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Im okay and just went on his way. >> later on, the mays post the video of the spill on youtube, and it becomes an internet sensation. >> some of the people that have posted comments on youtube back to us about that were bad parents, that were bad -- you know, we should be charged with child endangerment. >> for those critics, heidi has an answer. >> like i like to tell everybody, the family that plays together stays together, and thats our motto. and the boys to this day still talk about that ro...

Strapped in and he went to sleep, and the oldest one said im okay and just went on his way. >> later on the mays post the video of this spill on youtube and it becomes an internet sensation. >> some of the people that have posted comments on youtube back to us about that were bad parents, that were bad -- you know, we should be charged with child endangerment. >> for those critics, heidi has an answer. >> like i like to tell everybody, the family that plays together stays together, and thats our...

A chute. he is attempting to jump from 2400 feet without a parachute. a film and tv stuntman and avid base jumper, he is no stranger to high flying fets. >> i have jumped from the eiffel tower, rid an bmx bike, the london eye, inside the millennium dome. >> each of those times he used a parachute, but this jump is different. if he succeeds, he will be the first person ever intentionally to sky dive without using one. connery spent months working with a designer to create a custom wing suit. >> w...

To keep holmes on the ground. after an eight-month recovery, he returns to his sky diving job, performing 10 to 15 jumps a day. >> so, just back to normal. i have done it since i was 17 for work. i love every single day i go to work. i just love it. its my life. i love it. >> as long as his parachute functions properly, its a good day. but for this guy, jumping without deploying a parachute is the whole point. >> one mistake when you are close to the ground. >> its one of the most daring stunts ...

Er go to the post office again. you may have seen face jumpers before but probably never met a thrill seeker like 102-year-old dorothy custer. with only a few seconds to pull the chute, face jumping is not -- base jumping is not for the faint of heart. its a thrill that world renowned base jumper sean chase nearly every day in twin falls, idaho. >> i have done 2,150 base jumps as of today.

Jeep are amazingly relaxed. >> the youngest one, we got him strapped in and he went to sleep, and the oldest one said im okay and just went on his way. >> later on the mays post the video of this spill on youtube and it becomes an internet sensation. >> some of the people that have posted comments on youtube back to us about that were bad parents, that were bad -- you know, we should be charged with child endangerment. >> for those critics, heidi has an answer. >> like i like to tell everybody, ...

See if she is in good physical condition enough to do it. a couple of days later i went and visited her. shes so sharp. she was actually in really good shape for 102 years old. thats when i decided to go for it. >> i said, would you jump and i said, i dont see why not. as i said theres only two things that happen. i could either make it or i wouldnt and either way it didnt make any difference. >> reporter: june 2nd, 2013, sean and dorothy get suited up for their tandem jump from the middle of th...

Now thats progressive. i love myself as a [ high-pitched ] nailed it! a base jumpers ambitious acrobatics send him crashing into the bottom of a rocky canyon. >> before i could even know whats happening, bang, i hit the ground. >> july 23rd, 2009. rifle, colorado. base jumper ted davenport and his friends are preparing to leap off what they call route 17 of the hotel. >> i was one of the first persons to ever jump this object and the shape of the cliff is about half a mile around and it is for...

Is awesome! take my picture, quick. >> dude, man, thats a lot, geez, man, im trying to jump off -- >> im a b.a.s.e. jumper. i jump off of cliffs, buildings, antennas, bridges and parachutes. now im sitting on more b.a.s.e jumps than anyone on the planet. >> but dasher takes it to the next level when a buddy of his makes a unique request. >> a friend of mine makes kayaking movies, and he asked me if i could jump out of an airplane with a kayak. >> dasher loves skydiving, but kayaking is a differe...

Sleep, and the oldest one said im okay and just went on his way. >> later on the mays post the video of this spill on youtube and it becomes an internet sensation. >> some of the people that have posted comments on youtube back to us about that were bad parents, that were bad -- you know, we should be charged with child endangerment. >> for those critics, heidi has an answer. >> like i like to tell everybody, the family that plays together stays together, and thats our motto. and the boys to thi...