January 19th, 2010
Posted in A world-renowned sky diver made another achievement when he set another world record for base jumping atop the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Nasr Al Niyadi, together with his trainer Omar Al Hegelan, made a perfect landing after jumping more than 2,200 feet from the 160th floor of the building on Tuesday last week.
The duo, members of the Emirates Aviation Society, made the drop at speeds reaching 137 mph in just one and a half minutes.
Niyado was also one of the 15 recorded base jumpers to have jumped off the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the past.
In an interview, the young diver said that he felt amazing after achiving this feat and will be looking forward to more adventures in the future. He said that he has been to more than 2,000 jumps but the newest one is the best yet.
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