Eiger Helicopter Crazy Jump - Incredible Soul Flyer(s) Again
„No wingsuit, no tracksuit, just your body in the good tracking position and angle.“ Check out an amazing recently released Proximity Flying video taken by Soul Flyers team that is known for its daring flights all over the world. Soul Flyers, it is night jumps in the mountains, very close overflights above the ground, amazing stunts or jumps in the world´s capitals. Nothing is strange to them and they go on and on. In the summer of last year, during their training camp in Switzerland, Fred Fugen jumped over the Eiger from the helicopter to whizz through the rock chute, flying just a few meters above the rocks. Not so interesting, one might say nowdays, but Fred Fugen flew in a nicely old-fashioned way: without wingsuit!
Skydiver decided to try the so-called proximity flying (flying as close as possible relief) until he was in the air. "I jumped from a helicopter some 500 meters above the ridge. After I took enough speed I decided to try to fly along the ridge, so I tried it," says Fred.
Such a flight method, without wingsuit, is much more dangerous and difficult. Special clothing is helping to coordinate the flight and also allows much greater horizontality flight.
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