Beating Death: The Science of Survival

The National Transportation Safety Board indicates that there are on average five small personal plane crashes every day in the United States. How could anyone hope to walk away from something as spectacular as this?

Take a thrilling motorcycle ride among the hills of California. Join a novice rider as he experiences what you might call your worst day on the road. How could anyone live to tell this tale?

B.A.S.E. stands for Building, Antenna, Span, and Earth. In Utah, B.A.S.E. jumpers play on the red cliffs of the high desert. But one false move sends a jumper crashing to the ground.