Alain Robert AKA Spider-Man

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704]

I got a bit excited when I saw him trending, but it turns out he hasn't plummeted to his mort - he's climbed a tall building on his 60th birthday. Good to see he's still giving us a chance though.

[alt obits guy 3,385]

Mark Andrews, a British base jumper, has died after falling more than 400 metres down a rockface. He was 65.

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22575509/brit-base-jumper-dies-mark-andrews-italy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunmaintwitter&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1685898422-2

[gcreptile 11,069]

Another french daredevil not Alain Robert,  but Remi Lucidi, falls to death while climbing a Hong Kong skyscraper:

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/french-daredevil-known-for-photos-from-edge-of-high-rise-buildings-falls-to-death-from-68th-floor

[Youth in Asia 1,088]

68 floors is a long time to consider the flaws in one's climbing technique

[gcreptile 11,069]

David Kirke, bungee-jumping pioneer dies at 78:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/david-kirke-bunjee-jumping-death-b2434042.html

[Whitehouse 874]

Youtuber in search of attention, succeeds in getting attention,  tries to do base jump from the 29th of a building. Parachute says no...

 

Bonus: Video.

[En Passant 3,755]

Arguably not quite a Darwin. Base Jumping is an accepted sport, sort of.... Base Fatality List

Not sure where you'd put it instead though.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,366]

18 minutes ago, En Passant said:

Arguably not quite a Darwin. Base Jumping is an accepted sport, sort of.... Base Fatality List

Not sure where you'd put it instead though.

 

Fear not, Deathlist has a thread for most occasions 

[En Passant 3,755]

4 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

 

Fear not, Deathlist has a thread for most occasions 

 

Aye thanks.

Possibly not brought to mind because there's far more base jumpers than human flies (if that's exactly what you'd call him).

So far as I know your actual parachute jumpers always take the easiest route to the top and mr Robert has never used a parachute.

But yes, given the subtitle anyway, much closer to this than an actual Darwin.