Using Science to Map a Wingsuit BASE Jump | National Geographic

let’s do this three two one generally

let’s do this three two one generally everything out here it was as of two

everything out here it was as of two

everything out here it was as of two years ago unknown territory what we’re

years ago unknown territory what we’re

years ago unknown territory what we’re doing out here is very unique there’s a

doing out here is very unique there’s a

doing out here is very unique there’s a few of us locals that live out here that

few of us locals that live out here that

few of us locals that live out here that have actually hiked a ton of different

have actually hiked a ton of different

have actually hiked a ton of different objects to figure out if how and can we

objects to figure out if how and can we

objects to figure out if how and can we do this safely

do this safely

do this safely we were actually pulling it off pretty

we were actually pulling it off pretty

we were actually pulling it off pretty well when people look at the standard

well when people look at the standard

well when people look at the standard YouTube videos of massive you know two

YouTube videos of massive you know two

YouTube videos of massive you know two minute long wingsuit flights down

minute long wingsuit flights down

minute long wingsuit flights down glaciers and down

glaciers and down

glaciers and down awesome French valleys and plateaus and

awesome French valleys and plateaus and

awesome French valleys and plateaus and ledge systems in Europe badass wingsuit

ledge systems in Europe badass wingsuit

ledge systems in Europe badass wingsuit of Moab is tangibly different the jumps

of Moab is tangibly different the jumps

of Moab is tangibly different the jumps here are there are only 20 seconds long

here are there are only 20 seconds long

here are there are only 20 seconds long when we first started out what we do is

when we first started out what we do is

when we first started out what we do is we just get a stupid little tube like

we just get a stupid little tube like

we just get a stupid little tube like this and we’d stand on the exit and we’d

this and we’d stand on the exit and we’d

this and we’d stand on the exit and we’d actually profile down features all the

actually profile down features all the

actually profile down features all the way down and as we’ve profiled it you’d

way down and as we’ve profiled it you’d

way down and as we’ve profiled it you’d have this little angle ometer and then

have this little angle ometer and then

have this little angle ometer and then all we do is we would just basically do

all we do is we would just basically do

all we do is we would just basically do trig we go okay I’m looking at that

trig we go okay I’m looking at that

trig we go okay I’m looking at that gigantic Boulder right there and then my

gigantic Boulder right there and then my

gigantic Boulder right there and then my buddy would laser it neig okay that’s

buddy would laser it neig okay that’s

buddy would laser it neig okay that’s 422 feet and then we’d read off the

422 feet and then we’d read off the

422 feet and then we’d read off the angle and go okay it’s 44 degrees which

angle and go okay it’s 44 degrees which

angle and go okay it’s 44 degrees which would be a def jump okay we can’t just

would be a def jump okay we can’t just

would be a def jump okay we can’t just go yep that looks about right and know

go yep that looks about right and know

go yep that looks about right and know that we’ve got a thousand foot margin

that we’ve got a thousand foot margin

that we’ve got a thousand foot margin we’ve never landed any further away than

we’ve never landed any further away than

we’ve never landed any further away than you are we have to throw a lot of

you are we have to throw a lot of

you are we have to throw a lot of numbers and tools and science at this

numbers and tools and science at this

numbers and tools and science at this I’ve got an aeronautical engineering

I’ve got an aeronautical engineering

I’ve got an aeronautical engineering degree I used to fly fighters off

degree I used to fly fighters off

degree I used to fly fighters off aircraft carriers and laying on them in

aircraft carriers and laying on them in

aircraft carriers and laying on them in crazy conditions and some of that was

crazy conditions and some of that was

crazy conditions and some of that was really terrifying

really terrifying

really terrifying but there are some times when is

but there are some times when is

but there are some times when is absolutely the most fun ever when you

absolutely the most fun ever when you

absolutely the most fun ever when you see BASE jumping in terrain like this is

see BASE jumping in terrain like this is

see BASE jumping in terrain like this is the only thing that can even come close

the only thing that can even come close

the only thing that can even come close to it it’s usually a 3 or 4 or 500 foot

to it it’s usually a 3 or 4 or 500 foot

to it it’s usually a 3 or 4 or 500 foot rock drive of it left or right on top of

rock drive of it left or right on top of

rock drive of it left or right on top of maybe a 1000 foot talus or slope and the

maybe a 1000 foot talus or slope and the

maybe a 1000 foot talus or slope and the talus is kind of flat and then to a flat

talus is kind of flat and then to a flat

talus is kind of flat and then to a flat landing and that flat landing may be

landing and that flat landing may be

landing and that flat landing may be completely 3d maybe you know cactus

completely 3d maybe you know cactus

completely 3d maybe you know cactus Boulder fields washes there’s tons of

Boulder fields washes there’s tons of

Boulder fields washes there’s tons of hazards if I’m not totally 108 about it

hazards if I’m not totally 108 about it

hazards if I’m not totally 108 about it I’m gonna be really pissed when I’m

I’m gonna be really pissed when I’m

I’m gonna be really pissed when I’m laying there with my ankle broken or my

laying there with my ankle broken or my

laying there with my ankle broken or my femur busted because I screwed up the

femur busted because I screwed up the

femur busted because I screwed up the risks and the consequences never

risks and the consequences never

risks and the consequences never decrease so you better have a really

decrease so you better have a really

decrease so you better have a really damn good internal motivation reason why

damn good internal motivation reason why

damn good internal motivation reason why you’re doing this

you’re doing this

you’re doing this I always make sure that when I’m jumping

I always make sure that when I’m jumping

I always make sure that when I’m jumping great

great

great I’m jumping because this is exactly what

I’m jumping because this is exactly what

I’m jumping because this is exactly what I want to be doing

we’re flying within 10 20 feet of

we’re flying within 10 20 feet of boulders are making pylon turns around

boulders are making pylon turns around

boulders are making pylon turns around them knowing that if we fly outside on

them knowing that if we fly outside on

them knowing that if we fly outside on the right side of the first one we can

the right side of the first one we can

the right side of the first one we can get set up for a perfect dive down line

get set up for a perfect dive down line

get set up for a perfect dive down line to a couple more reference boulders skim

to a couple more reference boulders skim

to a couple more reference boulders skim those and then when you get to the last

those and then when you get to the last

those and then when you get to the last cliff ban you can just clear out with a

cliff ban you can just clear out with a

cliff ban you can just clear out with a ton of energy it doesn’t get any better

ton of energy it doesn’t get any better

ton of energy it doesn’t get any better than that when you’re in tight formation

than that when you’re in tight formation

than that when you’re in tight formation down low with friends flying the line

down low with friends flying the line

down low with friends flying the line that you’re very comfortable with and

that you’re very comfortable with and

that you’re very comfortable with and then just pushing it just a little bit

then just pushing it just a little bit

then just pushing it just a little bit more and getting a little bit more

more and getting a little bit more

more and getting a little bit more ground Russian flights fast you can and

ground Russian flights fast you can and

ground Russian flights fast you can and then coming in to safe landings no big

then coming in to safe landings no big

then coming in to safe landings no big ol wide open area like this it’s really

ol wide open area like this it’s really

ol wide open area like this it’s really that’s exactly what you want

that’s exactly what you want

that’s exactly what you want that’s exactly I fully envision myself

that’s exactly I fully envision myself

that’s exactly I fully envision myself wingsuit BASE jumping maybe not here but

wingsuit BASE jumping maybe not here but

wingsuit BASE jumping maybe not here but once you BASE jumping in general

once you BASE jumping in general

once you BASE jumping in general probably Salemba 70