Last September, three urban daredevils executed an incredible 1,776-foot nighttime Base jump from the spire of New York City's Freedom Tower. The jumper landed safely several blocks away, and recorded the entire death-defying plunge with a helmet-cam. Not surprisingly, that stunt was totally illegal; according to the New York Post, the team of James Brady, Andrew Rossig and Marko Markovich turned themselves in to authorities this week, and in the run-up to their pending court date the trio finally posted the video of the jump to YouTube. As you might imagine, the clip reveals a totally terrifying, vertigo-inducing experience. According to the Post, ad revenues from the YouTube video will be donated to charity. Now it's time to decide which clip is scarier: this jump, which at least involved a parachute, or the high-altitude antics of Kirill Oreshkin, the “Russian Spider-Man,” who hung by his fingers from Europe's tallest building with no safety gear whatsoever!
- 3/26/2014
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
There’s been mixed reaction to the three men who climbed to the top of the 1776-foot Freedom Tower and jumped off back in September, and now the first-person video has been released so you can decide for yourself.
James Brady, Andrew Rossig and Marko Markovich confessed to the crime on Monday (March 24) and surrendered to the NYPD at which time they were charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment and felony burglary.
Rossig told press, “The intent was for nobody to ever find out and for nobody to get hurt and nobody did get hurt. I’m just trying not to go to jail. We knew what we were getting into when we did it."
He added, “It was very exhilarating. It’s a fair amount of free-fall time. You really get to enjoy the view of the city and see it from a different perspective.”
However, the Port Authority and...
James Brady, Andrew Rossig and Marko Markovich confessed to the crime on Monday (March 24) and surrendered to the NYPD at which time they were charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment and felony burglary.
Rossig told press, “The intent was for nobody to ever find out and for nobody to get hurt and nobody did get hurt. I’m just trying not to go to jail. We knew what we were getting into when we did it."
He added, “It was very exhilarating. It’s a fair amount of free-fall time. You really get to enjoy the view of the city and see it from a different perspective.”
However, the Port Authority and...
- 3/25/2014
- GossipCenter
Three guys jumped off the Freedom Tower in NYC last September, and a video posted this week shows the daredevils' stunt - which has since led to their arrest. Jumpers Andrew Rossig, James Brady, and Marco Markovich parachuted off the skyscraper on Sept. 30, climbing the stairs to the top of the 1,776-foot tower while a fourth friend kept watch below. Rossig's lawyer has stated that the men didn't run into any security guards, sparking debate about the appropriate level of security at the building. That night, after they opened their parachutes and landed on West Street, a Goldman Sachs security guard called the police, but they weren't immediately found. In January, detectives identified a few of the men and found GoPro cameras with footage of the jumps. On Thursday, all four men were charged with burglary, reckless endangerment, and jumping from a structure, and Rossig's attorney stated, "No one was...
- 3/25/2014
- by Laura Marie Meyers
- Popsugar.com
Three extreme-skydiving enthusiasts accused of parachuting off the 1 World Trade Center tower last fall were arrested Monday, authorities said, in a second criminal case in two weeks arising from surreptitious stunts at the nation's tallest skyscraper. The three daredevils and someone accused of being an accomplice were facing charges including felony burglary in a Sept. 30 leap from the building, where a teenage boy was arrested on March 16. Authorities said the teen had slipped through a gap in a fence, eluded an inattentive security guard and spent about two hours atop the 1,776-foot-tall tower. The incidents have raised questions about security at the lower Manhattan site,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
The following video is not for the faint of heart, or anyone with even the slightest vertigo or fear of heights. A first-person look at the experience of Base jumping off the new Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center is now online, posted to YouTube by the three daredevils who performed the stunt in Sept. The video shows the jump from one of the men's perspective, including a shot straight down the 1776-foot-tall building. Video: Tightrope Legend Nik Wallenda on His Grand Canyon Walk, Fear and No Safety Net The jumpers -- James Brady, Andrew Rossig and
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- 3/25/2014
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James Brady, Kyle Hartwell, Marko Markovich and Andrew Rossig are the four New York City-area men who were arrested on Monday for Base jumping from the top of One World Trade Center back in September.
One World Trade Base Jumpers Arrested
Brady, Hartwell, Markovich and Rossig have all been charged with burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure, according to NYPD Commissioner William Bratton.
"These men violated the law and placed themselves, as well as others, in danger," Bratton stated. "These arrests should send a message to anyone thinking about misusing a landmark this way."
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center, also released a statement censuring the four men.
“The Port Authority joins the NYPD in condemning this lawless and selfish act that clearly endangered the public," said Port Authority Chief Security Officer Joseph Dunne. "It should be clear that the...
One World Trade Base Jumpers Arrested
Brady, Hartwell, Markovich and Rossig have all been charged with burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure, according to NYPD Commissioner William Bratton.
"These men violated the law and placed themselves, as well as others, in danger," Bratton stated. "These arrests should send a message to anyone thinking about misusing a landmark this way."
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center, also released a statement censuring the four men.
“The Port Authority joins the NYPD in condemning this lawless and selfish act that clearly endangered the public," said Port Authority Chief Security Officer Joseph Dunne. "It should be clear that the...
- 3/25/2014
- Uinterview
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