Tag Archives: Wingsuit BASE

Threading the needle – Alexander Polli and the unbelievable wingsuit cave flight

The more I watch this video, the more I can’t believe my own eyes.

Wingsuiting sure has come a long way in a short time – from a bunch of geeks huddled over their Dytters and data loggers to these blow-your-mind stunts we see pop up on YouTube with almost alarming regularity.

Alexander Polli recently zipped up his blue and white TonySuit and proceeded to fly it through a tiny little hole in a rock wall – the Bat Cave, going something like 150+ miles per hour. I’m still a bit speechless, so just go ahead and watch the video to see for yourself. Hot damn.

 

Thanks to Epic TV for sharing.

Behind the Scenes – the making of “Mission to the Eiger”

Last week the Jump4Heroes guys invited us to follow them off the Eiger – literally.  And like good little lemmings, we went. It’s a beautiful video with stunning visuals, so if you haven’t seen it yet, go ahead and watch.  We’ll wait.

This week, they bring us “the making of” of that video, showing you a little bit what goes into making a video like that. Turns out to be a bit more than just 3 cute Brits showing up at the edge of a cliff and jumping off.  The video is about 16 minutes long, so make sure to stock up on coffee, grab some snacks, put your feet up and get comfy before you hit play. Full screen recommended.

Jump4Heroes Eiger Wingsuit Formation BASE Jump. Yeah.

Here is a striking Wingsuit Base Video to send you in to the weekend, compliments of our Jump4Heroes friends. Enjoy!

Mission To The Eiger

We’ve serialised the story in the last 3 magazines and now, finally, we get to see the result. This video shows Jump4Heroes, The Royal British Legion Extreme Human Flight Team, standing on the edge of the north face of the Eiger. The Afghanistan veterans bow their heads in silence, remembering all servicemen past and present, before leaping off. The trio, consisting of Alastair Macartney, Spencer Hogg and Deane ‘Smudge’ Smith have smoke trailing as they fly their wingsuits in formation.

This is definitely one of those videos worth checking out and one that you’ll want to watch again a few times over the weekend. With aerial footage from BASE jumping legend Chris “Douggs” McDougall this will NOT disappoint. And, it’s all done to raise awareness for charity.

Check it out and don’t forget to Like the Jump4Heroes Facebook page and follow them on Twitter.

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