Tag Archives: stunts

KAYAKER BRAVES TERRIFYING ICY WATERFALL

Intrepid kayaker Luke Spencer runs the 70ft high Outlet Falls in Washington state in January of this year.
Long viewed as the holy grail for North American Kayakers, the Outlet Falls overflow with this much water only once a decade.
Taken at midday on January 10th, Luke successfully ran the the icy water fall after [...]

HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHES INTO TENT

A passenger was injured Monday (October 5) when a hot air balloon struck a tent at the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival.
It happened during the festival’s hold ’em competition in which balloonists drop bags onto targets on a field to build poker hands at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, N.M.
Balloon Fiesta spokesperson Kathie Leyendecker said the [...]

92-YEAR-OLD WOMAN GOES SKYDIVING

While most 92-year olds spend their days playing bingo or cards, Jane Bockstruck skydives from 13 000 feet.
Great Grandmother Jane, who has been married seven times, decided to throw herself out of an airplane simply on a whim. The New Hampshire resident was watched by her extended family and friends as she landed [...]

181 WOMEN SET NEW SKYDIVING WORLD RECORD

181 female skydivers from 31 different countries recently set a world record for the most women skydiving in formation, in Perris, CA earlier this week.
Jumping from 17 000 ft from nine separate planes, the stunts brought some of the worlds best-known skydivers together.
Making eight practice jumps up until last Friday, the team of [...]

ESKIL RONNINGSBAKKEN’S BALANCING ACT

Eskil Ronningsbakken is seen balancing on the edge of a 304m high cliff edge in Norway, on September 6, 2009.
Delicately poised one handed on a ladder high at the edge of the Flydalsjuvet cliff in Geiranger, Norway, the young extreme balancing artist pushes the boundaries of strength and concentration with his latest incredible balancing [...]

MADMAN TAKES ON ROLLERCOASTER IN A PAIR OF SKATES

Dirk Auer takes on the Mammoth rollercoaster at Trips Drill theme park in Stuttgart, Germany in a pair of rollerskates.
Travelling at speeds of up to 90 km/h and withstanding forces of up to 3G, the nutty stuntman skated the entire length of the rollercoaster a whopping 860 meters in just a minute!
The stunt was [...]