I find nothing impressive about these "extreme athletes" who do more and more reckless things in order to get some notoriety or some kind of rush or bragging rights or perhaps all three.
They are like that overrated idiot Steve Irwin who messed with animals once too many times and got what he deserved.
Potter, 43, was a pioneer in an intersection of extreme sports that includes rock climbing and skydiving.
Potter and Hunt, 29, crashed late on Saturday after leaping from a 7,500ft (2,300m) promontory called Taft Point, park ranger Scott Gediman said.
A friend called Yosemite search and rescue on Saturday night, when the pair failed to return from their jump. Their bodies were not recovered until Sunday morning, with the assistance of park rangers and a California highway patrol helicopter. Neither of the men appeared to have deployed their parachutes.
Base jumping in Yosemite is illegal and those who attempt it risk being arrested and fined.
More details are here.
At least Potter's dog wasn't involved.
The older I get, the less I tolerate bullshit and stupidity.
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Little callous don't you think? These people have families that are left behind, calling them idiots after the fact helps no one.
Also Steve Irwin died a better person than most, he believed in animal conservation and actually did it. Most people can only dream about having the kind of impact he did, he brought his beliefs worldwide. Life is fleeting and he left more of a mark in his 44 years of life than most of us will with over 90 years of life.
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