Norwegian extrém freerider Fred Syversen wasn’t trying to beat Jamie Pierre’s cliff drop record last year, but it happened anyway…and now it’s official. After examining video evidence, it’s been calculated (by scientists with computers) that Syversen pulled off a 107-meter (351-foot) air-to-face-y, blowing Pierre’s record out of the powder by a solid 100 feet. It’s also estimated he was traveling at around 80km/h when he hit the LZ, and the velocity took him almost 10 feet below the snow surface on impact. That’s like jumping headfirst into a snowbank from a car going 50 miles per hour. Some people will of course contest the legitimacy of the record, claiming that because it was unintentional it doesn’t count. My feeling is, since both Pierre and Syversen are basically engaging in controlled crashes from ridiculous heights, and since Syversen didn’t fall off the cliff (he actually jumped), it counts. Whether or not I’m right, and whether or not cliff-drop records actually even matter, is something you’ll have to debate amongst yourselves.
via homeboyski (link has video)
Rocky Thompson
Since both of these idiots landed directly on their heads, it should totally count as a record. Way to be good at not being dead dumb-asses.
How was it “unintentional” but he “didn t fall off the cliff (he actually jumped)”? If he jumped, it seems like it was intentional. I m so confused…
If you read the article, it says he wasn t going for that line intentionally, but when he saw his error he jumped anyway instead of trying to stop.
Why should you have to intentionally TRY to break a record, in order for it to count? If somebody runs the 100 meter, and happens to set the world record while “only” racing his friend, they would undisputedly count that (assuming Guinness rules are met, etc). Many, many records are counted every year by people who unintentionally accomplished something amazing. I guess Jamie Pierre has to step up his game now.
You shouldn t. That s the point of the article.