Shane McConkey dies in base jump accident. R.I.P.
Posted by eki | Filed under Uncategorized
One of the pioneers and innovators of freeskiing and basejumping is gone and will be missed.
The legendary freeskier, base jumper and innovator Shane McConkey was killed yesterday in a base jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites. According to several news feeds, Shane McConkey experienced problems in the air after launching off a cliff with the expectation of deploying his parachute canopy and then gliding down to the ground—as he had done successfully some 700-plus times before.
http://homeboyski.com/2009/03/27/shane-mcconkeys-death-shocked/
