DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - This is really nuts, it’s a vertical catapult to fire base-jumpers up into the air before releasing their canopy. Extreme Sports - BASE Jumpers have been known for going to great lengths in order to obtain some altitude, but this has to be the most unique we’ve seen so far. Nuts! Thanks to Damien for finding that one! -Robin-... Similar posts

Lifesize whale in flash from Get Outdoors Highest Cell Phone call in the world from Everest. (I don’t really see the point other than PR). Off-road Trailer for hummers. Mountaineering Council of Ireland have some job opportunities. Google Map markers make it into the real world! Wingsuit Base jumping really close to stuff (embedded below).... Similar posts

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - Kudos to TCAL for spotting this one (we missed it!). A sky diver’s helmet cam shows how his shoot doesn’t deploy, and he’s lands at 80mph in a forest but survives with some broken bones and punctured lung. Nice. His friend films the whole thing too from behind him, and then lands in the undergrowth beside him. It began as a routine day last December for Mikey who was instructing a group of trainees who set off in bright sunshine from an airbase. He said: “There were 16 people on the plane, the usual mix of students and instructors. It was a routine jump from 15,000ft - about a minute’s freefall and then opening my main canopy when the altimeter on my wrist showed 5,000ft. “When I pulled the ripcord, I realised there was... Similar posts

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Press play below, and be in awe. Speed-riding has to be one of the craziest sports I’ve seen recently. The boys at Acro-Base who seem to be pioneering it, have recently filmed a video of a speed-ride down the Eiger. It’s amazing footage. Speed-riding appears to be skiing with a full paraglider attached to you. Very like kite surfing in a way - but considering you’ve got the altitude drop to play with you need slightly more than just a kite! Everytime you hit an edge you fly, apparently they managed to descend Mont Blanc (4810m) from summit to valley in only 8 minutes, now that is fast!... Similar posts

The final Jump has taken place off Dun Aengus on the Aran Islands. Very nice. This is great for the Irish scene. Wow Wow wee Wah! YouTube - B.A.S.E. - E For Earth... Similar posts

The Community At Large Reports that Cedric Dumont and Red Bull are in Hot Water over BASE jump off M50 and RTE antenna! Read the full article here: Sunday Times. Boy they’d want to watch out, they’ve got the full force of BRAY GARDAI after them. hahahah. National Toll Roads (NTR) said it was appalled at Red Bull and Dumont for performing the stunt on the Westlink. “This extremely dangerous stunt was totally unauthorised,” said NTR. “It’s an incredibly stupid act. They have shown no concern for health and safety. They’ve also shown no concern for fellow drivers by parking their car where there is no hard shoulder. That is illegal, as is climbing on the railings. We will be pursuing this matter.” The “base” in base jumping is an acronym for building,... Similar posts

B.A.S.E. Jumping Ireland. The E - Earth Jump is tomorrow. Looks like an Aran Islands Cliff jump.... Similar posts

M50 Toll Bridge , I was RIGHT! Who owes me money?... Similar posts

Here are the videos Eoin mentioned earlier Building: Harland & Wolf Crane in Belfast Antenna: Kippure Mast They are jumping from a Bridge in Dublin tomorrow. I’m trying to figure where it will be. I’m thinking to top of the Dundrum LUAS line bridge. OR maybe from the M50 Toll Bridge? Otherwise I can’t think where. Hmmmm! GEARED UP WILL HAVE FOOTAGE TOMORROW!... Similar posts

Just saw a post on the imra site about it and this video is absolutely incredible. Definitely worth checking out… He has also done a jump off the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. He is doing the collection of 4 jumps in what i can make out is a video series: B.Building A.Antenna S.Span E.Earth Kippure Jump Harland and Wolff Jump... Similar posts

This is absolutely incredible. Valeri Rozov has many other accomplishments to his name having won Russia’s, Europe’s and World’s championships in parachuting. He has been driving along the Russian extreme B.A.S.E. climbing project. The acronym B.A.S.E. stands for Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth; the four types of platforms used in BASE jumping. “Nobody believes it, but we did it,” Russian X-gamer Valeri Rozov declared earlier this month, shortly after making the first BASE-jump from the Alps’ Grandes Jorasses. The news were stirring for sure: The Jorasses had been deemed impossible; experts said the huge wall lacked a single spot safe enough to launch a free-fall jump. But here they are, the breath-taking images of the jump that followed a climb on one... Similar posts