The business grew exponentially and these two prime customers remained as my base for more than twenty years.

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Twenty two people have now died base jumping in Lauterbrunnen since 1994, according to the Swiss Base Association.

BBC: Devon base jumper Gary Harbird dies in Switzerland

Twenty-four hours earlier, the last of Forward Operating Base Kushamond, a sprawling home to a company of American soldiers, had been bulldozed flat.

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