“The Birdman” Jeb Corliss: Fearless BASE Jumper

Jeb is one of the world’s best known BASE-jumpers and wingsuit pilots. He has made more than 1,000 jumps including the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge and Angel falls to name a few.  He is featured in a documentary called Fearless: The Jeb Corliss Story.

Some interesting insights from this episode: 

• Learn how he was diagnosed with counterphobia at an early age which made him want to confront his fears head on. 

• “The only limits on you are the ones you place upon yourself.” 

• Base-jumping saved him from a life of depression. It was the first time he truly felt happy. 

• Getting over fear is like building muscle. You have to slowly build up a tolerance for fear so you can eventually do terrifying things. 

• Hear about one of the most terrifying jumps he’s ever done. 

• Hear how he was able to survive an “unsurvivable” crash. 

• It took years of suffering following a near-death accident to one day allow him to derive more pleasure from the simple things in life than jumping off any mountain.