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'''Rick Sylvester''' (Born April 3, 1942) is a [[Hollywood]] [[stunt double|stuntman]], most famous for his [[BASE jumping|BASE jump]] using skis and a [[Union Flag]] parachute from Canada's [[Mount Asgard]] for the [[James Bond]] movie ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' in July 1976. In 1971, he skied off the top of [[El Capitan]] and descended approximately 914 metres (3000 feet) by parachute. This was conceived as "the world's greatest [[ski jump]]". There were two more jumps made in secrecy to avoid arrest by the National Park Service; Rick wanted more footage shot from different angles. These jumps were made in 1972 and 1973. Already an expert skier, he spent 3 weeks learning sky diving to make this jump. Sylvester also worked in another Bond film, ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', where he did the stunt when Bond falls off the side of a mountain he is climbing in [[Meteora]], [[Greece]]. He has since retired from stunt work. |
'''Rick Sylvester''' (Born April 3, 1942) is a climber and was a [[Hollywood]] [[stunt double|stuntman]], most famous for his [[BASE jumping|BASE jump]] using skis and a [[Union Flag]] parachute from Canada's [[Mount Asgard]] for the [[James Bond]] movie ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' in July 1976. In 1971, he skied off the top of [[El Capitan]] and descended approximately 914 metres (3000 feet) by parachute. This was conceived as "the world's greatest [[ski jump]]". There were two more jumps made in secrecy to avoid arrest by the National Park Service; Rick wanted more footage shot from different angles. These jumps were made in 1972 and 1973. Already an expert skier, he spent 3 weeks learning sky diving to make this jump. Sylvester also worked in another Bond film, ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', where he did the stunt when Bond falls off the side of a mountain he is climbing in [[Meteora]], [[Greece]]. He has since retired from stunt work. |
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Revision as of 22:26, 8 May 2013
Rick Sylvester (Born April 3, 1942) is a climber and was a Hollywood stuntman, most famous for his BASE jump using skis and a Union Flag parachute from Canada's Mount Asgard for the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me in July 1976. In 1971, he skied off the top of El Capitan and descended approximately 914 metres (3000 feet) by parachute. This was conceived as "the world's greatest ski jump". There were two more jumps made in secrecy to avoid arrest by the National Park Service; Rick wanted more footage shot from different angles. These jumps were made in 1972 and 1973. Already an expert skier, he spent 3 weeks learning sky diving to make this jump. Sylvester also worked in another Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, where he did the stunt when Bond falls off the side of a mountain he is climbing in Meteora, Greece. He has since retired from stunt work.