the envelope in terms of exploration and outdoor adventure in the past year.
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Felix Baumgartner Named Nat Geo People's Choice Adventurer Of The Year
Mar 7th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has been named the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year following an online poll, which saw more than 55,000 votes cast. Baumgartner edged out nine other Adventurer of the Year candidates that included men and women who have pushed the envelope in terms of exploration and outdoor adventure in the past year.
Baumgartner's initial ...Space Jumper Sets Multiple Records In Historic Free Fall
Oct 15th, 2012 at 4:30PM:
Space jumper Felix Baumgartner fell into the history books Sunday, jumping to Earth from the stratosphere and making him the first man to break the speed of sound in free fall.
Starting at over 128,000 feet in a helium-filled balloon, 43-year-old Baumgartner's record comes exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane.
...Live Feed: Watch Felix Baumgartner Make The Highest Skydive In History
Oct 14th, 2012 at 12:30PM:
Update: October 14th, 2012, 1322: A successful jump! Congratulations to Felix and the Stratos crew!
History is being made this morning in Roswell, New Mexico, as Felix Baumgartner rises quickly through the atmosphere to in a specialized helium balloon.
This is the team's third attempt after weather conflicts during the week. Mr. Baumgartner plans to break the record for the highest and ...
Skydiver Prepares To Jump From Edge Of Space
Oct 5th, 2012 at 8:00AM: For the past five years, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has been preparing for the biggest jump of his – or anyone else's – career. On Monday, October 8, he hopes to climb inside a specially designed capsule that, with the help of a balloon filled with helium, will carry him to the very edge of space. And when he has reached a height of 120,000 feet (About 23 miles!) above the ...
