On March 26, 2009, Shane McConkey died in a ski BASE jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites.
"Ski-BASE is like BASE-jumping, i.e. parachuting off fixed objected like cliffs, buildings, and bridges, but on skis, and McConkey was one of its best-known adherents and, indeed, pioneers. The 39-year-old Red Bull athlete was filming with fellow skier J.T. Holmes and Matchstick Productions in Europe and working on a project that had been brewing for a couple of years: scouting the perfect location and preparing for a double ski-BASE jump."
Read more at TheAdventureLife.org.
Shane McConkey, a tribute in pictures.
