Friday Freakout: BASE Riser Disconnect Malfunction
“Be conservative” says the ballsy Aussie who’s about to jump off a cliff into thick clouds. Needless to say, this jump is intense. Stick around ’til the end to see what a riser disconnect looks like as you spin into the river below. Whoops. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: 2 Parachutes, 1 Nasty Mess.
Getting a leg wrapped up in your riser during deployment is definitely up there on the “ooooohhh fuuuucckk” list. Lets just say that the six-hundred-and-something square feet of trailing fabric probably wasn’t making this guy feel all warm and fuzzy inside — but a clean pair of underwear sure would. Watch Video »
Fly Up, BASE Down.
These guys are geniuses (genii?) and deserve a Nobel Prize, or to be knighted, or at least a few free pull-up cords. Beni Kälin and Dominik Wicki fly up to different exit points with their paragliders, then rock some sweet wingsuit BASE on the way down. Where do they stash all their paragliding gear on... Watch Video »
Stunt Junkies: Jonathan Tagle's 3-in-1 Stunt
The late Jonathan Tagle is flying high, wherever he is (RIP buddy), but his legendary stunts will stay with us forever. In this episode of Stunt Junkies, the one and only Tizzle attempts a rad 3-in-1 trifecta that goes from swooping to cutaway to BASE jump. Watch Video »
Wingsuit Rodeo Fail. Try Again. Wingsuit Rodeo Win...
Wingsuit pilot Josh Sheppard really wanted a wingsuit rodeo, so when the first attempt goes to shit, plan B is to make plan A work. Period. He ends up getting two rodeos for the price of one. Watch Video »
Eating In Freefall: Fast Food or Fine Dining?
Remember that Seinfeld episode when George Costanza combines sex and food? Well this is kind of like that. Just replace sex with skydiving (although adding sex into the mix would be the ultimate). These guys attempt “fine dining” in freefall, but I’m leaning more towards fast food. Really faaaast food. Definitely looks like fun, but... Watch Video »
Badass BASE Chicks: New Women's World Record
You remember Hege Ringard and her bikini BASE jump, right? Well Hege was also one of the 10 badass women to set a new BASE world record off the KL Tower in Malaysia. Special thanks to Douggs for organizing it, and congrats to all the new world record holders! Will you all marry me? Watch Video »
Mondial 2012: The World's Best Skydivers
Although not as intense as Skydive Dubai’s Mondial trailer, here’s a recap of Day 7 from the 2012 World Parachuting Championships at Skydive Dubai. This edit has it all… canopy piloting, artistic freefly, CRW, formation skydiving, VFS, and more. Oh, did I mention Nick Batsch broke his previous distance world record of 222 meters! Watch Video »
Break Out -- Brilliant Short On Body Flight
If there’s anything to learn from this awesome tunnel video, it’s this: DO NOT miss a huck jam at Paraclete XP SkyVenture! It’ll wipe that smile right off your face. Selwyn is usually a chipper fellow, but he’s not too happy when he misses an opportunity to fly with his friends at XP. Thanks to... Watch Video »
Rockin' Hard: Another Year Of Livin' The Dream
Another year has gone by and Jarno Cordia of Fly Like Brick is still rockin’ hard and livin’ the dream. From artistic wingsuit competitions, beer-drinking rodeos and topless women rodeos to BASE jumping, shooting ranges and freediving with dolphins — it’s safe to say Jarno is out there living life and following his dreams. You... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Low Wingsuit Cutaway At 800ft
How’s this for a first cutaway — in a wingsuit no less: a tension knot which leads to a cutaway at 2,500ft and an open reserve by 800ft. Unfortunately we can’t choose how good/bad our first cutaway will be, or any other cutaway for that matter. What and when was your first cutaway? Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Mr. Bill Malfunction. Don't Do Th...
A Mr. Bill with inexperienced jumpers can go wrong really fast — like getting wrapped up in your pilot chute and bridle right out the door. Take notes… don’t do this! I’m sure it sounded like a good idea at the time. What could possibly go wrong? Watch Video »
Skydiving With Teddy Bears Helps Sick Kids...
This video makes me want to jump out of an airplane with a teddy bear. Big time. Because that bear will then go to a kid in the hospital, giving them happiness and a symbol of bravery to help them through their own struggle. The founders of Canopies For Kids have obviously created something they... Watch Video »
The Human Slingshot
What goes up must come down. The human slingshot at Skydive Dubai was a huge crowd-pleaser during the 2012 World Parachuting Championships. And I thought the human catapult at Bridge Day was cool. I want one of these for Christmas. What’s on your wish list? Watch Video »
"Beginners" BASE Jumping Off Mt. Brento
I’m pretty sure they’re kidding about the “beginner” part. These guys (and girl) know their stuff when it comes to BASE — well, at least the freefall part, but some of those landings looked rough. Check out this sick BASE jumping off Monte Brento in Italy. Watch Video »
Past To Present: Jetman Flies With Iconic Aircraft
Wow, what better way to celebrate aviation than by pushing our boundaries within it. Yves “Jetman” Rossy flies his wing in close formation with pilot Nigel Lamb in an iconic aircraft — the Spitfire MH434. Various angles really tell the story from take-off to landing for both pilots. Amazing footage to watch for any skydiver,... Watch Video »
Paradise In Peru: Just Waterfalls. And BASE.
It goes without saying that waterfalls are stunning sights to be seen. Especially massive waterfalls. Leave it to Cedric Dumont to give us this sweet POV as he rocks this BASE jump from the top of the Gocta waterfall in Chachapoyas, Peru. Watch Video »
Awesome 3-Way Hybrid Wingsuit Rodeo
Usually a 3-way skydive isn’t something to get overly excited about. And we’ve all seen a wingsuit rodeo before. How about a 3-way hybrid wingsuit rodeo? Sure, why not. TJ Landgren mixes things up by docking on a wingsuit rodeo during the Phoenix-Fly Wingsuit Event at Australian Skydive. If you’re wondering who’s behind the lens,... Watch Video »
Block Party In The Sky
It’s a block party in the sky and everyone’s invited! Unfortunately Dave Chappelle couldn’t make an appearance, but check out the boys from STF Block Party XP rockin’ out with Luis Prinetto and friends at Skydive The Farm. Another shout-out to Brad Womack for this edit — the man behind our video for the 138-Way... Watch Video »
Swooping Is The Shit. Period.
So you’re a new skydiver with 25 jumps under your belt. You’ve just bought a Velocity 84 and you say things like “I want to swoop, teach me to swoop.” Bad idea, but I don’t blame you. Swooping is the shit! Period. Thanks to Voytec Gvazda for sharing this cool compilation. Watch Video »