Posts Tagged ‘crazy’

In part 3 of the Jeb Corliss story we learn more about what makes the brain of this fearless individual tick, how he has completed nearly 1,000 base jumps and about the people he works and lives with, including the late Dwain Weston, the craziest base jumper on the planet.

After his accident in South Africa Corliss was laid up in hospital for a month and left a changed man. ‘…..it makes you appreciate life so much more when you realise its (life) not permanent………and did I think about stopping……..never’.

But the statistics do not read well. Fatal accidents in the base jumping world, when someone crashes and is killed are referred to as having ‘gone in’ – since 1980 the recorded number of people who have ‘gone in’ is 100 but the real number is thought to be much higher. As Corliss says ‘ its like going to war……you never know who it is who will not come back this time’.

In October 2003 Jeb Corliss teamed up with his buddy Dwain Weston to attempt something that had never been done before. The plan was to jump from an aeroplane and wingsuit fly over and under the highest suspension bridge in the world at Royal River Gorge near Canon City in Colorado. Corliss was to fly under the bridge, Weston was to fly over the bridge and then they would both deploy their parachutes inside the gorge.

No one had ever done that before.

The story continues but I leave you with part 3 from excalibour88 – thanks guys.

In the YouTube video above you have some great coaching on ‘how to’ jump whilst out on your mountain bike. It is very much a case of getting your balance right and you do this by the correct positioning of your arms legs and body as you approach the jump, as you are making the jump and as you are landing. Watch Chris Duncan of bikeskills.com explain the process, then watch it again and again so you don’t miss any of the finer points – like his safety tips, his checking out the jump prior to launch and of course his instruction concerning body part positioning as you execute the jump. Thanks ikrtolica for the video.

So now you know how to jump on your mountain bike? Yeah – but to get to the degree of expertise of the dudes in the video below (thanks colley1991) you will have to practice for hours and hours and then days, weeks and years – and thats not all – for extreme jumps likes the ones shown here you also have to be probably a little bit more than just plain crazy – enjoy!

Xtreme, yes really extreme, just wondering whether i can combine the wingsuit product with the zorbing product – any suggestions would be most welcome, check out the this extraordinary YouTube video, for which thanks, and then see you at the bottom!!