Two base jumpers wearing wingsuits jump July 21 from the Brevent needle above Chamonix in the French Alps. For nearly two months, daredevils in skin-tight suits with batwing sleeves and a flap between their legs hurled themselves off the Brevent cliff, soaring through the Alpine skies. Last week, tragedy struck: A Norwegian wingsuit flyer was killed when his parachute failed to open. The next day, the mayor of Chamonix-Mont Blanc banned wingsuits. The decision has triggered a debate about how to weigh the dangers of extreme sport against the passion of the thrill-seekers the Alpine town has famously encouraged. (ASSOCIATED PRESS / Cyril Duval)
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