Epic Skydiving Stunt: First Ever DOUBLE Mr. Bill!
So the guys at Niagara Skydive spent months planning the first ever DOUBLE Mr. Bill for Dillon’s 500th jump. This is one of those stunts that easily could’ve ended up as “that jump where that dude’s foot got ripped off,” but I’m happy to report that’s NOT what happened. Luckily this epic double Mr. Bill... Watch Video »
1984: World's First Tandem BASE Jump (And Sexy Mus...
Pretend this is super high-def footage. You there? Sweet. Now witness Ted Strong and the world’s first tandem BASE jump at Bridge Day 1984. In addition to PCA, I’m pretty sure the tandem passenger’s mustache allowed them a bit more of a delay. Just sayin’. Watch Video »
Slow-Mo Swooping, Done Right
Since I’m a PD sponsored athlete myself, I really like this one, hehe. But yeah, this video is a straight-up cool compilation of creative angles from the 2011 FLCPA (Meet #1)… people flying parachutes fast across the ground and water, but in slow motion. Normally swooping in slow-mo is lame, but in this case it... Watch Video »
How To Rock a Stadium Demo... Red Bull Style
Red Bull Air Force rocks, that’s no secret. I don’t know about you, but most of the footage I see from stadium demos comes from the spectators. Here’s a birds eye view from the Red Bull boys themselves. And the roar from the crowd when they land into Chase field? Sweet mother of all things... Watch Video »
Daredevil Loops Hot Air Balloon With Jetpack
Falling straight down is for chumps! Skydiving, BASE, speedflying, or gliding of any kind is now pretty pedestrian compared to flying with a jetpack. Watch as Jetman Yves Rossy loops a hot air balloon with his jet-powered carbon wing. He can fly up, peeps. UP! And there’s plenty more where that came from… check out... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swoop Gone Wrong. Stupid Hurts.
Same turn, same place, same height. Or so he thought. A great comparison of a swoop gone wrong and a swoop gone right. Stupid hurts, but those same mistakes can keep us alive if they teach us something. Live and learn everyone! Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: CRW. Clouds. Cutaway.
Doing CRW (canopy relative work) in clouds probably wasn’t the wisest decision these two skydivers ever made. It’s a bit like doing a low hook turn blindfolded. In fact, thinking about it, that may even be safer. Watch Video »
Sweet Speedflying Lines In The Alps
Some seriously sweet speedflying lines in the alps from Pedro Torres and Nicholas Koch. And big thanks to The Aviator for putting this edit together. Check out one of my all-time fave speedflying videos of Jokke Sommer riding hard in Switzerland. Watch Video »
Nobody To Jump With? Use The Airplane!
All I have to say is WHOA. Talk about a 2-way with video! The best part for me is when the guy docks on the wing of the airplane chasing it head down. The outside view will widen your eyes even more. There will be WHOA’s all over the place. Super cool, and oddly looks... Watch Video »
The 5 Highest Points: Dolomites Wingsuit BASE Tour
For anyone who aspires to BASE jump and fly their wingsuit close to spectacular peaks, this is a video to see. The Turbolenza team visits the 5 highest peaks in the Dolomites and BASE jumps off each one for some awe-inspiring footage of their proximity flights and short bits of interviews with the athletes. This... Watch Video »
Booze + Freeflying = Paskaboogie?!
It’s not enough to just throw your GoPro videos on the Interwebs anymore. We’re continually seeing videos that have amazing intros, sweet special effects, and hot shit flying. This one is no exception. Check out the Finns doing their thing at Paskaboogie 2011. Watch Video »
Badass Big Way: How The F*ck Did They Key This?
Okay, so you can see the first key at 1:55. But seriously, regardless of what orientation you fly, this is some impressive flying — a 4-point 106-way formation skdive! Earlier in the event, they also completed a 100-way from 13,500 feet. No additional altitude necessary. Badass belly flying at it’s finest, circa 2001. Watch Video »
Legendary BASE Jump In Front of Cop, Gets Arrested
I laugh my ass off every time I watch this classic footage from Steve Jester’s legendary BASE jump off the Bixby Bridge. Sure, he got charged with resisting arrest, DUI, and trespassing. So technically the law won. But we all know the real score was Jester: 1, Police: 0. Click the LIKE button to make... Watch Video »
XRW: Leave It To The Pros
Wingsuiting and canopy piloting at it’s finest. Combining the two (XRW) is complete badassery. In order to keep videos like this from going batshit scary and turning up on Friday Freakouts, don’t try this at home, kids. These guys are pros. Now check out the first-ever Project XRW by Raise the Sky… this stuff is... Watch Video »
March Upside Down Madness
Ya know what? There are a LOT of GOOD head down flyers out there now. The climate of the sport has entirely changed in the last 10 years in an amazing way, and this video from the 2012 March Madness at Skydive Sebastian is proof. To be able to put jumps like this together and... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swooper Hits Hard, But Never Give...
“You totally made the gates bro…” Umm, yeah. Totally. Wonder if he made it onto the table with a score of 1 meter. Either way, I’m pretty sure he deserves a nomination to the SoFPiDaRF Hall of inFame – well, only if he downsizes immediately! LOL. Just kidding. Fly safe everyone! Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Double Trouble Parachute Malfunct...
Don’t know about you, but I’m seeing double watching this video. Double trouble. And not the good kind, like a pair of hot twins in freefly suits riding motorbikes. The bad kind, like when you chop your main and your reserve’s more twisted up than a pretzel. HOL-Eeeee shit! But at least he didn’t land... Watch Video »
Sweet 44-Way Tracing Skydive At The Vector Festiva...
I’ve never been to the Vector Festival, but I’ve also never heard anything but awesome things about this event. This video shows a pretty incredible thing happening, and showcases the level of talent and skill at this event. Two 22-way groups tracing across the sky, and crossing with control… 44 people sharing the sky, traveling... Watch Video »
ParaBASE: Paraglider Cutaway To Freefall Stunt
A cool scene from the Play Gravity 2 movie, where Benjamin Zenhäusern cranks out a few infinity tumbles on his paraglider before cutting away and tossing himself into freefall. Benjamin is no stranger to ParaBASE and cutaways. Check out this first-person footage from one of his other paraglider cutaways, which resulted in a long delay... Watch Video »
Kickass Swoop Comp Finals at Skydive Elsinore
Great turnout for the ISM 2010-2011 Swoop Competition at Skydive Elsinore. I have swooped this pond MANY times myself, and so to see these guys hitting it with the downwind push… yeah, NOT easy to shut it down and stand up in those accuracy zones (and most don’t)! Distance, now that’s another story… love the... Watch Video »