Guinness World Record for Skydiving Broken in Dubai

By Nina Awad On Apr 23, 2014

Last Monday, French duo Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen jumped off the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, breaking the Guinness World Record for skydiving with a 828 meter jump.

Burg Khalida is the tallest building in the world, earning Reffet and Fugen the Guinness title of “highest base jump from the tallest building in the world”.

The duo had received intensive training in Switzerland and practice jumps were completed from Mountain Lauterbeunnen, which is about the same height as Burj Khalifa. They both continued their training in Dubai by jumping off choppers at similar heights.

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Nina Awad

Nina is an aspiring Egyptian writer and journalist. She's a caffeine junkie who lends her voice to animal rights and welfare and is also a proud feminist and child advocate. She dreams big and is committed to prove the cynics wrong.

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