Archive for the ‘Skydiving, Base Jumping, Hang gliding & Paragliding’ Category
A German skydiver who became injured and could not pull her own release cord is fortunate to have suffered only moderate injuries after a dramatic midair rescue 14,000 feet above ground.Â
Katharina Wagner, 24, a veteran who had made more than 1,000 jumps, was caught by a gust and slammed shoulder-first into the fuselage of the airplane she leaped from Sunday afternoon.Â
She was unable to pull the deployment handle on her parachute and what happened next, one witness told England’s Telegraph newspaper, “was like something out of an action film.”   … Details
Insane illegal record breaking basejump off the worlds tallest building in Dubai. This is the first time it’s ever been attempted, fortunately they brought POV headcams to document the experience.
NOW, here’s something you don’t see every day, a man flying across the sky in a kayak at 13,000ft.
Skyaking is the new daredevil craze that’s a bizarre cross between canoeing and skydiving.
Thrill-seeker Miles Daisher invented the new extreme sport, which involves being strapped into a kayak and parachute, then hurling yourself from a plane to … Details