I wouldn't Free soloing ahead of base jumping. The first reason is because the vast majority of climber's just don't do it. Of the small handful who have made a

I wouldn't Free soloing ahead of base jumping. The first reason is because the vast majority of climber's just don't do it. Of the small handful who have made a discipline of it, and of the ones who died, most didn't die free soloing. Dean Potter died wingsuit flying. Michael Reardon (most likely) Drowned. Dan Osman died rope jumping. Brad Gobright rapelled off the end of his rope. Alain Robert,at 58 is still active and has free soloed 170 highrises, he's been doing about 10 a year for the last several years. Alex Honnold, Peter Croft, Catherine Destiville, Steph Davis, Hazel Findlay and Brette Harrington are all storied free soloists who are still with us. John Bachar died in a ropeless climbing fall in his 50s, but most of his notable climbs he did while in his 20s. Austin Howell, a lesser known soloist died in a climbing fall a couple years ago. Those are the only 2 I know of who died free soloing. Now, the world of extreme alpinism, that's a different story. Dying all the time. 5 of the top guys died over the span of less than 3 years, in a cluster of incidents a few years ago.