iLoveSkydiving.org » paragliding http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:51:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Flying Donkey Shocks Beachgoers. WTF?!!http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/flying-donkey-shocks-beachgoers-in-russia/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/flying-donkey-shocks-beachgoers-in-russia/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:47:09 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=11127 Local entrepreneurs in Russia thought it would be a brilliant idea to send a parachuting donkey into the sky as an advertising stunt to promote their parasailing business. Bad idea. Really, really bad idea. Unfortunately there’s no cure for stupid.

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]]> Local entrepreneurs in Russia thought it would be a brilliant idea to send a parachuting donkey into the sky as an advertising stunt to promote their parasailing business. Bad idea. Really, really bad idea. Unfortunately there’s no cure for stupid.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/flying-donkey-shocks-beachgoers-in-russia/feed/ 0 Parachute + Snowmobile = Parasleddinghttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/parachute-snowmobile-parasledding-eric-oddy/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/parachute-snowmobile-parasledding-eric-oddy/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:50:47 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=11106 Mind. Blown. No, this has nothing to do with skydiving or BASE jumping, but it’s way too cool not to share. And I’m pretty sure this has never been done before. Introducing parasledding, where paragliding and snowmobiling are combined for one hell of a badass ride down a mountain!

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]]> Mind. Blown. No, this has nothing to do with skydiving or BASE jumping, but it’s way too cool not to share. And I’m pretty sure this has never been done before. Introducing parasledding, where paragliding and snowmobiling are combined for one hell of a badass ride down a mountain!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/parachute-snowmobile-parasledding-eric-oddy/feed/ 0 Friday Freakout: Grown Man Cries In The Skyhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-grown-man-cries-in-the-sky/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-grown-man-cries-in-the-sky/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:50:40 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10959 There’s nothing like a grown man crying to put a smile on your face. My fave part is when he says “allllaaaaaaaa allaaaaabibki aaaa allahuakbar lalaya dabeeeeeeeyaaa!!!”… or something like that.

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]]> There’s nothing like a grown man crying to put a smile on your face. My fave part is when he says “allllaaaaaaaa allaaaaabibki aaaa allahuakbar lalaya dabeeeeeeeyaaa!!!”… or something like that.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-grown-man-cries-in-the-sky/feed/ 0 Friday Freakout: Line Twists, With A Pinch Of Ground Rushhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-spinning-parachute-line-twists-ground-rush/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-spinning-parachute-line-twists-ground-rush/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:50:30 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10923 Thermals are a paraglider’s wet dream. That is until your paraglider goes boom! Then that wet dream turns into wet underwear faster than you can say “oh shiiiii…” As the ground rush intensifies, the video cuts out — he didn’t think his GoPro was on, so he thought he was turning it on to film [...]

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]]> Thermals are a paraglider’s wet dream. That is until your paraglider goes boom! Then that wet dream turns into wet underwear faster than you can say “oh shiiiii…” As the ground rush intensifies, the video cuts out — he didn’t think his GoPro was on, so he thought he was turning it on to film the impact but ended up turning it off instead. Double fail.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-spinning-parachute-line-twists-ground-rush/feed/ 0 Fly Up, BASE Down.http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-up-base-jump-down/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-up-base-jump-down/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:50:52 +0000 Sydney Williams http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10864 These guys are geniuses (genii?) and deserve a Nobel Prize, or to be knighted, or at least a few free pull-up cords. Beni Kälin and Dominik Wicki fly up to different exit points with their paragliders, then rock some sweet wingsuit BASE on the way down. Where do they stash all their paragliding gear on [...]

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]]> These guys are geniuses (genii?) and deserve a Nobel Prize, or to be knighted, or at least a few free pull-up cords. Beni Kälin and Dominik Wicki fly up to different exit points with their paragliders, then rock some sweet wingsuit BASE on the way down. Where do they stash all their paragliding gear on the way down, you ask? You’ll have to watch to find out, and stick around ’til the end for some weather hold inspiration.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-up-base-jump-down/feed/ 0 Sky Circus: Trapeze Meets Flyinghttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/sky-circus-trapeze-meets-flying/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/sky-circus-trapeze-meets-flying/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:57:12 +0000 Shannon Seyb http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10646 Only the French would mix extreme sports with a circus and a pretty girl! Acro paragliding pilot Gill Schneider has some fun with jugglers and a beautiful trapezist, Roxane Giliand, and creates something magical in this short film. Certain judges seem to agree, awarding ShamsProd Best Original Film for Coupe Icare 2012.

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]]> Only the French would mix extreme sports with a circus and a pretty girl! Acro paragliding pilot Gill Schneider has some fun with jugglers and a beautiful trapezist, Roxane Giliand, and creates something magical in this short film. Certain judges seem to agree, awarding ShamsProd Best Original Film for Coupe Icare 2012.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/sky-circus-trapeze-meets-flying/feed/ 0 B.A.S.E XRW: Wingsuit “Baton Pass” to Speedflyerhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/barry-holubeck-base-jump-xrw-wingsuit-baton-pass-to-speedflyer/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/barry-holubeck-base-jump-xrw-wingsuit-baton-pass-to-speedflyer/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:37:33 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10441 More awesome BASE XRW from Barry Holubeck. He first started flying his wingsuit alongside a speed wing, but now they’re making things a little more interesting with a relay race baton pass (is that a can of shaving cream, sunscreen, or Easy Cheese??). Wingsuits and speedflyers. Flying. Together! OMGXRWFTW.

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]]> More awesome BASE XRW from Barry Holubeck. He first started flying his wingsuit alongside a speed wing, but now they’re making things a little more interesting with a relay race baton pass (is that a can of shaving cream, sunscreen, or Easy Cheese??). Wingsuits and speedflyers. Flying. Together! OMGXRWFTW.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/barry-holubeck-base-jump-xrw-wingsuit-baton-pass-to-speedflyer/feed/ 0 Cool Wingsuit Stunt Off Paraglider From 1,800fthttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/cool-wingsuit-stunt-off-paraglider-from-1800ft/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/cool-wingsuit-stunt-off-paraglider-from-1800ft/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:50:12 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=9127 Erwan Chevalerias hitches a ride on a paraglider before flying his wingsuit from 1,800ft. It’s pretty cool, but double the altitude compared to this other crazy skydiver who jumps off a paraglider from only 900ft!

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]]> Erwan Chevalerias hitches a ride on a paraglider before flying his wingsuit from 1,800ft. It’s pretty cool, but double the altitude compared to this other crazy skydiver who jumps off a paraglider from only 900ft!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/cool-wingsuit-stunt-off-paraglider-from-1800ft/feed/ 0 Contrast: Visual Inspirationhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-contrast-visual-inspiration/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-contrast-visual-inspiration/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:08:04 +0000 Melanie Curtis http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=8111 As someone who doesn’t paraglide (yet), it’s easy to see from Team Freestyle’s video how paragliding is right up our skydiving alley. Meaning, it’s yet another amazing way for us to experience stunning places with our best friends. It sounds cheesy, but a video like this makes me think everything awesome in life is possible. [...]

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]]> As someone who doesn’t paraglide (yet), it’s easy to see from Team Freestyle’s video how paragliding is right up our skydiving alley. Meaning, it’s yet another amazing way for us to experience stunning places with our best friends. It sounds cheesy, but a video like this makes me think everything awesome in life is possible. Like, if this type of beauty and experience and FUN is real… everything must be. Yeah, I’m into visual inspiration. Check this one out.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-contrast-visual-inspiration/feed/ 0 Voss Show Reel… Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool.http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/cool-skydiving-voss-show-reel/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/cool-skydiving-voss-show-reel/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 11:50:56 +0000 Melanie Curtis http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=7485 HOLY… SHIT. Damn, I don’t even know where to begin. Freakin’ downright not-fucking-around amazing footage. I mean, a snowmobiler does a flip over a swooping parachute. And that’s after killer paraglider and swoop demo footage, on top of swooping the mountains, and jumping over snow-capped everything. This is a must watch! These Scandanavians do some [...]

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]]> HOLY… SHIT. Damn, I don’t even know where to begin. Freakin’ downright not-fucking-around amazing footage. I mean, a snowmobiler does a flip over a swooping parachute. And that’s after killer paraglider and swoop demo footage, on top of swooping the mountains, and jumping over snow-capped everything. This is a must watch! These Scandanavians do some cool shit, and got some mad talent.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/cool-skydiving-voss-show-reel/feed/ 0 ParaBASE: Paraglider Cutaway To Freefall Stunthttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/parabase-paraglider-cutaway-to-freefall-stunt/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/parabase-paraglider-cutaway-to-freefall-stunt/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:50:08 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=6522 A cool scene from the Play Gravity 2 movie, where Benjamin Zenhäusern cranks out a few infinity tumbles on his paraglider before cutting away and tossing himself into freefall. Benjamin is no stranger to ParaBASE and cutaways. Check out this first-person footage from one of his other paraglider cutaways, which resulted in a long delay [...]

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]]> A cool scene from the Play Gravity 2 movie, where Benjamin Zenhäusern cranks out a few infinity tumbles on his paraglider before cutting away and tossing himself into freefall. Benjamin is no stranger to ParaBASE and cutaways. Check out this first-person footage from one of his other paraglider cutaways, which resulted in a long delay and very low pull.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/parabase-paraglider-cutaway-to-freefall-stunt/feed/ 2 Friday Freakout: Ground Launch Failhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-speed-flying-ground-launch-fail/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-speed-flying-ground-launch-fail/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:50:00 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=6329 Here’s a lesson in ground launching. Step 1: Don’t do this! Step 2: See step 1. Clearly not the best way to start off a day of speedflying, but despite the minor crash he still managed to brush himself off and squeeze out a few good flights for the rest of the session. Of all [...]

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]]> Here’s a lesson in ground launching. Step 1: Don’t do this! Step 2: See step 1. Clearly not the best way to start off a day of speedflying, but despite the minor crash he still managed to brush himself off and squeeze out a few good flights for the rest of the session. Of all the ground launching fails, I’d have to say the paraglider who cheated death in Moab is scariest I’ve ever seen.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-speed-flying-ground-launch-fail/feed/ 2 King of the Mountainhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/moab-base-adventures-king-of-the-mountain/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/moab-base-adventures-king-of-the-mountain/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:50:51 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=6253 With BASE, tandem BASE, paragliding/speedflying and rock climbing at your fingertips (pun intended), the famous Fisher Towers in Moab is a playground for big kids. Thanks to Moab BASE Adventures for the fun edit. Check out some more fun footage from Marshall Miller of the GoPro Bomb Squad buzzing around the towers.

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]]> With BASE, tandem BASE, paragliding/speedflying and rock climbing at your fingertips (pun intended), the famous Fisher Towers in Moab is a playground for big kids. Thanks to Moab BASE Adventures for the fun edit. Check out some more fun footage from Marshall Miller of the GoPro Bomb Squad buzzing around the towers.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/moab-base-adventures-king-of-the-mountain/feed/ 1 The Urban Sidehttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-the-urban-side/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-the-urban-side/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:50:24 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=6189 Flying a paraglider through the urban side of South America? Hells yeah. Sign me up! Thanks to Jean-Baptiste Chandelier for this creative edit.

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]]> Flying a paraglider through the urban side of South America? Hells yeah. Sign me up! Thanks to Jean-Baptiste Chandelier for this creative edit.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-the-urban-side/feed/ 0 The Tunisian Duel: Ride The Deserthttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-tunisian-duel-ride-the-desert/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-tunisian-duel-ride-the-desert/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:50:42 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=5945 This is something a little different that I just had to share. Paramotor champion Pascal Vallée and enduro motorcycle champion Fabien Couderc challenge each other to a duel in Tunisia to promote their respective sports. This creative concept was captured by the talented Shams Prod, the man behind the popular “Showtime” edit.

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]]> This is something a little different that I just had to share. Paramotor champion Pascal Vallée and enduro motorcycle champion Fabien Couderc challenge each other to a duel in Tunisia to promote their respective sports. This creative concept was captured by the talented Shams Prod, the man behind the popular “Showtime” edit.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-tunisian-duel-ride-the-desert/feed/ 0 Friday Freakout: Ground Launching Into A Herd Of Cowshttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-ground-launching-into-a-herd-of-cows/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-ground-launching-into-a-herd-of-cows/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:46 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=5507 He’ll be practicing ground launching until the cows come home. Literally.

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]]> He’ll be practicing ground launching until the cows come home. Literally.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-ground-launching-into-a-herd-of-cows/feed/ 3 Friday Freakout: Shit! I’m Stuck On The Statue Of Libertyhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-shit-im-stuck-on-the-statue-of-liberty/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-shit-im-stuck-on-the-statue-of-liberty/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:57 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=5388 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-shit-im-stuck-on-the-statue-of-liberty/feed/ 0 Amazing Parahawking in Nepalhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/amazing-parahawking-in-nepal/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/amazing-parahawking-in-nepal/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:50:20 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=5198 WTF is Parahawking you ask? Parahawking is a fusion between falconry and paragliding. WTF is falconry you ask? I have no idea. But this is incredibly cool, so click LIKE, then share it with the world. Parahawking in Nepal, the company behind this concept, also supports vulture conservation projects.

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]]> WTF is Parahawking you ask? Parahawking is a fusion between falconry and paragliding. WTF is falconry you ask? I have no idea. But this is incredibly cool, so click LIKE, then share it with the world. Parahawking in Nepal, the company behind this concept, also supports vulture conservation projects.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/amazing-parahawking-in-nepal/feed/ 0 Friday Freakout: Truck Hits Paragliderhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-truck-hits-paraglider/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-truck-hits-paraglider/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:50:43 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=4331 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-truck-hits-paraglider/feed/ 5 Beach Bumshttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-beach-bums/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/paragliding-beach-bums/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:50:53 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=5084 If you’re stuck in cold winter weather, you could probably use a warm vacation right about now. But if you can’t make that happen, at least you can live vicariously through this clip of a paraglider landing on a sandy beach in Iquique, Chile.

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]]> If you’re stuck in cold winter weather, you could probably use a warm vacation right about now. But if you can’t make that happen, at least you can live vicariously through this clip of a paraglider landing on a sandy beach in Iquique, Chile.

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