Wingsuit Flying Over Cars
Roads? Where he’s going, he doesn’t need roads! Chris “Douggs” Mcdougall proximity flying over a road in his wingsuit at the recent event in China. Photo by Jeff Nebelkopf of TonySuit Wingsuits. View Photo »
Skydiver's Barrel Roll Landing Close To Ground
What do you get when using your rears and harness close to the ground on a Velo 90? A barrel roll that scares the shit out of everyone watching. This must be more fun than the dizzying 1080 swoop I posted last week. Some might say Ryan has big balls for trying this, while others... Watch Video »
Swooping Like A Boss
Michael Vaughan swooping like a boss in yet another stunning shot from the Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) Summer Photo Competition. Photo via Icarus Canopies. View Photo »
Skydiving... With A Bowling Ball!
When Niklas Daniel isn’t setting his parachute on fire with gas and gun powder, he’s having fun in the sky (as if exploding canopies weren’t fun enough). Niklas got great footage of this off-site jump with a bowling ball at the 8th annual Mother Of All Boogies at Skydive Moab. Do you think it was... Watch Video »
Nice To Meet You
I love meeting new skydivers… especially in freefall. Photo by Cristian Vasari. View Photo »
Jeb Corliss -- Grinding The Crack
Jeb Corliss, check. The Sputnik crack, check. Balloons, check. Scared target man diving for cover, check… all of the ingredients for a badass wingsuit proximity flying video. Jeb was using the balloons for “target practice” to prepare for his latest stunt, the world’s first wingsuit flight through a mountain in China. Watch Video »
Wild Wiiiingsuit Flying
An incredible shot of Jokke Sommer flying his Phoenix-Fly Vampire 4 wingsuit in Romsdalen, Norway. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. I’ve posted some amazing videos of Jokke in the past, from insane wingsuit fly-bys in Norway to speedriding in Switzerland. View Photo »
Skydivers: The Real Rock 'n Rolla
Thanks to Will Penny and Tinkerfilms for putting together this great clip of the world-class skydiving team, Babylon Freefly, at Skydive Empuriabrava in Spain. In case you missed their other videos in the past, check out Babylon Freefly’s workshop and the Lyon boogie. Watch Video »
Fly The Golden Sky
There’s not much to say… other than I wish I was flying in this golden sky with these skydivers. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. When and where was your most memorable sunset jump? View Photo »
Friday Freakout: Parachute Catches Fire, Goes BOOM...
Legendary skydive cinematographer Joe Jennings was asked to coordinate a burning parachute stunt for a music video. Normally they soak the parachute in gasoline and build an ignition switch. But the first attempt didn’t work, so they added gun powder and closed off the front cells to prevent the fuel from drying out too quickly.... Watch Video »
GoPro Photo of the Day: Sunset Tracking
Skydiving, sunsets and wingsuits are the perfect combination for great photos, which is why this pic was selected as GoPro’s “photo of the day” a while back. Photo by Greg Boban, founder and Chief Test Dummy at Delta Gear. View Photo »
Amazing Collection: The Art of Flight
This is an oldie but a goodie released earlier this year by Phoenix-Fly called “The Need 4 Speed: The Art of Flight.” It’s a collection of proximity wingsuit flying footage during the 2009/2010 season by a group of talented wingsuit BASE jumpers, including Jokke Sommer, Robert Pecnik, Dominik Loyen, and the late Mirko Schmidt and... Watch Video »
Epic Head-to-Head BASE Jump
This shot of Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet flying head-to-head is a still shot taken from the third episode of the Soul Flyers’ “Norway Freefly-BASE Series.” If you haven’t seen the last episode from their series, check out this badass freefly-BASE by the Soul Flyers. Photo by Fred Fugen. View Photo »
Dizzying 1080 Degree Swoop
Gettin’ dizzy just watching this skydiver crank out a 1080 degree hook turn while swooping. This reminds me of Nick Batsch’s hook turns on a 2.97 wingload when he was testing the JPX Petra 69 prototype from Icarus Canopies. Watch Video »
The Swooping Matrix: Reloaded
Remember the original The Matrix: Swooping pic I posted a few months ago? Well here’s a similar time-lapse shot of Max “Lovestoswoop” Krampe swooping his Icarus VX104, only this time from a different angle. Photo by Philip Be. Which version do you like better: this new angle or the original? View Photo »
GoPro Double Feature: Jeb Corliss and Roberta Manc...
Following Jeb Corliss’ recent wingsuit flight through the Tianmen Hole in China, GoPro released this exclusive interview with Jeb and Roberta Mancino, sharing their perspective into the world of proximity wingsuit flying and BASE jumping. Watch Video »
The Sky Is Our Playground
The sky is a playground for us skydivers… especially when it looks like this. David Costa, Marco Tiezzi and Gigliola Borgnis were having a little fun in their playground on this atmonauti jump. Photo by David Costa. Here’s another great shot of an atmonauti flock at the 2011 ATP Airshow. View Photo »
World's First Wingsuit Flight THROUGH Mountain in ...
He did it! The fearless Jeb Corliss made history on September 24, 2011 as the first person to fly a wingsuit through Tianmen Hole — an actual hole through a mountain — in Hunan Province, China. Jeb jumped from a helicopter 6,500 feet above the mountain before flying through the 360-foot-tall, 96-foot-wide, 260-foot-long hole in... Watch Video »
Swoop-tastic Perspective
A great perspective of Jari Venäläinen swooping at his local DZ in Finland. Thanks to Icarus Canopies for sharing this pic from their Summer Photo Competition. Check out more pics from the photo competition here. View Photo »
Friday Freakout: GoPro Camera Catches On Reserve H...
Don’t get me wrong, I love GoPro! But GoPro cameras and metal handles don’t play nice with each other — especially when freeflying. Yet another reminder to watch those GoPros and protect your handles. On the bright side, at least she didn’t lose her reserve handle. What’s your take on GoPros and/or metal handles? Watch Video »