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Winter Warriors, Snowy BASE Jumps

Andrew — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:50:41 +0000

How do you survive a cold winter in Switzerland? Throw on a tracking suit and jump off some cliffs to keep that adrenaline pumping until springtime. BASE: 1, Winter: 0.

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Valley BASE Gear: Shut Up And Jump

Andrew — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:50:23 +0000

That’s pretty much how every BASE first jump course should start: “shut up and jump!” Haha. But definitely no FJC here. Dan Vicary of Valley BASE Gear put together this solid edit with the help of his friends in Switzerland to show us how it’s done — BASE jumping, speedflying, and paragliding with style in the Swiss Alps. Now… shut up and jump!

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Wingsuit Flight Over Gorgeous Glacier

Andrew — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:51:05 +0000

A heli exit over Jungfrau turns into a wingsuit proximity flight down the face of a pristine glacier in Switzerland. What a great way to start the season!

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Friday Freakout: Wingsuits Collide, Go Boom!

Melanie Curtis — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:49 +0000

Wingsuits go boom, and not in a good way. Here’s an example of just how quickly things can go wrong with that much wing pushing the wind. This wingsuit collision was caused by a head turn while looking down at his alti. Stay sharp and keep your eyes open whether you’re on a wingsuit, parachute, or just flying around arms-n-legs style.

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Wingsuits Flying Over 800 ft. Flood Gates

Melanie Curtis — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:23 +0000

Wingsuits flying over one of the biggest moving structures in the world — two massive 800 foot flood gates that protect the Netherlands from high water levels. Jarno and Ronald are flying Phoenix-Fly wingsuits with smoke and BASE rigs over these stunning structures, then they pull low to put on their show. Check it fo sho.

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Cowboy Camp: The Wild Wingsuits Of The West

Andrew — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:50:05 +0000

ToraTora presents Cowboy Camp 2013 at Skydive Arizona, with 2 freefly coaches and 2 wingsuit coaches to spread the love of flying and expand everyone’s skills in that big blue playground we call the sky. This edit by Eli Gerris gives you a window into their world of the pleasure and joy of human flight.

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Aussie XRW: Slow Wingsuits, Fast Parachutes

Andrew — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:34 +0000

For the past year, a few Australian wingsuiters have been trying to fly like they had small canopies open. Meanwhile, canopy pilot Griggsy had been trying to fly his small speed machine from Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) like it was a wingsuit. Good times were inevitable and this is the end result. More XRW for your viewing pleasure.

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The Art of Artistic Wingsuit Flying

Sydney Williams — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:50:40 +0000

A collection of artistic wingsuit flying and flocking, brought to you by Skyfocks and the Burble Bees. If this was just a tease for you, then check out the first artistic wingsuit competition in America.

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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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Phoenix-Fly Presents: Funky Flying in Rio de Janeiro

Andrew — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:50:35 +0000

Get funky with Frode and friends as they fly their wingsuits from a local mountain and land on the beach — all while enjoying the gorgeous surroundings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BASE jumping to the beach? Umm, yes please!

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Skydiving + Inflatable Boat + Wingsuit Flyby = Awesome Fun!

Andrew — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:50:29 +0000

Skydiving with an inflatable boat is a great way to put a smile on your face. And just when you thought this jump couldn’t get any funner (yes, that’s a word!), Scotty Burns flies by in his wingsuit to high-five the boat… with his face. Awesome. Thanks to The Aviator for another fun edit.

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For The Record: 49-way… BASE Jump!

Shannon Seyb — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:50:49 +0000

Nearly fifty people perched on the edge of a cliff in a mixture of wingsuits and tracking suits. Not a scene you see every day. Epic visuals on exit. Sick. Knowing you’re on a world record jump. Awesome. Nearly taking out a child on landing. Oops!

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Wonder Why We Wingsuit?

Shannon Seyb — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:53:36 +0000

Wingsuiting is one of those things in skydiving that’s easy to fall in love with. The first time I tried it I screamed and yahoooooo-ed for a full few minutes under canopy then promptly ordered a wingsuit (in hot pink, naturally). Videos like this from the S-Fly High Skill Camp 2012 in Propriano remind me why I did that. Amazing. Magical. Beautiful. And now I’m off to hook my wingsuit back up to my rig.

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Flying Past The Tallest Buildings (Malaysia)… In A Wingsuit

Andrew — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:43:30 +0000

Red Bull Air Force pilots Jon DeVore, Miles Daisher and Othar Lawrence visit Malaysia’s tallest buildings, the KL Tower and Petronas Twin Towers via wingsuit flight. You know you’ve had a great day when you knock both of these flights off your todo list in one day, even before taking a lunch break. Not bad for a day’s work.

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Wingsuit, Meet Parachute — Close Call Flyby

Andrew — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:50:41 +0000

Well I suppose it’s not a “close call” if it’s planned, but it’s still a pretty close wingsuit flyby. Parachute, meet wingsuit. Wingsuit, parachute. Play nicely you two.

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Scotty Bob’s Post-Bounce World Tour

Andrew — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:50:09 +0000

Most people would stick to prescription drugs and a nice slow game of lawn bowling after breaking their back. Not Scotty Bob. He just popped a few pills (prescription, of course) and is right back at it. This edit of his post-bounce world tour was an entry in the 2012 Bridge Day VideoFest. Glad you’re still with us and still having fun Scotty!

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Wingsuits CAN Fly Up! For Real.

Andrew — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:50:31 +0000

For those of you skeptics who don’t believe wingsuits can fly up (you know who you are), think again. Wingsuit world record holder Jhonathan Florez gets some lift while flying his wingsuit at the first-ever World Wingsuit Leage race in China. Here’s another clip of a wingsuit gaining altitude, only it’s a much different scenario.

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Mini Wingsuit. Slingshot. Monkeys CAN Fly!

Andrew — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:50:07 +0000

Now I think I’ve seen just about everything. Who cares about pigs… monkeys CAN fly! Well, assuming our furry little friend has a mini wingsuit and a slingshot. Disclaimer: no humans were hurt in the making of this video.

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The Hella-fun Heliboogie 2012

Melanie Curtis — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:50:19 +0000

Damn, that’s a lot of BASE jumpers in one spot. Norway’s famous Heliboogie is back for the 2012 season with more incredible views from more incredible flyers. And is that Varial Freefly rockin’ a 4-way head down only a few feet away from the wall?? WOW. Speaking of which, check out the Soul Flyers’ pulling off some freefly-BASE.

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Cool Wingsuit Stunt Off Paraglider From 1,800ft

Andrew — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:50:12 +0000

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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