Guinness World Records on MSN

Highest tandem parachute jump (skydive) 13,081 m (42,917.2 ft) by Artaj Singh and Thomas Oquinns

This was the coldest parachute jump the two are ever likely to make, due to the altitude. The altitude was confirmed by using special Flysight technology.

Australia skydiving | Skydiver cuts himself free after parachute snags on plane at 15,000 ft

A skydiver in Far North Queensland narrowly survived a high-altitude emergency when his reserve parachute opened prematurely at 4,600m and became caught on the aircraft during a group jump. Forced to ...
The Independent

Skydiver’s parachute gets caught on plane’s wing at 15,000ft as jump goes horribly wrong

A skydiver had a miraculous escape after his parachute became caught on a plane’s wing while 15,000ft up in the air. Dramatic footage captured the moment the jump went horribly wrong, seconds after ...
KRQE Blogs

Diving from the edge of space: How New Mexico played a role in testing high-altitude parachutes

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – For the last 60 years, New Mexico has been a proving ground for generations of air and spacecraft. But what happens when someone has to eject from an aircraft at high ...
Reuters

Daredevil skydiver lifts off for stratosphere jump

ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil lifted off on Sunday in hopes of making his delayed skydive from a balloon flying 23 miles (37 km) above the planet and breaking the sound barrier ...