1969912 0 #1 September 28, 2013 "On September 28, aerial stuntman Jeb Corliss plans to jump out a helicopter and pilot his wingsuit through a 30-foot-wide fissure in a nearly 900-foot-tall fin of rock, called Mount Jianglang, in China." http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/aerial-sports/Jeb-Corliss-on-The-Flying-Dagger.html "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishrigger 31 #2 September 28, 2013 just seen on facebook, he made it! a crazy but fantastic achievement! glad everything went well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,390 #3 September 28, 2013 Something really interesting is the augmented reality tech he used to practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AE7eFkYB5Q&t=5m Also, Outside magazine article about the planning: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/aerial-sports/Jeb-Corliss-on-The-Flying-Dagger.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,390 #4 September 28, 2013 Watch the second video; Ho...Lee...Shit!!!http://www.today.com/news/daredevil-attempt-flying-dagger-jump-through-crack-mountain-8C11273380 ETA: http://news.sky.com/story/1147663/wingsuiter-jeb-corliss-in-flying-dagger-jump "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #5 September 29, 2013 FLARE!!! Sucks he lost 2 GoPro's on opening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,390 #6 September 29, 2013 normissFLARE!!! Sucks he lost 2 GoPro's on opening. Pretty sure it was *3* GoPro's on the unicorn mount: - One facing forward. - One facing rearward. - One facing down past his face."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetrock 0 #7 September 29, 2013 i wonder if there is anyone searching for those cameras ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #8 September 29, 2013 wetrock i wonder if there is anyone searching for those cameras ? Ya think? lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kawisixer01 0 #9 September 30, 2013 lol he posted on his FB that they found the cameras within 20 minutes. Video was recovered on all three, 2/3 still work fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetrock 0 #10 September 30, 2013 forward facing camera http://youtu.be/2X7KNibV0L4?t=4m3s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #11 September 30, 2013 That was cool video. Landing looked painful. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #12 September 30, 2013 Wow, the head-mounted camera was rock steady, even to the point that it was hard to pinpoint the moment he exited the copter. Rock solid all the way through the dagger. His hand-held showed what he was doing up-down-right-left. Target fixation in a good way. Amazing!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,390 #13 September 30, 2013 If it had been me, I would have said "the hell with the crack on the left, there is a perfectly good crack on the right". "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #14 September 30, 2013 ryoder If it had been me, I would have said "the hell with the crack on the left, there is a perfectly good crack on the right". Me Too! But, I'm not getting paid the big bucks, either. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #15 September 30, 2013 OMG!We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #16 October 1, 2013 ryoder If it had been me, I would have said "the hell with the crack on the left, there is a perfectly good crack on the right". Ya' damned right!!Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #17 October 1, 2013 Wow... quite the small space through which One must FLY!!! Surely I would have chosen the open space to the right !! basic survival INSTINCT Draws one, to the right..... So, Big Kudos to this MAN...so impressive only ,,,Will there EVER be a Time... when "enough is enough"...???? sorry ,,, i simply do NOT understand "envelope pushing " ..... to THIS extent.....waaay too close for comfort.. IMHO So IF he ( and others ) MUST do this... may they have Guardian Angels on their shoulders, at ALL times..... and May they always find a SAFE Landing... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #18 October 1, 2013 jimmytavino Wow... quite the small space through which One must FLY!!! Surely I would have chosen the open space to the right !! basic survival INSTINCT Draws one, to the right..... So, Big Kudos to this MAN...so impressive only ,,,Will there EVER be a Time... when "enough is enough"...???? sorry ,,, i simply do NOT understand "envelope pushing " ..... to THIS extent.....waaay too close for comfort.. IMHO So IF he ( and others ) MUST do this... may they have Guardian Angels on their shoulders, at ALL times..... and May they always find a SAFE Landing... jmy Amen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #19 October 1, 2013 Obviously, extreme proximity is Jeb's crack. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,390 #20 October 1, 2013 oldwomanc6 Obviously, extreme proximity is Jeb's crack. But if he ever tries anything narrower than that, they will need to first coat the sides of the crack with KY jelly."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #21 October 1, 2013 ryoder ***Obviously, extreme proximity is Jeb's crack. But if he ever tries anything narrower than that, they will need to first coat the sides of the crack with KY jelly.There's better lube than that. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #22 October 1, 2013 Didn't anyone tell him... 'stay off the crack'?! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #23 October 1, 2013 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 55 #24 February 7, 2014 This is cool!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBXF_Unwm0&feature=youtu.be Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
