BASE jumping leaps into mainstream

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Base jumping in West Virginia

For one Saturday every fall, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, W. Va., transforms into a human launch pad. It's known as Bridge Day, the largest event in the world dedicated to a sport that defines the word extreme.

Keep clicking to see some of the vertigo-inducing scenes seen at the 2012 event.

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