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A base jumper's ambitious acrobatics send him crashing into the bottom of a rocky canyon. >> before i could even know what's happening, bang, i hit the ground. >> july 23rd, 2009. rifle, colorado. base jumper ted davenport and his friend 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 formed into a w, if you look at it from afar. so, that's why i named it the w hotel. and that day we were jumping room 817, which is 817 feet. has a really flat takeoff. driv...

To him, it's something cool to jump off of. when the skydiving instructor isn't jumping out of planes, he's hurling himself off things. >> some people do drugs. i jump off of stuff. it makes me feel good. it's like a drug only the fun part's the coming down. >> jester is an avid base jumper. >> all right, buddy. here we go. >> base jumping is an acronym for building antenna span, which would be the bridge, and "e" for edifice, like a cliff. >> there's only one small problem. jumping off bridges is against the law. >> what up, baby? >> but that doesn't stop jester from driving his car to the bi...

Given a police escort to an area hospital where he makes a complete recovery. a month later shipman pleads not guilty to multiple charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer, stealing a vehicle, reckless driving, aggravated fleeing and burglary. he is currently in jail awaiting trial. the deputy who shot shipman is put on administrative leave pending an investigation. eventually he is cleared of any wrongdoing and returned to duty. shipman gives no explanation for his wild ride, which snarls traffic in both directions on i-40 for seven hours. >> that's it. coming up -- >> you w...

I think we are all just a little bit of adrenaline junkies. coming up, a base jumper free-falls to the earth. >> they say if you start base jumping, you are going to love b.a.s.e. jumping, but you will die b.a.s.e. jumping.

And sinker. this is what i want to do. i quit my job and spent all my money on jumping and just living the dream. >> as if simply jumping out of an airplane and plummeting to earth isn't enough of a thrill, dasher keeps upping the challenge in order to chase new highs. >> i was actually the first person to land a bicycle sky biking. it's like e.t., i'm riding a bike, got a parachute, and i'm flying around. look at me, i'm on a bike, this is awesome, take my picture, quick. i'm doing it. >> oh, dude, thanks a lot, man. geez, man, i'm trying to jump off this -- oh! >> i'm a base jumper. i jump o...