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I'd really like to see a video on another popular sport that is far more dangerous and has been gathering momentum as of late, I'm not quite sure how you guys say it where you are, but here in Cali we call it "bangin' yer mom".
@@laurabrambach I'm not a lawyer, but I think this qualifies as "fair use" and they therefore don't need permission from the copyright holder. I'm sorry about your friend. I know those feelings very well. rip bsbd
Laura Brambach also Laura, I knew Dwain in the first video, I wasn’t close with him but he was close with several of my mates, and his death in ‘03’ I think was and still is considered one of thee most brutal deaths caught on film! He and fellow wingsuit pilot Jeb Corlis who is a household name now days for his famous stunts and wingsuit precision was attempting a stunt where Dwain was to fly OVER the bridge and Jeb under! Sadly he made a fatal error and wind conditions changed and he clipped the bridge in front of all of his close mates and highly regarded members of the BASE community, and peers. I’ve only watched it once and won’t ever again! It is sickening and shouldn’t be allowed on platforms like UA-cam etc just as with your mate, sadly things went wrong for him that day and you shouldn’t be subject to seeing people profit on sites like this, but they are immoral and sick! I have an Instagram thing for all my flying and gliding, but I don’t have a page for my flying and jumping on UA-cam! I don’t want people to chime in and also have my material like this video being used for selfish reasons and sickening ego, and also to actually have the audacity to make claims that people are going to watch this, or my videos and attempt stunts that took me years to master! I empathise with you, I truly do! Dwain was close mates with Jimmy Freemon, another Aussie who was at the top of his field and highly, highly respected, and I won’t ever forget what I saw that day! But if anyone ever posted it, there was only a small group of us, so we’d know who did! But to also make statements like to ‘tell anyone you know to stop living their life and lifestyle they are a huge part of and are highly dedicated and committed too is simply outrageous’! People make comments on my IG all the time like ‘I’d love to do that one day’ or ‘I can’t wait to do that one day’ and I always question how many jumps they’ve logged and it’s usually none of a tandem! I find out where in the world they are and find the best school and send them links and budgets, costs both short term and long term to do their AFF course skydiving, attempt to guide them in the right direction, but NO one simply just BASE jumps! It’s a whole new level of the sport and needs training and guidance from highly experienced professional BASE jumpers where there is several around the world! Douggs taught me after Jimmy died! I was doing some risky manoeuvres, and to see one of the worlds top five make a fatal error broke me! I took time out to mourn and try to grieve In my own way, but after that I went and chose Douggs in Switzerland, who has over 30 years experience! One of his viral videos was a class he was teaching where a random novice turned up and was completely oblivious to the fact his leg straps weren’t attached, strapped over and around his legs! Seriously thee most irresponsible thing I’ve ever seen on footage! And if Douggs didn’t catch this ridiculous error he was literally about to jump! To his death! Please, just don’t watch it or let it affect you! Sadly we all pass from this mortal realm and your mate lived his life his way, and you should be proud of that! Remember his legacy and spirit, the impact he had on those around him, and the joy that he gained from our community, so forget these scum and just know that he was a soldier! A true legend who did what he CHOSE to do, not what people told him not to do! And that’s how we should ALL spend our remaining years mate, doing what WE want to do, when WE want to do it! And if it has no negative affect in others, then people have absolutely NO right to chime in and make comments or opinions about someone and a sport they have absolutely NO idea about! Would you take advice not to catch a train one day because a model train expert told you his toy trains derailed earlier that day and it will happen to you! No, you’d simply say have a good day and walk on and do what you want and need to do! And for me, flying and jumping isn’t a hobby, or a pass time, it’s my life! It’s who I am! I identify as a pilot and skydiver who has plenty of experience and know my risks! And so does my family, and people call me selfish for ‘putting my family through this’! But my young 7 month old child passed away from SIDS, New Years night! No explanation, no reason, fuck the whole ‘god has a plan’ bullshit! Death isn’t prejudice in ANY way shape or form, so if people ever attempt to guilt me, as much as I hate saying it, I may choose to tell them about my son, and if I do, it’s not out of spite or sympathy, it’s too simply prove my point that I’ve never found peace or reason from his death! I still struggle 7 years on! But I’m not selfish, I’m adventurous, and I will continue to live the rest of my life the way I can in my best way! And I think you should too 🖤
Laura Brambach oh shit! I didn’t realise Dwain was #3! He was a top guy and very well respected and I jumped with him several times back when I was younger! He was mates with Jimmy if you knew him? I’m assuming you’re Aussie?
Chris Conkright I closed my UA-cam account because several of my flights and BASE jumps were used and no credit given to me, and mostly I got good comments, and the odd dick head who ignorantly would make a disrespectful comment about death or My family! Now I just watch, save the cool shit for IG
It is statistically crazy in a number of ways. Not many ppl BASE jump, even less die from it, and then there's the fact that all three were located so near to one another. So yea, definitely a statistical anomaly. Those are always interesting lol
@@auralplex so just a convergence of odds huh, possible it may be but all three happen to have young widows? I fully believe there are serial killers all around unseen and just relying on the apathy ofguy local LEOs to avoid detection. Doctors, nurses,
@2:24 his leg was severed and he after deployed his shoot and died from bleeding out. What exactly was "disintegrated"? How would a separate part of his body being injured, cause every bone in his body to break? The op needs to get his shit together
Dwain Wesson made that with Jeb Corliss said right before they jumped together, dwain looked at him and said “hey, whatever happens, happens”. Jeb always thought that was very strange and started some rumors it was a suicide.
I used to do stupid shit like this when I was young . Now at 57 I am disabled. I can walk but it hurts . After 4 spinal surgeries my neck is ok but my Lumbar is fucked . I’m lucky I can still walk and have great sex but I have good days and bad ones . It makes it hard to make a date with a beautiful woman and when the day comes I feel like shit because I didn’t sleep and my back hurts so I have to cancel . Some woman will understand and wait and give you 3 chances to make it up to them because they really like me and some will give you a 2nd chance and if you don’t make it you don’t get laid . So I am lucky . A man has to know his limitations and stop tempting death before you end up in a wheel chair or dead . Life is to much fun to have a 5 minute rush . If you get away with it 20 times it’s time to quit. That’s enough to remember that feeling for the rest of your life and live to talk about it . Only idiots think they can do it forever .
That second flier screams of pain was no where near as disturbing as the death moans from the 3rd flyer in the original video. And the sounds of cow bells and cows mooing… the contrast between the peace of those sounds and his death moans was just so disturbing… May those who passed away doing what they love, fly forever.
Wingsuit/base jumping is extremely dangerous and unpredictable, death is quick and final. Dwain Weston's death was the most horrific. Thank you for sharing this footage.
Also!,, people do NOT watch these videos and ‘get inspired’ and go out and BASE jump or wingsuit pilot! It takes years if skydiving, thousands of dollars and hours, then professional training how to BASE jump under the tuition of the elite athletes of this sport, and a wingsuit coats more money then you will make from this video no matter how many ‘likes’ you get! I have over 5000 skydives, more then 1000 BASE jumps, and close to 100 wingsuit jumps! I have spent over 15 years training and practicing my sport, spent tens of thousands of dollars in the process, met some of the most amazing people along the way, and travelled and seen some of the most beautiful places all around the world in doing so! This propaganda media bias bullshit is what gives the sport a bad name, not the minimal deaths people who participate in this sport know when they jump contribute too! *actually!,, just looking at my log book I have over 4500 skydives, and yes, I’ve had some sketchy moments where I’ve had to follow EP’ (emergency procedures), however, to compare it to something the average person would understand, it’s the same as being forced to avoid a collision whilst driving, or run out and grab a lost dog running across the road! There are risks in every facets of life, but we choose these sports not because we have ‘a death wish’, but because we want to live life to the fullest!
I live my life to the fullest when I plant stuff. American blueberries, Sibirian blueberries, Asiminas and all kinds of other fruit trees, all kinds of vegetables and teach myself how to prune a vine, and enjoy watching everything grow in the spring and produce fruit in the late spring, summer and fall and having also to deal with the weeds... hard work but what a thrill! I must say though that I really love watching these wingsuit proximity videos, in fact I am addicted to it. I would probably never do it myself, but the idea of flying was always close to me, like every other person who had dreams of flying, that's why I love to watch these videos. It is hard though when you see a great video of Graham Dickinson for example or Uli Emanuele and so on and then find out that they've died doing this.
Patrick, an honest question. I was a rock climber and took a few chances that when I looked back I thought..."Why in the hell did I try THAT!!" Do you land safely and say the same thing or does it cause you to extend the danger zone even further? I've jumped too in the military, but I just didn't get anything from it. When I got down that was the end of my thrill seeking with a T-10 chute. I did some paragliding but again too many of the parameters that kept me alive were out of my control. These videos make my heart flutter so I can only imagine the rush in making them. Stay safe.
Super Mario firstly I’d like to thank you for your honest and polite response. Secondly, my partner and I own property, 120 acres in fact, and we have several veggie gardens that need tending to on a daily basis, and I also enjoy spending time relaxing, planting, pruning, and watching the fruits of my labor (pun intended) grow and feed us! We have started an orchard with many citrus fruit trees, several types of apples, stone fruit, and we just started a grape vine with a specific grape (not sure the type), but we’re hoping to learn to make our own wine when they fruit! On the other end of the spectrum, I love adrenaline based sports! I absolutely love for them! It’s always a topic for ignorant debate where the most common phrase I hear is ‘you must have a death wish’! NO! No I don’t! I love life and have a lust for the thrill of ‘my way’ of having fun! Although spending time tending to my gardens and animals, which also gives me a sense of thrill in another way, everything we do in adrenaline based extreme sports is a calculated risk! We don’t just climb a mountain and jump off it! It takes meticulous planning, weather dependent, wind direction, heat, so many factors are taken into consideration before any time we decide to launch! I paraglide more these days, I don’t skydive much anymore, and have only done a few BASE jumps over the last few years, but when you plan a BASE jump, it takes very carefully time planned execution before we even think of jumping! Yes, many have died in these sports which doesn’t help the stigma attached to it, and I personally have lost several friends to the sport! In the past month three Paraglide’s have needed rescuing from my fly site, and the thing I need to mention here is all three of them were all veterans of the sport! One landed in the ocean which is thee worst place to be as its very treacherous waters below! Thankful another experienced pilot jumped on a speed wing and sped down to the rocks and swam out and managed to keep his head above water until life guards arrived! Another landed on the trees and broke his leg, a pilot of over 20 years! There is risk in everything we do in life! Hey me example, I guy I used to work with many years ago landscaping had a rose thorn prick him! He pulled it out, however, there was a very small tip of the thorn still in his arm, and about a week later he started getting very sick, then over night he fell drastically ill and was admitted to hospital. When they realised the issue of the thorn in his arm, hey had to do surgery to get it out, and by then the poison from the thorn had entered his blood system and he was in intensive care for three weeks to stabilise his condition! Just goes to show that even gardening has its hazards, and you can be the best at what you do in ANY field of your specialty and STILL die doing things as mundane as going to get milk and be hit by a drunken driver! We don’t participate in these sports because we believe or think we’re going to die! We participate in these sports because we want to live our lives to the fullest, and just because it doesn’t tick the boxes of what some people think is ‘stupid’ it ‘irresponsible’ to them, it doesn’t give them the moral high ground like in this video where just to get likes and followers making claims to people to beg those who choose, and remember this is a personal choice here that if they know somebody who wants to, or does participate in these sports not to do them! It’s purely greedy and selfish as they’re using other people’s misery and certain isolated incidents to help them get ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ to help them profit from this, as UA-cam can make people money if they get enough ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ to follow their pages!...
James Bliehall hi James Firstly, every successful jump is one that firstly is just pure adrenaline and joy, and takes some time to calm down from! It’s never a good idea to race back up and do it as quick as you can, when adrenaline is pumping throughout your body, you’re not thinking clearly, if you hold your arms out straight they will be trembling, it’s just a sheer thrill! We keep journals and keep notes of every jump logged, weather, how was the exit? Landing? Any malfunctions or issues? Any information to look back at In the future and it’s always good to go back and read other jumps from years prior, it reminds us what we are doing and why also! Yes, there has been many sketchy times when I’ve gone ‘woah! That was close’, and if you don’t question everything you do, then why are you doing it! With these sports there are extreme risks involved, which is why we have risk evaluation, and site assessment, jump with other people we know and trust! Get site briefings from people who know a specific site, whether it’s paragliding, BASE jumping, or even scuba diving! All these sports have their risks, but you don’t hear people carrying in about scuba diving! There are more annual deaths from scuba diving globally then BASE jumping! That is a fact! But no one cares to mention that, why? Because of ignorant and greedy morons like the admins of this page profiting from people’s death from the ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ they get with each video they post! It’s down right disgusting! Are they listing videos of families getting killed in car wrecks from drunk drivers? Certainly not, why? Because to everyone that horrific, however posting videos like this is nothing less then morally irreprehensible! They know many people think this sport is just selfish and brainless, but it’s a global community of people who all love these sports that yes, involve risk, and will get the response they are seeking by stimulating people’s ego and allowing them their moment of desperately chasing the need to be heard because no one has the time to listen! It’s sad, and videos like this just reinforces how ignorant most of society is and doesn’t want to hear anyone else’s thoughts or beliefs except their own! Thanks for you comment, and i noticed that you’re into firearms. Same argument! We have very strict laws here in Aus and no such thing as an open carry, guns when in transit have to have the firing pin removed, the gun pulled apart in certain ways so that there’s no risk of incident, and whist stored in homes, kept in safes, once again the bolt or firing pin needs to be in a seperate safe box inside that safe (usually where you’d keep your ammo), and that is a very debatable topic! I personally don’t like them! I don’t need one, but I get it’s a personal choice, and I have no need to question your need or use for owning and using a firearm as it doesn’t affect me! When an extreme athlete dies the best comparison I can give you is the same argument as when a mass shooting or massacre happens! Everyone jumps on the band wagon, and has an opinion that’s more important then the person next to them! Everyone wants to be heard but doesn’t want to listen... Thanks for your question and interest, and enjoy your time at the range, which I believe is a safe and controlled environment to be firing guns, just like we fly from certain places designed for flying, just some step it up and two it to new extremes and push themselves and sadly, often there’s consequences from both of our interests!.... Be well 👍🏻
I just got into skydiving and personally know some wingsuitters and BASE jumpers. For wingsuitting you are supposed to have a minimum of 400 skydives before you start wingsuitting (if you choose the route). I agree with you, though. I absolutely do NOT RECOMMEND wingsuitting or BASE jumping to ANYONE. Those I know who do it, I certainly wish them the BEST of luck and I see them as truly brave for being able to do it. For me, skydiving itself carries plenty of risks enough. Sure. It’s safer than driving down the road, but the biggest risk is completely relying on that parachute to save you. So far I only know of one case where a skydivers main AND reserve parachutes failed. So it’s astronomical to have a complete failure of parachute deployment. Thank goodness for the back up parachutes. But it’s also on the Skydive to keep track of their altimeter and deploy in plenty of time to avoid a potential mishap. Blah, blah, blah...as in I could go on and on. But yeah. After researching wingsuitting and BASE jumping. No way in hell I could do it. I’ll stick with regular skydiving. 👌🏼
I 100% agree, I didn’t make this video to say they aren’t qualified or trained to pull off these stunts, but it just take one really small miscalculation and the entire performance can end in a split second. And also, some of the best known wingsuitters have lost many of their friends already, that list just keeps getting longer sadly.
Jason C wait...you get your C license at 200 jumps? Thanks for clarifying that. But I mentioned 400 jumps...what was the 200 jumps about? *blonde moment* lol Thanks! :)
Dena Reaves the uspa recommends a C license to jump a wingsuit and a wingsuit course. It’s 200 jumps, one hour of free fall, land within 7 feet of a target 25 times, complete in air maneuvers or 2 points on an 8 way skydive to obtain a C license. I was stating that it isn’t 400 jumps to jump a wingsuit, but rather a C license and to have a C license it’s 200 jumps. So, with 200 jumps a C license and a wingsuit course, one could jump a wingsuit.
Dena Reaves this post is complete propaganda! It’s designed to be watched by ignorant and narrow minded keyboard hero’s who don’t know shit! It’s not just a pass time, it’s a lifestyle
I would do this. From the first time I saw this swimsuit and a video showing flight, I can't help but to grin from ear to ear. How absolutely incredible, and oh what a feeling it must be.. I feel for these guys and their families.. but, they were doing what they loved. Unfortunate , yes. Though Awsome, proximity flying invites tragedy. I would and want to try this someday, stating away from the proximity close encounters. I can only imagine that with practice and rising confidence, the thrill would naturally draw I to seek the edge. After all, Eivel Kneivel is still my hero.
Jeb Corliss has spoken extensively about how he previously suffered from debilitating depression prior to taking up wingsuit flying. As such I feel fairly confident he would feel the risk vs reward equation is in his favour. Sometimes statistics don't tell the full story.
MrClarkio absolutely mate! As a skydiver, BASE jumper, and Paraglide’s (getting into speed flying and mini wing acro) it’s good to hear an open minded opinion in regards to the sport from a non jumper! We’re not mindless idiots who must jump off shit and hope for the best! We plan our BASE jumps meticulously! Risk evaluation! So many factors go into a jump before we even step foot off, even if we know the site after 100’s if jumps there! Good on you man for not being another sheep cruelly packed into this thread!
MrClarkio also, I forgot to mention, Jeb Corlis was the other pilot with Dwain who hit the bridge! At the time Dwain Would have been in the worlds top ten BASE jumper and was into wingsuit flying long before a young doe eyes Jeb at that time! He was a dude I knew, and as I wasn’t close with him, I was close with Jimmy Freeman who both were very close, and sadly passed away a few years back in front of a small group of us! When I skydive, or more so these days paraglide nothing else exists! Just me! My wing! The wind/air and weather, thermals etc, and if I don’t fly every second to thirds day max, I have Tourette’s and it really exasperates my tics! I get really anxious and start becoming depressed! I have only done a handful of BASE jumps over the past year or so, as paragliding has become my new passion, and it helps me and from skydiving starting my AFF at 17, and now 38, have over 4500 skydives logged, prob way more though, Over 500 BASE jumps, I used to use a tracking suit, rather then a wing suit, I enjoyed that more, but have only wingsuit flown from a plane! I broke my neck in 2011 At work, was a really long recovery, so skydiving has become less frequent for me, but when I’m strong and fit I will go to the drop zone and spend a weekend, and often go fly one of the planes just to be a part of it still! Did a dope BASE jump in November last year! Four people would lose their licences (gliding) and jobs if the footage was ever released! Awesome jump, 2100 feet, friends newer base rig, but was a really well orchestrated stunt which took four of us to let two jump! I don’t expect people to understand, but I don’t appreciate the backlash we get! Abuse! Threats! Told we don’t have any respect for our families! My 12YO son is doing his paragliding course and my 3YO daughter flys with me often! She has her own little pip squeak harness, and she absolutely goes nuts! She loves wing overs and if we have enough altitude, a few other mild acro manoeuvres for her, but I have to make her wear a face mask when we launch because so many tourists love to film and photograph her so I don’t want her face all over the net and on people’s facebooks to go viral, but if it isn’t too sunny she takes it off and even takes the toggles and she knows how to turn, brake, and I’ve even got footage of her in her harness flying at the park ground handling holding on so she doesn’t fly away as she’s like actually? I don’t know how much she weighs? Haha Does this make me a bad parent? I have been called that many times! Why? Because I’ve taken my son on a few tandems (skydiving), he will be able to fly unaided when he’s 14, So less then 2 years, and he can actually already fly, just legally too young to do the course, but I’m not stopping him from ground handling, doing some sleedies from the take off down to the beach, and the odd few sweeps, so when he’s 16 he will be a better pilot then me I reckon! Last point sorry to rant, but we ALWAYS do risk evaluation assessment before each jump! It’s compulsory, and highly necessary! Jimmy died at a spot in the Sydney Blue Mountains where he was a pioneer in fighting for our legal rights not to have to go hide out in the middle of no where and if we needed help, should be able to have designated sites where they’re assessed and rated! But here in Aus, it’s actually almost criminal! I know many people who have been charged for Base Jumping! Myself included! But my depression, anxiety and Tourette’s is all heightened by me not being able to fly! It’s a peaceful meditation and zen state many of us reach! Skydiving isn’t much of an adrenaline rush to me and many others, it’s actually very calming and peaceful! BASE jumping is one hell of a heart starter! But I know many skydivers who have had debilitating health issues, emotional, Mental and physical, and jumping and gliding has helped helped all! It creates endorphins which antidepressants destroy! So yes, sadly Jeb was the other jumper in #3 with Dwain, and it is still the worst accident caught on camera to this day! We love life, I don’t know ANYONE with a ‘death wish’!... Thanks for your well written and non bias comment attacking us like so many others!
Patrick Swayze I'm sorry to hear that. As a purely armchair wingsuiter I watch for the sheer thrill and the amazement of what humans can do. I can't even begin to imagine how someone works out the route to take to fly off a mountain and some of the footage from the alps where it looks like a race against geometry whether they are going to make it to the ridge or not definitely makes my legs go. BUT, I only enjoy them because they succeed. I'm not really sure why I watched this video tbh I normally completely avoid the "when wingsuits go wrong" type videos. For me, purely as a watcher, the beauty is in the skill of a human against the immovable brutal indifference of a mountain. As such I think it's an activity (i'll not call it a sport because I think it's probably a personal rather than a competitive thing) to be admired for it's beauty not it's accidents. I hope your flights go well, but please don't push the envelope beyond where you're comfortable. With respect.
Interesting insight into the sports from a participant who also is a father of 2. I understand you approach the jumps from a carefully calculated stance and have safety as your number one factor. And I 'm sure there are umpteen times you have called off a jump due to some unknown possible dangerous aspect. I suppose it the total focus and concentration that is the addicting aspect, your mind must have laser focus to notice and respond instantly to adjust as required. I suppose the danger is when one starts to do it too much, getting too good and relaxed at it, that the risk increases - bit of trade off between experience vs. focus. It's quite interesting that you and so many others who are passionate and perhaps obsessed with the sport, have health issues, especially emotional and mental.
I still want to try it. I don't want to skim the ground or shoot small openings, but I definitely want to swoop down a mountain but stay above the treeline. Has to be the most amazing feeling in the world. You would feel like you're flying like Superman. I want to stay above everything though for sure. Although, after doing that, I can see why people keep pushing it further and further to keep feeling the same rush.
Stupid is as stupid does. People keep trying to convince themselves that there's a "safe" way to do this. There isn't. As many base jumpers die within feet of jumping as die trying to go through objects. A wind can push you against the rocks, your parachute can tangle or break. You are an idiot for thinking of this.
I say more power to these people. for me they are inspirational. They are the sort of people that push the limits that drives progress. They know the risks and make calculated decisions. Massive respect to these people from me.
There's a difference between what you have the right to do and doing the right thing.Smokers know the risks, so do Crackheads. Sometimes you have to find a balance between personal freedom and protecting us from ourselves.
Never!! I think it's amazing, brave but kind of reckless and stupid. As the deaths pile up and for all the reasons you said, for me, I love waking up above ground everyday. If I seem rather boring, that's great. At least I'm not going to die smashing into rocks or the ground. Good for all you that do it. My life is prescious.
Glad to see ya back mate! :) Wow, crazy video. I remember Dwain Weston's crash. It was shown on TV over here. Rest in peace. I've thought of doing something like that to be honest. I'd rather fly in a Jet Wingpack like the one Yves Rossy invented though. It always looks like so such fun... when everything goes right. Just a thought, have you ever thought about doing a video on the Yuri Yuri or Yowie? They are kinda like Australia's bigfoots. I haven't seen too many clips around about them. There are alot of Australian spirit creatures that never get spoken about.
Thanks! I have been struggling but I’m going to try my best to make more videos I missed it so bad. I’ll treat it as my therapy! But lol please don’t try it, it looks fun but so so dangerous. I actually live in Colorado so I heard about the crash for a whole week! Thanks for the suggestion I’m going to do some research, I hope I can find enough to make a video out of it! Also congratulations on your UA-cam channel you are absolutely killing it! Much much respect, keep doing what you’re doing :)
I know the feeling. It's quite hard to make videos sometimes but it's always worth it in the end! Yeah I won't be trying it now! After seeing your video it completely left my to-do list! LOL Thank you so much! It's a bit crazy. My numbers seem to jump up! I wake up ant there is like another 20. Sometimes it will stay on the same number for like a month though haha not sure what's goin on there. Good to hear from you my friend! I hope you feel better and better every day! :)
This is really sad and may their souls rest in Peace. At least they know what if feels like to live in the sky 🌌, l They overcame their fears and experienced what only a few in this world would. I salute them. I feel very stuck here on the ground and i just feel like everything in life is a risk and everything we want is on the opposite side of fear. I always wonder what birds see.
Is this any different from dying of exhaustion on Mt. Everest? or drowning while trapped inside a sunken ship at 300 foot depth? Some people have an innate need for danger. It is up to them to decide if the risk is worth the reward.The only thing that bothers me is the risk for people who have to go out and rescue these fools.
We pay fees every year to a governing body who insured us! If someone needs rescuing from a tree because they bombed out Paragliding, we deserve help! A. Veteran of 40+ years flying recently landed in the water at our local fly site, thee worst place to end up! 3m swell, lifeguards we’re on to it and we pay our club membership fees, we have fundraisers, last weeks we hosted a dinner for the two young blokes who saved the old fella from the water to show them our appreciation for their ongoing understanding and support! Accidents happen, in fact 6000 people die every year from texting whilst driving! Last year 264 people died from BASE/wingsuit flying! 16.5 times the amount from being too impatient to wait until they’re home to send a message? Who pays for the police, paramedics, forensics, road traffic operators, And so on? I’ve lost many friends and family over the years from all sorts of issues, and sadly Dwain was my mate who hit the bridge! He was flying with Jeb Corlis, a household name these days! Back in ‘03’ I think it happened Dwain was easily in the top ten most experienced and respected BASE jumper! Accidents happen, and they rattle the community, but if we need help, we are just as equally entitled to it as a motor vehicle accident driver, or lost hiker, kid who dislocated a knee playing sports, shit happens and sadly this sport, this lifestyle is growing, and so is the death toll!
I see you final point but what about say the life guards or rescue men or women that opt to make saving people part of their lives and their choices those people you feel sorry for also choose to risk their own lives to save others and on the world turns.. eh..
TheRealCritique True. These Sherpa work for pittance $400-600 per year while their gov’t takes in high millions for climbers. They can’t say no that because it’s actually Twice the yearly income of other locals.
Nothing wrong with Wingsuits, it's the daredevil proximity that gets them ,give yourself an extra 10 meters leeway as the crowd will not notice the difference, while at 10 metres less ,you will if a small change in flying happens.
Armando Silvier hahaha well said dude! The most opinionated people are the ones who know absolutely nothing about this lifestyle and the global family that is shared from this sport We don’t jump because we have a death wish, we jump because we want more from life then to play video games and watch television all weekend! Good on you brother for calling out another ignorant and uneducated fool 👊🏼
As much as wing suit jumping amazes me, and I'm sure it's one of the best feelings ever, I just don't think I could bring myself to do it. Maybe if it was a very simple jump, not anything technical or anything. I definitely wouldn't push it, and keep it simple, if I did ever get into it.
If I was meant to fly, I'd been born with wings, if the airplane isn't burning, I'm not jumping out. Dropped a bike at 110 mph skid marks and scrapes in asphalt 800 ft long, I've finished my daring stuff. Nope not doing it.
Wrong...The first guy who hit the railing of the bridge didn’t fall to the valley floor below he deployed his parachute or the force of hitting the bridge deployed it. He came to rest on a rock face below with an amputated leg it didn’t crush his entire body, they think he may have survived but it took 4 hours to get to him and he bled to death. Also, the guy who hit the bridge had a partner who flew under the bridge, the partner was the second guy you show Jeb Corliss.
Gee I see you are equally clueless, NOT in the vicinity! I am a Licensed Italian Guide, AND a 30 year Mountain Guide...we don’t do near vicinity, keep comments relevant, other ways to demonstrate your Mountain and Geographical ignorance.
I’ve read that some adrenaline junkies have a part of their brain that doesn’t get excited like a normal brain does, only putting your life on the line will do the trick. That’s both scary and unfortunate
Hidden Files Sounds like an excuse. Old French saying: “He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” These people are self-centered. Although my Dad mused, “Everything that’s fun is dangerous!” If you have to go overboard, I say there’s something wrong with you.
The adrenaline you get from these jumps outweighs any clear thinking. You can break ever bone in your body and be brought back to life and when you wake up in the hospital months later your first question to the doctor is " when can i wingsuit jump again doc?!?!"
@@englandshope689 agreed, although most people probably drive a lot more than they actually _need_ to, and they would be safer staying at home. If you are taking the car out for pleasure/ entertainment purposes, then arguably you are putting yourself at risk unnecessarily, even if that risk is pretty small. Obviously I'm exaggerating somewhat, but just trying to make a point. What I'm really saying is that driving isn't completely safe and that having fun in life is often about judging risk vs reward, even if the odds are on a sliding scale. The title of this video suggests that if you wingsuit/ BASE jump then you're probably going to come to a bad end, whereas for the vast majority of participants that is not the case. Are they risky activities? Yes. Are they suicidal activities? No.
@@MrReasonabubble So, your point is that 1 in 5 people die in car crashes too? If you like those odds, I have some great investment opportunities for you.
@@MeesterVegas MeesterVegas nope, I'm not saying that and I thought I'd worded my comment sufficiently well to make that clear. But if you can point out where you think that I did say that, or even implied it, we might be able to continue the debate. :)
The producer of this video, @HIdden Files, doesn't know skydiving from BASE jumping, evidently. For example, one of these jumps is a skydive, not a BASE jump. Yet he calls them all wingsuit BASE jumps. Not that it is relevant to his clickbait purposes.
@@patrickswayze2596 Yeah, no paragliding or hang gliding, but too many skydives, not enough BASE jumps-- mostly slider down shit. Did a bunch with Dwain back in the day.
There are millions of people out there every day who are killing themselves simply because they cannot handle the pressures of life literally wasting their potential over emotional distress, and yet they gain loads of sympathy for their careless actions and some even try to make sense of it ... yet these people here are engaged in something they absolutely LOVE, dedicated and clearly committed to, which brings them joy in the world and people call them idiots ... but most of you simply don't understand how many years it takes to even get to this point ... these are not mindless idiots who at the last minute made the decision to buy a wingsuit online at some cheap outlet and travel thousands of miles to jump to their deaths, most of them are highly experienced skydivers who spent years getting to this point, proximity flying is elite level base jumping ... its not something you just casually just stroll into without any experience what so ever ... these people know full well the dangerous associated because they've spent years getting familiar with it, which is why they even risk it ... their comfort level has increased after years of refining their craft ... the danger simply just comes with the territory when you push the envelope, and proximity flying is pushing the envelope to the furthest edge of the damn table ... so let's stop assuming that these are unfortunate souls who didn't understand the risks associated with their activity as if they where lost, these people have poured their souls into skydiving, basejumping and flying in general, they lived it, probably spent every available minute at the drop zone with a hard on, obsessing over their next jump while at work, pouring thousands of dollars into their hobby well before they ever put a wingsuit on for the last time ... and there's nothing sad about that, there's nothing stupid about it ... people have died over shit that they never even cared about, that is sad... dying doing something you've committed half your life to if not more is not sad, unfortunate yes very much so ... but not sad
I considered it but passed. I started Extremehydroflight.com in Saratoga, NY. We fly over the water and have NO injuries to date. I am a dad and need to stick around for my kindergartener!
@@HiddenFiles Water temps June through September are comfortable. Outside temps and wind often dictate how warm one feels. It's pretty exhilarating and you build up body heat with activity.
Did you know that a sudden irregularity with a wingsuit can cause it to steer left or right? In a case like that, the operator isn't in control. Think about that next time you see one of these guys proximity flying with rocks on his side.
@@kurtw531 Let me assure you that wingsuits do not suffer from spontaneous in-flight adjustments. They are sized to fit the wearer. A wingsuit is an aircraft, and as with any aircraft (or car, bicycle, skateboard etc.) it is possible to lose control... but a 'sudden irregularity' does not exist, and has never, ever, caused a wingsuit accident. The video is full of errors, and has obviously been made by someone who has no knowledge of either wingsuits or BASE jumping, and little knowledge about the accidents covered in the video. Claims of a 'sudden irreguality' or 'uncontrolled adjustments' that can cause steering issues is likewise bogus. Let's keep to the facts, and egt our information from those who have flown wingsuits. Cheers :)
I will be happy to explain on multiple levels why your entire video is grossly inaccurate, but really all you need to do is read the BASE Fatality List (BFL). Also, I am friends with plenty of wingsuiters and BASE-jumpers, and I can assure you, one in 5 of them are NOT dead.
That is correct. Not sure why people fear dying so much as it's one thing you cannot escape forever. Death will catch up to each and everyone of us eventually. When your time is up, it's up so why not go doing something you love?
There was an awful wingsuit accident that killed three guys in one jump, all world class jumpers. Took a wrong turn and came into a super flat field and ran out of altitude. One was an American soldier. He survived I initially but died a few days later.
NOOOOOO FKN WAYYYY!!!! 😱😱😱 Some people need the adrenaline rush, but I'm not cut from that cloth.. LOL Life is short enough as it is.. I value Precious life too much to risk it ALL.. God bless those young men who lost their lives and their families who are left behind.. They are the ones who are scared..😓😓😓😓😓😓
I agree that this is a quite risky sport, but so far all accidents that I've seen or heard about happened because the person jumped from a mountain and/or dared to fly through a small hole, perform a flyby skimming the ground, scrape through trees or some other extremely dangerous stuff. I'm under the impression that if you jump from an helicopter, perform a normal flight (fly quite above the tree line and do not attempt any dangerous stunt like e.g. the aforementioned ones), it's much less likely that you'll crash and die.
Some people pack more Life worth remembering into 10 or 20 years than others that make to 90 in a wheel chair. Some don't make it that far... at least not in this time zone. Who knows what's really out there waiting for the next Observer to cross the line.
@@englandshope689 There's a difference from being reckless and having the ability to control fear to develop the skill needed to do something dangerous and have fun doing it. Life itself is very dangerous. Just because a few need attention and cross the line for advertising dollars doesn't mean there are others that don't you never heard of because they don't get killed. Everything in the modern world came about because of people like this. Just look at the power lines to your TV and computer you use to sit and watch people have fun on and what it takes to put them up and maintain them. That's just as dangerous...if the guys that do it cross the they too will die. Building bridges and sky-rise buildings is just as dangerous as well. Some people have more skill than others and some prove they don't and get killed.
I’m sure the rush is incredible but it’s also fatal almost every time eventually....has many similarities to drug addiction always going for a bigger rush 😯
Rip idk why that’s stuck in my head it’s so sad this poor young man hope he’s having a better life in heaven I feel sorry for his family and friends😭🙏🏻🥺❤️
I'm sorry but Dwain Weston was not a Profesional wingsuits pilot. He was the best Base Jumper in the world. That's one of the factors why he miss judged the the flight trayectory. Good video but you should research a little bit more beforehand.
In addition: Dwain did not 'totally disintergrate' like the narrator says. He had his leg torn off in the impact, and died instantly from the trauma of the impact. His chute deployed after impact and his body floated down into it crashed into rocks below. (Info from Wikipedia.)
There's nothing wrong with some adventure in your life , but I swear some again SOME adrenaline junkies subconscious is looking for death I think with some of these very dangerous attempts of chasing that adrenaline high
I did my static line solo jumps back in the 1980's. Even back then it was acknowledged that anyone filming was to keep a certain separation from those they were filming and that the person filming should no be doing any stunts. Roll on the 2000's and it seems like this concept has been completely forgotten. Cameras are very dangerous when carried by people doing stunts - they are dangerous because they encourage people to take unnecessary risks. Perhaps the cat is out of the bag but I think banning cameras would help make the sport safer again.
It would definitely change the entire sport. First, people like attention, so doing some death defying stunts is an easy way to get attention, if that attention is gone, they quit doing it. And second, people involved in this sport wouldn’t have competition, no need to top each other’s, “achievements”
Hats off to these fellas. Inspiring souls, I got more time for the way you live than the drones that walk around pretending to live. Keep living and dying, everybody....
dantakeoff this has to be one of thee most ignorant and vile videos I’ve ever seen on here! Dwain was my mate and that accident at the bridge, it was, and still is thee worst BASE jumping accidents ever caught on film! He was flying with Jeb Corbin! I have 4500+skydives, over 500 BASE jumps, hundreds of hours of Paragliding and hang gliding, and I fly several small planes, and paramotor when I can be fucked! I’m 38 and seem so many of my mates die from so many different causes, no one is invincible, and sadly this video is just cashing in on other people’s misery and trauma! Despicable! You’re a surfer! A few years back up in Byron Bay Australia not all too far from where I live, I stuck my GoPro on the bottom of my board for something different! Decided to film what’s going on underneath us for a change! Got home, threw the memory card into my laptop, Tallows! Locals spot, there’s a point where the ocean swell reaches this point of the headland and it gets big and hard! Not my point! After almost four hours went home! The video footage where you WILL see people surfing every single day when it’s on showed one 3metre Great White, two Bronze Wailers, we think it was a Tiger? Was dark and she was always out of view, several reefies, and a whole bunch of Wobbygongs! Goes to show what you don’t know doesn’t kill you, or even affect you! I posted it on Facebook back when it happened and it got shared over 1700 times! My 12YO son is learning to paraglide, my 3YO daughter has her own tiny harness custom made for her, and she loves it and comes flying with me, and she absolutely loves it! I mean her smile is thee biggest smile you will ever see! I have to make her wear a face mask when we take off and when it’s sunny as heaps of tourists love seeing this little pip squeak so pumped and excited when we go flying! I don’t want her face all over the internet so we cover her up so she’s not filmed or photographed when we take off! My son has done several tandems with me (skydiving) and when he turns 16 he will go do his AFF! Over 6000 people die annually in the states from motor vehicle accidents whilst texting! Last year 364 BASE/wingsuit pilots died, 16.5 times as many from irresponsibly being impatient and sending a fucking message! Killing others also! This is our lives! This isn’t a hobby, or pastime, this is who we are, and our families are most of the time involved! So to call us irresponsible and disrespectful to our families is a huge insult! Huge respect for your support man, so much hate on here from ignorant uneducated fools who allow this video to persuade them to believe we want to die from having a ‘death wish’? Whaaat?? We want to live life bro! How good is that feeling when you rip into a little four footer with some power behind it and charge that wave man! Surfing is like a religion to me, a spiritual connection with the flow and tides and rips etc! It’s all an energy source that soothes the soul! I love it, but I also love to jump and fly! And will til the day I die! And if happens to be whilst executing a stunt, then so be it! This is life champ, not a rehearsal, so live it YOUR way man, and enjoy everything you choose to do, and do it well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Weston, not Wetson. 1 in 5 suffering from fatalities is most likely incorrect. And the Dolomites are not in Switzerland. Pretty lazy work there, uploader.
canadianroot So what you are saying is at the time that you made your statement you really didn’t know for sure and at that time you were technicality speculating on the statistics, Is that a correct statement on my part? What is your source that supports your hypothesis? How do I know you aren’t just blowing smoke up my ass in an attempt to support your hunch? Is your source officially accredited in this subject or is it some guy named Karl that you think may be knowledgeable on this subject ? You are trying to sell me there sport, but I’m still not buying.
@@afterburner2869 Were you born this way, or did you go to troll school? 90% of pedants have crooked teeth, and usually die in house fires. Believe me? Quick! No research allowed!
canadianroot That’s what I thought, you are an empty bag of air spewing numbers in a feeble attempt to support your equality empty argument. By the way, only a insecure tool upvotes their own post, just thought you should know sport.
Live is the most dangerous thing to do. 5 out of 5 living people die. That´s why you should never live!? I really don´t understand ppl who have the need to roll out their own boringness onto others. If you are not willing to risk your live for fun, then do something else, collect stamps or whatever. You could apply your stupid logic to almost all other outdoor hobbies: All forms of flying, riding motorbikes or horses, climbing, diving, surfing just to name a few. All somehow dangerous, but ppl doing it have decided for themselves that the risk is worth it. Few years ago I decided to ride motorbikes for the thrill i need instead of starting to basejump (I was realy close to start base), and I did it because of the mortality rate. But I would never dare to tell more couraged ppl than I am to stop what they are doing! So stop telling other ppl how to live, and train your voice instead. If I hadn´t been triggered by your damn messsage, I would have died from boredom. You sound like an annual dose of sleeping pills dude.
Gravity is my favorite fundamental force of nature, because unlike the other three forces, any common idiot can play with gravity. And as you can see from this video, it will f*#$ your a** up every time!!🤣👍
“Why you should never...”? That makes no sense except to those that already ‘never’ wing-suit fly or base-jump. The annual Isle of Man TT races are probably the most extreme form of bike racing with deaths occurring almost every year - so “You should never race motorbikes”? You never feel more alive than the moments you’re closest to death, it’s more stimulating than any drug - essentially it’s triggering responses that certain drugs of leisure do anyway, except you don’t have to risk your life to get the ‘buzz’ or ‘high’. It’s a baseless argument essentially telling people not to live life to the absolute max - that’s why even going to the gym can quickly become addictive, both physically and psychologically, and there’s no guarantee of waking up tomorrow for anybody, or being killed whilst doing nothing more dangerous than mowing your lawn and being electrocuted. Life is finite, and since none of us knows the day we check-out the argument for advocating extreme sports or activities for those that wish to is more valid. In my humble opinion as a reclusive hermit. People will always push the boundaries regardless, but you’re as likely to die in front of your PC whilst typing out a lengthy and elaborate comm
I wouldn't do this sport because I like breathing. I like the warm sun on my body. I love family and friends. There are a thousand things to do for thrills that will most likely leave you in one piece and or ALIVE !
alan, you are right. i just dont get people doing extreme adrenaline full of sports. to me sports like that are just plain dumb foolish, but to each is own. i love playing soccer n going to mountains w family too, it s how i get may adremaline going. for the most part, white people are into extreme sports n unfortunatly they are the ones into pain killers as well. american medical field feeds off extreme sports men or should i say white men.
No need to be downbeat, humans will get there eventually. Flying squirrels didn't instantly start gliding. It began from normal squirrels jumping from predators as a last-ditch tactic. A few were slightly better adapted (skinnier, skin folds) and survived to breed. Wingsuiting is in the process of culling the less-adapted. Hopefully, the survivors will meet-up and breed better-gliding kids.
Everyone of us gave a gift of life. These guys throw them into the litter. This is not any kind of sport or about some adrenaline. This is pure insane and they are sick. Just my opinion.
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I'd really like to see a video on another popular sport that is far more dangerous and has been gathering momentum as of late, I'm not quite sure how you guys say it where you are, but here in Cali we call it "bangin' yer mom".
@@laurabrambach I'm not a lawyer, but I think this qualifies as "fair use" and they therefore don't need permission from the copyright holder. I'm sorry about your friend. I know those feelings very well. rip bsbd
Laura Brambach also Laura, I knew Dwain in the first video, I wasn’t close with him but he was close with several of my mates, and his death in ‘03’ I think was and still is considered one of thee most brutal deaths caught on film!
He and fellow wingsuit pilot Jeb Corlis who is a household name now days for his famous stunts and wingsuit precision was attempting a stunt where Dwain was to fly OVER the bridge and Jeb under! Sadly he made a fatal error and wind conditions changed and he clipped the bridge in front of all of his close mates and highly regarded members of the BASE community, and peers.
I’ve only watched it once and won’t ever again! It is sickening and shouldn’t be allowed on platforms like UA-cam etc just as with your mate, sadly things went wrong for him that day and you shouldn’t be subject to seeing people profit on sites like this, but they are immoral and sick!
I have an Instagram thing for all my flying and gliding, but I don’t have a page for my flying and jumping on UA-cam! I don’t want people to chime in and also have my material like this video being used for selfish reasons and sickening ego, and also to actually have the audacity to make claims that people are going to watch this, or my videos and attempt stunts that took me years to master!
I empathise with you, I truly do! Dwain was close mates with Jimmy Freemon, another Aussie who was at the top of his field and highly, highly respected, and I won’t ever forget what I saw that day! But if anyone ever posted it, there was only a small group of us, so we’d know who did!
But to also make statements like to ‘tell anyone you know to stop living their life and lifestyle they are a huge part of and are highly dedicated and committed too is simply outrageous’!
People make comments on my IG all the time like ‘I’d love to do that one day’ or ‘I can’t wait to do that one day’ and I always question how many jumps they’ve logged and it’s usually none of a tandem! I find out where in the world they are and find the best school and send them links and budgets, costs both short term and long term to do their AFF course skydiving, attempt to guide them in the right direction, but NO one simply just BASE jumps! It’s a whole new level of the sport and needs training and guidance from highly experienced professional BASE jumpers where there is several around the world!
Douggs taught me after Jimmy died! I was doing some risky manoeuvres, and to see one of the worlds top five make a fatal error broke me!
I took time out to mourn and try to grieve In my own way, but after that I went and chose Douggs in Switzerland, who has over 30 years experience!
One of his viral videos was a class he was teaching where a random novice turned up and was completely oblivious to the fact his leg straps weren’t attached, strapped over and around his legs! Seriously thee most irresponsible thing I’ve ever seen on footage! And if Douggs didn’t catch this ridiculous error he was literally about to jump! To his death!
Please, just don’t watch it or let it affect you! Sadly we all pass from this mortal realm and your mate lived his life his way, and you should be proud of that! Remember his legacy and spirit, the impact he had on those around him, and the joy that he gained from our community, so forget these scum and just know that he was a soldier! A true legend who did what he CHOSE to do, not what people told him not to do! And that’s how we should ALL spend our remaining years mate, doing what WE want to do, when WE want to do it! And if it has no negative affect in others, then people have absolutely NO right to chime in and make comments or opinions about someone and a sport they have absolutely NO idea about!
Would you take advice not to catch a train one day because a model train expert told you his toy trains derailed earlier that day and it will happen to you! No, you’d simply say have a good day and walk on and do what you want and need to do! And for me, flying and jumping isn’t a hobby, or a pass time, it’s my life! It’s who I am! I identify as a pilot and skydiver who has plenty of experience and know my risks! And so does my family, and people call me selfish for ‘putting my family through this’! But my young 7 month old child passed away from SIDS, New Years night! No explanation, no reason, fuck the whole ‘god has a plan’ bullshit! Death isn’t prejudice in ANY way shape or form, so if people ever attempt to guilt me, as much as I hate saying it, I may choose to tell them about my son, and if I do, it’s not out of spite or sympathy, it’s too simply prove my point that I’ve never found peace or reason from his death! I still struggle 7 years on! But I’m not selfish, I’m adventurous, and I will continue to live the rest of my life the way I can in my best way! And I think you should too 🖤
Laura Brambach oh shit! I didn’t realise Dwain was #3! He was a top guy and very well respected and I jumped with him several times back when I was younger! He was mates with Jimmy if you knew him?
I’m assuming you’re Aussie?
Chris Conkright I closed my UA-cam account because several of my flights and BASE jumps were used and no credit given to me, and mostly I got good comments, and the odd dick head who ignorantly would make a disrespectful comment about death or
My family!
Now I just watch, save the cool shit for IG
I’ve met 3 young widows of base jumpers / wing suit flyers in my young widows group... that is statistically crazy when you think about it.
It is statistically crazy in a number of ways. Not many ppl BASE jump, even less die from it, and then there's the fact that all three were located so near to one another. So yea, definitely a statistical anomaly. Those are always interesting lol
Well, maybe the same person was responsible for all their chutes?
@@tonywhite8162 Or maybe wingsuiters converge in certain areas because of the geography and their common interest.
@@auralplex so just a convergence of odds huh, possible it may be but all three happen to have young widows? I fully believe there are serial killers all around unseen and just relying on the apathy ofguy local LEOs to avoid detection. Doctors, nurses,
"Experts believe he miscalculated his distance from the bridge . . ."
They might be on to something, but I am no expert.
Lmfao
@2:24 his leg was severed and he after deployed his shoot and died from bleeding out. What exactly was "disintegrated"? How would a separate part of his body being injured, cause every bone in his body to break?
The op needs to get his shit together
Death
No way...that stunt flying through that circle of rocks was insane that probably propelled him to take more risks
It's amazing that we've progressed that much that you could actually have a chance of surviving that
Dwain Wesson made that with Jeb Corliss said right before they jumped together, dwain looked at him and said “hey, whatever happens, happens”. Jeb always thought that was very strange and started some rumors it was a suicide.
As soon as a lightweight anti-grav proximity brake is invented, I will be all over this sport.
Sure
I used to do stupid shit like this when I was young . Now at 57 I am disabled. I can walk but it hurts . After 4 spinal surgeries my neck is ok but my Lumbar is fucked . I’m lucky I can still walk and have great sex but I have good days and bad ones . It makes it hard to make a date with a beautiful woman and when the day comes I feel like shit because I didn’t sleep and my back hurts so I have to cancel . Some woman will understand and wait and give you 3 chances to make it up to them because they really like me and some will give you a 2nd chance and if you don’t make it you don’t get laid . So I am lucky . A man has to know his limitations and stop tempting death before you end up in a wheel chair or dead . Life is to much fun to have a 5 minute rush . If you get away with it 20 times it’s time to quit. That’s enough to remember that feeling for the rest of your life and live to talk about it . Only idiots think they can do it forever .
That second flier screams of pain was no where near as disturbing as the death moans from the 3rd flyer in the original video. And the sounds of cow bells and cows mooing… the contrast between the peace of those sounds and his death moans was just so disturbing… May those who passed away doing what they love, fly forever.
Dwain did not brake every single bone in his body. Don´t know where you have that from. His leg was injured and he bled to death.
his leg was severed. some say he died instantly, some say he died shortly after.
@@Raeodor whatever
Poggies
Wingsuit/base jumping is extremely dangerous and unpredictable, death is quick and final. Dwain Weston's death was the most horrific. Thank you for sharing this footage.
Thanks for watching 👻🖤
Also!,, people do NOT watch these videos and ‘get inspired’ and go out and BASE jump or wingsuit pilot! It takes years if skydiving, thousands of dollars and hours, then professional training how to BASE jump under the tuition of the elite athletes of this sport, and a wingsuit coats more money then you will make from this video no matter how many ‘likes’ you get!
I have over 5000 skydives, more then 1000 BASE jumps, and close to 100 wingsuit jumps! I have spent over 15 years training and practicing my sport, spent tens of thousands of dollars in the process, met some of the most amazing people along the way, and travelled and seen some of the most beautiful places all around the world in doing so!
This propaganda media bias bullshit is what gives the sport a bad name, not the minimal deaths people who participate in this sport know when they jump contribute too!
*actually!,, just looking at my log book I have over 4500 skydives, and yes, I’ve had some sketchy moments where I’ve had to follow EP’ (emergency procedures), however, to compare it to something the average person would understand, it’s the same as being forced to avoid a collision whilst driving, or run out and grab a lost dog running across the road!
There are risks in every facets of life, but we choose these sports not because we have ‘a death wish’, but because we want to live life to the fullest!
I live my life to the fullest when I plant stuff. American blueberries, Sibirian blueberries, Asiminas and all kinds of other fruit trees, all kinds of vegetables and teach myself how to prune a vine, and enjoy watching everything grow in the spring and produce fruit in the late spring, summer and fall and having also to deal with the weeds... hard work but what a thrill! I must say though that I really love watching these wingsuit proximity videos, in fact I am addicted to it. I would probably never do it myself, but the idea of flying was always close to me, like every other person who had dreams of flying, that's why I love to watch these videos. It is hard though when you see a great video of Graham Dickinson for example or Uli Emanuele and so on and then find out that they've died doing this.
Patrick, an honest question. I was a rock climber and took a few chances that when I looked back I thought..."Why in the hell did I try THAT!!"
Do you land safely and say the same thing or does it cause you to extend the danger zone even further?
I've jumped too in the military, but I just didn't get anything from it.
When I got down that was the end of my thrill seeking with a T-10 chute. I did some paragliding but again too many of the parameters that kept me alive were out of my control.
These videos make my heart flutter so I can only imagine the rush in making them.
Stay safe.
Super Mario firstly I’d like to thank you for your honest and polite response.
Secondly, my partner and I own property, 120 acres in fact, and we have several veggie gardens that need tending to on a daily basis, and I also enjoy spending time relaxing, planting, pruning, and watching the fruits of my labor (pun intended) grow and feed us!
We have started an orchard with many citrus fruit trees, several types of apples, stone fruit, and we just started a grape vine with a specific grape (not sure the type), but we’re hoping to learn to make our own wine when they fruit!
On the other end of the spectrum, I love adrenaline based sports! I absolutely love for them!
It’s always a topic for ignorant debate where the most common phrase I hear is ‘you must have a death wish’! NO! No I don’t! I love life and have a lust for the thrill of ‘my way’ of having fun!
Although spending time tending to my gardens and animals, which also gives me a sense of thrill in another way, everything we do in adrenaline based extreme sports is a calculated risk!
We don’t just climb a mountain and jump off it! It takes meticulous planning, weather dependent, wind direction, heat, so many factors are taken into consideration before any time we decide to launch!
I paraglide more these days, I don’t skydive much anymore, and have only done a few BASE jumps over the last few years, but when you plan a BASE jump, it takes very carefully time planned execution before we even think of jumping!
Yes, many have died in these sports which doesn’t help the stigma attached to it, and I personally have lost several friends to the sport!
In the past month three Paraglide’s have needed rescuing from my fly site, and the thing I need to mention here is all three of them were all veterans of the sport! One landed in the ocean which is thee worst place to be as its very treacherous waters below! Thankful another experienced pilot jumped on a speed wing and sped down to the rocks and swam out and managed to keep his head above water until life guards arrived!
Another landed on the trees and broke his leg, a pilot of over 20 years!
There is risk in everything we do in life! Hey me example, I guy I used to work with many years ago landscaping had a rose thorn prick him! He pulled it out, however, there was a very small tip of the thorn still in his arm, and about a week later he started getting very sick, then over night he fell drastically ill and was admitted to hospital. When they realised the issue of the thorn in his arm, hey had to do surgery to get it out, and by then the poison from the thorn had entered his blood system and he was in intensive care for three weeks to stabilise his condition!
Just goes to show that even gardening has its hazards, and you can be the best at what you do in ANY field of your specialty and STILL die doing things as mundane as going to get milk and be hit by a drunken driver!
We don’t participate in these sports because we believe or think we’re going to die! We participate in these sports because we want to live our lives to the fullest, and just because it doesn’t tick the boxes of what some people think is ‘stupid’ it ‘irresponsible’ to them, it doesn’t give them the moral high ground like in this video where just to get likes and followers making claims to people to beg those who choose, and remember this is a personal choice here that if they know somebody who wants to, or does participate in these sports not to do them!
It’s purely greedy and selfish as they’re using other people’s misery and certain isolated incidents to help them get ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ to help them profit from this, as UA-cam can make people money if they get enough ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ to follow their pages!...
James Bliehall hi James
Firstly, every successful jump is one that firstly is just pure adrenaline and joy, and takes some time to calm down from!
It’s never a good idea to race back up and do it as quick as you can, when adrenaline is pumping throughout your body, you’re not thinking clearly, if you hold your arms out straight they will be trembling, it’s just a sheer thrill!
We keep journals and keep notes of every jump logged, weather, how was the exit? Landing? Any malfunctions or issues? Any information to look back at In the future and it’s always good to go back and read other jumps from years prior, it reminds us what we are doing and why also!
Yes, there has been many sketchy times when I’ve gone ‘woah! That was close’, and if you don’t question everything you do, then why are you doing it!
With these sports there are extreme risks involved, which is why we have risk evaluation, and site assessment, jump with other people we know and trust! Get site briefings from people who know a specific site, whether it’s paragliding, BASE jumping, or even scuba diving! All these sports have their risks, but you don’t hear people carrying in about scuba diving! There are more annual deaths from scuba diving globally then BASE jumping! That is a fact! But no one cares to mention that, why? Because of ignorant and greedy morons like the admins of this page profiting from people’s death from the ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ they get with each video they post! It’s down right disgusting!
Are they listing videos of families getting killed in car wrecks from drunk drivers? Certainly not, why? Because to everyone that horrific, however posting videos like this is nothing less then morally irreprehensible! They know many people think this sport is just selfish and brainless, but it’s a global community of people who all love these sports that yes, involve risk, and will get the response they are seeking by stimulating people’s ego and allowing them their moment of desperately chasing the need to be heard because no one has the time to listen!
It’s sad, and videos like this just reinforces how ignorant most of society is and doesn’t want to hear anyone else’s thoughts or beliefs except their own!
Thanks for you comment, and i noticed that you’re into firearms. Same argument! We have very strict laws here in Aus and no such thing as an open carry, guns when in transit have to have the firing pin removed, the gun pulled apart in certain ways so that there’s no risk of incident, and whist stored in homes, kept in safes, once again the bolt or firing pin needs to be in a seperate safe box inside that safe (usually where you’d keep your ammo), and that is a very debatable topic!
I personally don’t like them! I don’t need one, but I get it’s a personal choice, and I have no need to question your need or use for owning and using a firearm as it doesn’t affect me!
When an extreme athlete dies the best comparison I can give you is the same argument as when a mass shooting or massacre happens!
Everyone jumps on the band wagon, and has an opinion that’s more important then the person next to them! Everyone wants to be heard but doesn’t want to listen...
Thanks for your question and interest, and enjoy your time at the range, which I believe is a safe and controlled environment to be firing guns, just like we fly from certain places designed for flying, just some step it up and two it to new extremes and push themselves and sadly, often there’s consequences from both of our interests!....
Be well 👍🏻
@Green Grub
Just another side convo I’ve been having you may like to read?
I’ll reply to your other comment shortly bud 👍🏻
I just got into skydiving and personally know some wingsuitters and BASE jumpers. For wingsuitting you are supposed to have a minimum of 400 skydives before you start wingsuitting (if you choose the route). I agree with you, though. I absolutely do NOT RECOMMEND wingsuitting or BASE jumping to ANYONE. Those I know who do it, I certainly wish them the BEST of luck and I see them as truly brave for being able to do it. For me, skydiving itself carries plenty of risks enough. Sure. It’s safer than driving down the road, but the biggest risk is completely relying on that parachute to save you. So far I only know of one case where a skydivers main AND reserve parachutes failed. So it’s astronomical to have a complete failure of parachute deployment. Thank goodness for the back up parachutes. But it’s also on the Skydive to keep track of their altimeter and deploy in plenty of time to avoid a potential mishap. Blah, blah, blah...as in I could go on and on.
But yeah. After researching wingsuitting and BASE jumping. No way in hell I could do it. I’ll stick with regular skydiving. 👌🏼
I 100% agree, I didn’t make this video to say they aren’t qualified or trained to pull off these stunts, but it just take one really small miscalculation and the entire performance can end in a split second. And also, some of the best known wingsuitters have lost many of their friends already, that list just keeps getting longer sadly.
Dena Reaves actually it’s a C license and that’s 200 jumps.
Jason C wait...you get your C license at 200 jumps? Thanks for clarifying that.
But I mentioned 400 jumps...what was the 200 jumps about? *blonde moment* lol
Thanks! :)
Dena Reaves the uspa recommends a C license to jump a wingsuit and a wingsuit course. It’s 200 jumps, one hour of free fall, land within 7 feet of a target 25 times, complete in air maneuvers or 2 points on an 8 way skydive to obtain a C license. I was stating that it isn’t 400 jumps to jump a wingsuit, but rather a C license and to have a C license it’s 200 jumps. So, with 200 jumps a C license and a wingsuit course, one could jump a wingsuit.
Dena Reaves this post is complete propaganda! It’s designed to be watched by ignorant and narrow minded keyboard hero’s who don’t know shit!
It’s not just a pass time, it’s a lifestyle
In the video of Armin, you can literally hear his lungs filling with blood at the end. It's haunting.
I would do this. From the first time I saw this swimsuit and a video showing flight, I can't help but to grin from ear to ear. How absolutely incredible, and oh what a feeling it must be.. I feel for these guys and their families.. but, they were doing what they loved. Unfortunate , yes. Though Awsome, proximity flying invites tragedy. I would and want to try this someday, stating away from the proximity close encounters. I can only imagine that with practice and rising confidence, the thrill would naturally draw I to seek the edge. After all, Eivel Kneivel is still my hero.
Do it, it's my dream to, and I'm going to do it in the next 2 years I hope! I have that same grin from ear to ear, so I get you 😁 !
Go for it Einstein
People should wait until they are 60 or so to wing suit
Well, if they could still walk of course...
@@Saipan2297 just wait till you're 60, then open your big mouth. Still still playing competitive tennis at 73
@@tennisbum3686 well good for you old man :D
Jeb Corliss has spoken extensively about how he previously suffered from debilitating depression prior to taking up wingsuit flying. As such I feel fairly confident he would feel the risk vs reward equation is in his favour. Sometimes statistics don't tell the full story.
MrClarkio absolutely mate!
As a skydiver, BASE jumper, and Paraglide’s (getting into speed flying and mini wing acro) it’s good to hear an open minded opinion in regards to the sport from a non jumper!
We’re not mindless idiots who must jump off shit and hope for the best! We plan our BASE jumps meticulously! Risk evaluation! So many factors go into a jump before we even step foot off, even if we know the site after 100’s if jumps there!
Good on you man for not being another sheep cruelly packed into this thread!
MrClarkio also, I forgot to mention, Jeb Corlis was the other pilot with Dwain who hit the bridge!
At the time Dwain Would have been in the worlds top ten BASE jumper and was into wingsuit flying long before a young doe eyes Jeb at that time!
He was a dude I knew, and as I wasn’t close with him, I was close with Jimmy Freeman who both were very close, and sadly passed away a few years back in front of a small group of us!
When I skydive, or more so these days paraglide nothing else exists! Just me! My wing! The wind/air and weather, thermals etc, and if I don’t fly every second to thirds day max, I have Tourette’s and it really exasperates my tics! I get really anxious and start becoming depressed!
I have only done a handful of BASE jumps over the past year or so, as paragliding has become my new passion, and it helps me and from skydiving starting my AFF at 17, and now 38, have over 4500 skydives logged, prob way more though,
Over 500 BASE jumps, I used to use a tracking suit, rather then a wing suit, I enjoyed that more, but have only wingsuit flown from a plane!
I broke my neck in 2011
At work, was a really long recovery, so skydiving has become less frequent for me, but when I’m strong and fit
I will go to the drop zone and spend a weekend, and often go fly one of the planes just to be a part of it still!
Did a dope
BASE jump in November last year! Four people would lose their licences (gliding) and jobs if the footage was ever released! Awesome jump, 2100 feet, friends newer base rig, but was a really well orchestrated stunt which took four of us to let two jump!
I don’t expect people to understand, but I don’t appreciate the backlash we get! Abuse! Threats! Told we don’t have any respect for our families! My 12YO son is doing his paragliding course and my 3YO daughter flys with me often! She has her own little pip squeak harness, and she absolutely goes nuts! She loves wing overs and if we have enough altitude, a few other mild acro manoeuvres for her, but I have to make her wear a face mask when we launch because so many tourists love to film and photograph her so I don’t want her face all over the net and on people’s facebooks to go viral, but if it isn’t too sunny she takes it off and even takes the toggles and she knows how to turn, brake, and I’ve even got footage of her in her harness flying at the park ground handling holding on so she doesn’t fly away as she’s like actually? I don’t know how much she weighs? Haha
Does this make me a bad parent? I have been called that many times! Why? Because I’ve taken my son on a few tandems (skydiving), he will be able to fly unaided when he’s 14,
So less then 2 years, and he can actually already fly, just legally too young to do the course, but I’m not stopping him from ground handling, doing some sleedies from the take off down to the beach, and the odd few sweeps, so when he’s 16 he will be a better pilot then me I reckon!
Last point sorry to rant, but we ALWAYS do risk evaluation assessment before each jump! It’s compulsory, and highly necessary! Jimmy died at a spot in the Sydney Blue Mountains where he was a pioneer in fighting for our legal rights not to have to go hide out in the middle of no where and if we needed help, should be able to have designated sites where they’re assessed and rated! But here in Aus, it’s actually almost criminal! I know many people who have been charged for Base Jumping! Myself included!
But my depression, anxiety and Tourette’s is all heightened by me not being able to fly! It’s a peaceful meditation and zen state many of us reach!
Skydiving isn’t much of an adrenaline rush to me and many others, it’s actually very calming and peaceful!
BASE jumping is one hell of a heart starter! But I know many skydivers who have had debilitating health issues, emotional, Mental and physical, and jumping and gliding has helped helped all! It creates endorphins which antidepressants destroy!
So yes, sadly Jeb was the other jumper in #3 with Dwain, and it is still the worst accident caught on camera to this day!
We love life, I don’t know ANYONE with a ‘death wish’!...
Thanks for your well written and non bias comment attacking us like so many others!
Patrick Swayze I'm sorry to hear that. As a purely armchair wingsuiter I watch for the sheer thrill and the amazement of what humans can do. I can't even begin to imagine how someone works out the route to take to fly off a mountain and some of the footage from the alps where it looks like a race against geometry whether they are going to make it to the ridge or not definitely makes my legs go. BUT, I only enjoy them because they succeed. I'm not really sure why I watched this video tbh I normally completely avoid the "when wingsuits go wrong" type videos. For me, purely as a watcher, the beauty is in the skill of a human against the immovable brutal indifference of a mountain. As such I think it's an activity (i'll not call it a sport because I think it's probably a personal rather than a competitive thing) to be admired for it's beauty not it's accidents.
I hope your flights go well, but please don't push the envelope beyond where you're comfortable.
With respect.
Interesting insight into the sports from a participant who also is a father of 2. I understand you approach the jumps from a carefully calculated stance and have safety as your number one factor. And I 'm sure there are umpteen times you have called off a jump due to some unknown possible dangerous aspect. I suppose it the total focus and concentration that is the addicting aspect, your mind must have laser focus to notice and respond instantly to adjust as required. I suppose the danger is when one starts to do it too much, getting too good and relaxed at it, that the risk increases - bit of trade off between experience vs. focus. It's quite interesting that you and so many others who are passionate and perhaps obsessed with the sport, have health issues, especially emotional and mental.
he should try mushrooms, much safer
I still want to try it. I don't want to skim the ground or shoot small openings, but I definitely want to swoop down a mountain but stay above the treeline. Has to be the most amazing feeling in the world. You would feel like you're flying like Superman. I want to stay above everything though for sure. Although, after doing that, I can see why people keep pushing it further and further to keep feeling the same rush.
Exactly, it becomes reckless when you start to skim things and do extreme proximity flying ,otherwise it looks like total freedom for a few minutes.
Bruh. Do basketball or something else 💀 risking your life to "feel something" cmon man 😂
I like to go swimming to feel weightless. There’s also ziplining.
Addictions give you that thrill, you have to keep surpassing that, like in drugs, usually the same outcome, stupid
Stupid is as stupid does. People keep trying to convince themselves that there's a "safe" way to do this. There isn't. As many base jumpers die within feet of jumping as die trying to go through objects. A wind can push you against the rocks, your parachute can tangle or break. You are an idiot for thinking of this.
Jeb Corliss recently had a tree landing with chute deployed. He's good at crashing into things.
He posted a VR 360 video so you can scroll around and watch him crash. ua-cam.com/video/OER9qbZNLyk/v-deo.html
I say more power to these people. for me they are inspirational. They are the sort of people that push the limits that drives progress. They know the risks and make calculated decisions. Massive respect to these people from me.
There's a difference between what you have the right to do and doing the right thing.Smokers know the risks, so do Crackheads. Sometimes you have to find a balance between personal freedom and protecting us from ourselves.
Respect ✊
i dont respect them....
@Max Sand i dont respect them at all
“If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It’s not tragic to die doing what you love.”
-Bodhi
Never!! I think it's amazing, brave but kind of reckless and stupid. As the deaths pile up and for all the reasons you said, for me, I love waking up above ground everyday. If I seem rather boring, that's great. At least I'm not going to die smashing into rocks or the ground. Good for all you that do it. My life is prescious.
Glad to see ya back mate! :) Wow, crazy video. I remember Dwain Weston's crash. It was shown on TV over here. Rest in peace. I've thought of doing something like that to be honest. I'd rather fly in a Jet Wingpack like the one Yves Rossy invented though. It always looks like so such fun... when everything goes right.
Just a thought, have you ever thought about doing a video on the Yuri Yuri or Yowie? They are kinda like Australia's bigfoots. I haven't seen too many clips around about them. There are alot of Australian spirit creatures that never get spoken about.
Thanks! I have been struggling but I’m going to try my best to make more videos I missed it so bad. I’ll treat it as my therapy! But lol please don’t try it, it looks fun but so so dangerous. I actually live in Colorado so I heard about the crash for a whole week!
Thanks for the suggestion I’m going to do some research, I hope I can find enough to make a video out of it!
Also congratulations on your UA-cam channel you are absolutely killing it! Much much respect, keep doing what you’re doing :)
I know the feeling. It's quite hard to make videos sometimes but it's always worth it in the end! Yeah I won't be trying it now! After seeing your video it completely left my to-do list! LOL
Thank you so much! It's a bit crazy. My numbers seem to jump up! I wake up ant there is like another 20. Sometimes it will stay on the same number for like a month though haha not sure what's goin on there.
Good to hear from you my friend! I hope you feel better and better every day! :)
Could have made this video about 2 min long
This is really sad and may their souls rest in Peace. At least they know what if feels like to live in the sky 🌌, l They overcame their fears and experienced what only a few in this world would. I salute them. I feel very stuck here on the ground and i just feel like everything in life is a risk and everything we want is on the opposite side of fear. I always wonder what birds see.
RIP to these guys
Why not swim with great whites just to experience life? Isn't just living life enough?
@@tennisbum3686 amen to that, try to skydive without a parachute just to experience life. everyone dies, why not do it?
Is this any different from dying of exhaustion on Mt. Everest? or drowning while trapped inside a sunken ship at 300 foot depth? Some people have an innate need for danger. It is up to them to decide if the risk is worth the reward.The only thing that bothers me is the risk for people who have to go out and rescue these fools.
yeah exactly
We pay fees every year to a governing body who insured us! If someone needs rescuing from a tree because they bombed out Paragliding, we deserve help! A. Veteran of 40+ years flying recently landed in the water at our local fly site, thee worst place to end up! 3m swell, lifeguards we’re on to it and we pay our club membership fees, we have fundraisers, last weeks we hosted a dinner for the two young blokes who saved the old fella from the water to show them our appreciation for their ongoing understanding and support!
Accidents happen, in fact 6000 people die every year from texting whilst driving! Last year 264 people died from BASE/wingsuit flying! 16.5 times the amount from being too impatient to wait until they’re home to send a message? Who pays for the police, paramedics, forensics, road traffic operators, And so on?
I’ve lost many friends and family over the years from all sorts of issues, and sadly Dwain was my mate who hit the bridge! He was flying with Jeb Corlis, a household name these days! Back in ‘03’ I think it happened Dwain was easily in the top ten most experienced and respected BASE jumper!
Accidents happen, and they rattle the community, but if we need help, we are just as equally entitled to it as a motor vehicle accident driver, or lost hiker, kid who dislocated a knee playing sports, shit happens and sadly this sport, this lifestyle is growing, and so is the death toll!
I see you final point but what about say the life guards or rescue men or women that opt to make saving people part of their lives and their choices those people you feel sorry for also choose to risk their own lives to save others and on the world turns.. eh..
TheRealCritique True. These Sherpa work for pittance $400-600 per year while their gov’t takes in high millions for climbers. They can’t say no that because it’s actually Twice the yearly income of other locals.
Nothing wrong with Wingsuits, it's the daredevil proximity that gets them ,give yourself an extra 10 meters leeway as the crowd will not notice the difference, while at 10 metres less ,you will if a small change in flying happens.
3:07 he didn’t die he was rushed to the hospital and recovered and was able to walk
Trash Fortniter
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That dudes gnarly as a MuFu.
3:42 Isn't that what he said?
You live by the sword you die by the sword !!!
Armando Silvier hahaha well said dude! The most opinionated people are the ones who know absolutely nothing about this lifestyle and the global family that is shared from this sport
We don’t jump because we have a death wish, we jump because we want more from life then to play video games and watch television all weekend!
Good on you brother for calling out another ignorant and uneducated fool 👊🏼
Who has the sword I'm confused
Dwane Weston jumped from a helicopter. Not BASE jumping.
As much as wing suit jumping amazes me, and I'm sure it's one of the best feelings ever, I just don't think I could bring myself to do it. Maybe if it was a very simple jump, not anything technical or anything. I definitely wouldn't push it, and keep it simple, if I did ever get into it.
If I was meant to fly, I'd been born with wings, if the airplane isn't burning, I'm not jumping out. Dropped a bike at 110 mph skid marks and scrapes in asphalt 800 ft long, I've finished my daring stuff. Nope not doing it.
Honestly can’t see what they’re trying specifically but assuming its BASE jumping.. and that’s a hard no !
Elraen👌
Wrong...The first guy who hit the railing of the bridge didn’t fall to the valley floor below he deployed his parachute or the force of hitting the bridge deployed it. He came to rest on a rock face below with an amputated leg it didn’t crush his entire body, they think he may have survived but it took 4 hours to get to him and he bled to death.
Also, the guy who hit the bridge had a partner who flew under the bridge, the partner was the second guy you show Jeb Corliss.
I'm so glad you've returned. How has things been going for you?
I’ve been busy with stuff but I should be able to get back to making videos, I’m actually planning/working on one right now!
Hidden Files that's great! Keep up the hard work
Dolomites are in Italy, and perhaps Austria, nowhere near Switzerland
Came here to write this
Bradford McEwen It is still in the direct vicinity so who cares.
Gee I see you are equally clueless, NOT in the vicinity! I am a Licensed Italian Guide, AND a 30 year Mountain Guide...we don’t do near vicinity, keep comments relevant, other ways to demonstrate your Mountain and Geographical ignorance.
@@katana5562 You must've lost some brain matter in an accident.
Bradford McEwen I terms of the earth globe, of COURSE it is in the vicinity lol😂
Thanks for uploading Hidden Files I missed your videos! Hope you stick around 👍🏽♥️
Don’t worry! 👻 I’m going to be uploading more and I’m planning on a new video very soon 🎃
So the best in the world nominee smashes his face into a bridge...I think he qualifies as one of the worse!
Actually he bled to death. He hit his leg on the bridge railing which sheared his leg off. Imagine the excruciating moment and still dying.
@@impactodelsurenterprise2440 yeah, now I can experience life while I'm bleeding to death, wonderful!
Flying is for birds only. We are not birds. It is not worth risking your life but if that is what you desire then enjoy it. Good luck.
They have to increase the risk level to get the same adrenaline rush until the level is raised to the probability of non-survival.
I’ve read that some adrenaline junkies have a part of their brain that doesn’t get excited like a normal brain does, only putting your life on the line will do the trick. That’s both scary and unfortunate
Hidden Files
Sounds like an excuse.
Old French saying: “He who excuses himself, accuses himself.”
These people are self-centered.
Although my Dad mused, “Everything that’s fun is dangerous!”
If you have to go overboard, I say there’s something wrong with you.
Word to the wise, well said
The adrenaline you get from these jumps outweighs any clear thinking. You can break ever bone in your body and be brought back to life and when you wake up in the hospital months later your first question to the doctor is " when can i wingsuit jump again doc?!?!"
Nope. Most of these crashes are fatalities. Jeb Corliss has more lives than a cat but he's running out.
It's obvious you know very little about adrenaline and even less about thinking.
Very good video and voice. This will take you somewhere don’t stop
wingsuit basejump is THE dream of my live. if i die chasing my dream its first of all my choice and also my inner structure being lived. valid.
Typical stoner gobbledeegook.
Twitter prophet.
Next up: a compilation of road accident footage, titled 'Why you should never drive a car'.
u must drive...u dont have to wingsuit/basejump.
@@englandshope689 agreed, although most people probably drive a lot more than they actually _need_ to, and they would be safer staying at home. If you are taking the car out for pleasure/ entertainment purposes, then arguably you are putting yourself at risk unnecessarily, even if that risk is pretty small. Obviously I'm exaggerating somewhat, but just trying to make a point.
What I'm really saying is that driving isn't completely safe and that having fun in life is often about judging risk vs reward, even if the odds are on a sliding scale. The title of this video suggests that if you wingsuit/ BASE jump then you're probably going to come to a bad end, whereas for the vast majority of participants that is not the case. Are they risky activities? Yes. Are they suicidal activities? No.
@@MrReasonabubble So, your point is that 1 in 5 people die in car crashes too? If you like those odds, I have some great investment opportunities for you.
@@MeesterVegas MeesterVegas nope, I'm not saying that and I thought I'd worded my comment sufficiently well to make that clear. But if you can point out where you think that I did say that, or even implied it, we might be able to continue the debate. :)
Thanks for the video idea 😉
"I hope you enjoyed..." after this I hardly burst..
There is a diffrence between jumping from a plane with a wingsuit and basejumping with one. Why does so many people don't get this?
Laura Brambach because they’re ignorant uneducated fools who think they know what’s best for others!
The producer of this video, @HIdden Files, doesn't know skydiving from BASE jumping, evidently. For example, one of these jumps is a skydive, not a BASE jump. Yet he calls them all wingsuit BASE jumps. Not that it is relevant to his clickbait purposes.
Chris Conkright this video and the commentary really got my blood boiling!
Do you fly any sports?
Skydive? BASE? Paraglide or hang glide?
@@patrickswayze2596 Yeah, no paragliding or hang gliding, but too many skydives, not enough BASE jumps-- mostly slider down shit. Did a bunch with Dwain back in the day.
Chris Conkright yes I can. I skydive myself.
Base jumper disintegrated into pieces after slamming into bridge. Funeral service to be held at 8:00, 9:10, 11:15, 12:40, 1:50, 3:00 and 4:30p.m.
The impact sound in the full video says it all -
There are millions of people out there every day who are killing themselves simply because they cannot handle the pressures of life literally wasting their potential over emotional distress, and yet they gain loads of sympathy for their careless actions and some even try to make sense of it ... yet these people here are engaged in something they absolutely LOVE, dedicated and clearly committed to, which brings them joy in the world and people call them idiots ... but most of you simply don't understand how many years it takes to even get to this point ... these are not mindless idiots who at the last minute made the decision to buy a wingsuit online at some cheap outlet and travel thousands of miles to jump to their deaths, most of them are highly experienced skydivers who spent years getting to this point, proximity flying is elite level base jumping ... its not something you just casually just stroll into without any experience what so ever ... these people know full well the dangerous associated because they've spent years getting familiar with it, which is why they even risk it ... their comfort level has increased after years of refining their craft ... the danger simply just comes with the territory when you push the envelope, and proximity flying is pushing the envelope to the furthest edge of the damn table ... so let's stop assuming that these are unfortunate souls who didn't understand the risks associated with their activity as if they where lost, these people have poured their souls into skydiving, basejumping and flying in general, they lived it, probably spent every available minute at the drop zone with a hard on, obsessing over their next jump while at work, pouring thousands of dollars into their hobby well before they ever put a wingsuit on for the last time ... and there's nothing sad about that, there's nothing stupid about it ... people have died over shit that they never even cared about, that is sad... dying doing something you've committed half your life to if not more is not sad, unfortunate yes very much so ... but not sad
That was somewhat unsettling😂😂😂 just subbed!
Thanks for susbricing
Same here, I had 2 sub after watching that video....😂
every evening before i go to bed, i watch this video, your voice is so incredible sleepy
Lmao thanks!
Very well done! Music was spot on! Thank you for sending everyone a message. Whether they absorb it or not is up to them.
Thanks for enjoying this video Bill 💀 please make sure you’re subscribed, I’m going to work on a script tonight.
@@HiddenFiles ....Will do! Thanks for the reminder! Going now.
I considered it but passed.
I started Extremehydroflight.com in Saratoga, NY. We fly over the water and have NO injuries to date. I am a dad and need to stick around for my kindergartener!
That’s awesome!! Is the water cold?
@@HiddenFiles
Water temps June through September are comfortable. Outside temps and wind often dictate how warm one feels. It's pretty exhilarating and you build up body heat with activity.
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They claim it's the most dangerous sport with most horrific deaths. Can't die from a sport at this time.
Excellent point of this video: Don't try this sport, and if you're doing it STOP. It's not worth it
You play, you lose. I love the sound of the crashes.
Did you know that a sudden irregularity with a wingsuit can cause it to steer left or right? In a case like that, the operator isn't in control. Think about that next time you see one of these guys proximity flying with rocks on his side.
Or in his head
What is a "sudden irregularity with a wingsuit"? What causes a wingsuit to suddenly go irregular?
@@bryantuffnell3387 anything that could change the aerodynamics. For example, an uncontrolled adjustment to the fitting of the suit to the wearer.
@@kurtw531 Let me assure you that wingsuits do not suffer from spontaneous in-flight adjustments. They are sized to fit the wearer.
A wingsuit is an aircraft, and as with any aircraft (or car, bicycle, skateboard etc.) it is possible to lose control... but a 'sudden irregularity' does not exist, and has never, ever, caused a wingsuit accident.
The video is full of errors, and has obviously been made by someone who has no knowledge of either wingsuits or BASE jumping, and little knowledge about the accidents covered in the video. Claims of a 'sudden irreguality' or 'uncontrolled adjustments' that can cause steering issues is likewise bogus. Let's keep to the facts, and egt our information from those who have flown wingsuits. Cheers :)
@@bryantuffnell3387 Go for it. Others have.
This is for you to know the consequences of risk! So don't blame youtb For showing it! It's telling the truth if you choose to gamble with DEATH!
I will be happy to explain on multiple levels why your entire video is grossly inaccurate, but really all you need to do is read the BASE Fatality List (BFL). Also, I am friends with plenty of wingsuiters and BASE-jumpers, and I can assure you, one in 5 of them are NOT dead.
Rich Grant yet
Thanks. I was just about to write the same thing - full of errors and contradictions!
some people died while watching tv, some while sleeping, some while eating, the real question is are you ready?
That is correct. Not sure why people fear dying so much as it's one thing you cannot escape forever. Death will catch up to each and everyone of us eventually. When your time is up, it's up so why not go doing something you love?
Stupid statement, stupid question
@@erictalkington5674 it's your body, go for it!
Gotta steal that phrase - 'here today, gone tomorrow.' Wouldn't wanna pick up his pieces . . .
There was an awful wingsuit accident that killed three guys in one jump, all world class jumpers. Took a wrong turn and came into a super flat field and ran out of altitude. One was an American soldier. He survived I initially but died a few days later.
NOOOOOO FKN WAYYYY!!!! 😱😱😱 Some people need the adrenaline rush, but I'm not cut from that cloth.. LOL Life is short enough as it is.. I value Precious life too much to risk it ALL.. God bless those young men who lost their lives and their families who are left behind.. They are the ones who are scared..😓😓😓😓😓😓
Flying into the bridge at 99 mph then plummeting way over 200 feet to the ground was the most gruesome story of all, in this video.
So sad, just one small miscalculation ended everything.
Dwain was a very close friend and one of my mentors when I started out BASE jumping and this video is just appalling!
Probably got a few scrapes
@@HiddenFiles you think?
I agree that this is a quite risky sport, but so far all accidents that I've seen or heard about happened because the person jumped from a mountain and/or dared to fly through a small hole, perform a flyby skimming the ground, scrape through trees or some other extremely dangerous stuff.
I'm under the impression that if you jump from an helicopter, perform a normal flight (fly quite above the tree line and do not attempt any dangerous stunt like e.g. the aforementioned ones), it's much less likely that you'll crash and die.
Some people pack more Life worth remembering into 10 or 20 years than others that make to 90 in a wheel chair. Some don't make it that far... at least not in this time zone. Who knows what's really out there waiting for the next Observer to cross the line.
yours is silly comment...better to die old than young doing reckless dangerous things
@@englandshope689 There's a difference from being reckless and having the ability to control fear to develop the skill needed to do something dangerous and have fun doing it. Life itself is very dangerous. Just because a few need attention and cross the line for advertising dollars doesn't mean there are others that don't you never heard of because they don't get killed. Everything in the modern world came about because of people like this. Just look at the power lines to your TV and computer you use to sit and watch people have fun on and what it takes to put them up and maintain them. That's just as dangerous...if the guys that do it cross the they too will die. Building bridges and sky-rise buildings is just as dangerous as well. Some people have more skill than others and some prove they don't and get killed.
John F Hendry Such a nonsense!
I’m sure the rush is incredible but it’s also fatal almost every time eventually....has many similarities to drug addiction always going for a bigger rush 😯
A lot of truth to that but I suspect it’s the adrenaline they’re addicted to.
Thank for a video that is actually not glorifying these disconnected suicidal know-it-alls.
Rip idk why that’s stuck in my head it’s so sad this poor young man hope he’s having a better life in heaven I feel sorry for his family and friends😭🙏🏻🥺❤️
Rather die doing what I love, than live not doing it
Good video bro. Keep them coming
Yeah, bro..........
0:30 The Dolomites are in Italy, rather than Switzerland.
I'm sorry but Dwain Weston was not a Profesional wingsuits pilot. He was the best Base Jumper in the world. That's one of the factors why he miss judged the the flight trayectory. Good video but you should research a little bit more beforehand.
Also, Dwain Weston died on a skydive, not a BASE jump.
In addition: Dwain did not 'totally disintergrate' like the narrator says. He had his leg torn off in the impact, and died instantly from the trauma of the impact. His chute deployed after impact and his body floated down into it crashed into rocks below. (Info from Wikipedia.)
Every moments lost my heart ❤️
This video was sad to make 😖
@@HiddenFiles I know 😰😰😰😰💔💔💔💔
Life is risk. Although you are taking danger to danger. The thrill is addicting.
Many addictions are life-threatening, maybe get a clue
There's nothing wrong with some adventure in your life , but I swear some again SOME adrenaline junkies subconscious is looking for death I think with some of these very dangerous attempts of chasing that adrenaline high
Next video - compilation of people tripping over; "Why you should NEVER walk!"
Lol that’s a good one! Coming soon
Yeah, with your eyes closed stupid! Next time, watch where you are walking! Lol
Dwain (No1) was actually flying with Jeb (No2) when he hit the bridge :(
Bhoy 10 he still jumps after his friend passed???
@@loner_izm He does/did
@@bhoy1013 ?
Superman "Please don't Flying like me! You are just a mortal"
Ayyyy hidden files wassup it’s been a while
Hey thanks for remembering me I’ve been dealing with stuff but I’m back I’m going to work on a new video soon! 👻
No risk no fun. No fear.
I did my static line solo jumps back in the 1980's.
Even back then it was acknowledged that anyone filming was to keep a certain separation from those they were filming and that the person filming should no be doing any stunts.
Roll on the 2000's and it seems like this concept has been completely forgotten.
Cameras are very dangerous when carried by people doing stunts - they are dangerous because they encourage people to take unnecessary risks.
Perhaps the cat is out of the bag but I think banning cameras would help make the sport safer again.
It would definitely change the entire sport. First, people like attention, so doing some death defying stunts is an easy way to get attention, if that attention is gone, they quit doing it. And second, people involved in this sport wouldn’t have competition, no need to top each other’s, “achievements”
@@HiddenFiles I stopped after 3 jumps but the film "From Wings Came Flight" was a huge inspiration:
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Hats off to these fellas. Inspiring souls, I got more time for the way you live than the drones that walk around pretending to live. Keep living and dying, everybody....
dantakeoff this has to be one of thee most ignorant and vile videos I’ve ever seen on here!
Dwain was my mate and that accident at the bridge, it was, and still is thee worst BASE jumping accidents ever caught on film! He was flying with Jeb Corbin!
I have
4500+skydives, over 500 BASE jumps, hundreds of hours of Paragliding and hang gliding, and I fly several small planes, and paramotor when I can be fucked!
I’m 38 and seem so many of my mates die from so many different causes, no one is invincible, and sadly this video is just cashing in on other people’s misery and trauma! Despicable!
You’re a surfer! A few years back up in Byron Bay Australia not all too far from where I live, I stuck my GoPro on the bottom of my board for something different! Decided to film what’s going on underneath us for a change!
Got home, threw the memory card into my laptop, Tallows! Locals spot, there’s a point where the ocean swell reaches this point of the headland and it gets big and hard! Not my point!
After almost four hours went home! The video footage where you WILL see people surfing every single day when it’s on showed one 3metre Great White, two Bronze Wailers, we think it was a Tiger? Was dark and she was always out of view, several reefies, and a whole bunch of Wobbygongs!
Goes to show what you don’t know doesn’t kill you, or even affect you!
I posted it on Facebook back when it happened and it got shared over 1700 times!
My 12YO son is learning to paraglide, my 3YO daughter has her own tiny harness custom made for her, and she loves it and comes flying with me, and she absolutely loves it! I mean her smile is thee biggest smile you will ever see!
I have to make her wear a face mask when we take off and when it’s sunny as heaps of tourists love seeing this little pip squeak so pumped and excited when we go flying! I don’t want her face all over the internet so we cover her up so she’s not filmed or photographed when we take off!
My son has done several tandems with me (skydiving) and when he turns 16 he will go do his AFF!
Over 6000 people die annually in the states from motor vehicle accidents whilst texting! Last year 364 BASE/wingsuit pilots died, 16.5 times as many from irresponsibly being impatient and sending a fucking message! Killing others also!
This is our lives! This isn’t a hobby, or pastime, this is who we are, and our families are most of the time involved! So to call us irresponsible and disrespectful to our families is a huge insult! Huge respect for your support man, so much hate on here from ignorant uneducated fools who allow this video to persuade them to believe we want to die from having a ‘death wish’? Whaaat?? We want to live life bro! How good is that feeling when you rip into a little four footer with some power behind it and charge that wave man! Surfing is like a religion to me, a spiritual connection with the flow and tides and rips etc! It’s all an energy source that soothes the soul! I love it, but I also love to jump and fly! And will til the day I die! And if happens to be whilst executing a stunt, then so be it!
This is life champ, not a rehearsal, so live it YOUR way man, and enjoy everything you choose to do, and do it well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
dantakeoff this is the info about my kids man
@@patrickswayze2596 Sir, no need to justify. You've every right to live (or die) as per your own wish, as long as it is not harming others.
Buddy this is how I’m going… not pulling the chute. Ten more years if I can survive the next few
Weston, not Wetson. 1 in 5 suffering from fatalities is most likely incorrect. And the Dolomites are not in Switzerland. Pretty lazy work there, uploader.
canadianroot Is most likely incorrect you say. So you don’t really know do you?
@@afterburner2869 Yes, I do know. I researched it after the fact, as it sounded ludicrous. Still have an issue with what I wrote, pedant?
canadianroot So what you are saying is at the time that you made your statement you really didn’t know for sure and at that time you were technicality speculating on the statistics, Is that a correct statement on my part? What is your source that supports your hypothesis? How do I know you aren’t just blowing smoke up my ass in an attempt to support your hunch? Is your source officially accredited in this subject or is it some guy named Karl that you think may be knowledgeable on this subject ? You are trying to sell me there sport, but I’m still not buying.
@@afterburner2869 Were you born this way, or did you go to troll school? 90% of pedants have crooked teeth, and usually die in house fires. Believe me? Quick! No research allowed!
canadianroot That’s what I thought, you are an empty bag of air spewing numbers in a feeble attempt to support your equality empty argument. By the way, only a insecure tool upvotes their own post, just thought you should know sport.
Live is the most dangerous thing to do. 5 out of 5 living people die. That´s why you should never live!?
I really don´t understand ppl who have the need to roll out their own boringness onto others. If you are not willing to risk your live for fun, then do something else, collect stamps or whatever.
You could apply your stupid logic to almost all other outdoor hobbies: All forms of flying, riding motorbikes or horses, climbing, diving, surfing just to name a few. All somehow dangerous, but ppl doing it have decided for themselves that the risk is worth it.
Few years ago I decided to ride motorbikes for the thrill i need instead of starting to basejump (I was realy close to start base), and I did it because of the mortality rate. But I would never dare to tell more couraged ppl than I am to stop what they are doing!
So stop telling other ppl how to live, and train your voice instead. If I hadn´t been triggered by your damn messsage, I would have died from boredom. You sound like an annual dose of sleeping pills dude.
Thats crazy, never doing that.
Great vid by the way
Thanks dude! ✌🏼
Gravity is my favorite fundamental force of nature, because unlike the other three forces, any common idiot can play with gravity. And as you can see from this video, it will f*#$ your a** up every time!!🤣👍
The moment you have children is the moment you retire.
200 BASE jump deaths 50 from wing suit. How can it be the deadliest sport?
If the fall didn't kill me, I would die of fright on the way down. I don't do heights or adrenaline. 😳
This is one of the stupidest ways to die.
Play stupid games, win very stupid prizes.
Why you should never drink, why you should never smoke, why you should never eat Mc Donald’s, the list is endless
Darwin was so , so correct
Nah he is still wrong
“Why you should never...”? That makes no sense except to those that already ‘never’ wing-suit fly or base-jump. The annual Isle of Man TT races are probably the most extreme form of bike racing with deaths occurring almost every year - so “You should never race motorbikes”?
You never feel more alive than the moments you’re closest to death, it’s more stimulating than any drug - essentially it’s triggering responses that certain drugs of leisure do anyway, except you don’t have to risk your life to get the ‘buzz’ or ‘high’.
It’s a baseless argument essentially telling people not to live life to the absolute max - that’s why even going to the gym can quickly become addictive, both physically and psychologically, and there’s no guarantee of waking up tomorrow for anybody, or being killed whilst doing nothing more dangerous than mowing your lawn and being electrocuted. Life is finite, and since none of us knows the day we check-out the argument for advocating extreme sports or activities for those that wish to is more valid. In my humble opinion as a reclusive hermit.
People will always push the boundaries regardless, but you’re as likely to die in front of your PC whilst typing out a lengthy and elaborate comm
this guy lived a life big shout out
Really?
i cant read any more stupid comments defending reckless dangerous behavior.
I wouldn't do this sport because I like breathing. I like the warm sun on my body. I love family and friends.
There are a thousand things to do for thrills that will most likely leave you in one piece and or ALIVE !
alan, you are right. i just dont get people doing extreme adrenaline full of sports. to me sports like that are just plain dumb foolish, but to each is own. i love playing soccer n going to mountains w family too, it s how i get may adremaline going. for the most part, white people are into extreme sports n unfortunatly they are the ones into pain killers as well. american medical field feeds off extreme sports men or should i say white men.
I don't understand people saying "He died doing something he loved."
His family and friends only know......"He died"......
I hate to be the one who informs you all of this, but you’re all going to die one day too! Shocking right 😂
@@baikalc.4260 I appreciate your opinion, but I hope recognize that for the incredibly racist statement that it is.
@@patrickswayze2596 correct, so may as well stretch the living thing a bit.
No need to be downbeat, humans will get there eventually. Flying squirrels didn't instantly start gliding. It began from normal squirrels jumping from predators as a last-ditch tactic. A few were slightly better adapted (skinnier, skin folds) and survived to breed. Wingsuiting is in the process of culling the less-adapted. Hopefully, the survivors will meet-up and breed better-gliding kids.
Everyone of us gave a gift of life. These guys throw them into the litter. This is not any kind of sport or about some adrenaline. This is pure insane and they are sick. Just my opinion.
That's sad Rest In Peace great video keep it up
Thanks! But yeah this video was very sad to make and I had a hard time doing research
They're not resting, just plain dead
This must be the Lord's way of .......well, you know!
Can't blame the lord for free will choice.
Next!
The ultimate thrill slam your body into a solid object a hundred sixty miles an hour now that's a rush