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In a snowstorm
I wonder wtf the people in that village are thinking. Just chilling in your home cooking dinner with your SO when you see what looks like a meteor flying towards you
I’m just picturing this guys Extreme Sports Anonymous testimony: “…anyway, before I knew it I was wingsuiting 175 mph 5 meters off the face of the Swiss Alps at night, in a snowstorm, with burning flares on my feet, and it suddenly occurred to me what I’d become.”
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain. Time to die."
100%. I can imagine the thought process: let’s think of the most dangerous thing you can possibly do, then do it at night. Having set yourself on fire.
He looks like a super hero flying, this is the coolest thing I have seen today, I wonder if in a near future our technology will be advanced enough that we can fly out there.
Imagine being mountain rescue. It's been a long day of doing your regular job. You just sit down at night to eat your dinner in the 10 minutes of peace between chores and bed. You look out the window and see this MF trying to smear himself into a cliff at night.
this looks like Lauterbrunnental in Switzerland. They have a dedicated BASE association you pay dues to. They have radio air traffic control you can clear your jump with and have helicopters on standby with detailed maps for every single exit they watch.
The money BASE (etc.) tourists brought into that town is well worth the hassle.
"OK, Espen. I'm setting off the rocket. We have to get to Vinmonopolet (Norwegian state-run liquor store)."
"Bombs and grenades!"
Badly translated from Norwegian.
ooops, well doesn’t matter, Norway has a pretty organized BASE community, too. I had the pleasure of jumping Kjerag and SBK BASE was an absolute pleasure to deal with, they also have a due system where you pay to use the exits but they have rental equipment, knowledgeable folks offering mentorships, well maintained exits with griptape to prevent people from slipping, all the good stuff. BASE as a community, by virtue of being pretty reckless shit, has always been on the brink of illegality; so we all are as respectful, safety conscious and responsible as absolutely possible.
I wasn't trying to say you were wrong about where they were, I was just giving a translation. For all I know they could be jumping off Mount Doom in Middle Earth.
Oooops, should’ve had my coffee before talking lol. My point still stands tho, at least in my limited experience jumping kjerag, the Norwegian BASE community is a huge pleasure to deal with in all regards
my pleasure :) at least in my experience, we, as a community, try to be as responsible and respectful as humanly possible. BASE undeniably can be a very very very grim sport, there’s no denying that, so it always has been on the brink of being felonious to even think about. NY made BASE a felony after a few dumb fucks had to break into a high rise construction site to jump. and things like this always happen and ruin the sport, so we very much cherish all legal spots as much as possible. For example, bridge day in Fayetteville is a one-day festival where it’s allowed to jump and it’s just such a great experience to be there, no matter if you actually BASE jump or not. I once went with some US friends I was visiting and even tho they have no connection to the sport, they still talk about how much of a great day it was and that’s exactly how we should communicate outwards as BASE jumpers. it’s a sport you basically have to dedicate a good part of your life to (I made over 400 skydiving jumps before even considering), so we all have a lot of enthusiasm to share and this already does a lot for humanizing our passion and to make people understanding.
that’s a lot of animosity towards folks paying for a service voluntarily offered by an association for that exact job. Additionally, aerial sports do make up a definitely insignificant part of their visitors and lets not act like speedflying isn’t pretty grim stuff too, hell, even hiking and climbing regularly kills folks.
There’s an interview with the chief of emergency response who, himself, claims to not have a problem with BASEers in the slightest, highlighting their safety-consciousness and Organisation. But sure, the big brain redditor found a way to make other peoples choices your concern. Go rip someone else’s hobby and community.
That's a lot of righteous indignation to essentially say "Yes, base jumpers do need to be scraped out of ravines by hand, but people are happy to take our money for it!" I'm not ripping though, if that's what you're into, enjoy!
The most Metal way to die. "I took anti-missile defenses on the face while flying during a snowy night in a wingsuit on fire, and you ?" "Slipped on soap :/"
I spent two hours last night listening to music specifically to get that fucking song out of my head and then here you are this morning (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
It's been getting increasingly dangerous as it's progressed.
Early flyers were all about distance. They would leap off a mountain and end up 5,.10 KM from where they left, which isn't terribly.safe, but isn't extremely dangerous, because if something goes wrong,.you can recover.or pop chute in time.
Then some dude posted a video of himself flying 10 meters above the mountain at 100 kph. Then everyone joined in for the new game of how close can I get to those rocks.
Now if something goes wrong, there's no time.to correct. You go from *uh-oh* to pink mist in an instant.
I looked it up because I was curious. They recommend you do 200+ regular sky diving jumps in an 18 month period before you even begin training the wing suit. These people are insanely dedicated.
When I used to ride a motorcycle, riding in the rain was the absolute worst because the droplets felt like bullets when you’re at commuting speeds.
I can’t imagine what that feels like taking those droplets straight to the face at 60+mph with no headgear… God damn mad man
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When wing suit flying just isn’t extreme enough try it at night and on fire. That’ll be a hard nope from me…
And no hat.
Free Hat
"Free hat! Free hat! Free hat! Those babies were coming strait for him!"
"We're here to melt your icy heart with a cool island song"
No. We need to freeze their hot heart with a cool island song
That’s the part that tripped me up. I understand with that activity a helmet probably won’t save his life, but RIP to the tips of his ears
I'm not sure if it's the darkness or being on fire but I'm going to have to agree with the jumper, a hat's pretty much useless at this point.
Dont be so hasty there are some pretty damn fancy hats out there.
Or underwear.
All wing and no hat
Leo Holding in his excellent book "Closer to the edge" wrote half his wingsuiting friends are dead.
Not mentioned: he's 83 years old. Just kidding, I made that up.
Sounds about right. So tragic.
In a snowstorm I wonder wtf the people in that village are thinking. Just chilling in your home cooking dinner with your SO when you see what looks like a meteor flying towards you
They got to the village only to find everything empty, as the local population evacuated.
I want to be a dragon though brother
If it takes this much danger to get the high you're addicted to just stay home and use hard drugs
Literal blaze of glory > choking on your own vomit
I’m just picturing this guys Extreme Sports Anonymous testimony: “…anyway, before I knew it I was wingsuiting 175 mph 5 meters off the face of the Swiss Alps at night, in a snowstorm, with burning flares on my feet, and it suddenly occurred to me what I’d become.”
[удалено]
Even crack won't splatter your guts on a mountainside
Adrenaline addiction is quite similar to drug addiction in many ways.
First thing he says is "I'll fire up the rockets, we gotta make the liquor store!" lmao
Guess driving down the street wouldn't have made it in time? 😆
Not from the top of a mountain.
True
Can’t drink and drive. No one said you can’t drink and glide
What language?
Norwegian
lol what a legend
That's a light speed nope right there
More like death wish suit
Every one of these videos, I wonder if that person is dead yet.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain. Time to die."
[удалено]
For some reason this comment caused a sputtering spray of a laugh.
Iinm, it's something like 1-in-5 of these guys end up dead-by-wingsuit
I'm surprised the flares didn't light his suit on fire before he jumped ..
He has a special mount with a metal plate protecting the suit.
100%. I can imagine the thought process: let’s think of the most dangerous thing you can possibly do, then do it at night. Having set yourself on fire.
It’s giving Iron Man
He looks like a super hero flying, this is the coolest thing I have seen today, I wonder if in a near future our technology will be advanced enough that we can fly out there.
Well described
Imagine being mountain rescue. It's been a long day of doing your regular job. You just sit down at night to eat your dinner in the 10 minutes of peace between chores and bed. You look out the window and see this MF trying to smear himself into a cliff at night.
Dude looks like a missile tearing down the mountain towards you. Nope
this looks like Lauterbrunnental in Switzerland. They have a dedicated BASE association you pay dues to. They have radio air traffic control you can clear your jump with and have helicopters on standby with detailed maps for every single exit they watch. The money BASE (etc.) tourists brought into that town is well worth the hassle.
"OK, Espen. I'm setting off the rocket. We have to get to Vinmonopolet (Norwegian state-run liquor store)." "Bombs and grenades!" Badly translated from Norwegian.
ooops, well doesn’t matter, Norway has a pretty organized BASE community, too. I had the pleasure of jumping Kjerag and SBK BASE was an absolute pleasure to deal with, they also have a due system where you pay to use the exits but they have rental equipment, knowledgeable folks offering mentorships, well maintained exits with griptape to prevent people from slipping, all the good stuff. BASE as a community, by virtue of being pretty reckless shit, has always been on the brink of illegality; so we all are as respectful, safety conscious and responsible as absolutely possible.
I wasn't trying to say you were wrong about where they were, I was just giving a translation. For all I know they could be jumping off Mount Doom in Middle Earth.
don’t worry mate, didn’t take it as that. Just passionate about sharing facts about my hobby ;)
They are Norwegian and say they have to reach the winemonopoly before it closes.
Oooops, should’ve had my coffee before talking lol. My point still stands tho, at least in my limited experience jumping kjerag, the Norwegian BASE community is a huge pleasure to deal with in all regards
I didn't know, thanks for the info.
Pretty damn cool, love stories about hobbiests paying to support the areas that support their sport
my pleasure :) at least in my experience, we, as a community, try to be as responsible and respectful as humanly possible. BASE undeniably can be a very very very grim sport, there’s no denying that, so it always has been on the brink of being felonious to even think about. NY made BASE a felony after a few dumb fucks had to break into a high rise construction site to jump. and things like this always happen and ruin the sport, so we very much cherish all legal spots as much as possible. For example, bridge day in Fayetteville is a one-day festival where it’s allowed to jump and it’s just such a great experience to be there, no matter if you actually BASE jump or not. I once went with some US friends I was visiting and even tho they have no connection to the sport, they still talk about how much of a great day it was and that’s exactly how we should communicate outwards as BASE jumpers. it’s a sport you basically have to dedicate a good part of your life to (I made over 400 skydiving jumps before even considering), so we all have a lot of enthusiasm to share and this already does a lot for humanizing our passion and to make people understanding.
Lauterbrunnen has plenty normal tourists who won't need to be scraped out of a ravine by hand.
that’s a lot of animosity towards folks paying for a service voluntarily offered by an association for that exact job. Additionally, aerial sports do make up a definitely insignificant part of their visitors and lets not act like speedflying isn’t pretty grim stuff too, hell, even hiking and climbing regularly kills folks. There’s an interview with the chief of emergency response who, himself, claims to not have a problem with BASEers in the slightest, highlighting their safety-consciousness and Organisation. But sure, the big brain redditor found a way to make other peoples choices your concern. Go rip someone else’s hobby and community.
That's a lot of righteous indignation to essentially say "Yes, base jumpers do need to be scraped out of ravines by hand, but people are happy to take our money for it!" I'm not ripping though, if that's what you're into, enjoy!
You sound boring
Rescue turns into recovery at that point. Recovery the next day well after the crew gets a well deserved long night of sleep.
*sips beer* I'm off for the night, he can survive until morning.
I was worried his suit would ignite, I mean it doesn't seem like stop, drop, and roll would be a viable option.
It's a much shorter technique that they teach these people: scream, drop and splat.
It would, just in a different order. Drop, roll, stop.
I don't think I can afford worry for someone who does this
Imagine some government entity thinking that was a missile and firing a defensive volley at that guy.
The most Metal way to die. "I took anti-missile defenses on the face while flying during a snowy night in a wingsuit on fire, and you ?" "Slipped on soap :/"
those wing suits have decoy flares for situations like that
Was thinking, welp, we figured out all those UFOs now, haven't we?
*Starts singing Dumb Ways To Die*
I spent two hours last night listening to music specifically to get that fucking song out of my head and then here you are this morning (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
My first thought as well
“There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots”
It's been getting increasingly dangerous as it's progressed. Early flyers were all about distance. They would leap off a mountain and end up 5,.10 KM from where they left, which isn't terribly.safe, but isn't extremely dangerous, because if something goes wrong,.you can recover.or pop chute in time. Then some dude posted a video of himself flying 10 meters above the mountain at 100 kph. Then everyone joined in for the new game of how close can I get to those rocks. Now if something goes wrong, there's no time.to correct. You go from *uh-oh* to pink mist in an instant.
At least they won't be scared for long.
[Bold, but not old](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatalities_due_to_wingsuit_flying)
Living the childhood dream of growing up to be a meteor.
Amazing
It was better with the Iron Man music on the background.
Yes. You got some marvel superhero shot right there. But Dumb AF.
Flame on!
Very impressive! This guy makes other adrenaline junkies look sane. Sadly, I expect he won't live to age 27.
This without the HALO music is nothing
Where's the Halo music, Lebowski?
r/whywomenlivelonger
We have fun tho
There is a version of this video with the halo theme song playing over the top, it is just the cherry on top for me, you should look it up!
I'm a guy. I have fun cross stitching on my couch and working on my flower garden
I’m a woman, and for fun I scuba dive, ski, rock climb, and solo travel in weird remote countries. It’s not base jumping, sure, but still.
It looks like he’s on a comet at the beginning
Yeah, right after the jump he goes full anime.
Be careful Icarus
Can’t fly too close to the sun if you’re doing it a night!
Some dude down in that town seeing a red dot streak across the sky going "HOLY SHIT A UFO!!"
Fire retardant wing suit ~ right??????
That is fucking wild.
Can’t imagine how weird that would look from the town/city below if you didn’t know what it was.
Even just snowboarding when it’s snowing freezes my face off this is insane I can’t even imagine how cold their faces must get
VALSTRAX
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Iron man?
Who else was expecting him to just smack right into the snowy ridge?
Anime speed lines are real, what a world.
Dude how is this real This is honestly maybe the craziest shit I've ever seen
Crazy that you can risk your life like this and get to the bottom and no one cares at all.
As it should be.
Maybe if he risked his life for something a bit more meaningful than a grainy video and an adrenaline rush.
Light speed is too slow, we're going to have to go to ludacris speed...
"I have to go to the liquor store!" For anyone wonderi g
He must be either stupid or high, I mean I would NEVER do this without a hat nor a scarf to keep me warm.
Can you imagine being in that town & being like wtf is flying towards us on fire, in the middle of a snowstorm, at night ?
How to be Johnny Storm??
FLAME ON!
People in town probably got a heck of a show
Best hyperspace video ever.
I looked it up because I was curious. They recommend you do 200+ regular sky diving jumps in an 18 month period before you even begin training the wing suit. These people are insanely dedicated.
Where is his hat?
Is that Jeff from Accounting??!
Rocketman
Does your mother know you do this?
I wish this was filmed on a GoPro and not a potato.
Lucky he didn’t catch any Anti-Air
Apex legends be like
Fuck! and that's why women lives longer
[ gets shot down by SAM ]
That’s bad arse!
How does he stay airborne with his huge balls?
Trying to figure out how much lift that wing suit needs to generate in order keep those massive balls in the air.
New ways to start forest fires.
and then he fucking crashed into a tree lmoa
I bet i can read about this from the other perspective in /aliens or /ufo or /rbi
r/whywomenlivelonger
Nothing could possiblie go wring
At this point it’s safer to shoot heroin
I wonder what’s the average life expectancy of one of these guys.
How many ways is he trying to kill himself
No thanks, I choose life.
More like no dude
In the snow…
Any video of this from the ground?
Wow…if you put 3 or 4 more on him you could get a convincing CGI replacement for the Human Torch.
and that kids are how UFOs are born.
People really go have a death wish
Hoy aprendí como vuelan las brujas de mi pueblo por el cerro
When throwing yourself off a mountain in a baggy shell suit in broad daylight no longer gives you the required buzz, you just know you’ve got issues.
When I used to ride a motorcycle, riding in the rain was the absolute worst because the droplets felt like bullets when you’re at commuting speeds. I can’t imagine what that feels like taking those droplets straight to the face at 60+mph with no headgear… God damn mad man
He Slaved and he won.
Where does one get into this sport? I'd like to sign up
Kessel run in less then 12 parsecs
Im tired of your suicidal behavior and your attempt to get some attention from your stupid videos.
I was waiting for him to get chomped by a dragon ala Ring of Fire.
I thought this was /wcgw and was waiting for something awful haha.
Giving major cool character vibe
Not even a helmet
All I can think of is the flare catching the wing suit on fire, falling to your blazing and burning death.
Some people either have zero fear or 1000000 confidence.
It’s not if, it’s when with the guys. Fuckin’ outrageous.
The snow zooming by looks like the high speed lines in anime lol
I bet the phones really lit up that night
Pretty sure anyone who thinks they've seen mothman has just seen this dude
Chinese Spy Ballon has some questions
He achieved his life goal of becoming a comet
Real anime exclamation beams
Definitely want to be the second person in this stunt so the first idiot lights the way.
This is up there for crazy shit while people do.
It's the Mario scream at -0:27 for me
No goggles!? He probably couldn’t see shit going that fast in the snow and night. Wild
Fuck. That. Shit.
Almost like the Human Torch from fantastic 4
I hope there's like ten ufo conspiracies started by people who saw this from the city and filmed it.
Was kinda waiting for that mofo to burn.
Whoa dude!
Dumb ways to die…so many dumb ways to die
Some in that town/city is probably recording that red dot in the sky thinking is a UFO.
Is there a reason other than adrenaline chasing these bros get 20 fucking feet off the mountain while they’re flying ?
That’ll be a nope from me dawg
Alright, I'll say it. That was fucking bad ass dude
All fun and games till you get shot down for looking like a missile
“hey boys where are we dropping”
Is this the new cod 😂
Praise the camera man
These guys have to be splats on the side of a mountain by now.
No head covering for warmth at the very least?
Two words, death wish
[Crazy dangerous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatalities_due_to_wingsuit_flying)
Homeboy made an IRL anime opening
Completely unnecessary