To jump and break the sound barrier will not be a mere record breaking experience or another extreme event that ends once the mission is accomplished.

I was crossing the English Channel with a carbon-fiber wing on my back.

Of course my life has changed because now everybody knows who Felix Baumgartner is.

I have a lot of fears that normal people have.

As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.

People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.

I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.