<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tributes are pouring in for an experienced </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> BASE jumper who died in a jump gone wrong in </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/italy" rel="" target="" title="Italy"><span>Italy</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James Nowland, a 42-year-old from </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>, died on Wednesday after jumping from the summit of Sass Pordoi, in Val di Fassa in the country's picturesque Dolomites region, according to local media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His brother Adrian Nowland posted a tribute to social media on Thursday, along with a photo of the pair skiing in the Canadian province of British Columbia in 2010.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/clive-palmers-united-australia-party-data-breach/85feaf54-f525-40c6-ae2c-f02fdc7db9d9"><strong><span>Clive Palmer's grim update for supporters</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Rest in peace brother!" he posted on Facebook. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Wish we had more times like this together! </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Hope you're soaring through the clouds doing what you love forever." </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/james-nowland-death-australian-base-jumper-dies-in-italian-dolomites-accident/32d0c86d-86b0-42e6-952e-ce3254c164f9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adrian said James "left us too early but doing what he loves!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James reportedly crashed about 1pm (9pm AEST) on Wednesday roughly 400 metres from his intended landing point at an altitude of about 1700, after his wingsuit failed to open properly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He and some fellow Australians were basing themselves out of Lupo Bianco at the time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 42-year-old's social media feeds are full of action-camera videos of him wingsuiting – a type of BASE jumping described as "the world's most extreme air sport" – in spectacular locations around the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He'd successfully completed jumps in Italy, France, Switzerland, China and other countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the </span></strong></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span> and </span></strong></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>