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Wild Wingsuiting, From China To Africa

Andrew — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:50:47 +0000

From the man who pulled off the world’s first wingsuit flight over Mount Everest, check out these stunning wingsuit lines in China from Joby Ogwyn’s point of view, as well as his trip to Table Mountain with Jeb Corliss in Africa.

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Chinese Scenes

Andrew — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:50:07 +0000

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 out his long-lining edit.

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Veterans Day: Poppy Proximity Flying

Andrew — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:50:01 +0000

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 Day. Lest we forget.

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New “Need 4 Speed”: Mountain Carving

Andrew — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:54 +0000

Wow. Compared to Phoenix-Fly’s Need 4 Speed: The Art of Flight video, Team Need 4 Speed has upped their game with another jaw-dropping video — this time they’re experimenting with wingsuit proximity formation flying! This is the second trailer for the upcoming wingsuit BASE jumping documentary by Phoenix-Fly. Don’t you just want to fly your wingsuit after watching this?

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Wingsuit Flying Over Cars

Andrew — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:00:22 +0000

Roads? Where he’s going, he doesn’t need roads! Chris “Douggs” Mcdougall proximity flying over a road in his wingsuit at the recent event in China. Photo by Jeff Nebelkopf of TonySuit Wingsuits.

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Wild Wiiiingsuit Flying

Andrew — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:45:57 +0000

An incredible shot of Jokke Sommer flying his Phoenix-Fly Vampire 4 wingsuit in Romsdalen, Norway. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. I’ve posted some amazing videos of Jokke in the past, from insane wingsuit fly-bys in Norway to speedriding in Switzerland.

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Amazing Collection: The Art of Flight

Andrew — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:00:40 +0000

This is an oldie but a goodie released earlier this year by Phoenix-Fly called “The Need 4 Speed: The Art of Flight.” It’s a collection of proximity wingsuit flying footage during the 2009/2010 season by a group of talented wingsuit BASE jumpers, including Jokke Sommer, Robert Pecnik, Dominik Loyen, and the late Mirko Schmidt and Ted Rudd just to name a few.

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GoPro Double Feature: Jeb Corliss and Roberta Mancino

Andrew — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:00:51 +0000

Following Jeb Corliss’ recent wingsuit flight through the Tianmen Hole in China, GoPro released this exclusive interview with Jeb and Roberta Mancino, sharing their perspective into the world of proximity wingsuit flying and BASE jumping.

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World’s First Wingsuit Flight THROUGH Mountain in China

Andrew — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:32:01 +0000

He did it! The fearless Jeb Corliss made history on September 24, 2011 as the first person to fly a wingsuit through Tianmen Hole — an actual hole through a mountain — in Hunan Province, China. Jeb jumped from a helicopter 6,500 feet above the mountain before flying through the 360-foot-tall, 96-foot-wide, 260-foot-long hole in his wingsuit. Congrats buddy!

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Taking The Leap

Andrew — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:17:26 +0000

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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BASE Jumping Through Cracks and Waterfalls

Andrew — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:36:03 +0000

This is a legit edit from Scotty Bob’s BASE jumping trip in Switzerland and France. What more could you ask for: wingsuit proximity flying under waterfalls and through the now-famous Sputnik crack, a cameo appearance (plus high five) from Chris “Douggs” Mcdougall, and a Pink Floyd remix. You can also check out Robert’s last six months of badass BASE and his southwest BASE jumping trip.

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Close Cliffs. Tall Trees. Long Lines.

Andrew — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:30:03 +0000

Wingsuit proximity flying at it’s best. Some women never wear the same outfit twice. Matt Gerdes — author of The Great Book of BASE — never jumps the same cliff twice (so far this season). Matt and his friends hike in the mountains, toss rocks, and fly long lines around cliffs and through tall trees. Check out 40 seconds of tickle — more proxy flying goodness from Matt.

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Cliffs, Cows and Tigers, Oh My! – Wingsuit Proximity Compilation

Andrew — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:00:01 +0000

Tigern Odd-Martin Helgestad (aka “Tiger”) is no stranger to skimming treetops in wingsuits. This is a compilation of his BASE jumping, wingsuit proximity flying and cow-riding from the 2011 season in Norway. I’ll have to keep cow-riding in mind next time we’re on a weather hold.

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Incredible Slopeflying by Jokke Sommer in Norway

Andrew — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:25:17 +0000

What do you do when you’re bored with wingsuit proximity flying? Call it “slopeflying” and keep pushing the limits. This is incredible footage of Jokke Sommer slopeflying in Stryn, Norway. The trees better move out of his way soon; he gets closer on every new line he finds. Want more? Check out a few more badass proxy flying videos by Jokke Sommer.

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Fly Girl Buzzing A Cliff

Andrew — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:14:15 +0000

Roberta Mancino and Maurizio Di Palma buzzing over a cliff in their wingsuits on a proximity flying BASE jump. Photo by Roberta Mancino. Oh, and did I mention today is Roberta’s birthday? Happy birthday and blue skies Fly Girl!

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Proximity Flying: 40 Seconds of Tickle

Andrew — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:24:33 +0000

Badass wingsuit proximity flying by Matt Gerdes — author of The Great Book of BASE. This is a crazy line, and may be one of the longest “no pull zones” in BASE jumping I’ve seen yet. Here’s Matt’s BASE jumping version of “Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Too!”:

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Trees,
Over the sun and beyond the breeze.
‘Have fun!’
‘Fly far!’
‘Concentrate, don’t sneeze!’
Cried Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Trees.

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PD Factory Team Swooping Waterfalls in Norway

Andrew — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:22:29 +0000

Jonathn Tagle and Ian Bobo of the PD Factory Team were invited to Skydive Voss in Norway to do some incredible speedflying in the Gudvangen Valley — including swooping over cliffs and down wateralls. This is the stuff dreams are made of. Big thanks to JT for sharing this edit.

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In Memory of Arne Aarset. Fly Free.

Andrew — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:05:09 +0000

Midgetbase recently lost one of their brothers: Arne Aarset. He died doing what he loved most — wingsuit proximity flying — not to defy death, but to celebrate life on the edge (and what a view he had). R.I.P. Arne. You now have the best wings any soul can have. Fly free brother.

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Awesome BASE Jump To The Beach

Andrew — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:25:10 +0000

Life is good when you can BASE jump off the Pedra da Gávea (aka The Gávea Stone), do some wingsuit proximity flying and land on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To the beach, Batman!

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Extreme Sports Week: Wingsuit Proximity Flying by Jokke Sommer

Andrew — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:26:52 +0000

Jokke Sommer and Tom Erik Heimen scout out a new line in Gudvangen, Norway during Extreme Sports Week 2011 — an annual festival more commonly known as “Ekstremsportveko” or “Veko” by the locals. This type of BASE jumping really should be called “wingsuit landscaping” instead of wingsuit proximity flying because I’m pretty sure Jokke clipped a tree or two. Click the ‘LIKE’ button if you think this is badass!

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