BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer Alexander Polli managed to survive flying through a very narrow cave in Spain. He jumped from a helicopter and shot through at 155mph. Talk about commitment, it’s tough to pull the plug on this one if you change your mind; miss by a few feet, and you’re painting the mountainside with your insides.

Two guys from the Red Bull crew somehow convinced Malaysia’s government to let them fly past the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in their wingsuits. Money conquers all, I suppose. I wonder how many people working in their offices in the towers saw the guys fly past and thought they were witnessing a couple jumpers.

Wingsuit pilot extraordinaire Jeb Corliss is testing a new goggle made by Recon Instruments that shows speed, hang time, and angle of flight. It’s intended for BASE jumpers and people jumping off cliffs while wearing wingsuits. I suppose the LCD might get in your way of actually seeing the ground, but if that happens and [ more... ]

In this video veteran British weatherman Michael Fish BASE jumps to raise awareness for climate change. Two points about this video: 1. It makes no sense, and 2. It is a terrible idea. He says, “If anything is going to raise awareness for climate change, it’s going to be doing damn silly things like this.” …or you could just talk about it while you’re during the weather, when you can reach more people…people interested in the weather.

A Russian BASE jumper took the plunge from a 120-meter high electrical pylon and ran into some parachute troubles on the way down. I wonder if his friend jumped down after him or decided to take the ladder. The BASE jumper was going around 106 miles per hour when he hit the ground, and soft snow saved the day. The man survived but broke his legs, pelvis, and some vertebrae. Three months after the Wile E. Coyote landing he was up and walking again.

It took Valery Rozov a month in the Indian Himalaya to prepare for this base jump with the last six days spent climbing and the last 90 seconds spend descending. His climbing partners took three more days to get back down. I’m sure they were kicking themselves for not packing wingsuits.

via The Adventure Blog

No time for a safety check—gotta jump! In the World BASE Race competitors go head-to-head in wingsuits to race to the ground. First one down (and alive) wins. I triple-checked to make sure this wasn’t an old April Fool’s joke that I stumbled across late in my reader. And if it is real (I’m holding [ more... ]

The crew from moab b.a.s.e. adventures linked up a couple BASE jumps. You have to really, really careful not to knock your buddy off that second tower. And also hope the wind doesn’t kick up and get hold of your chute and drag you off to top. A wild ride and a nice video.

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Outside Magazine takes a look at BASE jumping fatalities and just how deadly the sport really is. Since 1981 there have been 180 deaths, and they breakdown how those have happened. The surprising leader is no-pulls, coming in at 38%. Another 30% hit something on the way down, and the remainder get tangled up or [ more... ]

Again, it seems the tourism offices of the world are really stepping up their game. This helmet cam video from a wingsuit jump in Norway lets you take the controls so you can look around on the ride. A fun way to get a tiny bit of the thrill without recklessly endangering your life. BASE [ more... ]