Ski Off 260ft Cliff. Double Backflip. Fly Away. Ea...
It’s not every day you get to ski off a 260ft cliff, launch a double backflip, and fly away in a parachute. As Matthias “Super Frenchie” Giraud’s first ski-BASE with JT Holmes (of the Red Bull Air Force), and JT’s first ski-BASE jump since the legendary Shane McConkey‘s tragic accident in 2009, this was a... Watch Video »
Big Way Battle: 53-Way Sequentials
The intro music makes it sound like an epic battle for a 50+ way. So intense. But really, awesome camera angles and flying on this big way record in Paraguay — it’s cool to see the view between a flyer’s feet, watching someone come in to dock. Congrats to everyone! Watch Video »
Wingsuit Lands... In A House?!
Well, not literally. But that was the concept behind this kickass commercial for Verizon’s FiOS. Working alongside director Rob Cohen (“The Fast and the Furious”, “Mummy”, “XXX”), these stunning wingsuit lines were shot by Matt Gerdes, Barry Holubeck, and Dave Barlia. Well done guys! For more pics and details about this project, check out Matt’s... Watch Video »
Best-of-the-Best: Elsinore Stealth Freefly Invitat...
WOW. When I see this, I think “zoom zoom” and it’s not just for Mazda anymore. World Champion freeflyer, Andy Malchiodi of SoCal Converge, rips it up with some of the finest freeflying at Skydive Elsinore in Southern California. A must-watch! Watch Video »
Swooping Palm Trees. Beach Landing. Life Is Good.
Life is good when you can swoop some palm trees and land on a beach. When and where was your most exotic landing? (no, landing off in a corn field does NOT count as “exotic.”) Watch Video »
Dirty Tunnel Time In The Dirty South (Vol. 1)
So you like the tunnel, anything that’s dirty, and warm weather? Sounds like the perfect combo to me. This is Volume 1 from Shane Tully’s The Dirty South series, featuring some dirty tunnel flying at Paraclete XP SkyVenture. Did I mention this is dirty? You can also check out Shane’s highlights from the Indoor Skydiving... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Student's Bag Lock... To Pull or ...
“Hmmm. I’m sure there’s something I’m meant to do in this situation? Arch harder? No, that’s not it. Something to do with ET? No, wait, EP… that’s it!” This guy is a model student, right up until his d-bag is bouncing around unopened and he forgets anything about Emergency Procedures. Oops. Almost 8 seconds later,... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Y...
Ever heard of a “very-last-SECOND” gear check? It’s not like a typical gear check that happens before you climb out. No, this one happens in the door and is usually performed by a friend who sees your d-bag and lines trailing out of your container. It consists of someone yanking you back in the plane... Watch Video »
World Record BASE Jump From 21,400 Feet!
Russian BASE jumper and climber Valery Rozov recently added another highlight to his incredible career in extreme sports by setting a new world record with a BASE jump from the top of Shivling — a 21,400 foot (about 6,543 meters) mountain in the Indian Himalayas. Watch Video »
London Calling: Red Devils' Demo
Check out the Red Devils as they do a demo over central London. Exit altitude? Just over 2,000 feet. No big deal. And there’s more where that came from. Watch Video »
Rig Love: Not Without My Vector
Not gonna lie, I totally felt like this guy when I got my first rig. Check out this entry for the 2010 Vector Film Festival Contest (check out the winning video here). Can you relate to “rig love?” Watch Video »
Hot Chicks Do Mr. Bills
No really, they do! Check out this sweet clip of a Mr. Bill, with angles from the plane, the canopy pilot and the hottie hangin’ on for dear life. Have you ever done a Mr. Bill? Did it go horribly right (like this) or horribly wrong (like this), or somewhere in between? Watch Video »
Wingsuit, Meet Hot Air Balloon.
No, this isn’t a Friday Freakout, but rather, some pretty sweet footage a la foot cam of a wingsuit flying by a balloon. The only thing that would’ve made this better? Footage from the balloon so we could see just how fast he whizzes past. Watch Video »
Now THAT's Freestyle: Gigliola Borgnis
Gigliola Borgnis makes freestyle look SO EASY. And stunning. I mean, damn, this is what beautiful lines look like. She flips through an arching rope she’s flying with, and the slow motion moments just give you the ability to savor what it all looks like. Very cool, very talented, very G. You can also check... Watch Video »
A Season Of Skydives And Smiles
Lots of different stuff in this edit… sweet angle flying, swoops through the trees (and cows), proximity flying with high performance parachutes, and tons more. Can’t beat the sit-fly smiles and atmo a-ha’s. Pretty crazy that a skydiving season can include so much. But it can, and this is a great video to showcase such... Watch Video »
80 Jumps Later...
I feel compelled to buy a pole for my GoPro, then jump off cliffs and antennas after watching this video. Trond Bjelde shares a collection of clips as he makes his way towards his first 100 BASE jumps. Looks like he had an awesome year, and many more jumps to come. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swooper Crashes Into Plane
Unfortunately this swooper thought he was at a swoop comp and mistook the plane for a gate. Admittedly, I was disappointed the gate, err, plane didn’t make the “woop-woop” sound… at least so that he thought he made the gates. This is not recommended. And always remember: bones can heal, but the repairs to a... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Plane Stalls, Skydivers Narrowly ...
So my idea of a shitty situation goes something like this: plane stalls on jump run. Skydivers get ejected. Plane’s tail narrowly misses skydivers by inches (or less). WOW, these guys are lucky. At least it didn’t end like this terrifying plane stall, or their parachutes didn’t catch on the tail like this guy. Watch Video »
Long Distance Swooping (1,600 Feet / 500 Meters)
No wind, a clear autumn day, and a Litespeed glider made the perfect combination for swooping across a 1,600 foot (500 meter) lake in the Austrian mountains. Watch Video »
Landing A Wingsuit, Phase 2 (Onboard View)
There’s been a lot of coverage of Gary Connery’s world record wingsuit landing, but not many of us have seen footage from Phase 2 of the wingsuit landing stunt. Following in Connery’s footsteps, Gary Davidson successfully landed his wingsuit on a much smaller pile of boxes. Impressive, Gary. If he missed that small landing area,... Watch Video »