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insane,rocks,mountain,ski,paraglide,fly First person video of speed gliding on the Eiger.

First person video of speed gliding on the Eiger.

posted by obscenesimian 3 years 2 weeks ago • 3672 views
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My first video submission. I've seen videos of this sport before, but they were at ski Resorts. This is the north face of the Eiger, and the sensation of speed and danger sets this video apart from any other I've seen. Hope you enjoy.

From Acro Base productions. Big summit speed riding : Eiger


written by obscenesimian  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Wow: an incredible video; great first post Obscene Simian!


written by benjee  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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This looks really dangerous, how could they sanction this?

Sanction? Eiger? Eiger Sanction? Ha! I kill myself.

Try the veal.



written by therealblankman  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Wow! Thanks for a beautiful submission.


written by viewer_999  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Nice! Upvote
Do you know what size canopy their using? Is it a PG- or skydiving-canope?


written by ambivalens  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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I would like to see this on IMAX 3D. Any chance we could get them to strap on a 250lb camera next time?


written by tooley  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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The wing used in this video is a Gin Nano.

http://www.gingliders.com/products/nano.php

And I too would love to see it in IMAX. It sort of has that feel, which is why I posted it.


written by obscenesimian  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Incredible - if that was me I'd be pooping my pants all the way down.


written by Deano  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Yeah, me too. I've skied some real steep and hairy stuff, but never at 50+ mph the entire time. I kept thinking " he's gonna hit the rocks" through the entire thing.


written by obscenesimian  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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*nominate

booyah!


written by ren  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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This video has been nominated as a top video of 2006 (nominate called by gold star member ren)


written by siftbot  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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whoa, that vid got my hands all clammy. I thought that glider at first was just the kind that you only hold on to so when he/she went off the cliff edge first thought was "you better have a tight grip"..


written by ChosenOne  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Wow... that has the potential to go so incredibly bad.

What's the terminal velocity with that canopy?

I kept thinking he was going to run out of snow and bite it on the rocks.


written by amxcvbcv  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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This might just be the perfect thing to do if you´re fed up with life and want to die.


written by conan  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Don't know the Terminal Velocity. But I am beginning to think my second submission is going to have a hard time doing as well. And thanks so much to Ren and everyone who upvoted!



written by obscenesimian  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Tags changed from "insane, speed, gliding, eiger, rocks" to "insane,rocks,mountain,ski,parachute,fly" by gold star member lucky760.


written by siftbot  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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To be absolutely clear in the tags, parachute should be paragliding. There is no parachute in this video.


written by obscenesimian  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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*


written by Fletch  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Man... you know you're jaded when flying off a 1000ft high jagged cliff at 50mph doesn't even warrant even a subvocalized "Whoop!"

Either that or his expression was much like Fletch's cat.


written by Payback  | 3 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Is this the most successful first post ever?


written by deputydog  | 3 years 1 week ago | CH
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Can't even imagine what the cost is for that 2 minutes of adrenaline rush. Cool vid!


written by youdiejoe  | 3 years 1 week ago | CH
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Very cool that we can see his shadow for the first part of the vid. Makes it clear what's happening...

Helluva first post simian


written by winkler1  | 3 years 1 week ago | CH
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This would be so sweet in HD. :-)


written by coreburn  | 3 years 1 week ago | CH
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@deputydog - there've been a few 'first posts' that shot up to #1 in the top 15; but this is definitely one of the top ones.


written by Krupo  | 3 years 1 week ago | CH
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WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO

have a *promote


written by michie  | 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Monday 20th November 2006 (promotion called by gold star member michie)


written by siftbot  | 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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*sports *nature


written by arvana  | 2 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Nature, Sports) - requested by arvana.


written by siftbot  | 2 years 2 weeks ago | CH
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Freaking Sweet *promote


written by theaceofclubz  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, January 14th, 2007 5:44pm PST - promote requested by theaceofclubz.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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how is this in the top 15 new videos?


written by tmcdermid  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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*wings


written by kulpims  | 1 year 3 months ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Wings) - requested by kulpims.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 3 months ago | CH
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*promote


written by kulpims  | 7 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 1:36pm PDT - promote requested by kulpims.


written by siftbot  | 7 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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*actionpack adrenaline rush!


written by punk225  | 7 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Actionpack) - requested by punk225.


written by siftbot  | 7 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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I wonder if that was a mistake at 1:03. wow


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