Marco Waltenspiel, with his fellow skydivers Georg Lettner, Marco FĂĽrst and Dominic Roithmair went on the longest swing ever suspended between two hot air balloons in a video posted by Red Bull.
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Skydiver Jumps Without a Parachute
Daredevil Luke Aikins recently jumped from an airplane at 25,000 feet into a net without a parachute, landing squarely into a 10,000 square foot net. Watch the video below.
Roberta Mancino Flies Over Volcano in Wingsuit
A promotional video for GoPro shows Roberta Mancino, an Italian base jumper, stepping out of a helicopter at 5,000 meters (15,000 feet) and flying over the top of Villarrica, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes.
2500 Meters Chamonix Wingsuit Flight
Brandon Mikesell attempted a death-defying flight over in Chamonix, France jumping from Le Brévent mountain, which was shot using a GoPro camera attached to his helmet. The video below features the daredevil jumping from the mountain (2500 meters above sea level) and heading extremely close to trees, cliffs and rocks.
Stuntman Jumps without a Parachute
Here’s a video of a stuntman who decided it would be a good idea to see if he could skydive without a parachute. Skydiver Antti Pendikainen threw his parachute away second before jumping from a hot air balloon and landed safely with the help of his fellow skydives.
Flying Living Room
On their latest TV commercial, NVIDIA dropped professional skydiver Jeff Provenzano out of an airplane while sitting on a couch surrounded with all the accouterments of a regular living room. Watch the video below.
The x2 Sport Underwater Jet Pack
The x2 Sport is the world’s first wearable underwater jetpack powered by two wrist-mounted propellers attached to the divers back that contains the system’s batteries. The x2 Sport is raising funds for production on Indiegogo, where it’s already raised about $12,037 of its $35k goal with 15 days of funding left. Watch the video below.
Skydivers Set New Vertical Formation World Record
A group of skydivers assembled at Skydive Chicago to attempt a new vertical world record by creating a giant flower formation above central Illinois, Chicago. The plan involved 164 skydivers joining together to make a giant tower formation as they flew upside-down at speeds of up to 386kph (240 mph). Red Bull Air Force team members Jon DeVore and Mike Swanson… Continue reading Skydivers Set New Vertical Formation World Record