Canadian Wingsuit Pro Graham Dickinson Dies From BASE-Jumping Accident [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWorldWingsuitLeague%2Fvideos%2F1227023070711384%2F&show_text=1&width=560″] This past Thursday morning, the body of professional wingsuit flyer Graham Dickinson was recovered near Tianmen Cave in China. Graham had been out solo-scouting for BASE-jumping exit points on Wednesday and did not return. His friends reported him missing that day and his body was recovered by local Search & Rescue units the next morning. Graham is a legend […] Dylan Cautela | February 1, 2017 2 Comments
Wingsuit Flying Death Sparks Ban in Chamonix [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RbcbjMhvjEs”] The recent death of a Russian wingsuit “pilot” in the alpine village of Chamonix, France, has raised new concerns about the safety of this extreme sport. Witnesses report the man jumped from Aiguille du Midi, Europe’s highest mountain. When his parachute failed to deploy he slammed into a bluff before crashing into a newly constructed chalet. Located in […] Robin Azer | October 6, 2016 0 Comments
Johnny Strange Dies in Wingsuit Accident in Switzerland Californian Johnny Strange was only 17-years old in 2009 when he finalized climbing each of the tallest mountains on every contiente: the “7 Summits”. He was they youngest person to complete the Seven Summits at the time. Johnny Strange was only 20-years old when he completed the “Explorer’s Grand Slam”, which means he’d summited each of the “7 Summits” & trekked to both the North & South Poles. He is still the youngest person to complete the “Explorer’s Grand Slam”. Johnny Strange was only 23-years-old when he died while Wingsuit BASE jumping yesterday. Industry News SnowBrains | October 2, 2015 2 Comments
RIP Jhonny Florez, World Record BASE Jumper Johnny Florez, 32, died last Friday on Mount Titlis, Switzerland while performing parachute exercises in preparation for an extreme sports tournament in China. The two friends that he was practicing with landed safely. “Jhonathan Florez was not only a good friend he was also a wonderful human being.” – Jeb Corliss Jhonny held four world records in […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 10, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Guy Flys Wingsuit Throw 6-Foot Wide Cave… This video is impressive and insane. This guy flies his body through a 6-foot wide hole in a rock. Was it the most technical BASE Jump ever? Quite possibly. Death was literally Uli Emanuele pilots what is possibly the most technical and difficult BASE jump ever. For the past 3 years Uli has been dreaming about and preparing for what could be a world record jump. With just his wingsuit and hiking poles, he climbs to his exit point and realizes there is no turning back. SnowBrains | July 6, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO | Wingsuit Flying Over Skiers America is the land of the free, but in Europe you are free to fly your wingsuit over skiers. Who is more free? Who knows. But this is pretty much insane and a great way to get all the adrenaline junkies on the same page. Right around 1:40 one of the wingsuit pilots goes for, what I can only assume is the equivalent of a wingsuit hand drag! I think this is a first, definitely haven’t seen wingsuit flying over skiers and paragliders. SnowBrains | March 13, 2014 1 Comment
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