Carl Boenisch
Bio: Carl Ronald Boenish (April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes. These jumps were repeated, not as a publicity exercise or as a movie stunt, but as part of the development of a recurring recreational activity
Born: Thu, Apr 03 1941
Death: Sat, Jul 07 1984
Birthplace: New Castle, Pennsylvania
Death: Sat, Jul 07 1984
Carl Boenisch is 43 years old
