Jeb Corliss

Jeb Corliss (born March 25, 1976) is a professional BASE jumper, skydiver, and wingsuit flyer. He has jumped from sites including Paris' Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Jeb Corliss is co-founder of 3 Triple 7, a clothing label.

He was also the original host of the Discovery Channel series Stunt Junkies, appearing in 13 episodes, but was fired by Discovery as a result of his arrest (below).

On September 25, 2011 Corliss jumped out of a helicopter at 6,000 feet and glided through a 100-ft wide archway in Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China, landing with a parachute on a nearby bridge.[2][3]

Arrest

In April 2006, Jeb Corliss attempted to BASE jump off the observation deck of the Empire State Building, while wearing a camera, but was restrained by building security and arrested by the NYPD. As a result, Corliss received three years probation and 100 hours community service,[1] which was at one point overturned by a Manhattan state judge on the basis that Corliss "was experienced and careful enough to jump off a building without endangering his own life or anyone else’s".[4] This sentence was affirmed in January 2009.[5] Corliss was later permanently banned from setting foot in the Empire State Building.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Walder, Noeleen G. (2008-03-05). "Indictment Reinstated Over Corliss' Attempt to Parachute off Empire State Building". New York Law Journal. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1204631593901. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
  2. ^ Higgins, Matt (December 10, 2007). "Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute . In order for this to happen he plans to build a landing strip in Las Vegas Nevada . Corliss needs to raise four million dollars for its construction". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/sports/othersports/10flying.html. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  3. ^ Finighan, Gareth (September 25, 2011). "Mind the gap! Wingsuit stuntman shoots through narrow slit in mountainside at 75mph". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2041434/Wingsuit-stuntman-Jeb-Corliss-shoots-narrow-slit-Tianmen-mountain-75mph.html. Retrieved September 25, 2011. 
  4. ^ Hartocollis, Amanda (January 18, 2007). "Foiled Daredevil Fares Better in Court". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/nyregion/18jumper.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2007-01-18. 
  5. ^ "Empire State Stuntman Gets 3 Years Of Probation". CBS News. 2009-01-22. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/22/ap/tv/main4748345.shtml. 
  6. ^ Italiano, Laura; Gregorian, Dareh (2010-06-16). "Empire of the 'shun' for daredevil". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/empire_of_the_shun_for_daredevil_OL5Hq3naLq7Hbtc9Z4WCtI. 

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