http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13660-you-lose-some-and-you-wing-some-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13660-you-lose-some-and-you-wing-some-ellen-brennan This fall in France has been some of the best jumping of the season- that is- when we actually get to jump! Fall is great because the air is more stable, meaning you get to jump and fly all day. But sometimes when the air doesn't heat up, we end up getting stuck at the top of the cliff, looking down at all of the clouds. This is part of the sport few people get to see. Yes- the jumping and flying down is AMAZING, but the majority of the time is spent checking weather, scouting, hiking, and... ]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:53:00 -0500 13660 2012-11-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pg-1354118024.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fire-1354118025.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3way-1354118026.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_looking-1354118026.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_criou-1354118027.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13561-episode-1-china-base-jumping-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13561-episode-1-china-base-jumping-suz-graham Introducing episode 1 of my three-part Asia BASE jumping series (next episode, Malaysia) and the first episode of my 2012-2013 season edits! Check out my blog post about the trip here http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13534-china-aizhai-bridge-base-jumping-festival-suz-graham and if you like, subscribe to me on youtube! Huge thanks to FiveTen for their support! Expect something once every week about a different recent adventure or even just the day to day life I live. Follow me around the world and see me stumble through the world of action sports.  ]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:59:00 -0400 13561 2012-10-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Screen Shot 2012-10-11 at 10.51.24-pm-1350935978.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Screen Shot 2012-10-11 at 10.54.57-pm-1350935979.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13534-china-aizhai-bridge-base-jumping-festival-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13534-china-aizhai-bridge-base-jumping-festival-suz-graham I have never been to China before- had a tease last year when a similar event was planned and I was invited, but then was cancelled last minute. So this time, when I started getting a string of emails with official invitations from the Hunan Government I was hopeful it would actually happen this time. With things ‘like this,’ you never really know- my world is filled with lots of really great ideas, fantastical assurances about lifetime trips and reality tv series’ so you have to take everything with a grain of salt. However, once in a while it... ]]> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:18:00 -0400 13534 2012-10-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Screen Shot 2012-10-11 at 10.54.35-pm-1350022684.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Screen Shot 2012-10-11 at 10.51.24-pm-1350022685.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Screen Shot 2012-09-20 at 3.46.05-pm-1350022685.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13482-split-of-a-second-with-espen-fadnes-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13482-split-of-a-second-with-espen-fadnes-jt-holmes Espen has been on the cutting edge of human flight for more than a decade and was the first person to choose to fly beneath parachute opening altitude. He did that in a pair of jeans in the year 2000 in a fast and pure tracking position at a mountain called Karlstratind in Norway. Since then he has wow'd us all with his videos and become World Champion at wingsuit racing. IN this video he shows off some incredible flights in Chamonix France and he speaks of his mentality as it relates to his lifestyle choices.... ]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:56:00 -0400 13482 2012-09-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_base-katth07-010-1-1-1348520163.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13464-pro-base-world-cup-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13464-pro-base-world-cup-ellen-brennan I had such an amazing time competing in the Pro BASE World Cup this weekend! 42 of the best wingsuit pilots showed up to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland to go head to head to see who the fastest pilot was! It was great to see everyone working together, and giving tips and advice to help other pilots. The energy there was just incredible! The flying in the race was something I have never done before. I am used to jumping off of cliffs High up in the mountains and the flying for a few minutes, navigating the terrain, and... ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:34:00 -0400 13464 2012-09-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_WBWR-Solo-1347953651. http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_WBWRExitpoint-1347953652. http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_PBWC2Way-1347953652. http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13416-balloons-and-helicopters-and-wingsuits-oh-my-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13416-balloons-and-helicopters-and-wingsuits-oh-my-suz-graham One very early, very chilly desert morning- actually, this was the second consecutive morning we tried this, so a 3:30 AM wake up call x2- some friends and I found ourselves in the middle of the flat, dusty, desert watching the moon and the stars disappear and the sun gradually start to shed it's light over the golden landscape. A little windy considering most balloons won't leave the ground if there is the slightest breath of wind- but our balloon pilot is a cowboy and was determined to get us off the ground. Hence the scary part. But soon... ]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:58:00 -0400 13416 2012-08-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_376899-246867225416794-921123842-n-1346266693.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_559170-785033948801-1137128618-n-1346266693.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_170475-785052107411-1749035423-o-1346266694.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_428848-785415349471-628108577-n-1346266694.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_0032ee1ec51d11e1a39b1231381b7ba1-7-1346266694.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13414-short-days-night-jumps-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13414-short-days-night-jumps-ellen-brennan I am refusing to let these shorter days get in the way of my daily habit! Usually around 9 o'clock I am making a beautiful sunset jump- but instead, this week I have been taking advantage of the growing moon and making moon-rise jumps at 9 o'clock. I have to admit- night jumps create a sensation that I am not yet used to- it is extremely exciting for me to jump with a completely different sensory input. Time seems to move much slower while I am flying at night compared to the day light. And thanks to the moon-... ]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:44:00 -0400 13414 2012-08-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_lalune-1346244240.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_happy-1346244241.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13395-european-outdoor-film-tour-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13395-european-outdoor-film-tour-ellen-brennan Check out my latest interview with the European Outdoor Film Tour. I am super excited to have our film Birdmen as a part of this tour! The EOFT is featuring some of the best outdoor adventure films from 2012 including a film about another Five Ten athlete Andy Lewis! Psyched to have Five Ten represented on the tour! ]]> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:50:00 -0400 13395 2012-08-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ep-1345967429.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13246-wingsuiting-in-france-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13246-wingsuiting-in-france-ellen-brennan I've decided to spend this year of my life living in France :) Not only to learn french, but to explore this mecca full of amazing mountains perfect for Wingsuitng, Speedflying and Paragliding. The first month here was challenging to say the least: the language barrier, navigating in a new country, Paper work- but once I finally got settled in I was able to start playing. Nearly every day after french class, I have the spent my afternoon either BASE jumping, speedflying or paragliding from the mountains in my backyard. The majority of BASE jumping isn't... ]]> Sat, 07 Jul 2012 07:47:00 -0400 13246 2012-07-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_exiting-1341647245.PNG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hiking-1341647246.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_victory-1341647247.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_waitingonclouds-1341647248.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_scoutingforajump-1341647249.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_backyardyump-1341647250.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_paragliding-1341647251.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13244-max-kuszaj-utah-summer-livin http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13244-max-kuszaj-utah-summer-livin The summer months in Utah are in full swing, and there is one common factor that make each day beyond exciting, PARACHUTES. Yes, the west has been in a serious drought, with minimal rain gracing the skies...but it is allowing us to take the skies over with our skydiving and BASE jumping antics. Within the past few weeks, the days have been jam-packed full of excitement; from 3am wake-up calls to jump out of hot-air balloons while camera crews circle in helicopters, to BASE jumps off one of our many local Utah objects, to wingsuit skydives with friends.Five... ]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:07:00 -0400 13244 2012-07-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_adam-cutter-1341554828.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_cutter-max-wingsuit-1341554828.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_canopy-1-replay-1341554828.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_balloon-inflate-1341554828.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_max-suz-balloon-1341554829.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_suz-balloon-1-1341554829.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_suz-max-heli-1341554829.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13232-wingsuiting-in-hawaii-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13232-wingsuiting-in-hawaii-suz-graham A few weeks ago I got to go to Hawaii with a world class lineup of athletes to shoot an online campaign for a new processor/technology that Intel has has recently released. The trip was a whirlwind, with the emphasis on wind... definitely challenging as it seemed like everything was working against us, we literally had to sit around for days and days, waking up early, staging, just to watch the wind blow. We tried everything we could, different locations, different plans, but it was just too windy for us to safely jump, paraglide, speedfly, anything. Lucky for us,... ]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:26:00 -0400 13232 2012-07-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_imag0366-1341361594.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_imag0341-1341361595.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_imag0362-1341361596.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_470439-3401895686094-1335038953-o-1341361596.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_525970-3407105776343-397295734-n-1341361596.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13052-birdmen-the-original-dream-of-flight-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13052-birdmen-the-original-dream-of-flight-ellen-brennan Our Documentary has been released! Watch as we explore the history of Wingsuiting by tracing it back to where the sport originated. Then we adventure through Europe to meet and jump with some of the most influential BASE jumps. The film also shows the future potential of wingsuiting, and how close we are to achieving the impossible!  Visit the BIRDMAN website to see entire film. ]]> Sat, 12 May 2012 12:46:00 -0400 13052 2012-05-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_5-way-1336826816.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12817-too-much-fun-in-the-alps-with-jt-holmes-and-tim-dutton http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12817-too-much-fun-in-the-alps-with-jt-holmes-and-tim-dutton I have been spending some time in the Alps lately, focused on skiing and catching air with my skis on with topys like parachutes and speed riding wings.  Check out the Fun Jumpers edit by Timy Dutton who joined me for ten days last month.   ]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:28:00 -0400 12817 2012-04-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0289-1333556913.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr1529jtshootingtimandlucia-1333556913.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jttimyheaddown-1333556913.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jtshootstimhuck-1333556913.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr1927-1333556913.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr1884-1333556913.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0066-1333556914.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12713-birdmen-wingsuit-documentary-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12713-birdmen-wingsuit-documentary-ellen-brennan BIRDMEN is the first documentary ever made that covers the past, present, and possible future of wingsuit BASE jumping. During the film, professional wingsuit pilots Ellen Brennan, Mike Steen, and Matt Gerdes escort you through the inspiring yet tragic history of their ancestral birdmen and then show you the cutting edge of human flight in the year 2012. Matt, Mike, and Ellen are some of the most talented wingsuit pilots in the world – during the film, they pioneer new wingsuit flights in the European Alps and experience the highs and lows of a flying life. Finally, the future... ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:34:00 -0500 12713 2012-03-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ws-1331199276.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12575-jt-and-transformers-3-wingsuit-crew-nominated-for-sag-award http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12575-jt-and-transformers-3-wingsuit-crew-nominated-for-sag-award Although the award ended up going to the Harry Potter crew, we were really flattered to get nominated for a SAG award for Best Stunt Ensemble.  We are crossing our fingers for a win at the Taurus awards where we are nominated in 3 categories, including Best High Stunt and Best Specialty Stunt.   I will keep you posted!   ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:48:00 -0500 12575 2012-01-31 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12575_dsc01415-1328042068.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12531-fun-times-in-norway-with-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12531-fun-times-in-norway-with-jt-holmes I wanted to share an edit from some fun times had in Norway this year. It is awesome to visit Romsdalen each year for its beautiful hikes, jumps and people. Observant visitors to Romsdalen inevitably become privy to the happenings at the cutting edge of the sport of base jumping. The world, via intraweb, has been wow'd by the local jumpers like Jokke Sommer and Tom Erik Heimen carving lines down huge mountains inches from the earth often flying between and below trees. Wingsuited base jumpers are confident in their ability to catch a glide more and more immediately... ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:54:31 -0500 12531 2012-01-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12531_norway-2-1326819758.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12531_norway-1-1326819758.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12417-soul-flyers-base-jumpings-modern-day-pioneers-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12417-soul-flyers-base-jumpings-modern-day-pioneers-jt-holmes Vince Reffet, Fred Fugen together with filmer Jean-Phi Teffaut are an elite crew in BASE who actually are doing things that no one else is. I was lucky to get to go on some hikes with them in Norway this September.  Even the jumps that they "messed up" blew me away.  Way to charge boys!   They are joined on a couple jumps by Norwegian Kristian Moxnes and Haavard Flaat.  And thanks for throwing props to Five Ten in the video! ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:37:00 -0500 12417 2011-12-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soul-flyers-take-flight-off-spire-1323963439.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_happy-mnkey-on-spire-1323963439.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_laughing-at-radio-1323963439.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_library-0389-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soul-flyers-take-flight-off-spire-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soulflyers-step-off-spire-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_two-monkeys-track-troll-spire-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12399-listen-to-espen-fadnes-thoughts-in-flight-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12399-listen-to-espen-fadnes-thoughts-in-flight-jt-holmes Espen Fadnes and Goovinn together came up with the idea to place he viewer in the mind of the wingsuit flyer. They actually listen to his thought process in flight by managing to capture his voice in flight through sensors placed on his voice box/trachea or something. Pretty interesting stuff. Well done E-fad. ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:41:00 -0500 12399 2011-12-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Library0783_1323366081.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12209-wingsuiting-over-hollywood-andy-farrington http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12209-wingsuiting-over-hollywood-andy-farrington The Red Bull Air Force got to wingsuit over the Hollywood hills. with Luke Aikins, Jon DeVore, Mike Swanson, Miles Daisher and I took the shots ]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:17:00 -0400 12209 2011-10-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0395_1319566672.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0410_1319566672.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0439_1319566672.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0569_1319566672.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG02352_1319566672.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12085-degree-men-adrenaline-series-jt-holmes-with-bear-grylls http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12085-degree-men-adrenaline-series-jt-holmes-with-bear-grylls JT invited Bear Grylls on a BASE jump.  We will stay tuned for that one! http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/adrenaline-lab-jt-holmes-base-jumps.html Degree deodorant did not need to look any further than the Brand of the Brave for their Adrenalin Lab series with Bear Grylls.  This piece, with JT Holmes, was shot on location in the mountains near Cape Town, South Africa with Julian Boulle working his magic with a Go Pro camera filming air to air footage of JT in flight. ]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:48:00 -0400 12085 2011-09-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12085_jt1_1317068441.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12085_jt2_1317068441.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12085_jt3_1317068441.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12085_jt4_1317068441.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12085_jt5_1317068441.jpg