Speedflying

[Demon-Xanth]

Woah

 

[FP]

Those are some crazy mofos.

Looks fun but death doesn't.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

sick maniacs.

 

[waggy]

hmm looks fun. but i will stick to far safer and saner things.

 

[UNCjigga]

Umm, just a few observations:

1) How do you "practice" for this sport?
2) There is not enough snow...
3) This is probably the most exciting footage shot on that mountain since The Eiger Sanction

 

[trOver]

that looks sooo fun

 

[AmpedSilence]

how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

 

[Vidda]

The part where he just goes off the edge is crazy.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

you didn't watch the video did you? The differences are EXTREME.

 

[AmpedSilence]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

you didn't watch the video did you? The differences are EXTREME.

i watched, but without sound, maye that makes a difference?

Okay, how about base jumping, at least the last part where they jump off the cliff.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

The distance between hard objects that have been known to cause pain as well as the frequency that he approaches them.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

The distance between hard objects that have been known to cause pain as well as the frequency that he approaches them.

Plus the X games skiing in between

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

The distance between hard objects that have been known to cause gruesome bone-splintering bloody horrible death as well as the frequency that he approaches them.

Fixed that for ya!


Seriously what a lunatic!

 

[Mark R]

Wow. That looks amazingly awesome fun. Well, apart from the multiple pointy hard things approaching at alarming speed.

Not something you want to learn the hard way. So, does anyone know where you sign up for lessons?

I must say I'm impressed at the speed at which this guys throws himself off mountains - but these guys are the sickest I've ever seen.

 

[jlee]

That's amazing...looks like an absolute blast. If I wouldn't die, I might be tempted to try..

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: JLee
That's amazing...looks like an absolute blast. If I wouldn't die, I might be tempted to try..

Ain't that the truth!

 

[The Boston Dangler]

that video really was awesome, radical, intense, insane and extreme. if i tried that (hahaha), my life expectancy = <20 seconds, lots of chunks + some smearing

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

Indeeed. It's bullshite... simply para-gliding with skis on and purposely touching down along the way. Whoopdedoo, that's an XTREMEly desperate attempt to invent a new cross-over sport. The name itself is nonsensical as it is neither flying nor particularly speedy. Indeed, it is slower than normal. It's faster than skiing. I suppose if they actually stuck to the ground they could call it speed skiing. But no.

 

[Gibsons]

Looks fun, but I like my bones inside the skin instead of out.

 

[TestedAcorn]

nobody hit a sharp jagged rock

 

[Renob]

Wow, to be young again might be something I would think about trying, NO way now!

 

[Ika]

Does anyone remember the vid of the guy gliding like a flying squirrel (skin flaps between his outstretched arms and his body)? That was SOOO much more intense.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Auric

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
how is this different than hang gliding or sky diving? The only thing i see different about it is that they are wearing skis rather than real shoes.

Indeeed. It's bullshite... simply para-gliding with skis on and purposely touching down along the way. Whoopdedoo, that's an XTREMEly desperate attempt to invent a new cross-over sport. The name itself is nonsensical as it is neither flying nor particularly speedy. Indeed, it is slower than normal. It's faster than skiing. I suppose if they actually stuck to the ground they could call it speed skiing. But no.

Hmmm ... I'd hang-glide or sky-dive before I'd try what that guy in the video did!