Drew Lyon - Big-Time Extreme Sports Records

National Guardsman Dan Schilling jumped off Idahos Perrine Bridge a record 201 times in 24 hours. However, his record is considered assisted because each time he jumped into the Snake River Gorge, a huge crane brought him back up. He was also aided by a team of parachute packers.

Videographer Carl Boenish was considered the father of BASE jumping. Boenish took extreme flying to the next level, and filmed his revolution. Boenish parachuted off planes 1,500 times.

In 1978 Boenish brought a team of skydivers to the El Capitan cliffs in Yosemite National Park. With cameras rolling 3,000 feet (914 m) above ground, Boenish and his team jumped. They descended at speeds exceeding 100 miles (161 kilometers) per hour before opening their chutes and landing safely. A new extreme sport and filmmaking style were born. Boenish later set a record when he made a successful 6,000-foot (1,829-m) jump.

Boenish said BASE jumping made him feel like Superman. But this Superman wasnt superhuman. In 1984 Boenishs life and career ended in tragedy. He died in a jumping accident in Norway. Two days later, Carls wife, Jean, honored her late husband by jumping from the same site where Carl made his final successful jump. His legacy, films, and the sport he created live on today.

(Carl) loved expanding the sense of the possible, Jean said.

In 1980 the U.S. government banned BASE jumping off El Capitan.

• Valery Rozov jumped from Mount Everest, 23,687 feet (7,220 meters), or about 4.5 miles, above sea level.

A.J. Hackett didnt invent , but he is the sports most extreme promoter. Bungee jumping began as an ancient South Pacific ritual called land diving. Young native men tied vines to their ankles and jumped off a high wooden tower to prove their manhood.

The Pacific islanders ritual inspired Hackett. He decided to try jumping using rubber cords. But before jumping, he needed to know the bungee rubber was strong enough. Hackett made his first jump from a 19-foot (5.8-m) bridge. The rubber cord passed the test.

In 1987 he forged a bold plan. Driving around Paris, Hackett decided to jump from the Eiffel Tower. He leaped from the building with a view that few, if any, humans had seen. Hacketts dangerous jump inspired millions to take the plunge.

1. 1988: Worlds first bungee jump off the Auckland Stock Exchange Tower
2. 1990: First bungee jump from a helicopter at 1,247 feet (380 m)
3. 2000: Jumped from the worlds highest suspension bridge
4. 2006: Highest bungee jump off a building, Macau Tower in Macau, China, 764 feet (233 m)
5. 2015: Most people bungee jumping in 24 hours: 542

Hackett set numerous records, including the first jump from a helicopter. His most recent record involved hundreds of bungee jumpers. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hacketts jumping business, 541 jumpers joined him. Using 19,570 feet (5,965 m) of bungee cord, Hacketts crew beat the record by 36 people.