On January 17, 1990, French extreme sports pioneer Jean-Marc Boivin climbed to the top of Angel Falls in Venezuela, the tallest waterfall in the world at 3,212 feet. Boivin was known for pushing limits-he had already BASE jumped from the Eiffel Tower, skied down Mount Everest, and paraglided from K2. At Angel Falls, he planned to set another record by making the highest paraglider flight ever attempted. He launched from the summit but strong winds caught him midair. The canopy collapsed and he s