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.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.
This exit is just plane painful. Pun intended. Excuse me one moment while I put on my helmet… I was just reminded why we (should) all wear one. I might even consider wearing two after watching this :)This exit is just plane painful. Pun intended. Excuse me one moment while I put on my helmet… I was just reminded why we (should) all wear one. I might even consider wearing two after watching this :)
This is what it looks like to do a HALO skydive from 30,000 feet (otherwise known as High Altitude Low Opening)… pretty quiet in the airplane before exit, sipping on oxygen. Mmm, delish. I love how this tandem student was like, “13,000 feet?? No way. I wanna jump from 30,000!” Hardcore. Now that’s some decent [...]This is what it looks like to do a HALO skydive from 30,000 feet (otherwise known as High Altitude Low Opening)… pretty quiet in the airplane before exit, sipping on oxygen. Mmm, delish. I love how this tandem student was like, “13,000 feet?? No way. I wanna jump from 30,000!” Hardcore. Now that’s some decent freefall time right there. For more HALO happiness, check out this other civilian HALO skydive from 30K.
Featuring aerial footage from the world’s top skydiving cinematographers, Pink Skies is an inspirational documentary about the empowerment of women. It’s about overcoming obstacles as athletes and as human beings. The film covers an extraordinary event, Jump For the Cause. JFTC brought together 181 women from 31 countries who jumped out of 9 planes to [...]Featuring aerial footage from the world’s top skydiving cinematographers, Pink Skies is an inspirational documentary about the empowerment of women. It’s about overcoming obstacles as athletes and as human beings. The film covers an extraordinary event, Jump For the Cause. JFTC brought together 181 women from 31 countries who jumped out of 9 planes to create a new all-women’s skydiving formation world record! They also raised nearly $1 million dollars for breast cancer research!
Hahahaaha! We’ve all been there, and if you haven’t, you will be. And by “there” I mean funneling your friends, flipping onto your back, etc. Funny compilation of some skydiving chaos and mayhem at Skydive Empuriabrava. Sometimes the most fun is when it doesn’t go to plan… right?Hahahaaha! We’ve all been there, and if you haven’t, you will be. And by “there” I mean funneling your friends, flipping onto your back, etc. Funny compilation of some skydiving chaos and mayhem at Skydive Empuriabrava. Sometimes the most fun is when it doesn’t go to plan… right?
Like children in a sandbox, skydivers love to play in the sky. It’s our playground; our sandbox. This edit is perfect for hump day to get you pumped for a weekend of jumping. Play nice :)Like children in a sandbox, skydivers love to play in the sky. It’s our playground; our sandbox. This edit is perfect for hump day to get you pumped for a weekend of jumping. Play nice :)
The New River runs through some beautiful areas here in West Virginia. This is evidenced by the six State Parks located in close proximity to the New River Gorge. The closest to the New River Gorge Bridge is Hawks Nest State Park. Its name is very representative of its location.
Seated right on the rim of the Gorge about 3 miles west of the Bridge, this Park offers not only wonderful views but plenty of recreation. Let’s take a look at why Hawks Nest is a great place to visit.
An Overlook at Hawks Nest State Park
The Lake
Hawks Nest Lake was built in 1936 as a result of damming off the New River to produce power for a Union Carbide-built metallurgical plant. Its 250 acres now provide recreational activities like swimming, boating, and fishing. The tunnel built to move water to the hydroelectric plant is still in use.
Located directly below the Lodge in the park, the lake can be accessed by driving down what was once a narrow gauge rail line into Ansted or by taking the aerial tram out of the Lodge. For the more adventurous types, park at the top of the Hawks Nest Rail Trail and hike to the bottom. Once there you can catch a jet boat that offers tours of the lake, culminating in a view of the New River Gorge Bridge.
Hawks Nest Lodge and Nature Center
The 31-room Lodge was built in 1967 and offers some of the most spectacular views from guest rooms of any State Park in WV system. Accomodations are reasonably priced and the Lodge is very close to many area activities. The Lodge also has a full service restaurant that allows guests to dine with a “birds eye” view of the Gorge, courtesy of a wall of windows.
The Hawks Nest Nature Center is located at the bottom of the aerial tram by the lake. It is filled with nature exhibits and interactive displays.. There are also many hiking trails on site. The newest of these is the Hawks Nest Rail Trail, based out of the Nature Center.
Other Activities
The 276-acre Park has lots of places to explore within its boundaries, but is also close to the heart of the New River Gorge. That means there’s plenty of fun to be had within minutes of the park. Here’s a list of recreation opportunities either in Hawks Nest State Park or close by.
Need another reason to make Hawks Nest part of your New River Gorge visit? Views from the overlooks are spectacular, the people are friendly, and you’ll really be able to get back to nature and relax.
Have you visited Hawks Nest?
Whether or not you’re interested in CRW (Canopy Relative Work), this footage from the China International Air Festival is most definitely worth checking out. Not only does it show them building a killer diamond formation, it shows the super cool showmanship of the formation, with giant streamers trailing. Oh, and it kicks off with fireworks… [...]Whether or not you’re interested in CRW (Canopy Relative Work), this footage from the China International Air Festival is most definitely worth checking out. Not only does it show them building a killer diamond formation, it shows the super cool showmanship of the formation, with giant streamers trailing. Oh, and it kicks off with fireworks… check it. P.S. Holy hot air balloons!
A day blazin’ BASE jump off an antenna… somewhere… with some cool footage from a hovering tricopter. I’d tell you where this jump took place and who these guys and glas are, but then I’d have to kill you.A day blazin’ BASE jump off an antenna… somewhere… with some cool footage from a hovering tricopter. I’d tell you where this jump took place and who these guys and glas are, but then I’d have to kill you.
Land of fire and ice – and land of god damn never-ending nonstop effing wind. That part of it is less routinely advertised when Iceland attempts to lure over tourists with pockets full of foreign currency. But, it’s home. And there is no place in the world like it.
Anita and Ása, two very cool Icelandic chicks, embarked on a journey with their paragliders, a tired 4×4 and lots and lots of warm clothes. Mission: fly Iceland. They have charted some of their missions around the world on their website, the Flying Effect, but the video below was shared on the pages of XC Mag (a paragliding magazine).
Enjoy watching – and then let’s go for a visit. There is a skydiving club too, if paragliding isn’t your cup of tea.
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In honor of the late Ted Strong (D-16), owner of Strong Parachutes and one of the sport’s giant figures, a memorial skydive was done over Skydive DeLand during the 2012 Skydive Expo in Florida. There are too many stories to write about the legend that is Ted Strong, but he will forever be missed and [...]In honor of the late Ted Strong (D-16), owner of Strong Parachutes and one of the sport’s giant figures, a memorial skydive was done over Skydive DeLand during the 2012 Skydive Expo in Florida. There are too many stories to write about the legend that is Ted Strong, but he will forever be missed and never forgotten. Blue skies brother. RIP.
Awesome video. Period. Our friends at 5D Wingsuit and the Soul Flyers teamed up again for their second annual wingsuit camp, where 38 wingsuiters from around the world came together for some wicked wingsuit flying at Skydive Ramblers (Toogoolawah Dropzone) in Australia. And just for good measure, check out the first 5D / Soul Flyers [...]Awesome video. Period. Our friends at 5D Wingsuit and the Soul Flyers teamed up again for their second annual wingsuit camp, where 38 wingsuiters from around the world came together for some wicked wingsuit flying at Skydive Ramblers (Toogoolawah Dropzone) in Australia. And just for good measure, check out the first 5D / Soul Flyers wingsuit camp.
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!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!
What do you do when your AFF student’s toggle comes unstowed in freefall? Do nothing? Watch it flop around like spaghetti? The instructor in this video had a pretty sweet (slash scary, slash dangerous) save, and managed to unstow the other toggle on deployment. Luckily it worked; the student had a nice on-heading opening and [...]What do you do when your AFF student’s toggle comes unstowed in freefall? Do nothing? Watch it flop around like spaghetti? The instructor in this video had a pretty sweet (slash scary, slash dangerous) save, and managed to unstow the other toggle on deployment. Luckily it worked; the student had a nice on-heading opening and the instructor landed with all 10 fingers. What a lucky grab.
Okay. Not really. But yeah, kinda. So we had the whole “eat a cheeseburger in freefall” video a few weeks ago, which was a mix between disgusting and amazing. Now, for your daily sugar rush, we present to you… skydivers eating a chocolate bunny in freefall. You’re welcome.Okay. Not really. But yeah, kinda. So we had the whole “eat a cheeseburger in freefall” video a few weeks ago, which was a mix between disgusting and amazing. Now, for your daily sugar rush, we present to you… skydivers eating a chocolate bunny in freefall. You’re welcome.
The upside-down-bad-asses from Eloy,recently launched a new website. On there you can find out all about the team members, their services (civilian and military) along with their calendar. The 2012 lineup consists of Brandon Atwood, Amy Chmelecki, Sara Curtis, Steve Curtis, Ty Losey and alternate Niklas Daniel.
Sewell is another once-bustling area mining community. It was carved into the hillside of the New River Gorge to take advantage of the abundant coal reserves found there. But Sewell had a greater distinction at one time.
Curious?
Sewell used to be known as Bowyer’s Ferry, after Peter Bowyer. Peter not only established a ferry across the New River there around 1798, but he is also credited as the first white settler in the Gorge. This small settlement was right where the road from Charleston to Lewisburg met the New River. It was nearly 80 years before the CSX line was built through the Gorge. A depot went in at Bowyer’s Ferry and the name of the town was changed to Sewell Station. It was later just shortened to Sewell.
The Depot in Sewell, West Virginia
The name Sewell comes from Stephen Sewell, a European pioneer, among the first to settle and explore these mountains. From this name, it is fitting that this little town became the first commercial center for the Gorge’s small mining communities, with the first store being built by 1871.
Sewell had amassed a population of more than 300 by 1880. Even one of the coal seams running through the Gorge bears Sewell’s name.
Mining
The Longdale Iron Company from Virginia acquired land and opened a mine near Sewell Depot in 1873, the same year the railroad was complete. The Sewell mine was the first operation to have coke ovens in the Gorge, building 50 of the beehive design ovens in 1874. Eventually it was expanded to almost 200 coke ovens, the largest in the Gorge at the time.
Even later when the Sewell mines had been worked out, the town remained a vital link in the Gorge. Mines from the Clifftop area shipped coal down Mann’s Creek Railroad, through what would now be Babcock State Park. That coal was burned in Sewell’s coke ovens. These ovens burned coal until 1956, and were some of the last ovens used in southern WV. The towns last official resident, a railroad employee, moved out in 1973.
What’s Left
The remains of the old community are located just upstream, but across the river from the rafting access point at Cunard. The remains of some of the foundations and the coke ovens can still be seen. Many rafting companies use the areas between the river and the town for lunch and camping areas for overnight trips.
It’s easy to see why CSX chose this area to base a depot. There is a lot of flat area associated with it between the water and the steep mountainside.
How many mining towns of the Gorge can you name?
Arizona Drive, a 4-way VFS (vertical formation skydiving) team is one of the coolest teams around. And I don’t mean too cool. I mean, awesome people who train hard and do the work so they can kick ass. And they do kick ass. Check out this compilation of their training jumps and tunnel. Awesomeness fo [...]Arizona Drive, a 4-way VFS (vertical formation skydiving) team is one of the coolest teams around. And I don’t mean too cool. I mean, awesome people who train hard and do the work so they can kick ass. And they do kick ass. Check out this compilation of their training jumps and tunnel. Awesomeness fo SHO. A must watch for any competitor, aspiring 4-way flyer, or skydiver in general. Word.
I’ve never seen CYPRES tubes and the Skydive Expo look this beautiful. And the music makes me think of Zihuatanejo, like in Shawshank Redemption. The truth is, this is a stunning tribute to a company that literally saves skydivers’ lives, and helps us feel even more peace when we fly in skies like these. Beautiful. [...]I’ve never seen CYPRES tubes and the Skydive Expo look this beautiful. And the music makes me think of Zihuatanejo, like in Shawshank Redemption. The truth is, this is a stunning tribute to a company that literally saves skydivers’ lives, and helps us feel even more peace when we fly in skies like these. Beautiful. Thank you, Airtech/CYPRES.
It’s almost time for one of the most fun boogies on the East side of the country – Carolinafest 2012.
The most important item of any event is the boogie t-shirt – and for Carolinafest the design usually a closely guarded secret until you arrive at the event. But this year, we applied some pressure and squeezed the secret out of the Boogie Master.
Shirt is designed by Justin Carmody, photographer and designer extraordinaire and is pretty sweet.
We’d love to show you the full glory, but since we don’t want to have our arms broken, this will have to do.
Hope to see you there.
Yves “Jetman” Rossy once again pushed the boundaries of human flight to make history by completing an 11 minute flight with his jet-powered carbon wing over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including his first-ever flight past the “Christ the Redeemer” statue. Since flying across the Grand Canyon and alongside two fighter jets, and now this, what’s [...]Yves “Jetman” Rossy once again pushed the boundaries of human flight to make history by completing an 11 minute flight with his jet-powered carbon wing over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including his first-ever flight past the “Christ the Redeemer” statue. Since flying across the Grand Canyon and alongside two fighter jets, and now this, what’s next for Jetman?
Thanks to this 2011 REWIND edition of the Super Frenchie Diaries, you can vicariously live life to the fullest for the next 2 minutes and 16 seconds. Here are the best of Matthias Giraud’s crazy shenanigans from 2011, including the insane ski-BASE jump where he narrowly escapes the deadly path of an avalanche. And you [...]Thanks to this 2011 REWIND edition of the Super Frenchie Diaries, you can vicariously live life to the fullest for the next 2 minutes and 16 seconds. Here are the best of Matthias Giraud’s crazy shenanigans from 2011, including the insane ski-BASE jump where he narrowly escapes the deadly path of an avalanche. And you can thank our friends at WIDSIX for the day-dreaming session. Now back to work people!
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Bitchin’ footage from the European Red Bull Skydive Team‘s recent wingsuit training camp at Skydive Sebastian. Yeah, I said “bitchin’.” This edit has it all, from wingsuit vertical stacks and flat formations to CRW swoops and even a few Otter fly-bys. Mm mm, Red Bull never looked so good. It’s fun, check it out :)Bitchin’ footage from the European Red Bull Skydive Team‘s recent wingsuit training camp at Skydive Sebastian. Yeah, I said “bitchin’.” This edit has it all, from wingsuit vertical stacks and flat formations to CRW swoops and even a few Otter fly-bys. Mm mm, Red Bull never looked so good. It’s fun, check it out :)
Whoa. We think of skydiving as fast and furious, but this video slows us all down and focuses on the pure beauty that is our sport — as seen through the lens of Team 4Loko (now known as STF Block Party). At the very least, check out Angela’s freestyle. Stunning.Whoa. We think of skydiving as fast and furious, but this video slows us all down and focuses on the pure beauty that is our sport — as seen through the lens of Team 4Loko (now known as STF Block Party). At the very least, check out Angela’s freestyle. Stunning.
Wrecks, crashes, a little chaos, and funny moments from the tunnel at Vegas Indoor Skydiving.Wrecks, crashes, a little chaos, and funny moments from the tunnel at Vegas Indoor Skydiving.
This has to be one of the longest parachute malfunctions I’ve ever seen. In fact, I made a sandwich halfway through it. Long story short, Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School intended to do a high altitude hop and pop to work on some canopy flocking, but got an interesting malfunction instead. Sure, a hook [...]This has to be one of the longest parachute malfunctions I’ve ever seen. In fact, I made a sandwich halfway through it. Long story short, Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School intended to do a high altitude hop and pop to work on some canopy flocking, but got an interesting malfunction instead. Sure, a hook knife might have done the trick, but Nick opted to ride it out until 4,000 feet before chopping so that his canopy wouldn’t drift too far away from the DZ. And of all the days for this to happen… it was April Fool’s Day.
There were well over 60 mining camps and communities located within the New River Gorge at one time. Many of them were no more than a few miles from the New River Gorge Bridge. The Industrial Revolution fueled a need for natural resources. The Gorge area, with its vast coal reserves, was able to prosper from this.
One of the towns that developed from this boom was the mining camp of Kaymoor. A little over a mile from where the New River Gorge Bridge is now, Kaymoor was home to one of the last operating mines in the Gorge. What is left today are a few of the old buildings, coke ovens and a couple mine openings that have been gated off for safety.
Let’s take a look at a little of the history of the Kaymoor mines and camp.
Photo Courtesy of the National Park Service
The Beginning
The Kaymoor mine was opened by the Low Moor Iron Company around 1899 to supply coal for its iron furnaces in Low Moor, Virginia. This mine was a bit different than most because they built two complete coal camps for it, one at the top of the Gorge and one at the bottom. There were no churches, banks, saloons, or town halls associated with either one of these areas. Only company stores, a pool hall, and a pair of segregated schools were part of the camps.
Kaymoor partly gets its name from James Kay, the man in charge of building the town. In all, close to 130 houses were built to house the miners. In order to get these workers from the town to the mine, a single track incline was built to transport workers and equipment over a 1,000 foot slope. A similar double track incline was built to move the coal down to the processing plant and coke ovens. Both inclines were in operation until the mine closed in 1962.
The Decline of Kaymoor
Low Moor owned the mine until 1924, when, after the processing plant burned, they decided to sell. It was purchased by the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company. They modernized the mine over the next couple of decades, including building a brand new processing plant.
The Kaymoor bottom camp was abandoned around 1952, with any remaining residents moving to the top. This made life more convenient for them because the bank the townsfolk used was in Fayetteville. Most of the structures that remained were destroyed by fire in 1960.
Kaymoor is unique too in that the average existence of a coal town was around 25 years, but Kaymoor was inhabited and worked for 62 years.
Today
Some of the remains of the Kaymoor Mines are still standing today. A short hike down the side of the Gorge will take you to the area with the old mine openings. Here you can also see the remains of some of the structures that were part of the mining operation.
The National Park Service has worked on preserving much of this area, and it is a neat look back at the past. You can also access the 800+ steps here that follow the same path as the old double incline , taking you to the bottom. There you can see a few more of the remains including the coke ovens.
It’s a strenuous hike into Kaymoor, but if you’re into history, it’s well worth it. Just be careful and keep your eyes open. There’s no telling what remnants of the past you might see.
Do you have any memories of Kaymoor?
Just watch this. Seriously. This is the “Best Of” the freefly division at the Bodyflight World Challenge 2012. Did you start watching yet? Great. Now go to the closest tunnel and buy an hour. Just because. Or, if you can’t make that happen, at least check out the highlights from the 2011 Bodyflight World Challenge.Just watch this. Seriously. This is the “Best Of” the freefly division at the Bodyflight World Challenge 2012. Did you start watching yet? Great. Now go to the closest tunnel and buy an hour. Just because. Or, if you can’t make that happen, at least check out the highlights from the 2011 Bodyflight World Challenge.
Cliffs are cool. We get it. But cliffs that drop off to crashing waves and huge rocks? Stunning. Check out this gorgeous footage of Simon Brentford’s sweet BASE jump off of St. John’s Head. Oh, did I mention Simon is possibly the first person in the UK to BASE jump off this 1,125 foot cliff?Cliffs are cool. We get it. But cliffs that drop off to crashing waves and huge rocks? Stunning. Check out this gorgeous footage of Simon Brentford’s sweet BASE jump off of St. John’s Head. Oh, did I mention Simon is possibly the first person in the UK to BASE jump off this 1,125 foot cliff?
Online content related to the Spring Fling 2012 feature in the magazine.
All disciplines of skydiving are fun and exciting, but canopy test piloting is in an altogether different category. Exiting a plane with a canopy that no one has ever jumped before is always an adventure.
For several years now, the number of U.S. judges certified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (international parachuting’s governing body) has been declining. The U.S. skydiving community faces a very real challenge—it needs more judges, plain and simple. USPA has been planning courses to offer opportunities to existing national and regional judges who may want to upgrade to FAI ratings and to new judge candidates who may want to start on the path. Skydiving needs more people to step up: Are you in?
Now this is what I call a hot threesome: parachutes, planes and wingsuits all flying together in formation! You’ve likely seen some pretty cool XRW formations before, and an aerobatic airplane do barrel rolls around a wingsuit, so naturally the next step was to mash them together. I know I had you at “threesome,” but [...]Now this is what I call a hot threesome: parachutes, planes and wingsuits all flying together in formation! You’ve likely seen some pretty cool XRW formations before, and an aerobatic airplane do barrel rolls around a wingsuit, so naturally the next step was to mash them together. I know I had you at “threesome,” but you’ll want to stick this one out ’til the end. Project XXXRW is skydiving porn at its best.
Well, maybe not that dangerous… these girls just wanna have fun.Well, maybe not that dangerous… these girls just wanna have fun.
Coaches, instructors and drop zone owners are always trying to find ways to improve student training and save time during busy days at the drop zone. USPA provides a very inexpensive tool that accomplishes both of those things: the flight planner.
A rigger found this "repaired" line-stow band on the packed main canopy deployment bag of a used rig brought to him for inspection. The risk of a hard opening or malfunction from an out-of-sequence line deployment is probably not worth the miniscule savings from reusing worn stow bands.
The skydiving community has improved its safety record and reduced its number of fatalities over the past decade—mostly due to improved training and better equipment—but there is no such thing as a risk-free jump. Human nature being what it is, many people choose to bury their heads in the sand and pretend that they will never be injured. But given the nature of the sport, it makes sense for skydivers to prepare—to have plans in place that will protect themselves and their loved ones—in case they are seriously injured or even killed.
by Jessica Kniffen | A-35942 | Phoenix, Arizona
It all started on Christmas Day in 2002 when my mom gave my dad a gift certificate to make a tandem. Curiosity got the best of my mom and me, and in the summer of 2003, we also made a tandem. I made a second in the spring of 2004, and then in May of 2005, I decided I would do one AFF jump in order to say that I had gone skydiving. (I never felt that a tandem was skydiving.) After my first AFF, I was addicted. In August 2005, I earned my A license and before I knew it, I was at the drop zone every opportunity I had.
Luke Aikins, D-21189, has a long skydiving heritage. His grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins are all skydivers at Kapowsin Air Sports in Shelton, Washington. Aikins is a member of the Red Bull Air Force and travels the world with the team, performing exhibition jumps, VIP tandems and more. Aikins is also the owner of Para Tactics, which provides advanced skydiving training to elite military forces such as the U.S. Navy SEALs.
The slow economy has hit state and local governments hard in recent years, and it’s no surprise that many have acted to address their budget woes by targeting business sectors with new tax initiatives. In the past couple of years, several states have begun imposing new sales-and-use or amusement taxes, collectively known as “transaction taxes,” on skydiving business owners. Several DZs were forced to pay back taxes and interest totaling thousands of dollars, which in some cases threatened the DZs’ continued viability and in all cases increased the cost of skydiving. When DZs began asking for assistance, USPA—helped by several DZOs and their tax attorneys—carefully researched the applicability of state and local taxes to aviation businesses.
Nick Vujicic is a true inspiration — not only because he’s a motivational speaker, but because of his story. Born without limbs due to the rare Tetra-amelia disorder, life hasn’t been easy for Nick. But this video is proof that he’s living a life of dreaming big and not giving up. Skydiving has been on [...]Nick Vujicic is a true inspiration — not only because he’s a motivational speaker, but because of his story. Born without limbs due to the rare Tetra-amelia disorder, life hasn’t been easy for Nick. But this video is proof that he’s living a life of dreaming big and not giving up. Skydiving has been on Nick’s bucket list for a while, so the team at United Parachute Technologies (UPT) built a custom harness for Nick’s first tandem skydive at Skydive DeLand in Florida. What’s next Nick… a tandem BASE jump?
Yet another winner from Team Polte. These guys know a thing or two about freeflying and how to slice up a solid skydiving video. Don’t believe me? Start with this one, then check out their other edits — What It’s All About and Call of Dubai: Modern Freefall — and let me know which one [...]Yet another winner from Team Polte. These guys know a thing or two about freeflying and how to slice up a solid skydiving video. Don’t believe me? Start with this one, then check out their other edits — What It’s All About and Call of Dubai: Modern Freefall — and let me know which one is your favorite.
You can’t be badass if you have B.O. Miles Daisher of the Red Bull Air Force talks about his passion for BASE jumping off bridges, buildings and cliffs, and his love for men’s deodorant.You can’t be badass if you have B.O. Miles Daisher of the Red Bull Air Force talks about his passion for BASE jumping off bridges, buildings and cliffs, and his love for men’s deodorant.
