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54 Days of Survival in the Sierra Nevada Backcountry: The Story of Lieutenant David Steeves

In the 1950s the cold war was escalating; the KGB had just been established and the Russians were gearing up to launch the Sputnik into orbit. Vietnam was split at the 17th parallel and McCarthyโ€™s witch hunt had raised the ardor to a fevered pitch. America was engaged in a race of military mite and super power status came with a focus on state of the art aircraft with superior handling and missile firing accuracy. Readiness was paramount and Lockheedโ€™s T-33 was a front line training jet for advanced level Air Force pilots. Only a few trusted high level men where engaged in the secrecy […]

Guest Author | June 16, 2021
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Wingsuit Rodeo | This Is The Pinnacle Of Human Badassery

Wingsuit Rodeo

As if skydiving, BASE jumping and other parachute sportsย weren’t badassย enough…they had to go and invent the wingsuit rodeo.ย Further proof that people are indeed awesome is not necessary, the verdict is in. A wingsuit rodeo is performed when a person rides the back of a flyingย wingsuit pilot.ย As seen in the above video, most are done while skydiving. As seen in the […]

Matt Brennan | December 7, 2017
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