It is not that they do not fear death. It is that they fear not living more. If you understand that, you will know why they do it. If not, you will never understand.
Oh, brother!
I live more by hearing an elk bugle, or even a coyote howl than by jumping off a bridge with an elastic rope tied to my feet. I live more by hugging my kids than by seeing Machu Picchu. I live more by helping an elderly neighbor keep her yard up than I ever would jumping off a stupid bridge.
Base jumping is self absorbed hedonism taken to the extreme. It's a free country, so have at, but don't tell me it's a better way of living.
