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Base jumping in the Moab desert – in pictures

BASE jumping in Utah: BASE jumpers drive out to the Moab Desert
A group of Base jumpers head out to the Moab desert in Utah. Base is an acronym that stands for the four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: building, antenna, span and Earth Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: Parachutists don jumping gear
The daredevil parachutists prepare to plummet thousands of feet into the canyon below Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: Jumper attaches a head-mounted camera to his crash helmet
One jumper attaches a camera to his crash helmet Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: The group take in the spectacular views before preparing to jump
The group take in the spectacular views of the Moab desert before preparing to jump Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: A parachutist somersaults from the edge of the canyon
A parachutist somersaults from the edge of the canyon Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: Another jumper leaps into the abyss
Another jumper leaps into the abyss Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: Others watch as two parachutists plummet towards the ground
Others watch as two parachutists plummet towards the ground Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: Two jumpers drop into the canyon
The dramatic landscape dwarfs two jumpers as they drop into the canyon Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: A parachutist wearing a wingsuit dives from the cliff edge
A parachutist wearing a wingsuit dives from the cliff edge Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
BASE jumping in Utah: Two parachutists perform a synchronised jump
Two parachutists perform a synchronised jump Photograph: Scott Rogers/Caters News Agency
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