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1. jedi - Member

   www.vimeo.com/30194013

   Posted 7 months ago #
2. Kbrembo - Member

   That's living life to the MAX

   Superb...

   Mega skil required for flying a wing suit to that extreme.

   I have done around 120 skydive and did a couple of wing suit sit jumps....

   Then moved back to UK and ain't jump in years...

   Top shout

   Posted 7 months ago #
3. radtothepowerofsik - Member

   To the power of sik!

   Posted 7 months ago #
4. wors - Member

   Cracking way of scouting new trails!

   Posted 7 months ago #
5. v8ninety - Member

   Wow, jealous; muchly. People must have a lot of spare time and money to develop their hobby to that degree... Top skills and huge cojones.

   Posted 7 months ago #
6. Ambrose - Member

   Wow! Amazing stuff, big respect.

   Posted 7 months ago #
7. 2unfit2ride - Member

   Holy zykes Batman, how could this be!

   Posted 7 months ago #
8. tthew - Member

   Oh, great, thanks Jedi! My planned Llandegla and the Ponderosa film rolling tomorrow is going to look laaaaaaaaame now!

   Posted 7 months ago #
9. GW - Member

   mental!!

   singletrack in the sky without the need for woodwork (or a bike )

   <EDIT> was expecting you to be posting this..

   http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Huckers-Hang-Five-to-Front-Flip-2011-Vital-BMX-Game-of-BIKE,9605/bturman,109

   Posted 7 months ago #
10. findo_gask - Member

    Really amazing. I like to think I'd try most things... but no way would I have a bash at that. Hats off.

    Posted 7 months ago #
11. jedi - Member

    gw, fully rad

    Posted 7 months ago #
12. schrickvr6 - Member

    Sick to the power of rad x gnar squared.

    Posted 7 months ago #
13. althepal - Member

    From that camera angle they look like they're flying, but then you realise how steep theland is that they're flying over..
    Bonkers.

    Posted 7 months ago #
14. creamegg - Member

    I want a go! I'll see if my nan can rustle up a pair of wings for me out of some old sheets

    Posted 7 months ago #
15. jam bo - Member

    

    Posted 7 months ago #
16. scott_mcavennie2 - Member

    Amazing. Loving those wingsuit videos at the moment.

    Posted 7 months ago #
17. brakes - Member

    that is absolutely insane
    great vid

    Posted 7 months ago #
18. thered - Member

    Just shown my boss who says "photshopped" and walks off

    Posted 7 months ago #
19. _tom_ - Member

    GW that hang 5 to front flip made me say "what the ****?" out loud Crazy how much riding has progressed to bigger tricks now, when I was riding in about 2004-5 I think flairs (not the trouser variety) had just become very popular in web edits, and hardly anyone was doing front flips!

    Posted 7 months ago #
20. uphillcursing - Member

    It is a hobby where you only get to make one mistake I should think. Knew a lad was into base jumping what must be nearly 20 years ago. He lost a few mates over the years I seem to remember.

    Posted 7 months ago #
21. Northwind - Member

    Does anyone know what the song is btw? Brilliant video...

    Posted 7 months ago #
22. schrickvr6 - Member

    Woodkid - Iron

    This is still my favourite one of the series

    www.vimeo.com/18150336

    Posted 7 months ago #
23. yunki - Member

    too rad for me

    Posted 7 months ago #
24. masonmarxx - Member

    both awesome videos! i salute them!

    Posted 7 months ago #
25. flip - Member

    Sick to the power of rad x gnar squared.

    +1 x 150%

    Posted 7 months ago #
26. Coyote - Member

    O M G !!!!!

    That is amazing!

    Posted 7 months ago #
27. hs125 - Member

    Do they keep their legs apart the whole time because it helps with the aerodynamics, or just because their balls are so big?

    Posted 7 months ago #
28. GW - Member

    _tom_ Yeah BMX progreses a a phenominal rate, it doesn't seem all that long ago DMC was the only one pulling flairs off consistently dressed head to toe in armour in vert comps.

    MTB is miles behind BMX although this pic made me go WTF for a bit until I figured out what he'd done.
    wonder what goes through his mind...
    "hmmm.. it's a nice sunny day think I'll get rid of my shirt, better take it easy then so I'll maybe just throw a 3 off this kicker or should I pull a backflip? hmm.. I dunno? 3 I think, yeah.. oh I CBA with this, maybe a backflip'd be more fun.. YEAH!! ooops! Now I'm facing the wrong way, s'pose I'd better finish the 3 then.. Hmmm.. SWEET!!!

    Posted 7 months ago #
29. schrickvr6 - Member

    Damn that takes me back, McCoy was always my favourite rider when first Mirra and then Bestwick were busting the big shit, proper hardcore oldskool, never scared to try.

    Posted 7 months ago #
30. gravitysucks - Member

    Awesome. Wonder if the SAS / specials ops do this sort of thing? Gotta be a good way of sneaking behind enemy lines. Not sure I could picture Rambo doing it though. Gotta be in a future bond film though

    Posted 7 months ago #
31. neilc1881 - Member

    Oh the the armed forces do this already, it's just that with 120lbs of kit the glide angle is a lot steeper...

    Posted 7 months ago #
32. doh - Member

    gravitysucks - Member
    Awesome. Wonder if the SAS / specials ops do this sort of thing? Gotta be a good way of sneaking behind enemy lines. Not sure I could picture Rambo doing it though.
    

    
    they might be mad but they are not stupid
    HALO and HAHO already do the job. + adding tons of eqp might spoil the "fun" of skimming mountain tops and flying down valleys.

    recently watched a couple of docs on more4, the 1st about an american wingsuit flyer/basejumper and his exploits blew me away. the footage of his mate hitting the bridge like a guided missle is just surreal and awful. the other about a basejump junkie out most nights in central london really caught my imagination though(i hate heights). a world removed from what most people would call the "extreme" sports of mtn biking snowboarding etc.

    Posted 7 months ago #
33. whippersnapper - Member

    this one has a pretty close moment - check shortly after 1.20

    
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k

    (that front flip ^^ is indeed mental)

    Posted 7 months ago #
34. Murray - Member

    2 questions - what's the glide angle and what's the air speed? Definitely rad!

    Posted 7 months ago #
35. gravitysucks - Member

    Doh - you remember what the documentaries were called?

    Posted 7 months ago #

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