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“See, it’s okay because he lived, and that means you can say things like, “OH DUUUUUUDE WHAAAAT,” without feeling too bad about yourself. Corliss did suffer two broken legs (including one with a nasty compound fracture), but what could have been much worse was prevented by Corliss opening his chute after coming into contact with a ridge of Table Mountain during a wingsuit flight.
Corliss explains how this happened in the first place. Okay, maybe “explains” is a strong word. He describes what happens, and your normal brain will attempt to process this.
Well the answer is very simple. I was flying too close and messed up 🙂 I was going for a black balloon that was basically laying on the rocks and was going to try and kick it with my foot. In order to do this I had to fly low and flat between boulders. My left foot clipped a boulder that dragged me into a flat ledge that I took at the waist at full speed. If I had not clipped that boulder I might have made it, I might have still impacted. It’s very hard to tell from the footage. Everything happens very fast. But when you go for a flight where inches are the difference between making it and not making it well impact is very possible. I knew this and took the risk and paid the price for pushing way to hard. I take full responsibility for my actions and am just happy I still have legs to do rehab on”
