One of the fastest wingsuit pilots in the world tragically died in South Africa shortly after testing out a new piece of ...

A WORLD-class daredevil has died in a horror crash after slamming into a famous Cape Town peak during a test flight. Jean ...

A 24-year-old wingsuit flyer, Liam Byrne, has been remembered as a “fearless” man with a “contagious laugh” after his death in the Swiss Alps. The BBC reported that Mr Byrne died on Saturday following ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Extreme athlete Dean Potter faced the risk of flying off the vertical rock walls he was famous for scaling with little more than a parachute on his back and thin fabric wings. Just ...

A champion wingsuit flyer who featured in a BBC documentary called The Boy Who Can Fly has died after he was critically injured in a jump over the weekend. Liam Byrne, 24, was taking part in a ...

A pilot on trial in the death of a skydiver says that the man was decapitated about 20 seconds into the jump because he “did not follow the expected course and should never have been on that course.” ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two wingsuit fliers who leaped from a cliff in Yosemite National Park were trying to zoom through a notch in a ridgeline and were airborne for about 15 seconds when they slammed into ...

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We take to the skies for one of our most visually stunning wingsuit flights yet. “Supergorgeous” lives up to its name, combining flawless flying lines, vivid landscapes, and perfect light conditions.

There were jaw-dropping scenes as wingsuit athletes tackled what is billed as the most extreme flying obstacle course humans have ever attempted. The death-defying 15-stage flight line saw ...

On August 22, 2016, Alexander Polli jumped off the cliffs of Le Brevent, adding to his near countless tally of flights down the French peak near Chamonix. Donning a wingsuit and action camera, the ...