Just in case anyone needs some excitement in their life...

Discussion in 'Photo & Video Gallery' started by ortho004, Jan 30, 2009.

  1. ortho004
    Offline

    ortho004 Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    103
    ortho004, Jan 30, 2009
    #1
  2. devildevil
    Offline

    devildevil Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    103
    so, where do i sign up?
     
    devildevil, Jan 30, 2009
    #2
  3. Scuba Steve
    Offline

    Scuba Steve Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    173

    I don't think you sign up, rather you just fall into it. ;)
     
    Scuba Steve, Jan 30, 2009
    #3
  4. gc8
    Offline

    gc8 Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    287
    Trophy Points:
    268
    what a waste of skiis!
     
    gc8, Jan 30, 2009
    #4
  5. ortho004
    Offline

    ortho004 Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    103
    Haha, I was wondering if someone went an collected those after they were done...
     
    ortho004, Jan 30, 2009
    #5
  6. jamusix
    Offline

    jamusix Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    28
    Trophy Points:
    233
    That actually looks really, really, really fun. Sadly, I must choose between a turbo-back exhaust and a wingsuit (they're about the same price). Unfortunately I know which one to pick, seeing as flying off cliffs isn't part of my daily life.

    Yet. :hsugh:
     
    jamusix, Jan 30, 2009
    #6
  7. ortho004
    Offline

    ortho004 Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    103
    Minnesota and cliffs don't really go together...
     
    ortho004, Jan 30, 2009
    #7
  8. Boss STi
    Offline

    Boss STi Moderator

    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    203
    there's great video footage of some squirrel suit action in warren miller's cold fusion too. i looooooove his movies. they did a warren miller marathon on showtime extreme (or whatever its called) one day - i taped all of them. :) i think cold fusion might be my favorite though. they also showed some of it in higher ground.

    http://www.blinkbox.com/TV/737/Cold-Fusion?Scene=5765

    unfortunately the really awesome scene is the one which comes right after the one i posted and in the movie they say that it's the longest freefall jump on record i think. granted, it was 2006 so that might be outdated but dude is in the air for a good minute - it's insane. plus it shows the copper mountain freeride team gettin wild with their bus in a parking lot. AWESOME!!! it just reaffirms the fact that copper mtn is the best mtn in the rockies. ;)
     
    Boss STi, Jan 30, 2009
    #8
  9. jamusix
    Offline

    jamusix Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    28
    Trophy Points:
    233
    Hence this not being part of my daily life. That and my fear of badly injuring myself so I can't support the life I want to lead...
     
    jamusix, Jan 30, 2009
    #9
  10. Goalie
    Offline

    Goalie MNSubaru Goaltender

    Likes Received:
    110
    Trophy Points:
    248
    That looks nuts, can't believe how close they get to the cliff rocks.
     
    Goalie, Jan 30, 2009
    #10
  11. Gearhead Graphics
    Offline

    Gearhead Graphics Vendor

    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    OMG Id be all over that, Probably the biggest rush of your life. Just make sure not to make a wrong move that close to the wall going that fast. Id still do it!! Thats probably the closest youd ever come to having a superpower like on hancock. I wonder how much that would cost??
     
    Gearhead Graphics, Jan 31, 2009
    #11
  12. jamusix
    Offline

    jamusix Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    28
    Trophy Points:
    233
    The suits alone are around a grand each, not to mention travel expenses, etc...
     
    jamusix, Jan 31, 2009
    #12
  13. ortho004
    Offline

    ortho004 Well-Known Member

    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    103
    Youtube Rocket Wing suit. Simply awesome. Lets just say rocket boots...
     
    ortho004, Jan 31, 2009
    #13
  14. ShortytheFirefighter
    Offline

    ShortytheFirefighter Pokemans. I has none. Staff Member

    Likes Received:
    1,571
    Trophy Points:
    398
    Actually, a minute of FF isn't that much. IIRC you only need around 11-14k feet of altitude for a jump like that. An airplane jump from that altitude is commonplace. If you're talking basejumping, that's another story. There are a couple of VERY high altitude records from the 60s when the US and USSR were doing high altitude tests for their space program.

    http://stratocat.com.ar/fichas-e/1960/HMN-19600816.htm

    This man has brass balls. Huge ones.

    http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/K/Kittinger.html
     
    ShortytheFirefighter, Jan 31, 2009
    #14