<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4fNbAU_0wDpkyRh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4fNbAU_0wDpkyRh00" width="1320" height="743" >FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers take the leap off the New River Gorge Bridge."This crowd, the beautiful place, beautiful people, everything," Eric Hartog, BASE jumper, said.Bridge Day's 45th anniversary on Saturday saw jumpers from far and wide line up to leap off the over 800ft tall bridge before parachuting along the river below."It is crazy, it's so crazy I come and do it every year," Hartog said. "It's the world series, Superbowl of BASE jumping."This event attracts over 80,000 visitors each year and base jumpers said they can't get enough of it."There's nothing you can describe it, once you go, nothing like natural adrenaline, 100 percent organic," Hartog said.Jumpers said the thought process behind taking the leap is often what prevents people from doing it."Kind of clear your head before you jump. Everyone has a little countdown they do. Three, two, one, see you, and you just hope for the best," BASE jumper Travis Everett said. "I made three jumps last year, so this will be my fourth jump off the bridge."Base jumpers travel across the country to experience Bridge day and they find themselves coming back year after year."I say just do it, go out there, do it scared. Do what makes you scared. it's fun," Everett said.Bridge Day is held at the New River Gorge Bridge annually on the third Saturday of October.</div></body>

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'World series of base jumping': 80,000 gather for New River Gorge Bridge Day

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers take the leap off the New River Gorge Bridge. \"This crowd, the beautiful place, beautiful people, everything,\" Eric Hartog, BASE...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers take the leap off the New River Gorge Bridge. "This crowd, the beautiful place, beautiful people, everything," Eric Hartog, BASE...