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Joby Ogwyn

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take”. This means if you don't try to do things, you never will do anything. If Joby would have never tried wingsuiting he would have never become famous for it.

In 2014 Joby Ogwyn had a crazy idea. He wanted to be the first human being to descend Mt. Everest by summiting the mountain, then jumping off fully equipped with a wingsuit and a parachute.

Joby Ogwyn holds the world record for the fastest ascent of Mt. Everest. In just 10 hours Joby summited the mountain. Joby Ogwyn in my eyes is one of the coolest wingsuiters ever.

In Joby’s friend Jeff jumped out of an airplane in Florida and his parachute malfunctioned. Jeff slammed into the ground at speeds of 100 + mph and was instantly
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