Summary: It provides a thrilling and intimate look at the life of a professional skier and BASE jumper Matthias Giraud, who stops at nothing to pursue his passion for adventure. The film follows Matthias as he dares to execute ever more dangerous stunts while simultaneously falling in love and starting a family. The story takes a turn when Matthias suffers a catastrophic crash just days before the birth...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SUPSummary: Carl Boenish is the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular and dangerous feats of foot-launched human flight. Experience his jaw-dropping journey in li fe and love, to the pinnacle of his achievements when he and wife Jean broke the BASE jumping Guinness World Record in 1984. Incredibly, within days, triumph was followed by...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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3 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SUNDavis, Tony
Contents: Why the Hell would you? -- Base jumping -- Boxing -- Motogp racing -- Free diving -- Bull fighting -- Ski jumping -- Mountain climbing -- Buzkashi (Goat dragging) -- Hang gliding -- Big wave surfing -- Mixed martial arts -- Street luge -- Motorcycle leaping -- Cliff diving -- Speed skiing -- Trebuchet -- Land speed record breaking -- Sky diving.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2007