Now THIS Is A Hybrid: 18-way + Pods
Now this is my idea of a hybrid jump. The peeps down at Skydive Spaceland in Houston linked an 18-way hybrid with pods, and thankfully it didn’t end with a nasty nutshot like this other hybrid-gone-wrong. Watch Video »
New York, New York, New State Head Down Record (20...
On July 8, 2012, a new 18-way head down State record was set in New York. After only one day of tryouts, they successfully set the new record on the second attempt! Well done and congrats to everyone involved. And a big shout-out to Rob, Tuck and Leland of Team Scarecrow for organizing this new... Watch Video »
BroBraVent: The American Squirrel Boys
In July 2012, a new jump was opened in the Chamonix Valley by a crew of French BASE jumpers, which you may have recently seen (crazy lines!). Huge thanks to Vincent Descols and friends for having the balls to be the first to jump this exit point. A few weeks later, the ‘merican squirrel boys... Watch Video »
Kick-Ass Kristal Sequentials. A Must-Watch!
With kick-ass sequentials and video panning skills reminiscent of The Matrix, this is a must-watch! French skydiving team Kristal hosted their first event for the 2012 season — the Kristal Sequentials — in Pamiers, France. They tried to make the most out of one day of jumping, and with the help of Mister Tranquille’s editing... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: BASE Jumper Survives 400 ft. Impa...
This video seems out of a Chuck Jones cartoon of the Roadrunner and the Coyote, but it’s real. It happened in Konakova, Russia. A BASE jumper jumps off the top of a 400-foot (120 meter) electric tower, but his parachute fails. Miraculously, he survived the fall thanks to the powdered snow below. He broke his... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Near Impact... "Teach Me To Swoop...
This reminds of another video of a skydiver who nearly impacts a mountain in freefall. If this guy wanted to learn to speedfly, all he had to do was ask! Turning a skydive into a mountain run: priceless. For everything else, there’s BASE rigs. Watch Video »
The Need 4 Speed: Knife Edge
Following the uber successful Mountain Carving video, Team Need 4 Speed is back in this exciting new trailer. This features members of the BASE proximity flying team — Need 4 Speed — flying steep lines, sharp banking turns, and carving along the mountains in Europe at speeds of over 100MPH. Stay tuned for more from... Watch Video »
No Man Left Behind: Redefining Teamwork
Have you ever gone low on a formation? Look at me in the (virtual) eye and tell me you haven’t. This is the tale of Round 4 at Skydive Elsinore’s Poker Run Competition. John Hamilton saves the low man with flying skills reminiscent of Clark Kent. His team goes on to win the gold medal... Watch Video »
Epic Mr. Bill + Downplane Stunt. True Story.
So, yeah. Doing a Mr. Bill can be a good time. Ask any CRW dog about doing downplanes. But to combine the two? This is just awesome. Period. Have you ever done a Mr. Bill? How about a downplane? I mean really, what could possibly go wrong? Watch Video »
Jumping Through Antenna Wires? No big deal.
Antennas are risky business. Throw in some wires and you have yourself a tricky BASE jump. This ends well, but could have been a bit messy. Watch Video »
Flocking Fun: Massive Wingsuit Flights
If anyone knows how to capture impressive footage of a wingsuit flock, it’s Scotty Burns — Chief Instructor of the Z-Flock Wingsuit School at Z-Hills in Florida. If you’re a wingsuit virgin, you should head down to sunny Florida for Scotty’s course. And if you’re a seasoned wingsuiter, I’m curious, what’s the biggest wingsuit flock... Watch Video »
Stunning Sunset Skydive With Friends
This puts a smile on my face. It doesn’t get much better than being on a sunset load with friends over heavy industrial haze. When was your last sunset jump? Watch Video »
SpongeBob SquarePants Goes Skydiving
Yeah, that’s right. SpongeBob does for his first skydive with some crazy French dudes. Did I hear the “F bomb?” That’s beer, Bob! Watch Video »
Jump No. 9: Badass Freeflying Student?!
You’ve heard of the term “100 jump wonder.” But what does jump #9 look like for a skydiving student who also happens to be a tunnel instructor? Something like this. Not bad for jump 9! Imagine what his 100th jump will look like. Now he just needs to downsize and start swooping by jump #12... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Horseshoe Malfunction. N...
Well, strap me in a red wingsuit and call me Santa Claus. It’s like Christmas for this lucky BASE jumper when his parachute opens clean from a horseshoe malfunction that he didn’t even notice! Gear checks, people. Gear checks. WARNING: You will cringe. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Canopy Collisions For Dummies
So this video is basically some badass XRW proximity flying. Um, minus the wingsuit. And, er, take away any notion of planning. In fact, its nothing like that at all. Instead of being super cool, this is just super close. Like, WAY too freaking close. Live and learn… and maybe keep tracking in a situation... Watch Video »
Skyball: Playing With A Tennis Ball In Freefall
It’s no secret that Alex Aimard and Håvard Flaat of the Skywalkers are incredibly talented skydivers. After being cooped up in the tunnel for so long (sad story, right?), Alex finally had the opportunity to play in the sky for his first skyball jump with a lead-filled tennis ball. Next stop: skydiving with a bowling... Watch Video »
Blindman Swooping POV. Easy as 1,2,3.
This doesn’t end in carnage. It doesn’t make you cringe. Instead, it’s a swoopity swooptastic blindman from Noah Bahnson’s point of view. Easy as 1, 2, 3, with a twist (pun intended). Watch Video »
The Antigravity Machine
So here’s the deal: it’s starting to feel like EVERYONE can do this in the tunnel. Well, not quite everyone. But I mean, these guys — Antigravity XP, a vertical formation skydiving (VFS) team — make this look so easy. Every tunnel video I’ve posted lately is just super sick ninja shit and it makes... Watch Video »
80 Seconds of Line Twists
Holy line twists, Batman! Parachute test pilot Brian Germain does a high pull with a test canopy, immediately fighting line twists with a hefty spin. After 80 seconds of battling the line twists, Brian finally settles out and talks through the thought process of how to get yourself through a malfunction safely. It goes without... Watch Video »