BASE jumping in Lauterbrunnen 2009

[ToryVic08]

You guys are sooooo Cool

[micahlarroque]

awesome man! WOW

[macheifach]

Very, very cool :)

Whats your opinion on starting BASE jumping in Lauterbrunnen?

Do you think, it's a good spot for the first few jumps or would you consider Lauterbrunnen for more experienced jumpers?

(Not that I'm anywhere near, to start BASE, but you know... it would be kind of a pity, living in Switzerland and not getting into BASE)

[HalvorAngvik]

@macheifach

Its definitely not a good place to start jumping. You should either do your progression from higher and more overhangig big walls, or do quite a lot of bridgejumps or similar safer low jumps, to learn exits and canopy control first. In lauterbrunnen there is not much time to correct any problems you might experience.

[macheifach]

@HalvorAngvik

Thanks for answering :)

Guess, you're right, just watched some videos with 180s in it, looked pretty scary.

By the way, intersting choice of music for this vid, it kinda gives a feel of threat and awe, instead of pure joy or calmness, like in the most of the wingsuit videos around youtube.

[NatDaRanga]

Hey Halvor,

I'm looking at hitting up Brento next spring. I've done a few BASE jumps now but I'm keen to start getting into the sport a lot more. Is there a hostel or cheap accommodation where most BASE jumpers stay when in the area?? I'll most likely be heading there by myself or maybe one other. We'll have a car but as you say and from what I've heard you need two cars. Thanks for help bud.

[HalvorAngvik]

@NatDaRanga

hm...yeah, you can camp at the field by the bar, or ask around there whats the places people stay at. I've stayed a couple different places. Its a farm quite close thats quite popular i think.

[italrubik]

Awesome video, fantastic flies, very nice soundtrack!!!

[MrBogdanAlexandru]

wats the name of the track...i like it!!!! please enyone help!

[HalvorAngvik]

@MrBogdanAlexandru

Its in the video description...

[ronjiner]

@MrBogdanAlexandru Cowboy Desperado by Ugress

[QuidditchMaster86]

I AM GOING TO DO THIS. ESPECIALLY IN SWITZERLAND.

You madman. I admire you.

[Lehmann108]

1:53 to 1:54 That was a little too close!!!

[JamesWitte]

I love how you answer everyone's questions. You're a mad dude =D I'll be up in the mountains as soon as I have a hundred or so skydives in a wingsuit.Why does skydiving have to be so expensive!!

[HalvorAngvik]

@JamesWitte

If people have interest in what i do and ask good questions, i'm happy to answer them :)

[ProTuner06]

@JamesWitte Exactly! It cost sooooo much money to Skydive but, it's all worth it in the end ;)

[wastedwasted3]

2:01 onwards = video editing dicks

dont fake the vids

[ProTuner06]

@wastedwasted3 WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?? I hope you were kidding.

There was absolutely NOTHING fake about this video. Not before 2:01, Not at 2:01, and not after 2:01. Please leave this stuff to us adults! You clearly have NO IDEA what the hell your talking about.

Idiot........................

[jimstar666]

great pictures. I like it

I love this place and tracking

jimstar.sportblog.fr/890406/Tr­ack-Hight-Ultimate/

[maestiqx]

BIOHAZARD :D

[djiday]

the name of the band is Ugress but whats the name of the song plz ?

[WWE4ME1]

at 3:52 how damn high is that??

[MrSquish22]

You guys are fucking nuts. =p

[DiscoFrisc0]

Awesome VIDEO !!

As usual :D

[digitalkicks]

Hi Halvor,

Is Lauterbrunnen an easy spot to access? I'm trying to figure out which will be my first location to visit when i'm ready for it...I'm on the path to getting my skydivers licence, and have bought a paraglider to learn and get comfortable with the basics of controling a canopy.

There's a few really great looking locations in Norway, but i think they are a lot of work to reach if one wanted to do multiple jumps in one day?

Lovely footage :)

[HalvorAngvik]

@digitalkicks

You defently dont want to go to lauterbrunnen for your first jumps. If you dont want to go to Norway, Brento in italy is a better place to start than the valley. Good overhangig wall with a decent rockdrop. Its also a short hike and relatively easy access, though you need two cars. Also, make sure you go with someone who knows the weather conditions there...generally hook up with someone that can give you the right answers, or at least start with a FJC in kjerag.

[digitalkicks]

@HalvorAngvik

Nice1 man..i wasn't sure about Kjerag, from the vids it looks harder than Lauterbrunnen, but i guess thats just my perception from here! What does FJC stand for?..first jump_? I'll be checking out Brento in the meantime....Another thing i don't see anyone using-or haven't noticed at least-is an altimeter..i presume that after a few hundred skydives it becomes second nature to guage the distance?

Thanks for the feedback

[digitalkicks]

@HalvorAngvik Hey again, i'd be interested in Norway for my first go,i just thought Lauterbrunnen looked easy-plus i've got friends not too far from there...i won't be ready for some time yet as i'm only just beginning my training in skydiving and paragliding!!

I e-mailed your mate Jokke and asked him to forward it on to you too, you'll have my e-mail address then, and if you were willing to put up with me picking your brains, i could contact you that way from time to time! :)

[minipugzz]

You have to be brave to do this, it's just basically jumping off a cliff, what happens if the parachute gets jammed? SPLAT!

[UTubeGangstaMan]

Looks like the ultimate good time but how risky really is it?? Even the most experienced guys seem to fuck up (Gegenschatz, etc). One false move or misjudgment is one too many. I live less than an hour away from Lauterbrunnen and am jealous to see how much fun you guys are having.... but is it all worth it? Or is it safer than I think?

Great sound track by the way!! Ugress is cool.

[xxmedxx66]

I'm only 15, but I was wondering how old you have to be how you begin doing stuff like this? Do you have to take classes and become certified? Please help.  Thanks

[HalvorAngvik]

@xxmedxx66

No rules or regulations and no courses that will teach you all you need to know. You need to read, hang, learn and jump with other experienced jumpers, And preferably get a mentor that will make sure you have a safe progression. Its a really good idea to start skydiving first, to get the cannopy control and the skills in flying your body in a safe enviroment, and most countries have an age limit of 16-18 for that i suppose.

[Longway2fall]

@xxmedxx66 Many DZs will start training you to skydive at 16yo. Get 250 skydives, then sign up for a base FJC!

[xxmedxx66]

I'm only 15 but when and how can i start doing stuff like this? Do i have to get certified or what? Please explain. Thanks

[BikZom]

2:32 holly sht

[NYCEmpire]

157 likes...1 dislike lol, there's always a dick Wonderful video

[base320]

any truth to the rumour the LB valley is going to be closed to BASE jumpers in the near future Halvor?.

[HalvorAngvik]

@base320

not that i have heard of

[uniteehumaine]

@base320 that would be a shame... that place has history..! i'll be there in April hopefully :)

[Jeffnz020]

Now that takes some balls!

[tehrealkamikaziii]

who teh fuck rates this bad????? ahahahha they have ostioporose xD

[AkiThePirate]

How much of a hike is that?

[HalvorAngvik]

Its practicly no hiking in the lauterbrunnen valley as both sides of the valley can be reached either by train or gondola. The bigger mountains have some hiking, but its still pretty easy stuff :)

[philosoful]

@HalvorAngvik

So on the parts that involve hiking, surely you take water/food etc and thus what do you do with the bottles/left overs etc at the top? This is my dream to do the proximity flying stuff here, it's just utter insanity and beauty rolled into one.

[HalvorAngvik]

@philosoful

You bring it back down on your back, belly, socks and whaterver room you have to put it in :)

[philosoful]

@HalvorAngvik

With your wingsuit over the top? Ha, interesting. Thanks for the response and video in the first place.

[JIMM1965]

Outstanding video !

[arthi312]

AWESOME!

[uniteehumaine]

anyone knows the song?

[HalvorAngvik]

Its in the description:

ugress - cowboy desperado

[glasseverywhere]

1080p HD..nice guys and beautiful vid.

These are the vids that people enjoy watching with beautiful quality.

Whats the camera you using.

[HalvorAngvik]

Thanks man :)

This video was filmed using a sony TG3 camera with a 0,3x liquid wide angle. The lense really degrade the imagequality, but i guess the quality is still good to be a youtube video.

I've bought a 0.3x opteka HD lense now, which gives way better imagequality, as well as a sony cx-105 camera.

[glasseverywhere]

@HalvorAngvik I just got the pentax w90 with 12.1 mega and HDTV. It does 30 frames per second. But you have a great cam thanks for the info.

[NYCEmpire]

@glasseverywhere I tried the 1080p...it was slower for me than the 360. Maybe my work pc couldn't hack it or the bandwidth was too slow, but man...what a video! :D

[HalvorAngvik]

@NYCEmpire

yeah 1080p takes some hardware to play smooth. Complain to your boss :)

[punisher17011990]

yeah...supernice location...

i was skiing the last week in france-valfrejus (also paraski) and visited lauterbrunnen at the way to it. to bad the weather was to cold and nobody wanted to jump or wasnt at that side. also have seen a 50kg rock smashing down the east-wall. what a hell of a sound;). but anyway that valley is so cool a video really cant give u a real impression of it.

bs

[WikkidSince1982]

This is so beautiful!

You have my utmost respect!

[base320]

yep, i noticed choppers flying around near the mushroom, and thought 'i wonder if their doing what i think their doing, and sure enough about 20 minutes later the 'crack 'crack' of canopys, one wingsuiter and one tracker, what a fantastic country.

[base320]

thats the train from Grindelwald to Interlaken.......was on it 8 days ago.....skiing tho, not BASE jumping. I didnt realise how easily accessable the Lauterbrunnen valley walls are from Murren and Wengan, and the Eiger mushroom from the Jungfraujoch train(i assume you hike from the last stop before the top of europe). I was sitting at the top of Kleiner Sheidegg and heard a familar 'crack' 'crack'.....two canopys opening, and they landed right next to the Tee-Pee hut.....SUPERCOOL.

[HalvorAngvik]

Yeah, that was aproach by helicopter this time of year though, its avalanche heaven up there now :o

[punisher17011990]

nice prox flight... how close it is...respect

nice editing and music...would like to see the jump #2 with the swingrope from 3rd person view

[HalvorAngvik]

Thanks man, sorry, i dont have any 3rd person shots of that. It wasnt that spectacular really. We just tried to make some fun stuff at the exit after a filmcrew cut down the tree i jumped from on the first jump. It was a pretty short swing.

[MagicMalky]

sweet jumps and nicely edited lad. were those last two from an aircraft? second last one looks like the eiger?

[HalvorAngvik]

right on, its the eiger. You can actually fly the line from the top of eiger as well, but the last ones was skydives, not basejumps.

[romg187]

from Switzerland!!! aie aie aie

des tarés ces mecs, pas peur de la mort...

[RICHICLIMB]

buffffffff!!!!!! niceeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

[holgR]

just wached it in HD.

your flying is awesome.

[holgR]

damn close

[ETigersted]

Great music, sweet jumping, Image bit too blurry in high altitude. Awesome alltogeher

[BRIAN928S]

Still the best action video of 2009. Well done!

[basejumper51]

Awesome guy.

[15Nexus83]

N1 Exit !!!!

[imnoticky]

I would love to be able to do this. The closest I can come to flying. I feel the adrenaline just watching it.

[tomengman]

Sjukt trevligt klipp! Hade heller aldrig hört Ugress förr men gillade musiken skarpt!

Får man fråga vad ni använt för kamera? Är själv på jakt efter en bra hjälmkamera och denna verkar riktigt bra.

[HalvorAngvik]

Takk :)

Alt er filmet med sony TG-3 og liquid 3 (0.29 wideangle). bra kamera for base, fordi det er så lett, men for kvalitet ville jeg heller gått for topmounted cx-105 med en bra wideangle.

[imnoticky]

How old is the oldest base jumper you know. I want to do it and I'm 56. I watch this constantly and want to do it so badly. What does it take?

[drinkfightandphuck]

@imnoticky go and do the recommended 200 skydives and sign up for a first jump course offered in Idaho

[konservburq]

aweeeeeesome

[Knippsl]

Do you need a license for doing that???

Great videos btw, its one of my favourites now

[HalvorAngvik]

Thanks.

There are no regulations, licenses or official education in base jumping. Education is based on experienced mentors passing on their technique, ethics and experience to new jumpers.

[Globe85]

Wow! I'm planing on taking the "license" and jump enough to basejump :) Only had one with instructor. Great movie!

[speedrider001]

Nice one

[birgflue]

f....ing awesome man!!! great video ! very nice

[HalvorAngvik]

thanks man, loved your mürren speedflying vid. I brought a speedflyer as well, but i didnt have the balls to launch it off a cliff...

ill stick to wings untill i get to test it in some more forgiving terrain :)

[deucedfour]

totally awesome video man!

[AlienProduce]

The grade videos!!!!

5/5!!!

Very nice man!!!

[HalvorAngvik]

Thanks man, appreciate it :)

[Programmers]

Awesome video and awesome soundtrack! Loved it!

[amontiliadito]

@_@ love it, thumbs up!

[HalvorAngvik]

Nice to hear that you guys like Ugress. Its a norwegian electronica band, and they make some really nice stuff. You should check out the rest of their music.

[CutterSlade]

Yeah, i'll be doing that..But man, i have to say you are totally awesome.

When did you begin to jump? How much practice do someone need and how many normal sky diving jumps do you have to make, before beeing able to do sth. like that? It seems so out of this world, i admire your courage. It must be a total adrenaline rush...

I already get dizzy just watching your video. Take care of yourself!!

[m66k]

Those are some badass jumps. But what's the name of the song?

[CutterSlade]

The song is called: Ugress - Cowboy Desperado

And it's totally fucking awesome..Heard it the first time in this video.

[lilowski]

love the song also , what is it?

[TehNetherlands]

Wow dude, wasn't it extremely dangerous to get that close to the rocks? It looked as though one false move could've resulted in you or the other dude smashing into the face of the cliff. =o

[jimstar666]

Nice flight with a good vibration!

Excellent

See you on the rock :)

Jim

[Lattis06]

Syke faen Halvor, men du vet jeg ville ha sagt "too easy" :D

[HalvorAngvik]

haha, ja, alt annet ville skuffa meg :)

[behjor]

digger denne videoen Halvor!

[bradthelegend]

very nice mate..

[olerosset]

Awsome video Halvor!

[bdrake529]

Very impressive flying. Good work.

[HalvorAngvik]

Thanks man.

Its quite easy to find good lines when its 15 min to walk down to the exit :)

I prolly did like 10 jumps from the high nose during that trip.

[freeefly272]

Very nice boys!

[Gladki007]

As always, amazing stuff man:)

[moolikeacow2]

Amazing!

[juanitos111]

last jumps are from helicopter?

[HalvorAngvik]

Thanks :)

Yeah, the last jumps are skydives

[juanitos111]

Proximity flying at its best...! 5 stars!

[spaghettiracer]

Unreal. Really fantastic.