Autralian Building, Antennas, Span, Earth (BASE) jumper Gary Cunningham parachutes down after leaping from the top of the 421-metre Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur. Eighty-two professional base jumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event. AFP

BASE jumper Sean Chuma of Twin Falls Idaho in the US leaps before parachuting down from Kuala Lumpur Tower in Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur. REUTERS

An unidentified BASE jumper leaps from the height of 300 meters of Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,381-foot) broadcasting tower, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

An unidentified BASE jumper leaps from the height of 300 meters of Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,381-foot) broadcasting tower, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

An unidentified BASE jumper leaps from the height of 300 meters of Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,381-foot) broadcasting tower, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

Unidentified BASE jumper leap from the height of 300 meters of Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,381-foot) broadcasting tower, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

An unidentified BASE jumper leaps from the height of 300 meters of Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,381-foot) broadcasting tower, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

Australian Building, Antennas, Span, Earth (BASE) jumper Tim Mcdonald and Sweden's Wioletta Roslah gesture as they leap from the top of the 421-metre Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur. Eighty-two professional base jumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event. AFP

New Zealand Building, Antennas, Span, Earth (BASE) jumper Paul Morton performs an acrobatic dive as he leaps from the top of the 421-metre Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur. Eighty-two professional base jumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event. AFP

British Building, Antennas, Span, Earth (BASE) jumper Dean Smith gestures as he leaps from the top of the 421-metre Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur. Eighty-two professional base jumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event. AFP