Russian daredevil jumps from Everest to mark 60 years since the first climb

On the sixtieth anniversary of a momentous climb that cut a trail for the future of human exploration, another adventurer has set a record by leaping from Mount Everest, according to the Guardian.

Sixty years ago today, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first recorded humans to reach the summit of mount Everest — a feat that hundreds of climbers have attempted since.

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Much has changed in more than half a century, and today, a Russian daredevil commemorated the anniversary by releasing a video of his jump from 7,220 metres up Everest's north face while wearing a specially-designed wingsuit, according to the Telegraph.

Valery Rozov prepared for two years and it took him four days, along with his team, to climb to the edge from where he jumped on May 5, the newspaper reported.

His descent was considerably shorter.

The video shows Rozov plummeting from Everest with the face of the mountain behind him, before he began to fly using the wingsuit.

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If the record is confirmed, Rozov's leap will mark the world's highest ever BASE jump. Two jumpers on Mount Meru in India set the last record at 6,604 metres, according to Guiness World Records.

As one YouTube user commented, it's only too bad he didn't yell "Weee" the whole way down.