An excellent way to descend from your next climb

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An excellent way to descend from your next climb

Postby Overlandman » Sat 28 Jan, 2012 7:19 pm

http://www.20min.ch/videotv/?vid=216466

This video is incredible, it goes for 3.28 minutes
Jeb Corliss
Grinding the crack,
Note the balloons as he goes through the gap.
Your thoughts?

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Re: An excellent way to descend from your next climb

Postby icemancometh » Sun 29 Jan, 2012 1:51 am

speedfly/paraglide doable with a pack...not sure if you can with a suit
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Re: An excellent way to descend from your next climb

Postby Macca81 » Sun 29 Jan, 2012 3:32 pm

yeah have seen that a couple of times, pretty damn impressive!
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Re: An excellent way to descend from your next climb

Postby Miyata610 » Sun 29 Jan, 2012 4:12 pm

I believe he's currently in an ICU in south Africa after bouncing on a similar jump.
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Re: An excellent way to descend from your next climb

Postby wayno » Sun 29 Jan, 2012 4:39 pm

he jumped off table mountain, was aiming to fly close to an outcrop and clipped it with his legs breaking them......
despite tumbling out of control he was able to open his shoot
yes that video is on the internet.. i'm not going to stoop to posting the link of someones misfortune
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