Wingsuit flying is a variation of skydiving in which the divers uses specially constructed suits that essentially convert the human body into its own parachute.

Although a standard parachute is typically used for the final decent back to Earth, most of the flight is experienced using nothing but the wingsuit.

This video shows a pair of apparently fearless wingsuiters gliding from above the very peak of France’s Mont Blanc virtually all the way to the floor of the valley below, closely (and dangerously) skirting the side of the mountain as they descend.  [Read more…]