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Weather Hold Win! Who Needs A Plane When…

Andrew — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:50:45 +0000

Pure weather hold inspired awesomeness! Who needs a plane when you can get towed up to 500 feet under canopy, chop the tow cable and your main, then pitch your BASE rig while on your back. Move along kids… nothin’ sketchy to see here.

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Friday Freakout: Low Wingsuit Cutaway, No AAD, Open By 500ft

Sydney Williams — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:45:56 +0000

While wingsuits are all the rage these days, it’s often overlooked that — should a series of events go wrong — you’re now falling toward the earth in a straitjacket. No matter how you slice it, a low deployment followed by a malfunction (without an RSL or AAD), several revolutions on your back, a head-down reserve deployment, and a popped toggle once your reserve is open by 500 feet is, well, exciting to say the least. Be easy on this guy, he was kind enough to let us use this video to educate the masses.

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Friday Freakout: BASE Low Pull, Seconds From Impact

Andrew — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:50:41 +0000

It’s hard to tell from this angle just how close this BASE jumper was from pounding in, but it looks like he was seconds away from impact. He’s lucky he didn’t fumble his PC, like this guy.

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Friday Freakout: Skydiving Student’s Low, Low, LOW Pull!

Andrew — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:48:58 +0000

Maintaining altitude awareness is a good thing. Having an instructor that saves your ass is even better, especially when you’re flopping around on your back and then you freeze at pull time, like deer in the headlights. Before watching the very last second of this video, take a guess at his deployment altitude.

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Friday Freakout: Low Wingsuit Cutaway At 800ft

Andrew — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:46:28 +0000

How’s this for a first cutaway — in a wingsuit no less: a tension knot which leads to a cutaway at 2,500ft and an open reserve by 800ft. Unfortunately we can’t choose how good/bad our first cutaway will be, or any other cutaway for that matter. What and when was your first cutaway?

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Friday Freakout: Brain Malfunction. Low Pull. Crash Landing.

Andrew — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:50:27 +0000

When you see 15 other parachutes opening, maybe it’s time to pull. Just a suggestion. Back tracking for 25 seconds and no alti check?? I call brain malfunction on this one, or maybe he just fell asleep, but he just keeps tracking on. And on. And on. All the way down to nearly 750ft, resulting in a two-out and crash landing. P.S. Darwin says “Hi.”

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Friday Freakout: Dirty Low Pull + PC Fumble = Tree Landing

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:48:00 +0000

Who needs a parachute when you can land in trees?! After all, Gary Connery landed his wingsuit without a parachute into cardboard boxes, so what’s the big deal? But seriously, this BASE jumper was lucky to end up where he did — stuck between a rock, a tree and and a hard place. Fumbling your PC on a low pull ain’t cool. Whew. *wipes sweat off brow*

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As Seen On The Internet: BASE Jump Cutaway From 486ft!

Andrew — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:50:45 +0000

Getting bored of your daily BASE jumping routine? Looking for more excitement on your sub-500ft jumps? Look no further. For the low cost of a rollover off the Perrine Bridge, followed by a cutaway, you too can shit your pants jumping off a 486ft bridge.

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Friday Freakout: Altitude Awareness Fail. Double Fail!

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:50:31 +0000

What NOT to do while skydiving: Jump with a tandem as a new jumper. Start backflying after the tandem has deployed at 5,000ft. Go for the dock no matter what the altitude. Fly over the top of your mate at 2,000ft. Ignore your altimeter at 1,800ft. Take the time to wave off (to who!?) at 800ft. Shudder. My eyes were closed by the time it came to the downplane at 500ft. NEVER try this shit at home. Like, ever.

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Friday Freakout: Crazy Low Pull = Free Boat Ride

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:50:41 +0000

Need boat? Step 1: Jump off big cliff in Norway with wingsuit. Step 2: Forget to pull. Step 3: Realize water isn’t as forgiving as 18,000 cardboard boxes for landing. Step 4: Pull parachute below 100 feet (give or take). Step 5: Land in cold water and yell for boat. Done and done. Thank me later for the free boat ride.

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Hilarious Water-Landing-With-Mustaches Accuracy Contest

Sydney Williams — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:45:10 +0000

Ever wished you could wear a Speedo and chug beer to get bonus points in a contest? Or rock a mustache and swoop through giant bowling pins? Now add a 170 foot cliff and a kiddie pool filled with beer (or water), and voilà… you have the 2011 Water Landing with Mustaches Accuracy Contest at Rubidoux in SoCal. Almost a new event at Nationals. Almost.

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5 Front Flips, 1 Low Pull. The Magic of Bridge Day.

Andrew — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:00:21 +0000

You’re bound to see some magic and mayhem at Bridge Day, from wheelchair BASE jumps to collisions in freefall, and everything in between. This quintuple front flip with a low pull fits right in… just par for the course at Bridge Day. Are you going to Bridge Day this year?

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Friday Freakout: Low Pull Contest. Who Wins?!

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:50:55 +0000

“Let’s have a low pull contest. You go first and I’ll get it all on tape.” That was the first mistake. 4-way staggered exit off a cliff beside a waterfall. That was the second mistake. But the REAL problem here is that the first guy pulled too soon. Er, I mean, the last guy pulled too late…

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Friday Freakout: BASE Jumper Survives Impact Off 650ft Bridge

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:50:28 +0000

Some of you might find this a bit disturbing to watch, but luckily this BASE jumper survives after hitting the water from a dirty low pull. If this was a low pull contest, I’m pretty sure he won. Don’t forget to pull, people. It’ll save your life.

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Friday Freakout: Paratrooper Survives 50-Foot Cutaway!!!

Andrew — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:50:15 +0000

Talk about a close call. This has to be one of the LOWEST cutaways I’ve ever seen. Two paratroopers get wrapped up and one of them chops his main less than 50 feet (give or take) above the ground, and luckily his reserve opens 15 feet before impact. Pardon me while I change my underwear!

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Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Crash Landing Into Trees

Andrew — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:50:00 +0000

You win some, you lose some. It turns out wingsuit BASE jumping can be real monkey business… especially when you have to climb down the tree you just landed in. But I guess climbing down is better than hanging around in a tree swing like this crazy Russian after a dirty low pull.

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Friday Freakout: How NOT To Jump Off A Bridge

Andrew — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:50:06 +0000

Here’s a lesson from Bridge Day (1992) on how NOT to jump off a bridge! Tossing the pilot chute between his legs probably wasn’t the smoothest move he’s pulled off to date. Not to mention cutting away from an 880-foot BASE jump. Then again, what do I know… he saved his own life. What’d you think?

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Friday Freakout: Low Pull Carnage. Don’t Forget To Pull!

Andrew — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:50:51 +0000

There’s a whole lot of carnage and dirty low pulls in this video. Just a friendly reminder: don’t forget to pull!

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Friday Freakout: Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit… WOO-HOO!

Andrew — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:50:56 +0000

LMAO! This reaction is priceless. Lesson learned: Pulling low as a student BASE jumper leads to a “shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit…” moment, followed by a Homer-esque “woo-hoo!”

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Friday Freakout: AFF Instructor Low Pull + Malfunction

Andrew — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:50:38 +0000

Although this AFF instructor-in-training seems a little nervous, there’s no reason he should’ve dumped this low. Line twists below 2,000 feet are a pain in the ass, but then chopping that low and having to deal with more line twists on your reserve really sucks! On the bright side, at least his main wasn’t too far away. Click here to check out more all-stars in the dirty low pull department.

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