![Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, 30-year-old, who goes by the code name "Base 502," prepares to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, 30-year-old, who goes by the code name "Base 502," prepares to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/89b890931d07408483ede43426739535/2d5ap6f.jpg)
Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, 30-year-old, who goes by the code name "Base 502," prepares to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro
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Felix Baumgartner: Thought plummeting 24 miles at 834mph was crazy? Just read what else he's been up to! | Daily Mail Online
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