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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DJU9" data-source="post: 10537070" data-attributes="member: 44472"><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/371/cache/pictures-we-love-best-june-2011-base-jumping_37147_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Free Fallin' Spanish contestant Dario Barrio seems to fall from the sky during the  BASE Jump World Championship accuracy competition, held June 10 and 11  in Benidorm, Spain. Competitors leaped from the top of the Gran Hotel  Bali—billed as the tallest hotel in Europe.Unlike skydiving, BASE jumping involves parachuting from a fixed object  such as a bridge, cliff, or dam. BASE is an acronym that stands for  Building, Antenna, Span, Earth—the four most popular objects jumpers use  for their sport.Why We Love It"This hair-raising photograph of an expert jumper in Spain does a  remarkable job of capturing an extreme sport—and of provoking sympathy  for the jumpers' families."—Chris Combs, news photo editor"The BASE jumper is simultaneously floating and hurtling through this  frame. As the jumper is not fully pictured, an additional sense of  immediacy is brought to an already extreme sport."—Sarah Polger, senior  photo editor</blockquote>

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