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Carl Boenisch Died at age: 43

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    Carl Ronald Boenish (April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan

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Fullname:

Carl Boenisch

Date of Birth:

Apr 03, 1941

Country of birth:

Pennsylvania

Died:

Jul 07, 1984

Biography of

Carl Boenisch

    Carl Ronald Boenish (April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes. These jumps were repeated, not as a publicity exercise or as a movie stunt, but as part of the development of a recurring recreational activity. This approach defined modern BASE jumping. These were the jumps that popularized BASE jumping more widely among parachutists, likely because Boenish filmed them and presented the footage exceptionally well. Boenish also published BASE Magazine to promote safety in this new sport.

    Boenish's cinematography work included the 1969 John Frankenheimer parachuting film classic The Gypsy Moths, starring Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman, and a National Geographic Explorer segment on jumps from El Capitan.

    His life and death is the subject of the 2015 documentary film, Sunshine Superman.

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Carl Boenisch

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Sunshine Superman

Himself ( Actor )

... 2015