Extreme BASE Jump off the Eiger by National Geographic
Great video of extreme BASE jumping off the legendary Eiger in the Swiss Alps with some helmet camera footage. The Eiger is one of the most impressive peaks in the Alps and over 3000m. Its ascent is very difficult, bein accomplished for the first time in 1858 by Charles Barrington.
These extreme BASE jumpers have some originality as they set up a tightrope across two peaks. They then proceed to tightrope walk to the center and BASE jump off the tighrope! There is some great wing wingsuit footage as the BASE jumpers drop down the Eiger.
This is a beautiful video with professional camera work as it’s done for National Geographic.
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BASE Jumping wearing wingsuits in Baffin Island in Northern Canada
Here’s an amazing video shot with a helmet cam of two BASE jumpers in wingsuits as they jump off a mountain on the very remote, yet huge, Baffin Island in Norther Canada. Baffin Island has become a hotspot for BASE jumping due to it’s beautiful scenario and large number of peaks between 800 and 1200m, perfect for a BASE jump. Its extreme remote location allows BASE jumpers to have no problems with the law and provides for some amazing views.
The video of the BASE jump starts as the two jumpers prepare for the jump up top. The two jump in their wingsuits with the top one wearing a helmet camera and filming the beautiful decent of the other wingsuit jumper. Everything is all white!
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