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http://www.wvbridgeday.com/ - Di Giovanni, Nick. "World BASE Fatality List."
http://hometown.aol.com/base194/myhomepage/base_fatality_list - Di Giovanni, Nick. "BASE jumping history."
http://www.basicresearch.com/base_history.htm - Donaldson, Chris. "Skydive: Sport Parachuting Explainied." Crowood Press, UK. September 2000. 1861263503.
- "Highest BASE Jump." Guinness World Records.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=43965&Reg=1 - Karlsen, Gard. "Trip to Kjerag - June 2003."
http://gardkarlsen.com/kjerag.htm - Tomlinson, Joe and Leigh, Ed. "Extreme Sports: In Search of the Ultimate Thrill.". Firefly Books Ltd, September 2004. 155297992X.
- Wimmer, Dick, editor. "The Extreme Game." Burford Books, September 15, 2001. 1580800890.
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