In September of 2011, wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss made history by flying through Heaven's Gate on Tianmen Mountain in China. The "gate" is actually a narrow cave which he passed through at 75 mph (120 kph), something that had never been done before at that time. The video below gives us a behind the scenes look at Jeb's historic flight and mixes in some great footage from other wingsuiters who came along for the ride. The mountain scenes make a fantastic backdrop for these daredevils who seem to have little fear when they sail off into open space.

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We're overdue for a good wingsuit video and I came across this one this morning on YouTube. It features some great flying but more impressively, the wingsuit pilots are getting very close to some dangerous objects. There are all kinds of scenes of the person buzzing through trees, carving the side of a mountain or zipping between towers or other man-made structures. At 17-minutes in length its a little long, but considering how adrenaline inducing it is, you'll probably exhausted by the time you get to the end. This is a great compilation of some excellent wingsuit flights.

I guess BASE jumping from impossibly high places isn't enough of a challenge any more. The guy in the video below – one Sam "I'm Crazy" Hardy – decided a moving van would make a better launching pad for his leap off of a 460-foot tall bridge. He was certainly successful in making an already scary activity even scarier.

This video kicks off a new series from EpicTV called eleMENTAL, which seems aptly fitting. Episode 2 promises more craziness, so stay tuned.

Everest is the gift that keeps on giving this year. Just when I think I'm about to put an end to the stories from the Himalaya, something new gets on my radar and I just have to share it. In this case, it is the video below which features Russian BASE jumper Valery Rozov, who jumped from an altitude of 23,687 feet (7220 m) on the North Side, claiming a record for the highest altitude BASE jump ever. He then proceeds to glide for a bit, hitting speeds in excess of 125 mph (201 km/h) while enjoying the ride in his wingsuit, before eventually opening his parachute and gliding safely to the ground. Wild stuff. I now expect someone to find an even higher place to leap off of soon. The BASE jumping Altitude Wars have only just begun.

There is no question that wingsuit pilots are getting more daring and precise with their flights. Don't believe me? Then check out the video below of Alexander Polli zipping through a narrow cave opening in the Roca Foradada Mountains in Montserrat, Spain. Polli makes a couple of warm-up jumps first to get his timing down, but on his third flight he blasts through the small opening in the rock face at a blistering 250 km/h (155 mph).

This one will definitely leave you holding your breath. Wow!

Lets start the day out today with a little adrenaline rush. This video was shot using GoPro cameras as wingsuit pilots Ludovic Woerth and Jokke Sommer fly into Rio de Janeiro. The highlights from this clip include that they launched their flight from motorized paragliders and they managed to buzz between two towers on their descent, before coming in for a landing in a small park in the middle of the city. Crazy stuff, even with a fogged over lens.

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, aka The Man Who Fell To Earth, has been named the winner of the National Geographic 2013 People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. The award is given as a result of an online poll conducted of visitors to the National Geographic website over a two-month period running from November to January. Baumgartner edged out nine other very worthy candidates to earn this distinction after making a historic skydive last fall.

Felix gained worldwide attention last October when he rode a specially designed high altitude balloon up to the edge of space. When his capsule was approximately 39 km (24 miles) above the Earth, he stepped out and proceeded to free fall through the atmosphere. On the way down, he managed to become the first person to break the sound barrier with out an aircraft, reaching speeds in excess of 1357 km/h (843 mph) in the process. He also set a record for the highest ever skydive with his jump starting at an impressive 38,969 meters (127,853 ft).

As impressive as this feat was, Baumgartner did have some good competition for the title of People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. Some of the other candidates included kayaker Steve Fisher, who completed the first descent of the world's largest rapids on the Congo River and climber David Lama, who free climbed Cerro Torre along the 1097 meter (3600 ft) Southeast Ridge. Ultrarunner Lizzy Hawker was also amongst the finalist for her fifth win at the famed Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc and explorer Mike Libecki received the nod for this efforts to continually fill in blank spots on the map.

I have to say that I'm not surprised that it was Felix that went home with the title. After all, he probably received the most press of any of the candidates. His skydive, which was broadcast live over the Internet, held us all spellbound and it was amazing to watch him fall from such great heights. Congratulations to him and his entire support team for earning this honor. Definitely well deserved.

In early November, National Geographic announced their selections for the 2012 Adventurer of the Year, bestowing that honor on ten outdoor athletes and explorers who pushed boundaries in the past year. At the same time, they also opened voting to the general public, allowing us to weigh in on who should win the People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. Now, the time is running short to cast your votes, with the deadline coming next week on January 16.

There are a number of worthy candidates to choose from when selecting who should win this honor. Some of the options include BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from the edge of space a few months back, and kayaker Steve Fisher, who ran some of the toughest rapids in the world on the Congo River. They're joined on the list by explorer Mike Libecki, who traveled the globe in pursuit of his adventures, and ultrarunner Lizzy Hawker, who won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc an impressive fifth straight time.

To cast your vote for your favorite adventurer, click here. You can vote once day, every day until the competition ends next  Wednesday.