{"id":14799,"date":"2021-10-25T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/?p=14799"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:07:09","slug":"wingsuit-pilot-tim-howell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wingsuit-pilot-tim-howell\/","title":{"rendered":"Base jumping proposal goes wrong for wingsuit expert Tim Howell | WIHTF podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h2 id=\"wingsuit-pilot-tim-howell-plan\">Wingsuit pilot Tim Howell planned the perfect proposal to his then girlfriend atop Table Mountain, South Africa, before the pair would base jump off together.<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"unfortunately-things-didn't-qu\">Unfortunately, things didn&#8217;t quite pan out.<\/h3>\n<div>Tim, an accomplished alpinist, former Kruger National Park guide and Royal Marine Commando, spoke to When it hits the fan podcast about what happened &#8211; and how the pair escaped.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14803\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-cropped-9-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wingsuit expert Tim Howell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQdFxVo3YuY?si=oXq_puO4OVGqUKfi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>Find out more about Tim here: <a id=\"LPlnkOWALinkPreview\" href=\"http:\/\/timhowelladventure.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">http:\/\/timhowelladventure.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wingsuit pilot Tim Howell planned the perfect proposal to his then girlfriend atop Table Mountain, South Africa, before the pair would base jump off together. 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