Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartneris an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is best known for his participation in the Red Bull Stratos project, in which he jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on October 14, 2012. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km, reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h, or Mach 1.25, . He became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power relative to the surface on...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionDaredevil
Date of Birth20 April 1969
CitySalzburg, Austria
CountryAustria
Felix Baumgartner quotes about
As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
I once wanted to be a stuntman. I was constantly on the front pages when I was a base jumper. But if I were a stuntman, my name would only appear right at the end of the closing credits, even though I'd risked my life for others.
I love a challenge, and trying to become the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall is a challenge like no other.
Engage your life with enthusiasm; grasp your life aggressively and squeeze from it every drop of excitement, satisfaction, and joy.
When you stand up there on top of the world, you become so humble,
I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.
Normally, when I skydive, even in winter, I wear very thin gloves. I want to be flexible, with fast reactions.
I was crossing the English Channel with a carbon-fiber wing on my back.
Learn to love what you've been taught to fear.
I don't like to rate myself; others can do that. I've spoken with a number of young people who weren't even born in 1969, when the first moon landing was made. They've witnessed the first person to fly at faster than speed of the sound without propulsion. These kids are happy to have had such a momentous event in their lifetime.
It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground.
We want to push mankind's boundaries out a little further.