The Modern Canopy: Skydiving, BASE, Wingsuits and the Malfunction Files

1970-2016 — Carl Boenish invents BASE from a Nepali film reel, wingsuits thread the Matterhorn, and the sport's safety science learns from its own worst days — cutaway drills, fatal malfunctions and the net that caught a 25,000-foot fall.

Playlist by @parachute_history

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Carl Boenish Base Jumping — Ken de Russy
2. BASE jumping, '70s style — CNN
3. Paracadutismo 1970 . Skydive by Carlo Boenish — Paracadutismo.it
4. Fly (Full Documentary) | SPECIAL | National Geographic — National Geographic
5. Exploring The World's Most Dangerous Sport | The Birdmen Chronicles | Spark — Spark
6. LINE OF SIGHT | A Look Into Wingsuit BASE Jumping — KAVU
7. Defying Death: The First Wingsuit Flight from the Matterhorn | SLICE WHO l FULL DOCUMENTARY — SLICE Who?
8. A Brief History of Skydiving — Brian Germain
9. Skydiver Luke Aikins Jumps 25000 Feet Into Net With No Parachute — Wonder World
10. What To Do If Your Parachute Fails — AustinMcConnell
11. Everyone's Reckless Mistakes That Got 77 Skydivers Killed! — Pilot Debrief
12. True Crime: Skydiver survives after cheating husband sabotaged her parachute | 60 Minutes Australia — 60 Minutes Australia