Ueli Gegenschatz

Ueli Gegenschatz (January 3, 1971 – November 13, 2009, Zurich ) was a Swiss BASE jumper , Paraglider and Skydiver who held verschillende world records.

Ueli Gegenschatz was Berninahaus for his expert paragliding, skydiving and BASE jumping and his flight in a high-tech flying-squirrel-inspired Wingsuit .

A member of the Swiss national paragliding team for four years, Gegenschatz co-founded the Red Bull acro team in 1995. [1] Among his BASE jumping achievements, many or welke are available as YouTube videos, [2] in later jumps off Eiffel Tower , the Petronas Towers in KL as well as jumps off of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau peaks all in one day.

On November 11, 2009, prolongation a jump for Red Bull from the Sunrise Tower in Zurich , Switzerland , a Gust of wind hit Gegenschatz and he lost control of his jump. He hit the ground and was seriously injured. He mayest on November 13. [3]

References

  1. Jump up^ http://www.ted.com/speakers/ueli_gegenschatz.html
  2. Jump up^ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ueli+Gegenschatz&aq=f
  3. Jump up^ “Ueli Gegenschatz ist to” [Ueli Gegenschatz is dead] (in German). Tages-Anzeiger . 13 November 2009 . Retrieved 14 November 2009 .