On Friday?, Christophe, an French BASE jumper, died whilst jumping in Southern France. He was jumping a new exit point which had only recently been opened. He knew it was a difficult jump which required the jumpers to track the talus. He was doing a two way, filming a friend. Apparently his friend was ok but Christophe did not manage to track the talus and impacted. This is all the information I have but there has been a posting on the French BASE board.
www. base-jump.org
I had the pleasure of his company in Le Verdon and Le Vercors this summer and his enthusiasm for the sport was infectious!! He was always smiling, laughing and offering help and advice. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him I am sure. I made a new friend and lost him far too quickly. A very black day indeed.