Monthly Archives: October 2013

Dam Base Jumping



Dam Base Jumping!

AERIAL CHRONICLES OF A VENETIAN, EP. 3

Oh you ragamuffin daredevils, always jumping off damn dams! Vladimir Spigler and his buddies have no qualms about BASE jumping off anything and everything — in this video they’re leaping off mountains in Lauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern and Canton of Wallis. Vladimir and his Italian crew then move to the Western part of the Swiss Alps to discover some new undisclosed jumps, like a huge 250m concrete wall dam and a sweet jump next to a fairy waterfall… The journey was made difficult by unlucky weather – wind rain and low clouds but patience and respect for nature is a must when trying to be successful in the unknown mountain environment… Athletes: Vladimir Spigler, Alexander Edbom, Peter Salzmann, Olivier Chacornac, Kristoffer Andersen,Twin Pask Dam BASE Jumping! | Aerial Chronicles of a Venetian, Ep. 3
Athletes – Vladimir Spigler, Alexander Edbom, Peter Salzmann, Olivier Chacornac, Kristoffer Andersen
Location – Lauterbrunnen, Wallis – Switzerland

Praha Journey – Aerial Chronicles of a Venetian



NIGHT BASE, THE PRAHA JOURNEY

AERIAL CHRONICLES OF A VENETIAN EP. 2

In the second episode of Aerial Chronicles of a Venetian, Vladimir and his friend travel to the Czech Republic and spend time doing aerial acrobatics in an indoor skydiving wind tunnel. Then they take it outdoors and NIGHT BASE off some VERY low cranes, chimneys, and antennae into the early morning. Stay tuned for s’more madness from Vladimir Spigler. Night BASE, The Praha Journey – Aerial Chronicles of a Venetian Ep. 1
Athletes – Vladimir Spigler, Karel Bejsovec
Location – Prague, Czech Republic

Low Wingsuit Flying in Switzerland



Low Wingsuit Flying in Switzerland

second episode of Veni, Vidi, Volavi

Wingsuit flying has never looked so cool, relaxing and enjoyable… In this second episode of Veni, Vidi, Volavi, wingsuit pilot and all around mountain man Guillaume Beck brings you to the incredible natural reserve of Derborence, Switzerland – a small but luscious green valley surrounded by huge peaks where the famous beard vulture lives, a master of the skies. There Guillaume jumps from the edge of the Diablerets’ Glacier straight into one of his favorite wingsuit proximity lines. He buzzes the flatlands and enjoys a fantastic wingsuit flight, and this is the video. Super Low Wingsuit Flying in Switzerland | Veni, Vidi, Volavi, Ep. 2
Athletes – Guillaume Beck
Location – Derborence, Diablartes Glacier

Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He set the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometres (24 mi), reaching an estimated speed of 1357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25, on 14 October 2012, and became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power on his descent. He is also renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career. Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones.
Baumgartner’s most recent project was Red Bull Stratos, in which he jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012. As part of this project, he set the altitude record for a manned balloon flight, parachute jump from the highest altitude, and greatest free fall velocity.

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