- Jeb Corliss
Jeb Corliss (born 1976) is a professional BASE jumper, skydiver, and wingsuit flyer.
Jeb is co-founder of 3 Triple 7, a clothing label.
He is currently planning and promoting the Wingsuit Landing Project, an attempt to land a
wingsuit without a parachute, by building a massive ramp. [http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2007/12/14/intv.jeb.corliss.flying.suit.cnn]Empire State Building jump
On
April 27 2006 , Corliss was arrested while attempting to jump from the observation deck of theEmpire State Building . Soon after this incident, Corliss was fired from his job as host of theDiscovery Channel programStunt Junkies and banned from all futureDiscovery Networks projects. Corliss was subsequently charged with first- and second-degreereckless endangerment . While both reckless endangerment charges were dismissed by the trial judge before trial, the second-degree reckless endangerment charge was reinstated on appeal, and Corliss is currently facing trial on that charge. [ [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1204631593901 Law.com - Indictment Reinstated Over Corliss' Attempt to Parachute off Empire State Building ] ] He faces up to one year in prison if convicted.In April 2007, the owners of the Empire State Building sued Corliss for $12 million in damages, claiming he had injured a security guard, damaged the building's reputation, and cost it money from lost business. On January 15, 2008, Corliss filed a $30 million counterclaim against the owners of the Empire State building, alleging unlawful imprisonment, defamation of character, emotional distress and loss of income. [ [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1204631593901 Law.com - Indictment Reinstated Over Corliss' Attempt to Parachute off Empire State Building ] ]
References
* Corliss is featured in the last chapter of Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers: Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them, by Michael Abrams. ISBN 1-4000-5491-5.
*cite news |first=Amanda |last=Hartocollis|title=Foiled Daredevil Fares Better in Court |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/nyregion/18jumper.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|work= |publisher=The New York Times|date=January 18, 2007|accessdate=2007-01-18
*cite news |first= Bill|last=Hutchinson|title=Been there, leaped off that |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/412843p-349081c.html |work= |publisher= New York Daily News|date= April 28, 2006|accessdate=2007-01-18
* [http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/archive/non-parachute_landing.html Parachuteless Parachuting]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/sports/othersports/10flying.html?ex=1354942800&en=fa831ea44c1a5ff7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute - New York Times]External links
* [http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/collections/fear/ Weekend America] - Interview with Jeb Corliss
* [http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2676552 Demo video]
* [http://www.gougoule.com/bonus/basejump.php A Year in the Life] - 2003 jumps around the world
* [http://www.pierretristam.com/Bobst/Archives/CN110606.htm Outlawing Creative Subversions]
*imdb title|id=0457370|title = The Ground is the Limit
* [http://www.myspace.com/threetripleseven MySpace]
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