GoPro Presents: Bomb Squad Balloon Backflips
Check out JT Holmes, Suz Graham and the GoPro Bomb Squad as they come together for this backflippin’ drop from a hot air balloon. For today’s encore, check out Suz Graham’s “Malaysian Invasion” for the women’s BASE jumping world record. Watch Video »
Guinness World Record Hot Air Balloon Skydives
On February 10th, 2013, Skydive Dubai Desert Campus set two official Guinness World Records… 1) the most skydivers to jump from a hot air balloon simultaneously (25 skydivers), and 2) the most skydivers to jump from a hot air balloon during the same flight (40 skydivers). The third record was unofficial due to technical reasons:... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydive With Massive Umbrella! Wi...
GoPro athlete Eric Roner channels his inner Mary Poppins… and discovers why umbrellas don’t make great parachutes. This stunt is definitely up there with the world’s first skydive using plastic grocery bags as a parachute. What d’you think: win or fail? Watch Video »
Double Rollovers + Cutaways = Big Smiles
Whoa, whoa whoa. So full of surprises, my heart is still beating fast! A beautiful moment in a hot air balloon above the clouds, double McConkeys (a.k.a. rollovers) into canopy flight, and then… well, you’ll have to watch and see. Magic! Watch Video »
Happy... Happy... Birthday Balloon Jump
Never made a balloon jump but want to? Check this one out. This video takes us through the whole balloon jump experience — from all angles and all jumpers. Put it to some chill music and, just like exiting off the side, you get a peaceful little compilation with fun flipping. Happy balloon jump birthday! Watch Video »
Rise And Shine, The Hot Air Balloon Is Ready!
Sure, I love skydiving. And balloon jumps are always fun. But I’m usually still dead asleep at 6am. Just sayin’. Here’s a short moody edit by Jarno Cordia of Fly Like Brick on a sweet balloon jump during the 2012 wingsuit competition and boogie in Siofok, Hungary. Watch Video »
Wingsuit, Meet Hot Air Balloon.
No, this isn’t a Friday Freakout, but rather, some pretty sweet footage a la foot cam of a wingsuit flying by a balloon. The only thing that would’ve made this better? Footage from the balloon so we could see just how fast he whizzes past. Watch Video »
Five Ten Presents: The GoPro Bomb Squad
Five Ten presents the GoPro Bomb Squad — Neil Amonson, Marshall Miller, Jesse Hall, and JT Holmes. They do dangerous things. They also live mind-blowingly amazing lives. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Want to get up close and personal with Neil Amonson? Check out this interview with Neil as he shares... Watch Video »
Pushing The Limits... One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond is another brilliant documentary from Sebastien Montaz-Rosset which takes us behind the scenes for a close up look at world-renowned snowboarder and BASE jumper, Géraldine Fasnacht. She invites us into the small community of today’s real life super heroes — wingsuit flyers. For more footage of Géraldine’s hot air balloon flyby (seen... Watch Video »
Don't You Love Balloons?
Don’t you just love balloon jumps? Check out the other perspective just a few seconds later from this same balloon jump at Skydive Perris. Photo by Juan Mayer Photography. View Photo »
She Can Fly: Hot Air Ballon Fly-By
There’s nothing hotter than a hot French woman flying by a hot air balloon in a wingsuit. Except maybe wearing a wingsuit on a hot day. Following the “I Believe I Can Fly” documentary about highlining and BASE jumping, director Sebastien Montaz-Rosset just finished shooting this documentary about professional female BASE jumper Géraldine Fasnacht. Watch Video »
Bye Bye Balloon
Skydiving photographer Juan Mayer captured this perfect shot of a balloon jump recently at Skydive Perris. Photo by Juan Mayer Photography. View Photo »
Dodging Dozens Of Hot Air Balloons
Luke Aikins and Jeff Provenzano of the Red Bull Air Force dodging dozens of hot air balloons before swooping the crowd at the 29th annual Quick Check Balloon Festival in New Jersey. Photo by Luke Aikins. View Photo »
High Altitude Balloon Jump Over Boulder
A cool skydiving photo from inside the basket of a high altitude balloon jump over Boulder, Colorado. Photo via Douglas Tippit. Douglas also submitted another hilarious skydiving photo, “That’s My Oh Face!“, which I posted a few months ago. View Photo »
Red Bull Swooping at Balloon Festival
A great shot of Jeff Provenzano of the Red Bull Air Force as he swoops in front of the crowd — nearly 120,000 people — at the 29th annual Quick Check Balloon Festival in New Jersey. Photo by Luke Aikins. View Photo »
No Farting In The Plane, Please!
Tsk, tsk. You know who you are. No, this IS NOT a hot air balloon! ‘Nuff said. Photo by Elisson Campos Osorio. View Photo »
Hot Air Balloon Jump at Frontier Skydivers
A fun balloon jump by Patrick, Xavier, Christian, Joe, Jason and Leeann from Frontier Skydivers in Newfane, NY. When and where was your last balloon jump? Watch Video »
Crazy Low Pull on Balloon Jump
Now THIS is ground rush! Watch this nutter with a BASE rig jump from a balloon and pull very, very low. He’s wearing a BASE rig, but jumping from a balloon… so let the debate begin: is this considered a skydive or BASE jump? Watch Video »