As described in this article, five wingsuit pilots achieved a world first, crossing the Grand Canyon by wingsuit. Here is their video of the experience, plus the Australian TV coverage, and some quotes from the excited pilots…
##From the Organiser
“I’d never been to the Grand Canyon, and to see it for the first time, the way we saw it was an almost unbelievable privilege. The power and beauty of the place is beyond words, and to fly across it in our wingsuits, the way birds do, with such a fantastic team, was a magical, transformative experience that will live large in my memory. It’s going to be a hard one to top.”
Heather Swan
Wingsuit pilot and sponsorship
##From a Guest Pilot
“I always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon, I was even dreaming about a helicopter sightseeing tour – till the day I was asked to join the group with Glenn & Heather, Paul and Vicente… and fly across – in a wingsuit from 30’000ft. The scenery and landscape were absolutely amazing! An experience I will never forget in my life.”
Roger Hugelshofer
Wingsuit pilot
##From the Wingsuit Cameraflyer
“When Glenn called me in October last year to ask if I could film him and Heather flying their new Apache Rebel 1s, I had no idea where it would lead. What I thought would be a casual day flying high performance wingsuits turned out to be a camera flyer ‘try-out’ of sorts that has since enabled me to do some of the most amazing skydives of my life, with many more to come
“The 100 plus training jumps we’ve done since, the beautiful early morning flight over Brisbane CBD and the Gabba, the 5-way flock from 30,000 feet in Davis – when we flew for over 6 minutes – and then the flight across the Grand Canyon from 28,000 feet have been some of the most amazing experiences of my life. I feel privileged to be part of this wonderful team.
“As for the Grand Canyon, I have never felt so small as when I exited over the northern rim in a wingsuit, looking down at this incredible feat of nature below me. It truly was a humbling experience that I will never forget.
“The last 6 months have been a dream for me. After nearly 19 years flying camera, I can truly say that I’m now doing the most challenging, yet rewarding filming I’ve ever done.”
Paul Tozer
Wingsuit camera
The first wingsuit flight over the Grand Canyon as reported by 60 Minutes Australia, part 2
