Photo: joshcaple.com
A young Aussie thrill-seeker has made BASE jumping history with a breathtaking launch off a rope swing in the Blue Mountains.

The 26-year-old man has even captured his amazing feat on camera: using a 30m rope, known as the 'Death Swing', to launch himself off a mountain cliff top and perform a graceful double-backflip before opening his parachute just 150m from the ground.

The young Sydney resident, who goes by the adopted name Lucky Chance, said he had prepared for the jump for nearly a year and was thrilled with his success.

Photo: joshcaple.com
"I grew up in the Blue Mountains and I knew this spot was awesome," Mr Chance told ninemsn.

"To be able to swing out and just let go there's nothing like it."

But Mr Chance said taking the jump was not as smooth as it seemed on camera.

"On the day of the video it was atrocious conditions, really windy I hit the ground pretty hard and thrashed my hands and ankles."

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Mr Chance, who changed his name while working for a circus, performed the stunt one day last month after hiking 5km to the jumping point through a trail with photographer Josh Caple.

Photo: joshcaple.com
The 'Death Swing' is a rope swing attached to a peak at a secret location in the NSW Blue Mountains National Park.

Most daredevils who ride the swing use a harness to keep them secured to the rope; Mr Chance is the first person to ever let go.

He also believes he is the first Australian to ever perform a rope swing-to-BASE jump.

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From Henri Paget, ninemsn.com

Photos by Josh Caple