Man falls to his death from Grand Canyon's Skywalk overlook - namesake national park is America's most dangerous, with highest numbers of deaths

Daily Mail ^ | 6/16/23 | Stephen M. Lepore

[Georgia Girl 2]

I stayed far away from that when I visited. 😬

[Mean Daddy]

It’s $60 per person to do it. Better yet, go to Peach Springs, AZ and pay to drive to the bottom of the canyon. Greatest, little known tourist spot.

[EinNYC]

Falling 4,000 feet must have given him plenty of time to consider what was at the end of his fall...how ghastly.

[minnesota_bound]

4,000 feet and then splat. What was left of him?

[Hermes37]

We can also use google maps to see the heights involved, Layers->Terrain.
The hill _above_ the tourist trap is ~4800 feet above sea level. The depth of the valley below the tourist trap is about ~2000 feet above sea level, probably much higher.
Even if he made it all the way to the river level ~1200 still not a 4000 foot drop.

I read one blurb that implied a ‘ranger’ said “over 4000 feet”. Welcome to Earth 2023.

Still, it was a momentus accomplishment.
If the walkway qualifies as a “span” then he is a baSe jumper. If it is technically a “building” then he is a Base jumper. Otherwise it was “earth”ish and he is a basE jumper.
Oops, was not is. Even if we give him all three(BaSE) still not qualified for his BASE# (assumes no prior experience)
A very unique exit point!

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I don’t think he was any sort of BASE jumper, since he didn’t have a parachute. Just a jerk committing suicide.