Sense of Flying
What’s it like flying down a mountain at 155 MPH (about 250 km/h)? Espen Fadnes — The World’s Fastest Flying Human Being 2010 — walks us through the intense experience of wingsuit proximity flying. So you want your shot at the title for “The World’s Fastest Flying Human Being,” huh? Then get your shit together... Watch Video »
Amazing: Bus Tour Wingsuit Fly-By
“Folks, if you look to your right you’ll see squirrel suit flyer, Jokke Sommer, blazing past us with camera man in tow.” Photo by Jeff Nebelkopf of TonySuit Wingsuits. View Photo »
Friday Freakout: BASE Jumper's Nightmare Wingsuit ...
This is the unofficial how-to video for “canopy proximity flying.” I’m not entirely sure if this was a wingsuit malfunction or a pilot error, but it turns into a shit show real quick. An unstable deployment. Nasty line twists. Avoiding a cliff strike by inches. Oh, and a vuvuzela horn blowing at 0:53. This guy’s... Watch Video »
The BASE Dream Team in China
More stunning BASE footage from the Dream Team’s trip to China, as seen from Douggs’ perspective. This is just as much fun as Matt Gerdes’ Chinese Scenes edit and Jeb Corliss’ historic wingsuit flight through Tianmen Hole in China. Watch Video »
Czech, Czech... 3, 2, 1
Once the chopper is gone, the only way down the Eiger is to jump. If this edit from the Czech BASE Team is good enough for GoPro’s Video of the Day, then it’s good enough for us. Watch Video »
Highlining BASE Stunt
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. View Photo »
Fall Sessions: Shadow Play
You know you’re pushing the limits of wingsuit proximity flying when you can high-five your own shadow. Then again, that’s not so hard. I just high-fived my own shadow, but it was against the wall with the help of my desk lamp. Watch Video »
Piggyback BASE Exit
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... View Photo »
World's First Ski-BASE Jump Off The Matterhorn
In episode 4 of the Super Frenchie Diaries, Matthias Giraud pulls off the world’s first ski-BASE jump on the Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland. He was lucky enough to avoid the same disaster that cost the late Shane McConkey his life — losing a ski on exit. But Matthias likes a little excitement. After... 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 »
Chinese Scenes
Matt Gerdes takes us on a ride in his wingsuit down some stunning lines in China, and it’s just as awesome as you’d expect. This is the same event where Jeb Corliss made history as the first person to fly a wingsuit through a mountain in China. For more wingsuit proximity flying from Matt, check... Watch Video »
Playing With His Pole in Public
Marshall Miller of the GoPro Bomb Squad playing with his pole in public again. View Photo »
Leap of Faith
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. View Photo »
Veterans Day: Poppy Proximity Flying
In commemoration of Veterans Day/Remembrance Day, Major Alastair Macartney and Sergeant Deane ‘Smudge’ Smith of Jump4Heroes went wingsuit proximity flying off Mount Brento in Italy to raise awareness for The Royal British Legion. They’re wearing permanent poppies on their expensive wingsuits; the least we can all do is wear a temporary poppy for Veterans Day/Remembrance... Watch Video »
I Believe I Can Fly
The Skyliners are a group of friends pushing their limits by combining BASE jumping with highlining — a vertiginous mix of climbing, slacklining and tightrope walking. This is the trailer for the feature documentary “I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies)” by Sebastien Montaz-Rosset. I can’t wait to see the full documentary. Stunning... Watch Video »
Under The Bridge
A nice shot from Bridge Day 2011 of a BASE jumper setting up for landing, with rappel lines under the bridge in the background. Photo by Andrew Revesz. View Photo »
2 Girls, 1 Bridge
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. View Photo »
Old AND Bold BASE Jumper at Bridge Day
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. View Photo »
Wheelchair BASE Jump at Bridge Day
After getting a taste of his first wheelchair BASE jump at Bride Day last year, Lonnie Bissonnette of Team FX was psyched to try again at Bridge Day 2011. Unfortunately, due to public safety concerns from the local authorities, he wasn’t allowed to jump with his wheelchair (what changed since last year, Sheriff??). Oh well.... Watch Video »
Into The Fog
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. View Photo »