In feet, what is the highest altitude any person has jumped from an airplane and lived?

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There are several ways to answer this question. The highest altitude a person has jumped from is 102,800 feet from a balloon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger From an aircraft without a parachute the altitude is about 18,000 feet, however, this is unconfirmed. "In World War II there were several reports of military aircrew surviving long falls: Nick Alkemade, Alan Magee, and Ivan Chisov all fell at least 5,500 metres (18,000 ft) and survived." And without a parachute it is 33,000 feet. "JAT stewardess Vesna Vulović survived a fall of 33,000 feet (10,000 m)[5] on January 26, 1972 when she was aboard JAT Flight 367." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_fall [Added text from the reference link. -McG] Jul 15 10, 10:41 AM