Karina Hollekim
Karina Hollekim (born April 25, 1976) is a Norwegian free skier and BASE jumper. She is the first female athlete to complete a ski BASE.
In August 2006 she had a near-fatal crash after her parachute failed during a routine parachuting jump. She hit the ground at over 100 km/h (60 mph), and her legs were fractured in 21 places.[1] Although doctors said she'd never walk again, after 20 surgeries she has recovered and is now back skiing.[2]
Her biographical movie 20 Seconds of Joy was well received and won both the Best film on Mountainsports as well as the People's choice awards at the 2007 Banff Mountain Film Festival.[3]
In November 2011 Hollekim published her autobiography (co-authored with Odd Harald Hauge), The Wonderful Feeling of Fear(Den vidunderlige: følelsen av frykt) with Gyldendal Publishing.[4] A gripping book about her untraditional choice of lifestyle, about chasing her dreams that leads to her near fatal accident in 2006, to the amazing recovery and comeback to the mountains.
References
- ^ Her own words in 20 Seconds of Joy
- ^ Booth, Frances (29 September 2007). "Karina Hollekim: The lady who can fly". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Awards for her Biographical Movie" thenorthface.com
- ^ Karina Hollekim; Odd Harald Hauge (2011). Den vidungerlige: følelsen av frykt (The Wonderful Feeling of Fear) (1st ed.). Gyldendal. ISBN 9788205400771. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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