Friday Freakout: First Cutaway... F*CK YOU Line Ov...
Here’s a parachute malfunction without the “freakout.” A line over can really mess up your day (or was that a tension knot?), but Johnny Nashville Havron seems pretty cool about the situation — especially considering this might be his first cutaway. He fights it. He gives it the one-finger salute. He fights it some more.... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Brain Malfunction. Low Pull. Cras...
When you see 15 other parachutes opening, maybe it’s time to pull. Just a suggestion. Back tracking for 25 seconds and no alti check?? I call brain malfunction on this one, or maybe he just fell asleep, but he just keeps tracking on. And on. And on. All the way down to nearly 750ft, resulting... Watch Video »
Official Video: 100-Way Wingsuit World Record 2012
Here’s the official video of the new 100-way wingsuit world record. Over 100 people from 21 countries and 6 continents gathered in the sky on September 22, 2012 at Skydive Perris to set a new record for the world’s largest wingsuit skydiving formation. This is the first of what we hope will be a series... Watch Video »
Helicopter Jump To Party Boat Landing At 120 MPH
The GoPro Bomb Squad visits the great city of San Francisco to drop from a helicopter and land on a party boat. Sounds like a rad idea, right? Well it was, until Marshall Miller almost missed the boat — literally. Be a hero… lend a hand if your friend comes up short. Watch Video »
Team F: Flying, Fun And Friends. 'Nuff Said.
It starts off with a dog driving a car. Just sayin’. Stupid skydiver tricks, can’t beat ‘em. This crew looks like they’re having a ton of fun learning together and messing around in the sky. What’s better than that? Sit, head down, belly, swooping over the hot chicks in the pool, and a near cutaway.... Watch Video »
Advanced Human Flight: First-Ever Wingsuit Target ...
This. Is. Incredible! Alexander Polli continues to advance the field of human flight with the first-ever successful wingsuit target strike. Yes, you read that correctly. A fixed target strike… in a wingsuit. At speeds of 155 MPH (250 km/h), Polli explodes through precisely placed foam slalom gates as he flies his wingsuit down the steep... Watch Video »
Skydiving Cats. Lots Of Cats. In Formation.
So we’ve all seen Crasha — the skydiving dog. For all you cat lovers out there, this one’s for you. May I present to you… skydiving cats! Lots of cats. In the sky. With parachutes. DISCLAIMER: For those of you who think this is real, you are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, many cats were harmed in... Watch Video »
The Human Catapult -- Bridge Day 2012
To quote my friend Scott Stevens, “Sometimes you need to come really high to see how small you are.” Or maybe that was Felix Baumgartner. Whatever. Here’s a closer look at the new toy Jason Bell has developed and debuted at Bridge Day 2012 — The Human Catapult. It’s a simple formula: Bridge + BASE... Watch Video »
Skydive Dubai's Epic World Parachuting Championshi...
Once you get passed the epic theatrical intro, there’s also some epic skydiving footage — which, coincidentally, was shot with a RED Epic camera — in this epic trailer for the 2012 World Parachuting Championships at Skydive Dubai, which is set to kick off November 28th through December 9th. We’ll be featuring videos of the... Watch Video »
Insane Freefly-BASE: Soul Flyers Hit Norway
Three-time freefly world champions Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen don’t drop new videos every day, so naturally I get a little excited to see new footage of them doing some very technical flying next to big cliffs. The Red Bull Soul Flyers have a new video project, featuring more incredible freefly-BASE and impressive tracking in... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Premature Opening On Big Way. Not...
This 30-way formation skydive became a 29-way after a premature deployment right after exiting the lead plane. He didn’t have a chance to wave off, so his friend waved off for him. Well, it was more like a wave goodbye, but it’s the thought that counts. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Opening Parachute Hits Instructor...
Sometimes when a situation takes a downward spiral, you’ve got to take matters into your own hands. One of these skydiving instructors keeps his hands on the student. Good call. The other instructor takes a set of lines to the face instead. Not such a good call. Watch Video »
Saving For Skydiving: How A 90-Year-Old Went Skydi...
This video just made my whole day. I had tears in my eyes at the end of it. Still do now. What an incredible thing, life experience, and the story of Marian Barnett saving her pennies to go skydiving at age 90 — one of the countries oldest skydivers. And it’s re-enacted in such a... Watch Video »
Up Close: Human Flight With Jokke Sommer
Get up close and personal with one of the best wingsuit pilots in the world, Jokke Sommer, as he explains his feelings and thoughts behind wingsuit proximity flying. Who would’ve thought Jokke first started out just watching videos online, which then inspired him to get into BASE jumping and eventually start pushing the limits of... Watch Video »
No More Limits Left: A Short Documentary On BASE
“It makes you understand how valuable your life is.” This short doc follows the journey of two newcomers to BASE who went to Romsdal in Norway to interview Tigern “Tiger” Helgestad and other incredibly talented jumpers. This is their portrayal of some of the most amazing sights of their lives, and the relentless beauty and... Watch Video »
Vive Les Tubes!!!
Oh yeah, vive les tubes! Cool double-tube jump, killer clouds all around (ahem, “industrial haze”), fun docks, different angles, and bottom line — tubes just look cool in freefall and even cooler with people flying all around them. When and where was your last tube jump? Watch Video »
Worldwide Wingsuit + Naked Tracking Competition
Sweet footage from the 5th International Wingsuit Competition — the largest wingsuit and tracking competition in the world. Oh, did I mention there’s also a naked tracking category for all you nudists out there. You know who you are! How about a shameless plug for the Elsinore Bad Wings who make a cameo doing gainers,... Watch Video »
What Would You Name This New Skydiving Exit?
It’s not that John ClarkE and Richie Curtis didn’t know what they were doing. Oh no. This exit has obviously been planned meticulously. They just didn’t know what to call it at first. The “Merry-Go-Round”? Perhaps the “Baby-Got-Backfly“? They actually settled on “The Mass Pike.” What would you have named this exit? Thanks to Nate... Watch Video »
Malaysian Invasion: Women's BASE Jumping World Rec...
Here’s a cool compilation from BASE jumper and professional skier Suz Graham, including the Women’s BASE Jumping World Record. I can’t imagine jumping a 10-way off the KL Tower in Malaysia! Awesome. And all the footage was shot with a GoPro — my fave camera on the planet (check out this article I wrote on... Watch Video »
ILS Presents: Fly Factory - Distortion Of Time
As skydivers, our perception of time doesn’t always adhere to “real time.” Sometimes it feels like we’re floating instead of falling, and a mere 60 seconds can feel like a lifetime. So we decided to slow things down a little. With the help of Fabio at Ragna Films and Fly Factory in Boituva, Brazil, here’s... Watch Video »