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Mountain Wingsuit - 11-16-2007, 06:29 AM


Now this is flying....

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11-16-2007, 08:09 AM


nice video.
I met a guy in Colorado who was filming a commercial. He had this suit on and it was pretty cool.
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11-16-2007, 08:10 AM


Holy sh**!!! That's wild!!
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11-16-2007, 09:00 PM


Another, crazy one.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XZxo7IznQnk

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11-16-2007, 10:02 PM


i want one, wow that is freaking awesome!!!

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11-16-2007, 10:11 PM


Oh wow - to be young and fearless again.

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11-16-2007, 10:58 PM


I used to work with a guy that said that he did that during the Vietnam war to cross national boundaries... he claimed that he did assorted special jobs but would never elaborate.
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11-17-2007, 09:52 AM


If i was really brave (which I am not) I would love to base jump. That would be so friggin great! I'm not even brave enough to skydive...

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11-17-2007, 10:07 AM


Brass cojones(<may be misspelled) and tons of fun.
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11-17-2007, 10:39 AM


Quote:
Originally Posted by lhdvies
Oh wow - to be young and fearless again.
Fear can be a good thing. It helps keep one alive. LOL

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11-17-2007, 10:40 AM


That is... insane! But cool.

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