Friday Freakout: Scary Double Malfunction. Make It...
Ground rush can be fun occasionally – except when it doesn’t actually stop. This German skydiver narrowly misses an early appointment with death when his lines snag on his container and the freebag gets entangled with the main. With a heroic effort to climb the lines, he manages to get the reserve out, lands hard,... Watch Video »
BREAKING: Jeb Corliss Crash Video (Full Length, Al...
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the luckiest man in the world: Jeb Corliss. Here’s the extended version of Jeb Corliss’ wingsuit crash video with GoPro footage from multiple angles. Considering the force of the impact, it’s impressive he managed to get his canopy out and over his head before hitting the ground… again.... Watch Video »
Official Video: Jeb Corliss' Jaw-Dropping Wingsuit...
Here’s a sneak peek at Jeb Corliss’ jaw-dropping wingsuit crash. Jeb clipped a ledge on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa at full speed while filming an HBO special. To say it’s a miracle he survived — let alone with both legs intact, albeit with lots of rehab to come — is an understatement.... Watch Video »
Swooping + CYPRES Fire = Instant Brakes
Having your CYPRES accidentally fire while swooping is one hell of a way to slam on the brakes! He’s lucky this didn’t happen 50-100 feet higher. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Ground Launching Into A Herd Of C...
He’ll be practicing ground launching until the cows come home. Literally. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydivers Hitting Water
Want to learn how to swoop the pond? Don’t do this and you’re half way there. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Shit! I'm Stuck On The Statue Of ...
An epic paragliding fail by French stuntman Terry Do, who got his wing caught on the Statue of Liberty’s torch. Nice try Terry. You get an “E” for effort. Here’s another epic paragliding fail for your viewing pleasure. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Insane Freefall Collision at Brid...
The tie-dye shirt, vintage canopy colors and grainy video quality is a dead giveaway this is old footage of a BASE jumping accident at Bridge Day. What an intense accident to walk away from unharmed! Maybe they should wave off and break away next time? Or not. On a brighter note, check out Lonnie Bissonnette’s... Watch Video »
The Mystery Cutaway. Whodunit?
Remember to protect and check your handles, folks! Phil of The Bombdigity, a 4-way formation skydiving team, had his cutaway handle mysteriously dislodged and fly off into the blue. Whodunit?! Way to stay cool, calm and collected Phil… unlike this other unintentional cutaway mishap, which happens to be my fave Friday Freakout of all time. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Truck Hits Paraglider
Some days are better than others. Unfortunately for this paraglider, this just wasn’t his day. And I’m sure the next morning wasn’t any better. Maybe he was trying to copy Nick Batsch’s truck landing, but the timing was a little off? At least he learned a lesson: use the crosswalk next time. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Tandem Skydive Goes Wrong
Talk about bad timing. Deploying your drogue while head down doesn’t seem like a good idea. Something bad might happen, like the drogue wrapping around your foot. At least this TI can sleep soundly at night knowing he didn’t fuck up as badly as this other tandem instructor. I’m sure some of you have an... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydiver Misses Deadly Collision ...
Holy shit! That was close. Lesson learned: ALWAYS LOOK, even if you separate from the tracking group early and think there are no other skydivers around you (the guy in the gray parachute was in the same group). Just a few more feet to the left and these guys could’ve been another skydiving statistic. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Scary Bridle Wrap Chokes Skydivin...
Ever wonder why you’re taught to throw — not hold on to — your pilot chute? Yup. This is why. Listen to your instructors. They know stuff. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Strikes Cliff
Considering the alternatives, this BASE jumper couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Well, aside from not hitting the cliff at all. If you’re going to walk, err, fly away from a cliff strike without a scratch, the least you can do is pack your rig while waiting for air rescue and do a heli... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Parachute Opens, Catches On Plane...
As the saying goes, “Plan the jump and jump the plan.” But sometimes a jump just doesn’t go according to plan. Like when your parachute deploys in the door and wraps around the tail of the plane, tossing you around like a puppet on strings. This video, as well as the premature parachute opening on... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Angry Birds vs. Paraglider
Don’t you hate it when you’re paragliding through the Indian Himalayas and a couple of real-life angry birds come along and mess your shit up? I sure do. But this Ruskie handles it like a champ. After a reserve ride and hard landing, all is well. Even the “angry bird” survives. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Surprise!... Canopy Collision
Losing your helmet in freefall is never fun (watch closely at the 0:03 mark). Neither is a canopy collision/wrap immediately after dumping your main. This video is from the good ‘ol days — 1989 — back when, apparently, tracking away at break-off was only a suggestion. Oh well, nice video. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Synchronized Swooping Fail
A brilliant display of synchronized swooping. “Just flare when I flare… biff when I biff.” Great team work guys; real friends stick together to the very end. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydiver Almost Hits Plane
Skydivers and planes go together like parachutes and gravity… except when planes fly along jump run when it’s time to pull. It’s a good thing parachutes and gravity still work well together, because that’s the only thing stopping this guy from hitting the plane in freefall. Have you ever had a close call like this... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Dumb and Dumber, Dirty Low Pull
This is ninety seconds of dumb and dumber. At least he realized how dumb this was and hopefully learned from it. In other news, I’ve heard AADs save lives, and rumor has it that flaring helps for soft landings. I still think this insane dirty low pull is the lowest I’ve ever seen — it’s... Watch Video »