stitch.wingsuits.into.sedentary.hires
I hope your not sitting down. A wingsuit is exactly what it says it is (see vid below). Apparently it’s used for base jumping (jumping of cliffs like a “mad” man).
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
“Life is about giving up what is, for what could be.” My friend, Stone Walters told me this about 5 years ago, a time when I was thinking about getting into the arts seriously.
Although base jumping its not for me, the takeaway here is two fold, firstly the wings on a wingsuit can look pretty ridiculous on a grown man… till you see him flying.
Secondly, the fabric that holds sheep-walking office- job culture together is sometimes as dangerous as base jumping. In base jumping, the distance between the jumper and the cliff face is short, but so is life.
What’s your wingsuit look like?
PS - Stone Walters gave up nearly everything to write, record and market a remarkable debut album a couple of years back. His lead single recently made the BBC’s Radio 2 A-list, and a place on the new Brits 2009 album. Result.
