Friday Freakout: Plane Stalls, Skydivers Narrowly ...
So my idea of a shitty situation goes something like this: plane stalls on jump run. Skydivers get ejected. Plane’s tail narrowly misses skydivers by inches (or less). WOW, these guys are lucky. At least it didn’t end like this terrifying plane stall, or their parachutes didn’t catch on the tail like this guy. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Low Pull Contest. Who Wins?!
“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... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: BASE Jumper Survives Impact Off 6...
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. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: 1930s Parachute "Test" Off Cliff
Apparently the role of a parachute test pilot in the 1930s was a lot more hardcore/crazy than it is today. It looks like cliff strikes and near certain death was part of the job description back then. “If it lets you down, it’ll be a great success. If not, you get a new parachute absolutely... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Student's Parachute Rips In Half!
Let me know if you think there’s anything wrong with the story behind this mess. Both of these skydivers were turned away at a DZ for wearing a camera with less than 20 jumps each, so they found another DZ that didn’t ask. The “cameraman” attempts to backfly on his non-freefly friendly rental rig to... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydiving Collision CLOSE Call
Wow, that was way too close for comfort! Kenneth and his friend narrowly miss each other in what could’ve been a nasty crash while flying head down in Sweden. But thanks to the fetal position, they were both lucky this time — unlike these other guys who followed through on their mid-air collision. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: How NOT To Jump Off A Bridge
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... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Double Trouble Parachute Malfunct...
Don’t know about you, but I’m seeing double watching this video. Double trouble. And not the good kind, like a pair of hot twins in freefly suits riding motorbikes. The bad kind, like when you chop your main and your reserve’s more twisted up than a pretzel. HOL-Eeeee shit! But at least he didn’t land... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Ground Launch Fail
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... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skyhook Cutaway Saves Skydiver
Having a collision in freefall after a cutaway is a really bad problem to have. Luckily for Brett Newman his Skyhook worked as advertised and saved his ass from a nasty collision after a cutaway… by only a few feet. Timing is everything, and the Skyhook delivered as promised. In case you didn’t realize just... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Pilot Chute in Tow + Cypres Save
The Wingsuit Drummer has his first parachute malfunction, and a good one at that — a pilot chute in tow — which resulted in a delayed reaction, a Cypres save, and an open reserve by 500 feet! Next time, maybe don’t wait so long to fire your reserve. Just my two cents. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Low Pull Carnage. Don't Forget To...
There’s a whole lot of carnage and dirty low pulls in this video. Just a friendly reminder: don’t forget to pull! Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Lucky BASE Jumper Survives Cliff ...
Have you ever had a cliff strike while BASE jumping, then flared out of full brakes straight into jagged rocks, and amazingly landed safely without a scratch? I didn’t think so. Not many people have. Then again, not many BASE jumpers plan on hucking a half gainer/side roll with a half twist pitch like this... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydiver Dislocates Arm, Can't Pu...
At some point I’m sure we’ve all had to twist someone’s arm – figuratively speaking – to get on a load. But this poor skydiver literally has his arm twisted out of the socket in freefall which apparently makes dumping your main extremely difficult, if not impossible. Opening and landing a parachute with a dislocated... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Scary Double Malfunction. Make It...
Ground rush can be fun occasionally – except when it doesn’t actually stop. This German skydiver narrowly misses an early appointment with death when his lines snag on his container and the freebag gets entangled with the main. With a heroic effort to climb the lines, he manages to get the reserve out, lands hard,... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Another Wild Parachute Wrap
What starts out as a solid 4-stack CRW (canopy relative work) rotation by Team Hypoxia quickly turns into four good friends trying to kill each other in another wild parachute wrap. Surprisingly, this mess only resulted in one cutaway. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Insane Freefall Collision at Brid...
The tie-dye shirt, vintage canopy colors and grainy video quality is a dead giveaway this is old footage of a BASE jumping accident at Bridge Day. What an intense accident to walk away from unharmed! Maybe they should wave off and break away next time? Or not. On a brighter note, check out Lonnie Bissonnette’s... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: AFF Instructor Low Pull + Malfunc...
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... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: BASE Jumper Dodges Death
Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for one reason and one reason only: he sounds awesome when he screams. And this crazy Ruskie is no different. He thinks he’s Schwarzenegger in a scene from Total Recall, but really has no idea how close he came to death. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Bag Lock Is A Bitch
Now this is a tough day at the office for a skydiving videographer. Bag lock is a bitch, but this guy fights through this dirty malfunction and saves his own life. That calls for a beer (or 12) to celebrate! Watch Video »