Evolution of base jumping? (link involved)

[Hanky]

I assume this for real but authentication will have to come from elsewhere.
Base jumpers flying down valleys with the new wing suits.
Looks cool anyway.
TVKim- Watching: Kim's Picks- Flights of fancy

[Abel]

lol the bruce lee audio... =)

man those guys are nuts!

[Buddha]

This video is a series of flights. each lasting about a minute or so. The suits are called wingsuits.
You can see more of these on youtube. Search for wingsuit flying.
I have done freefalls and would LUV to do this, but think I will settle for a powered parachute in the future.

[jkderby]

Wonder how far someone can go if the jump from a plane from 10,000 feet?

[Buddha]

From Wikipedia:
The longest verified WiSBASE jump is 5.8 km (3.6 mi) by Dean Potter[7] on August, 2009. Potter jumped from Eiger and had spent 2 minutes and 50 seconds in flight, covering 7,900 ft (2.4 km) of altitude.
Supposedly the average is 2 ft forward for every foot of altitude lost.
If you are looking for distance, the chute that free fallers use, a wing with ram tubes, will fly up to 30 miles with military jumpers under it. My guess is that is the purpose of a High Altitude, High Opening jump.

[jerrykr]

There was a story on 60 Minutes not too long ago featuring the guys who do this. Insane.

[Hanky]

My x talked me into the Texas Chute Out once, sheer terror at the top, ground lubber here.

[Buddha]

I'm okay with the falling and the flying, but the proximity flying, getting as close to rock walls as you can, seems more like chicken to me and the rocks won't flinch.