Jeb Corliss is quite possibly the most fearless man on Earth. His addiction to “proximity flying” (where you fly in a wingsuit as close to the ground, trees, building, or cliffs as possible) is thoroughly impressive and proved nearly deadly.
Check out how close to the ground Jeb is comfortable flying in this video at 1:36
On January 16th, 2012 Jeb was flying off Table Mountain in South Africa when he got so close to the ground that he accidentally touched down while flying full speed. We still don’t know his exact injuries, but they are certainly a variation of one to two broken legs.
Here is a look at his crash.
JEB CORLISS UPDATES
Feb. 1st, 2012: “Well here I am sitting in the hospital doing the little rehab I can with an open hole in my shin 🙂 I am just super stoked to still have legs to do rehab on 🙂 Looks like two more weeks in a south african hospital before heading home 🙂 By the time this is done I will have spent over 2 months of my life in south african hospitals 🙂 I think I need to get better at this base jumping thing 🙂 Spending way to much time in hospitals :)” – Jeb Corliss facebook page
Jan. 25th, 2012: “I finally got to take a poo on a real toilet today 🙂 Life is so good 🙂 I now know that if hell exists it will have something to do with bed pans :)” – Jeb Corliss facebook page
Jan. 18th, 2012: “Thank you every one for the well wishes 🙂 I am fine and relatively unhurt. Thank you to all the people that helped in my rescue and continue to help me in the hospital 🙂 It’s going to be a rough next couple months but I guess I am getting a forced 8 week vacation 🙂 I will try to make the best of it :)” – Jeb Corliss facebook page
