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Felix Baumgartner Named People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year – Interview
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 5, 2013 
“I’ve come to realize we all crave inspiration…. People really aren’t that jaded and cynical after all. When we can bring people along to share adventures, they are moved, and the result is amazing. The best part is that one inspiration will trigger the next. That’s how we all keep moving forward.” —Felix Baumgartner, 2013 People’s…
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Throw yourself off a cliff and you only have yourself to blame for what happens next. The consequences of adventure sports are brought most clearly into focus when you think about what could go wrong in a pastime as dangerous as BASE jumping. Defined as a parachute leap from a building, antenna, span (bridge) or…
Despite his recent fame over the past year, highliner and BASE jumper Andy Lewis knows there’s still a lot for him to learn in these extremely dangerous sports. Worldwide recognition from his appearance dancing on a slackline with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show put this wild-haired daredevil squarely on the map. But…
Video: Steph Davis and Friends Make Wingsuit Flying Look Really Easy
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 14, 2011 Children of the Sky from steph davis on Vimeo. Most of us aren't this composed ever…let alone freefalling from a cliff in Switzerland. Steph Davis, known for free climbing on Yosemite's El Capitan, shares what the BASE jumping wingsuit experience is like—if you have nerves of steel—with a GoPro Hero HD camera. Keep watching for…
Best American Adventures: Learn to Fly a Wingsuit
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on August 31, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Austrian Prepares to Skydive From the Stratosphere
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on August 11, 2010 Text by Alyson Sheppard Felix Baumgartner has already set free-falling records in this atmosphere—highest B.A.S.E. jump from a building, lowest B.A.S.E. jump—so now he’s taking his parachutes into the stratosphere. Later this year, the 41-year-old Austrian will ride in a pressurized capsule attached to a helium balloon 120,000 feet above the Earth. And then he’ll…
Meet the Adventurers of the Year: Sky Flier Dean S. Potter
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 30, 2009 The Icarus Project: Sky Flier Dean S. Potter On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, Dean Potter stepped onto a tongue of rock just below the summit of Switzerland’s Eiger and jumped off. At first he plunged toward a ledge 600 feet below, then air gathered in his wingsuit, his forward trajectory kicked in, and he…
Video: The Return of Flying Dude
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on January 7, 2009 wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo. You've probably heard of wingsuits—the flying squirrel-inspired apparel that allows its wearer to control his or her free fall with increasingly impressive results—but you've probably never seen such high quality video of them in action. Check out this cut of JT Holmes, Espin Fadnes, and the Flying Dude…
