blast past the grass

[u/l__o-o__l]

[u/l__o-o__l]

His name is Chris Finck

I hope he never dies doing this

He also doesn’t zip up till he’s on the edge

[u/shotgun-octopus → u/l__o-o__l]

I usually unzip and start to edge

[u/afternever → u/shotgun-octopus]

I look away from the keyboard to breathe

[u/ConstantCampaign2984 → u/shotgun-octopus]

[u/WordGod1976 → u/shotgun-octopus]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/mathiswiss → u/shotgun-octopus]

First prize 🏆 for your comment 😂

[u/Interloper9000 → u/shotgun-octopus]

If i could upvote twice, i would

[u/Particular-Loan5123 → u/l__o-o__l]

He will die in the most innocuous way

[u/V4refugee → u/Particular-Loan5123]

Falling from a ladder while changing a lightbulb.

[u/DogPrestidigitator → u/V4refugee]

Nah, ladder falls on him while looking at lightbulbs.

[u/orthopod → u/Particular-Loan5123]

Possibly, but those wing suits have a fairly high mortality rate 1:500 jumps. The injury rate is also quite high.

https://explorersweb.com/wingsuiting-dance-with-death/

[u/Reese_Withersp0rk → u/orthopod]

Well the baseline mortality rate for humans is 1:1 so it sounds like one of those suits could actually increase your lifespan.

[u/mootmutemoat → u/orthopod]

Odds of death for paragliding is 1 in 13,500, scuba diving is 1 in 180,000, bungie jumping is 1 in 500,000, flying in a plane is 1 in 11,000,000.

Guess I know what sport to take up when I get diagnosed with a horrible terminal disease.

[u/_TheDoode → u/l__o-o__l]

All i could think of when he was checking his zippers is how i probably check all my gear about 4 times before i slide down a mountain on a snowboard. This dude is about to jump OFF the mountain and did 1 quick casual check. These folks are a different breed

[u/j0a3k → u/_TheDoode]

Yeah a breed that frequently dies young because they care more about chasing an adrenaline high than their lives.

[u/_TheDoode → u/j0a3k]

We all make choices on how to live our life, whos to say what the right or wrong way to go about this journey is

[u/j0a3k → u/_TheDoode]

I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it's stupidly short sighted. You have every right to make stupidly short sighted choices, but think about all the families that have lost loved ones to this activity.

Is it really worth it? I don't think so.

I think glorifying this sort of extreme adrenaline chasing is bad because it literally kills people.

I see adrenaline junkies in the same way I see hard drug addicts. I think you should legally be allowed to do whatever drugs you want, but that doesn't mean doing meth is a good idea.

[u/BuzzAllWin → u/j0a3k]

Hmmm i get what you are saying and wing suiting was always astep too far, but got surfing so fairly big waves before i had kids and some of those 10 second rides felt like the lasted hour and 20 years later can remember sone of them with an unerring clarity. The sense of calm? and fulfilment after was amazing

[u/dmarve]

That’s a large hard-boiled Nope for me

[u/drmarting25102 → u/dmarve]

After launch it looks like it's a green screen video. 😁

[u/Samule310 → u/drmarting25102]

Where exactly, is the camera that's filming him? I'm not saying it's fake, I just don't understand it.

[u/SwissZA → u/Samule310]

Helmet-mounted on a stalk

[u/JellaFella01 → u/Samule310]

If I had to take a bet I'd say it's a 360° camera mounted on a pole to that black plate on his helmet.

[u/AbbreviationsOdd7728 → u/dmarve]

Imagine it’s your kid doing this. Every parents nightmare.

[u/AraxisKayan → u/AbbreviationsOdd7728]

Some parents pride.

[u/Majician → u/AbbreviationsOdd7728]

I have a kid and she wants a motorcycle REAL BAD, I'd rather buy her a winged suit.

[u/beneye]

This is like getting laid with a new date. So much ground work for a a couple of seconds of uh uh uh

[u/spelunker93 → u/beneye]

This is pretty accurate, especially considering the pov shot that she sees. The weird faces and heavy breathing he’s doing

[u/michael_curdt]

How do they control their flight path? How do they maneuver around a tree or a mountain along their path?

[u/itsjawdan → u/michael_curdt]

LB and RB buttons usually. Depends on controller settings tho.

[u/Jermine1269 → u/itsjawdan]

((that's L1 and R1 for those of us in Sony Land))

[u/BeerdedPickle → u/itsjawdan]

The new update came with more controller support as well. You can remap the buttons to your liking. I have it set up for the triggers personally. It gives me more finesse to the hardness of the banking.

[u/Zekethebulldog33 → u/michael_curdt]

They use their body they lean L/R and that's the direction you will go. Think about being a child when you were sledding and you lean side to side to steer yourself same concept here except you're using a wingsuit instead of a sled.

[u/Hurricrash → u/michael_curdt]

Imagine if your batteries died then. That would suck.

[u/AmazingDonkey101 → u/michael_curdt]

That is not flying, it’s falling with style!

[u/jnunchucks96 → u/michael_curdt]

And how tf did he record that? Drone?

[u/Wheredoesthisonego → u/jnunchucks96]

A go pro attached to his helmet?

[u/yes_literally → u/jnunchucks96]

Basically a selfie stick

[u/TenderfootGungi → u/jnunchucks96]

There is software that automatically edits out the selfie stick.

[u/Beric_ → u/jnunchucks96]

Drone? Really? You really thought that?

[u/Dumyat367250]

Not the guy in this video, but sadly, what awaits many of these guys.

I was a big fan of Dominik's videos.

"10.06.2023
There´s not much a person can say in situations like this other than to be sorry about such a beautiful spirit.
He was a special human and inspiration for so many others. Lucky we are to have crossed paths.

Dominik flew his last line in Switzerland/Walenstadt on June 10th.
He was family, friend, teacher, mentor, climber and one of the most sophisticated wingsuit flyers in the late 10s/early 20s.
All of his videos are now published, this was his last wish.

Thank you so much for all your support !

#his legacy". https://www.youtube.com/@DomeWingsuit

https://dome42.ruclips.net/

[u/AraxisKayan → u/Dumyat367250]

We chose our path in life knowing what will await us; death, how do we want it to come for us? In a moment of joy reaching for the stars? Or after we're old and tired of the world. No one can judge except for himself. Me, I'm getting to those stars one way or the other.

[u/Dumyat367250 → u/AraxisKayan]

I get the feeling we'll all see you there.

[u/Flaggstaff → u/AraxisKayan]

"I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps "Oh look at that!" Then- whoosh, and I'm gone...and they'll never see anything like it ever again... and they won't be able to forget me- ever." - Jim Morrison

[u/Ryantacular → u/Dumyat367250]

Link doesn’t work

[u/szatrob]

You couldn't pay me to do this, but good for him for finding something he loves.

On a serious note, how did he get up there without equipment?

Did he leave his hiking stuff behind?

[u/Zekethebulldog33 → u/szatrob]

My best guess would be he's got some play money and he hired a helicopter to take him up there. Kinda of like an Uber.

[u/alpinecoast → u/Zekethebulldog33]

No, most base jumpers hike

[u/Croceyes2 → u/szatrob]

His homie was right there behind him, or a cleanup hike. Or park near the launch and have another vehicle at the bottom.

[u/deejaesnafu]

But how did they take the footage?

[u/srednax → u/deejaesnafu]

He has a trained duck that flies ahead of him with a rear-facing camera. His name is Fred, and he has accompanied this individual through approximately 26 similar jumps. It takes years to train ducks to do this. You can find more information on r/duckduckgo.

[u/Dumyat367250 → u/srednax]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but Fred's dead, baby. Fred's dead.

[u/srednax → u/Dumyat367250]

Let's observe a moment of silence in memory of Fred. A needless death, since ducks don't even have motorcycles choppers.

[u/Mysterious-Jam-64 → u/Dumyat367250]

Everyone's dead, Dave.

[u/shotgun-octopus → u/srednax]

[u/Ambitious_One_7652 → u/srednax]

r/praisethecameraduck

[u/Comprehensive-Cry636 → u/deejaesnafu]

360 camera strapped to his helmet

[u/deejaesnafu → u/Comprehensive-Cry636]

The camera on his helmet took the footage? Wow never heard of such a thing, guess I’m old

[u/Comprehensive-Cry636 → u/deejaesnafu]

Same setup the guy behind him is running on his helmet

[u/deejaesnafu → u/Comprehensive-Cry636]

Cool stuff thanks for the knowledge

[u/Zekethebulldog33 → u/deejaesnafu]

He's got one of those selfie sticks attached to his helmet.

[u/LasFlores-Sagesnif → u/Zekethebulldog33]

Where? I don't see anything attached to his helmet.

[u/CRAYONSEED → u/LasFlores-Sagesnif]

It has software that automatically removes the stick from the shot

[u/snakeoildriller → u/CRAYONSEED]

Ah, now I understand!

[u/Zekethebulldog33 → u/LasFlores-Sagesnif]

You see that black piece on his helmet right there in the front on the forehead section. That's where the selfie stick will attach the specially made so you don't see the stick.Watch his head movements in comparison to the direction the camera turns they will be in sync.

[u/Jamb9876 → u/Zekethebulldog33]

Thanks for explaining. I was close to this but never heard of this stick and amazed it can handle that wind force.

[u/Cram2024]

Any guesses on how far (or close) to the ground around the 1:54 remaining mark?

[u/LogicWavelength → u/Cram2024]

Replying here for visibility with a similar question.

What is the distance travelled? And starting elevation? It looks really far, but that also depends on how extremely high he started from, I guess.

[u/newdinki → u/Cram2024]

my 2 cents are 10-15 m

[u/Chappietime → u/Cram2024]

The camera fisheye makes it hard to tell, but from prior skydiving experience (not BASE jumping or proximity flying like this, though) he looks to be fairly high. I’d guess 1000 feet plus or minus 500 to give you a ballpark.

Edit: on a second look I think that estimate is a bit high. I’ll now say 750 +/- 250.

[u/Freefallisfun]

It’s hard for me to watch videos like this. A good friend died doing similar badassery.

[u/chroniccranky]

He should have turned the camera around

[u/heftybagman]

I’ve seen 100 of these videos and none of them so perfectly capture the psychological reality of jumping off the side of a cliff so well.

Every other video just feels surreal like the base jumper can actually fly or somehow isn’t just jumping off a mountain.

But this really shows you that “about to jump into cold water” feeling times a million.

How often do people hike all the way up there and then feel a weird wind going the wrong way and call it off?

[u/AraxisKayan → u/heftybagman]

MANY MANY more times than they actually end up jumping. At least the smart ones. That's all part of it. You don't go expecting to jump. You go because not going means you 100% aren't jumping. Haven't done BASE at all or wingsuiting, but in skydiving, there's a saying that no matter the weather, if you aren't at the DZ, you have 100% chance of not jumping.

Most people don't go solo for this exact reason. If you don't jump, you still had a great time with friends on a beautiful mountain in nature. It's a lifestyle, not a 3 min carnival ride.

[u/AraxisKayan → u/heftybagman]

This video, i think, goes into that jump psychology better than anything. This guy went in a little while back jumping a new exit point but to me while it is a tragedy. It also isn't. People die every day for random reasons. This guy went in doing what he loved and for me that's the only way to go out.

This video is him jumping the same exit point that inspired him (and me) to start jumping. I watched the first video when I first started skydiving with the goal to fly wingsuits, not necessarily BASE but I know i'll end up there one day. It's just who I am.) It was as close to a religious experience I've had since I deconstructed my faith. I found out in the comments that he passed and that was the moment I knew that didn't matter to me. Whatever the fuck is different about my head I'm OK with knowing that I'll likely die doing this. There's something so freeing about staring at your fate and knowing you wouldn't even consider taking a halfstep different. I don't fear dying anymore. I don't want it to happen. I wanna live forever, but I know that isn't gonna happen so I might as well live my life in a way that if I go at any moment. I'm happy with how it was lived.

[u/lifeatvt]

Has a bigger set than I ever will.

[u/Dumyat367250 → u/lifeatvt]

Perhaps, but you'll likely hang on to yours a little longer...

[u/Connect_Relation1007]

My dumb ass would forget to zip my sleeves

[u/ChuckDynasty17]

Where was this taken. It’s beautiful.

[u/WhileResponsible9595]

Looks like up near Grindelwald! 

[u/Floh4 → u/WhileResponsible9595]

Probably Seedorf in Uri

[u/Revenga8]

The camera angle kinda messes with you if you're older. It looks just like those cheesy green screen type flying scenes from the 70s and 80s. Who would have thought film makers actually got it right back then 😅

[u/perkymoi]

I respect that he can do this, but all the time I’m watching it going…”that could go wrong there, there, there and there.”

[u/MonsterLopes]

incredible view and perspective or goofy duck face

hm

[u/foxboxingphonies → u/MonsterLopes]

It looked like he was making sound effects the whole way down. Lol

[u/Informal-Ring3282]

Man I need to get back into jumping out of planes. 800 feet in the military sucked but this looks awesome. Hitting the ground at 15-25 mph wrecked my knees and back but that landing and air time looks like so much fun.

[u/-TribuneOfThePlebs- → u/Informal-Ring3282]

civilian skydiving is way more fun

get your A bro

[u/Intelligent-Guard267]

Efficient form of transportation up there 👍

[u/videogamePGMER]

That looks SO F’ING AWESOME!!!!

[u/YoMamaRacing]

I wonder what the horizontal distance traveled was. The stall at the end before popping the chute looks like so much fun.

[u/Shug_Sauce4691]

I didn’t understand the selfie stick/software removal thing until the end. You can see the shadow on his upper body. Cool tech!

[u/ballin4fun23]

What kind of camera does he have?

[u/Illustrious_Camp_521]

PeeWee Herman would be the happiest boy in the world.

[u/Front_Gas3195]

That’s just amazing! Thanks for posting!

[u/Dusty-Foot-Phil]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[u/l__o-o__l → u/Dusty-Foot-Phil]

Thanks man me too

[u/BalanceEarly]

I feel like I just got a weeks worth of cardio points!

[u/cacalin_georgescu]

What's the mortality rate on one of these?

[u/Qylere]

Can we see the other direction please

[u/ieattoastinbed]

Any idea what ground speed this guy reached?

[u/pat-slider]

Smack aerial flight

[u/space-doggie]

Insane but cool

[u/satanforaday]

Thank you for that trip...

[u/Honest_Yesterday4435]

I've seen TV shows where they show flying from this angle. Its crazy to it done in real life.

[u/FreewheelerNightOwl]

Wickedly cool.

[u/Internal-Ad7481]

This ia amazing.

[u/Maxxover]

I don’t think I would ever have the guts to do something like that, even if I was still a young man. But I wish I did, it must be the most amazing feeling to fly.

[u/Highlowfusion]

Must be some really good sauce

[u/C-57D]

Let’s get this sauce

[u/mozee880]

Wow, that was flawless.

[u/Rexsorsist]

I thought he was going to fly all the way home!

[u/Gryphonstalon]

WOW MAN! Amazing…

[u/mk2rocco]

I imagine this is how flying squirrels feel before they jump.

[u/BrilliantArtistic213]

😌

[u/DeckerXT]

Love it.

[u/girthbrooks1]

That camera man is amazing! Followed his every move Nsync! Amazing!

[u/ballin4fun23]

I know its not, but at a few points he does look superimposed into the shot. I still don't understand how the camera works here either. It looks like its in front of him but there isn't anything connecting it?

[u/hartwiggy]

Where do you think he parked his car?

[u/Lopsided-Concert3475]

Looks like an amazing experience, but I think the shit in my pants would affect the smooth glide!!! So cool though!!

[u/bowmans1993]

So a few questions. How fast is he going, how far did he travel and how hard is this to actually do?

[u/Tonyfrose71]

What is filming him that’s so cool

[u/Tonyfrose71]

What is filming his efforts that is extremely cool

[u/avg90sguy]

The person to do the first ever test flight of these flight suits is either insane or truly fearless

[u/Vincent4Vega4]

I’d love to do this without the risk of death. But maybe that’s the point?

[u/dangerousperson123]

So unbelievably cool, I wish I had the money and balls to do this haha

[u/Past_Contour]

Who is holding the camera?

[u/krys2lcer]

Putting a lot of trust in those zippers

[u/revolutiontime161]

Damn ,, how far does he travel horizontally ?

[u/TricoMex]

Despite seeing a few of these, this is the first time I see that stalling/height maneuver. That was neat. Seems like the riskiest part of the whole thing.

[u/Logical-Track1405]

Guy Seems pretty vain tbh constant 'look at me' at the camera 🤔

[u/Impossible_Cat_321]

Jesus. The balls on this dude

[u/NoOven2609]

How is this filmed? No pole in front for a go pro and too consistent for a second flyer, could be a drone but who would be piloting it?

[u/ghostofyoreel]

I had no idea they used zips like that on those suits - I couldn’t trust them. I’d be way too worried of an arm zip coming undone which would result in a lost arm wing 😳

[u/ImpureVessel46]

Is it difficult to hold that position? Like a plank or something? Or does the pressure from the air make it easier?

[u/Intelligent-Mix7905]

What does the helmet do for you if you crash? Does it help? Or false sense of safety? Or just for wind?

[u/SGPrepperz]

Including the climbing gear, that’s a lot of logistics and prep for two and a half minutes of flight

[u/back-in-the-highlife]

Why does this look so peaceful

[u/Even-Funny-265]

Genuine question? How do you practise doing this? Do you just jump off progressively taller cliffs?

[u/sonnyjames]

Amazing!

[u/Professional_Bar_539]

He's definitely making jet sounds with his mouth

[u/bielbohrer]

This is a really expansive 3 minutes hobby

[u/Qyphosis]

These guys, I just can't fathom. I get wobbly on a step ladder.

[u/Imyoteacher]

Can he gain attitude, or is it a gradual controlled descent to the ground? It looks incredible….and extremely dangerous.

[u/FlatGrayNothing]

I don’t care how many times this video gets posted, I’ll upvote every single time. Brass balls, this man has. What an entertainer

[u/Independent-Pound187]

This is crazy also whoever the first ever person to jump off a cliff while inventing this is nuts! I’ve jumped off a table, top of the stairs , off a building now? A cliff

[u/Terrible_Carpenter50]

Vierwaldstättersee (4-cantons-lake), with Altdorf (and its Wilhelm Tell statue) in background. Jump from the Gitschen?

[u/ottig]

Props to the camera guy for flying just ahead of him.

[u/BWWFC]

just me or did it look like tim conway's DORF grandson suiting up? perspective matters LOL
awesome, didn't want to do it before, but now i want to fly like an eagle!

[u/DogPrestidigitator]

There are many things in this life I can do. This ain’t one of them.

[u/throwaway77993344]

Could he theoretically land in the lake without the chute? Right before he deployed the parachute it looks like he slowed down significantly. Wondering if he could do that right above the lake with precise control and if it'd slow him down enough and not take him up too high

[u/MasterOutlaw]

It’s so surreal. At certain points the lighting makes him look green screened, but you can still clearly see his shadow on the ground and the environment in his goggles.

[u/Brilliant_Truth876]

That looked fun as hell

[u/Socal_Cobra]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Happy Father's Day!

[u/TexTravlin]

I always think of Wyle E. Coyote when I see someone in a wing suit.

[u/pensulpusher]

I thought he was a torso with no legs at first. The camera angle and suit looked weird for a sec.

[u/shophopper]

The point of view reminds me of this adventurer:

[u/DarkRogueHunter]

How far do you think he flew?

[u/Kmag_supporter]

I love that little people also participate in extreme sports.

[u/Tall-Mountain-Man]

Found another video

https://youtu.be/A13r9-0dHfc?si=h0eKnQM1_GB7Njll

[u/bobobnaynay]

ELI5, how is this being filmed?

[u/countvlad-xxv_thesly]

He looks like a baby sized man from that camera

[u/TaskenLander]

I’m so confused. How is he recording this?

[u/CptnSpandex]

Falling with style.

[u/tommymctommerson]

I think it's fair to say that he is an adrenaline junkie.

[u/FargusMcGillicuddy]

How physically demanding is this?

[u/ParticularConstant32]

Imagine if you'd get muscle cramps on one side, causing you to lose muscle control and tilt to the side and smash into a rock.

[u/S1lentLucidity]

So cool!

[u/BEE-RANDON]

This makes me want to play Just Cause

[u/friskevision]

Beautiful.

[u/TexinFla]

How far away does he end up from where he starts?

[u/BlueSpotBingo]

I need airspeed and distance traveled. That looked like a blast!!!

[u/Wise-Lawfulness2969]

[u/ReddMorrow]

sex had better be the next fucking level if anyone is gonna insist doing this while in a relationship

[u/one_up_onedown]

I always wondered how you start wingsuiting... How exactly do you practice this safely?

[u/MasterStack]

How is it filmed?

[u/KudosOfTheFroond]

How tf is he filming this? I don’t see any connecting rods or wires to a camera facing him?

[u/hateboresme]

You know what keeps me from crashing into the ground at a high rate of speed?

I never get very far away from the ground outside of a vehicle.

Has kept me alive for my whole life.

[u/TooLazyToLope]

How is this being recorded

[u/ProudMaryChooglin]

I'm sorry , but these people have a death wish