“嘿,哥们,”山姆·哈迪(Sam Hardy)说,他的声音从Chamonix。“你能给我20分钟吗?我实际上只是打包,我需要开车回家,那太酷了吗?”
英国还没有上午10点,但山姆刚刚完成了他的第二Wingsuit底座跳早上。That is to say he’s jumped off the 2,525-metre-high Brevent ridge and screamed down through terrifyingly tight gaps in the rock at speeds of around 200km/h – deliberately flying as close to the terrain as he can – with nothing more to protect him than a flimsy-looking crash helmet. Not once, but twice. In that same time, I’ve logged into my computer and answered a few emails.
对于大多数外部观察者来说,翼裤基地跳跃似乎是一件可笑的事情。刺激很明显:这些家伙实际上像超级英雄一样飞行,他们的西装让人想起蝙蝠侠的斗篷。但是与此同时,这项运动非常危险:他们随着他们飞行的每一条线,都将自己的生活栩栩如生。观看病毒式视频视频的数百万人中有很多人认为所涉及的个人必须是疯子。或至少他们必须比下一个肾上腺素命中率更少关心自己的安全。