Daredevil Who Did the Unthinkable at Everest Is Dead

Leaping from a 22,349-foot-high mountain proved to be as dangerous as it sounds for Valery Rozov: The Russian base jumper died Saturday in an accident on Himalayan peak Ama Dablam. 

The AFP reports Rozov's death came while he was undertaking a "seven summits" quest that involved base jumping from each continent's highest peak. Ama Dablam is located in the Everest region. As for Everest, he had previously conquered it. 

USA Today reported on his 2013 feat, which involved him jumping from its north face at 23,688 feet in a custom wingsuit and hitting a speed of 125mph before landing on a glacier at 19,521 feet. The Washington Post notes it took four days to climb to the exit point, where the temperature was zero degrees Fahrenheit.

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