July 17, 2025Jul 17 The man who held the record for the highest free-fall parachute jump has died in a paraglider accident in Italy. https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-skydiver-baumgartner-dies-in-paragliding-accident/a-73317216 Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
July 18, 2025Jul 18 Moderator Heart attack apparently whilst airborne so unable to control his paraglider before it crashed. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
July 18, 2025Jul 18 I must have watched his jump from the edge of space at least a dozen times. If you haven't seen it, you should watch it. RIP Felix. Tom MAKA = Make America Kind Again
July 23, 2025Jul 23 On 7/18/2025 at 12:03 AM, Paul K said: The man who held the record for the highest free-fall parachute jump has died in a paraglider accident in Italy. https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-skydiver-baumgartner-dies-in-paragliding-accident/a-73317216 I remember watching on our big screens in Iocc the weekend he did that , we all crowded around watching it . Good times On a similar note regarding extreme sports I can recommend watching "free solo" insane stuff
July 23, 2025Jul 23 1 hour ago, fluffyflops said: I remember watching on our big screens in Iocc the weekend he did that , we all crowded around watching it . Good times On a similar note regarding extreme sports I can recommend watching "free solo" insane stuff Totally agree with watching "Free Solo." I usually don't watch anything with extreme heights, but I forced myself to watch this. The documentary definitely had the "pucker factor" if you know what I mean. Alex Honnold did the first free solo climb of El Capitan in record time, ~ 3,000 ft in 3 hours and 56 minutes. There was one part of the climb where the camera men set the camera to record him and had to look away. Here's the link if you dare: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo Tom MAKA = Make America Kind Again
July 24, 2025Jul 24 13 hours ago, tdflightsim said: Totally agree with watching "Free Solo." I usually don't watch anything with extreme heights, but I forced myself to watch this. The documentary definitely had the "pucker factor" if you know what I mean. Alex Honnold did the first free solo climb of El Capitan in record time, ~ 3,000 ft in 3 hours and 56 minutes. There was one part of the climb where the camera men set the camera to record him and had to look away. Here's the link if you dare: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo i believe no-one else has done if after too. I also remember shouting at the TV when watching free solo for the sheer fact not because of the danger of the climb, but for the fact he had one of the cutiest, nicest girlfriends a man could meet, and yet he was willing to risk that to fall off a cliff !! Edited July 24, 2025Jul 24 by fluffyflops
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