Archive for the ‘Skydiving, Base Jumping, Hang gliding & Paragliding’ Category
JT Holmes and Shane McConkey shared the dream of combining skiing and base-jumping. They find themselves in Bella Coola, BC where the primary objective is to go where no one has ever gone before. They take on Europe’s most iconic peak, the Eiger. In the mountains of western Norway they ready themselves for a stunt that had never been attempted before, a wingsuit ski base.
The votes are in, and we’re pleased to announce that Felix Baumgartner is the 2013 People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year. The Austrian BASE jumper made history on October 14, 2012, by completing a seven-year quest to become the first person to break the speed of sound without the protection or propulsion of a vehicle when he free fell from 127,852 feet above Earth. He also set three official world records. The 43-year-old has made a career out of pushing the boundaries of human flight with  … Pictures and more