WINGSUITING: ADRENALINE HIGHS AND DANGEROUS LOWS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, October 02, 2014, 10:45

A flock of wingsuit flyers descend. Photograph: Richard Schneider/Flickr Creative Commons

Wingsuit diving is one of the world’s most dangerous extreme sports. Ahead of this month’s World Wingsuit League Grand Prix, defending champion Jhonathan Florez explains the rush behind jumping off a cliff in an inflatable suit

At 3,810 metres the rear door on the Cessna Caravan opens and a blast of cold air rushes in to the cabin towards 31-year-old Jhonathan Florez. The chill interrupts his nail biting and signals its time for him to unbuckle from the aluminium floor, pull his goggles over his eyes, and prepare to exit the plane. At the door his bare hands clasp either side of a bar that extends along the top edge of the door. He goes through a training routine in his mind and steps out into air.

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