iLoveSkydiving.org » base exit http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Thursday Throwback: Yosemite BASE Jumping In 1980http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/thursday-throwback-el-capitan-yosemite-base-jumping-1980/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/thursday-throwback-el-capitan-yosemite-base-jumping-1980/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:50:41 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=12635 Probably not the best exits I’ve ever seen, but what can you expect from a bunch of skydivers trying to BASE jump off El Capitan in Yosemite back in 1980. I still don’t think anything beats this other BASE jumping footage with round parachutes back in the day. That’s just bat-shit crazy!!

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]]> Probably not the best exits I’ve ever seen, but what can you expect from a bunch of skydivers trying to BASE jump off El Capitan in Yosemite back in 1980. I still don’t think anything beats this other BASE jumping footage with round parachutes back in the day. That’s just bat-shit crazy!!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/thursday-throwback-el-capitan-yosemite-base-jumping-1980/feed/ 0 For The Record: 49-way… BASE Jump!http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/49-way-base-jump-world-record/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/49-way-base-jump-world-record/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:50:49 +0000 Shannon Seyb http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10909 Nearly fifty people perched on the edge of a cliff in a mixture of wingsuits and tracking suits. Not a scene you see every day. Epic visuals on exit. Sick. Knowing you’re on a world record jump. Awesome. Nearly taking out a child on landing. Oops!

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]]> Nearly fifty people perched on the edge of a cliff in a mixture of wingsuits and tracking suits. Not a scene you see every day. Epic visuals on exit. Sick. Knowing you’re on a world record jump. Awesome. Nearly taking out a child on landing. Oops!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/49-way-base-jump-world-record/feed/ 0 The “Hang-By-Your-Feet-Off-A-Bridge” BASE Jumphttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-idaho-toe-grabber-gainer-perrine-bridge-base-jump/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-idaho-toe-grabber-gainer-perrine-bridge-base-jump/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:50:22 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=9299 Although accurate and descriptive, the “hang-by-your-feet-off-a-bridge” exit doesn’t quite roll off the tip of your tongue. So let’s just stick with The Idaho Toe-Grabber Gainer (TIT Double G, for short) and call it a day.

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]]> Although accurate and descriptive, the “hang-by-your-feet-off-a-bridge” exit doesn’t quite roll off the tip of your tongue. So let’s just stick with The Idaho Toe-Grabber Gainer (TIT Double G, for short) and call it a day.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-idaho-toe-grabber-gainer-perrine-bridge-base-jump/feed/ 0 Secret Wind Turbine BASE Jumphttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/secret-wind-turbine-base-jump/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/secret-wind-turbine-base-jump/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:50:46 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=5307 UPDATE: Unfortunately this video has now been marked “private” by the author since originally posting it on Jan. 31, 2012, . Here’s an awesome antenna BASE jump instead :)

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]]> UPDATE: Unfortunately this video has now been marked “private” by the author since originally posting it on Jan. 31, 2012, . Here’s an awesome antenna BASE jump instead :)

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/secret-wind-turbine-base-jump/feed/ 4 Highlining BASE Stunthttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/base-jumping-highlining-stunt/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/base-jumping-highlining-stunt/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:50:19 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=4222 A shot from Sebastien Montaz’s brilliant documentary, I Believe I Can Fly, about BASE jumping and highlining. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, I highly recommend you check it out here.

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]]> A shot from Sebastien Montaz’s brilliant documentary, I Believe I Can Fly, about BASE jumping and highlining. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, I highly recommend you check it out here.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/base-jumping-highlining-stunt/feed/ 0 Piggyback BASE Exithttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/piggyback-base-jump-exit/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/piggyback-base-jump-exit/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:05:00 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=4076 The pre-exit photo wasn’t too reassuring, but it looks like Lonnie Bissonnette’s piggyback BASE exit went according to plan. As a paraplegic, Lonnie doesn’t let anything get in his way. Have you seen his wheelchair BASE jump at Bride Day? Did I mention his middle name is Badass? You truly are an inspiration to us [...]

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]]> The pre-exit photo wasn’t too reassuring, but it looks like Lonnie Bissonnette’s piggyback BASE exit went according to plan. As a paraplegic, Lonnie doesn’t let anything get in his way. Have you seen his wheelchair BASE jump at Bride Day? Did I mention his middle name is Badass? You truly are an inspiration to us all, Lonnie. Keep it up buddy!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/piggyback-base-jump-exit/feed/ 0 Playing With His Pole in Publichttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/gopro-bomb-squad-pole-action/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/gopro-bomb-squad-pole-action/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:50:55 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3866 Marshall Miller of the GoPro Bomb Squad playing with his pole in public again.

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]]> Marshall Miller of the GoPro Bomb Squad playing with his pole in public again.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/gopro-bomb-squad-pole-action/feed/ 0 Leap of Faithhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/leap-of-faith/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/leap-of-faith/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:50:20 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3747 Atle Dahl and the late Ted Rudd BASE jumping in the Gudvangen Valley in Norway. Fly free Ted. RIP. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. You can also watch Suitable: A Tribute to Ted Rudd.

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]]> Atle Dahl and the late Ted Rudd BASE jumping in the Gudvangen Valley in Norway. Fly free Ted. RIP. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. You can also watch Suitable: A Tribute to Ted Rudd.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/leap-of-faith/feed/ 0 2 Girls, 1 Bridgehttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/2-girls-1-bridge-at-bridge-day/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/2-girls-1-bridge-at-bridge-day/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:04:16 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3571 Usually the old saying, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?”, is a rhetorical question… unless you’re BASE jumping at Bridge Day, in which case the answer is “hells yeah!” Photo by Andrew Revesz.

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]]> Usually the old saying, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?”, is a rhetorical question… unless you’re BASE jumping at Bridge Day, in which case the answer is “hells yeah!” Photo by Andrew Revesz.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/2-girls-1-bridge-at-bridge-day/feed/ 0 Old AND Bold BASE Jumper at Bridge Dayhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/old-and-bold-base-jumper-at-bridge-day/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/old-and-bold-base-jumper-at-bridge-day/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:20:59 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3545 Who says there are no old, bold BASE jumpers? With over 400+ BASE jumpers at Bridge Day this year, you’re bound to see it all, including gorilla and bunny costumes, Mr. Bill, TandemBASE, and an 82-year-old BASE jumper — Donald Cripps from Emerald Coast Skydiving in Alabama. Photo by Andrew Revesz.

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]]> Who says there are no old, bold BASE jumpers? With over 400+ BASE jumpers at Bridge Day this year, you’re bound to see it all, including gorilla and bunny costumes, Mr. Bill, TandemBASE, and an 82-year-old BASE jumper — Donald Cripps from Emerald Coast Skydiving in Alabama. Photo by Andrew Revesz.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/old-and-bold-base-jumper-at-bridge-day/feed/ 0 Into The Foghttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/into-the-fog/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/into-the-fog/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:55:03 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3461 Nick Burden and Joey Stokes BASE jumping into the fog from the “West Hotel” exit point of an 800 foot cliff in Colorado. Photo by Nick Burden.

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]]> Nick Burden and Joey Stokes BASE jumping into the fog from the “West Hotel” exit point of an 800 foot cliff in Colorado. Photo by Nick Burden.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/into-the-fog/feed/ 0 Taking The Leaphttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/taking-the-leap/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/taking-the-leap/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:17:26 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3197 Sacrebleu! A stunning overhead shot of Matthias Giraud as he counts down before taking the leap off an exit point on Mount Baring. I’m sure you remember Matthias, also known as Super Frenchie — the crazy Frenchman who escaped an avalanche while ski-BASE jumping in the French Alps. He’s 1 part French, 2 parts badass.

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]]> Sacrebleu! A stunning overhead shot of Matthias Giraud as he counts down before taking the leap off an exit point on Mount Baring. I’m sure you remember Matthias, also known as Super Frenchie — the crazy Frenchman who escaped an avalanche while ski-BASE jumping in the French Alps. He’s 1 part French, 2 parts badass.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/taking-the-leap/feed/ 2 Experience Zero Gravityhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/experience-zero-gravity/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/experience-zero-gravity/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3155 Following the release of Experience Human Flight, this is the second chapter in the Experience Series from design studio Betty Wants In. Chas Mackinnon from BWI says, “Most skydiving videos are edited with fast cuts and set to up-tempo music… we wanted to explore the other end of the spectrum.” This is, by far, some [...]

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]]> Following the release of Experience Human Flight, this is the second chapter in the Experience Series from design studio Betty Wants In. Chas Mackinnon from BWI says, “Most skydiving videos are edited with fast cuts and set to up-tempo music… we wanted to explore the other end of the spectrum.” This is, by far, some of the best BASE jumping footage from Norway, Switzerland and France I’ve ever seen. Enjoy.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/experience-zero-gravity/feed/ 4 Rollerblades + BASE Jumping = Roller-BASEhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/rollerblades-base-jumping-roller-base/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/rollerblades-base-jumping-roller-base/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:29:59 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3085 So you’ve seen an insane avalanche ski-BASE jump by Matthias Giraud, skydiving in a kayak (aka skyaking) by Miles Daisher, and skydiving with roller skates by Freakfly. But what about roller-BASE… BASE Jumping with rollerblades? That’s a first for me, and I’m lovin’ it! Why didn’t I think of that?

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]]> So you’ve seen an insane avalanche ski-BASE jump by Matthias Giraud, skydiving in a kayak (aka skyaking) by Miles Daisher, and skydiving with roller skates by Freakfly. But what about roller-BASE… BASE Jumping with rollerblades? That’s a first for me, and I’m lovin’ it! Why didn’t I think of that?

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/rollerblades-base-jumping-roller-base/feed/ 2 S.A.F.E = Stupid And F**king Extremehttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/s-a-f-e-stupid-and-fking-extreme/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/s-a-f-e-stupid-and-fking-extreme/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:45:52 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3059 What could possibly go wrong? Anthony White — a newbie to big wall BASE jumping, with a hangover — takes Lonnie Bissonnette — a paraplegic — for a ride on a big wall BASE jump in Norway. Next time, I want to see you do this blindfolded Anthony! Photo via Lonnie Bissonnette.

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]]> What could possibly go wrong? Anthony White — a newbie to big wall BASE jumping, with a hangover — takes Lonnie Bissonnette — a paraplegic — for a ride on a big wall BASE jump in Norway. Next time, I want to see you do this blindfolded Anthony! Photo via Lonnie Bissonnette.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/s-a-f-e-stupid-and-fking-extreme/feed/ 14 Big Wall BASE Exithttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-wall-base-exit/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-wall-base-exit/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:00:48 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=2965 Kyle Sul’s BASE jumping exit in Norway last summer. I love the glowing red pants; they look like they were photoshop’d on to Kyle. Photo by Anders Lau Nielsen.

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]]> Kyle Sul’s BASE jumping exit in Norway last summer. I love the glowing red pants; they look like they were photoshop’d on to Kyle. Photo by Anders Lau Nielsen.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-wall-base-exit/feed/ 0 BASE Jumping Ninjashttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/base-jumping-ninjas/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/base-jumping-ninjas/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:22:33 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=2930 Fred Fugen of the Soul Flyers and Jean-Francois Huck are BASE jumping ninjas-in-training. Real ninjas don’t have shadows — like Chuck Norris. Photo via Fred Fugen.

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]]> Fred Fugen of the Soul Flyers and Jean-Francois Huck are BASE jumping ninjas-in-training. Real ninjas don’t have shadows — like Chuck Norris. Photo via Fred Fugen.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/base-jumping-ninjas/feed/ 0 Big Wall Waterfallhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-wall-waterfall/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-wall-waterfall/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:51:40 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=2040 Another fantastic BASE jumping shot from Anders as his friends follow him off an exit point next to a waterfall in Norway. Photo by Anders Lau Nielsen. If you want to see more pics by Anders, check out Crazy Kids Jumpin’ Off Cliffs, as well as 3…2…1… See ya!, and Max’s BASE Jump Exit In [...]

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]]> Another fantastic BASE jumping shot from Anders as his friends follow him off an exit point next to a waterfall in Norway. Photo by Anders Lau Nielsen. If you want to see more pics by Anders, check out Crazy Kids Jumpin’ Off Cliffs, as well as 3…2…1… See ya!, and Max’s BASE Jump Exit In Norway.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-wall-waterfall/feed/ 0 9-Way BASE Jump Off Buildinghttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/9-way-base-jump-off-building/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/9-way-base-jump-off-building/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:24:18 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=1992 Can you believe 9 guys — all wearing the same outfit — pulled off this BASE jump?! They should’ve just used time-lapse photography instead. This reminds me of The Matrix: Swooping pic I posted last month. Photo via Spirito Gitano.

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]]> Can you believe 9 guys — all wearing the same outfit — pulled off this BASE jump?! They should’ve just used time-lapse photography instead. This reminds me of The Matrix: Swooping pic I posted last month. Photo via Spirito Gitano.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/9-way-base-jump-off-building/feed/ 6 The GoPro Bomb Squad Debuthttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/the-gopro-bomb-squad-debut/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/the-gopro-bomb-squad-debut/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:26:10 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=1964 Ladies and gents, I present to you GoPro’s new aerial team… GoPro Bomb Squad. The team consists of Marshall Miller, Neil Amonson and Jesse Hall (and maybe others?). Keep your eyes peeled for more badass photos and videos from the Bomb Squad. Photo by Neil Amonson in Norway.

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]]> Ladies and gents, I present to you GoPro’s new aerial team… GoPro Bomb Squad. The team consists of Marshall Miller, Neil Amonson and Jesse Hall (and maybe others?). Keep your eyes peeled for more badass photos and videos from the Bomb Squad. Photo by Neil Amonson in Norway.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/the-gopro-bomb-squad-debut/feed/ 0