South African Jean-Jacques "JJ" Wallis is redefining the limits of human flight — and putting South Africa on the global map of extreme aerial sports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/more-sports/wallis-south-africa-skydiving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jjwallis #southafrica #skydiving
Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, died on Thursday in a paragliding accident in central Italy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/more-sports/felix-baumgartner-dies-paragliding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #felixbaumgartner #skydiving #basejumping