Valery Rozov wrote a new page in the B.A.S.E. Jumping history books with the first ever jump from Africa’s highest point Mount Kilimanjaro (5,460 meters above sea level).

“During the jump, Rozov spent more than one minute in freefall and travelled a horizontal distance of more than 3 kilometers. The elevation change between the jump point (5,460 meters) and the point of landing (the Barranco Camp, 3,950 meters) was more than 1,500 meters.

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