Thrill Seeker: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports

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11 Roberta Mancino Fly Like a Superhero Roberta Mancino zipped the arms of her wingsuit closed the thrill of what she was about to do causing her heart to beat faster In just a few moments she would be jumping from the helicopter in the specially designed suit that would allow her to glide horizontally the closest a human being could get to flying like a bird With fabric wings stretched between her arms and legs the increased surface area would allow her to soar for miles before having to deploy the parachute strapped to her back She adjusted her goggles next necessary to pro tect her eyes from the force of the wind along with the sul fur-laced smoke infusing the air below her Roberta was about to fly directly over an active volcano Villarrica is a classic cone-shaped mountain towering 9,341 feet 2,847 m above sea level in Chile When Roberta gazed at 2