Felix in the papers and on TV
All over the news: Article (Dutch) Translation:
IN THE CLOUDS
Taiwan - Base-Jumper Felix Baumgartner (38) leaped from the second-highest building in the world past wednesday. The 'Taipei 101 Tower' measuring 509 meters
The Austrian dare-devil prepared the illegal jump and escape route utmost secrecy.
He used high-tech equipment to explore the building, changed clothes multiple times to prevent himself from being recognized and checked all the security cameras and systems.
The day before the jump, he smuggled the parachute into the building with help of a Taiwanese friend, who hid it in the ceiling of a bathroom.
Several helpers distracted the guards attention on the day itself, allowing Baumgartner to make the jump.