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Wing Suit In Flight
“I learned about it last winter and decided I was going to jump it the second I found out it existed,” says Jeb Corliss, speaking of The Crack. It’s a code name for a fissure in the Earth somewhere outside Zurich, Switzerland where he’s spent much of the summer BASE jumping (Buildings, Antennas, Spans, and Earth) in his custom wing suit. From the top of a peak whose name also remains guarded by the wing suit cognoscenti, he jumped and flew forward for a minute and 20 seconds, dropping only a foot for every three feet forward. Not content to fly above The Crack, he dropped in deep for some Star Wars style groove cruising that should make your head spin. Hang on to the arms of your desk chair. (02:13)
Video: Courtesy Jeb Corliss. Outside camera work by Jeff Nebelkopf.
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Comments (36)
This Is Unbelievable! Hat's Out To U :-)
Posted by Shawn Groove on September 15,2010 | 02:51 PM
well done.the large flying squirrel design works beautifully. again well done.
Posted by ed hogarth on September 15,2010 | 02:54 PM
That's not Flying........That's Grace.....lol...Buzz Lightyear
Posted by Parris Englis on September 15,2010 | 06:55 PM
WOW !!! Superman lives !!! If the Wright brothers had
only owned a tailor shop instead of a bicycle shop !!!
Posted by StarVoyager on September 15,2010 | 07:28 PM
A wingsuit would be the ultimate experience. To be able to fly as a bird would, how awesome. Dangerous as could be tho, especially when flying so low to ground.
Posted by Lazilla on September 15,2010 | 07:31 PM
A wingsuit would be the ultimate experience. To be able to fly as a bird would, how awesome. Dangerous as could be tho, especially when flying so low to ground.
Posted by Lazilla on September 15,2010 | 07:31 PM
Wish I could do this some day. Great job Jeb. I like that you went in between two peaks that are so close together, that the only way to know what it's like to fly through them, is to use a suit. Which means, you have just completed something that no one else has ever done since humans have existed. Flown inbetween a more narrow gap between two rock faces than any other person with a plane, or other device with a human on board.
But, that music doesn't fit the video at all. What language are they speaking? Was the video taken in the mountains of India or something? There are literally over 1000 genres of music. You couldn't find one that provided the same aural effect, without being from India? How about the original audio?
Posted by Flight Guy on September 15,2010 | 07:34 PM
WOW !!! What if ??? What if the Wright brothers had owned
a tailor shop instead of a bicycle shop !!! Just imagine !!!
Posted by Scott E. Simpson on September 15,2010 | 07:35 PM
Try a water landing first and use skies...
Posted by rick on September 15,2010 | 09:04 PM
This is pretty radical. Very "Batman-esque", haha. I'd love to try something like that.
Posted by Robert McIntyre on September 15,2010 | 09:21 PM
Awesome and sick! Do these guys think that helmet really matters, short of aerodynamics? Tell us more about how that film was shot! How was it chased? Must be one amazing rush.
Posted by Erik on September 15,2010 | 09:40 PM
bad to the bone!!!!
Posted by Dan on September 15,2010 | 10:21 PM
That's crazy!!
"From the top of a peak whose name also remains guarded..."
Not much of a secret there. I already know the name of that location. I'll keep it secret though, out of respect.
Wish I had one of those suits...
Posted by Jei on September 15,2010 | 10:49 PM
Hello Mr. Jeb Corliss can i jump with you one of these days?
Posted by mike concepcion on September 15,2010 | 10:49 PM
This is right outside of Walenstadt,Switzerland. Hinterugg or Chaserugg peaks. Thats what 5 minutes of searching for Zurich on google earth, and matching the topography can do.
Posted by Eric on September 15,2010 | 11:11 PM
This is now on my to do list.
Posted by the568 on September 15,2010 | 11:25 PM
Whats the song name?
Posted by Boris on September 15,2010 | 11:32 PM
Thats flat out awesome!!
Posted by Ted on September 15,2010 | 11:52 PM
man in video is very ballzy! sell it to Marines,can it be deployed from aircraft?
Posted by edward shultz on September 15,2010 | 12:05 AM
Love the music as well - goes with the other worldly experience feeling!
(what is the title?)
Posted by Loren Ifft on September 15,2010 | 12:16 AM
Grace personified. . . Great footage. . . Perfect Music. . . WOW!
Posted by Mark Anderson on September 15,2010 | 12:35 AM
Amazing! can anyone tell me if any "cracks" existed in the Philippines?
Posted by pabloy on September 15,2010 | 02:43 AM
looks fun!!! but dangerous :)
Posted by joe on September 16,2010 | 03:21 AM
so its actualy considered flying, or even hovering?
whats the distance/falling rate?
and the music in the vid? nice one
Posted by Jay on September 16,2010 | 09:36 AM
Amazing. I have that song and it's not my first choice for this video, but for those that want to know it is called Chaya Chaya. It is a Indian Bollywood song. Enjoy!
Posted by Joe on September 16,2010 | 11:37 PM
if this isnt living... i dont know what is?
push the limits over wise we will never know what that limit is.. an inspiration for mankind!
Posted by kirk theobald on September 17,2010 | 07:43 AM
I am from India, but I feel the background Bollywood film song is unsuitable to this magnificent video.
Posted by Prakash on September 17,2010 | 01:39 PM
Incredible! And I am equally impressed by the chase flight video footage - amazing! My guess is that Jeff must have been doing about the same flying as Jeb, and carefully filming also. As is the case in many adventure videos, the cameramen typically don't get nearly enough credit.
Posted by Steve on October 7,2010 | 07:07 AM
Hi, i am from Hungary! The music a little bit sensationalist; with original sound would be more interesting. Re5pect for Jeb!
Posted by egrifaszi on October 10,2010 | 05:31 PM
What is the relevancy of the music to this video? I really like classical Indian music but the pop piece chosen for this video is just distracting. It has the feel of a video clip from YouTube with this sound track.
Posted by Paul Janders on October 12,2010 | 07:40 PM
Great video! Mr. Corliss. You have a lot of skill and more courage than I in dropping through the "slot" on the way down. As far as the background music is concerned, the selected choice was just OK but could have done better with some Enya songs perhaps or some "new age" pieces. Overall, your flying was AWESOME!!!
Posted by Robert on October 30,2010 | 11:13 AM
Terrible music to play with this. Great photography, though.
Posted by Xenophon on November 2,2010 | 09:48 AM
What company makes that suit? Am I too old to do it? (67)
Who cares about the music? That was Bitchin'!!!!!
I want to try.
Posted by Thailand John on February 10,2011 | 05:13 AM
HOLY ____!
I almost wet myself when I saw this.
Where do I sign up?
Posted by John Papastathis on March 3,2011 | 05:28 PM
I used to fly some of the earlier hang gliders. My first was an Eipper 19x17 with 180 sq.ft. of wing area. It had an L/D of about 4/1. Its amazing to me that the 30 or so square feet of wing area possessed by the suit can achieve an L/D nearly equal to the 6 fold larger hang glider.
Posted by James Robinson on January 15,2012 | 10:52 PM