Holidays !

Finally on holidays !

I'm sorry for this long time without any news. I was quite busy at work those last months and I had quite a lot of stuff to prepare for my incoming long holidays. I going on a trip with my girlfriend in a few week. Two and a half months around Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia. No base jump planned but climbing, diving and enjoying the culture change.

Speaking of base jumping I could start to base jump my new wingsuit some weeks ago. I have now a bit more than 10 base jumps on it and I can say that I start to feel it good. After a good session of skydives I was feeling comfortable in the air but good performances were hard to reach. The suit was kind of drifting me sometimes and a bit unstable but nothing scary. I realized when jumping with other people that I was flying it too slow. It's kind of unusual on the Vampire series. On the last jump I made I had a bit of an head low exit and then tried to keep the speed and I realized all the potential that this suit has. I'm already looking forward to keep working on it ! I'm planning a few days in Lauterbrunnen just before new year.

Skydiving over Epagny, Switzerland. 

Working on that new wingsuit. (Screen shot by Bras Noir)

I also want to wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year. Thanks for reading and flowing me. I can tell you that next year will be full of good flights and awesome moments. 

Here is a little christmas video we made a few years ago with my mate David Bugnion, enjoy ! 

Veni, Vidi, Volavi. Episode 2.

Hey all !

Here is the second episode of Veni, Vidi, Volavi ! 

We filmed this one in Switzerland, in the exceptional area of the Diablerets' glacier. We had a perfect day and I could fly a nice proximity line that I worked some times before. We even had the visit of the beard vulture before the jump. 

I let you discover this !

New wingsuit !

 Almost a month since the last post. Sorry for this long time.

I could jump nearly every week-end this last weeks. I don't remember exactly in wich order but I went back to Varan, jumped Sans Bet and also the Pointe de Sâles. We had some nice weather last few weeks but now it seems to get pretty bad. It's colder and much more rainy.

During the flight from Pointe de Sâles

I hope to get a least a few more nice week-end as I just received my brand new wingsuit. A nice red Vampire 5 by Phoenix-fly. I already tested it skydiving last week-end. It's quite a big change from my old Ghost 2. The suit is much bigger and fly much faster. It's crazy the feeling of speed you get already in skydiving, I can't imagine on base jump. The suit is also much more "nervous" than my old suit. Just a little shoulder push and you are already in a steep turn. The first skydive was kind of "shaky" as I had to tame the suit after the second and third jump were just pleasure. I still have to put some more skydive on it before taking it on a cliff. I wouldn't feel comfortable to base jump it now even if I feel the urge to do it.

New wingsuit !

Urge and base jumping are two things that don't go well together. We had a sad series of accidents this summer. Some of them were clearly people who wanted to go too fast. If some of you ever want to start base jumping one day just give it the time it takes. We all want to go too fast, me included. I made some mistakes and I will make some others. The important thing in my mind is learning from them and not repeat them. Also try to learn from other's mistakes.

This last week-end the weather was really bad so it was perfect conditions to go to the Reels Snowboarding Film Festival in Annecy. My mates Julien and Marc who are filming the series "Veni, Vidi, Volavi. A Pure Celebration Of Gravity" with me were presenting their last movie "Incoming". This movie is a blast check out the trailer :

  

Talking about "Veni, Vidi, Volavi" the second episode should be out soon. We had some delay with the editing but now everything is done and the episode is ready. Stay tuned on EpicTV . Here is a little screenshot from it.

Have a nice week ! 

S**t week-end no.1

We are getting closer to autumn and winter the weather start to sucks. Last week-end was so shitty that I couldn't jump at all. So I decided to start this new kind of post, the "S**t week-end". As I have no jump to talk about I will post some videos and maybe website that I think you should check. They will be about base jumping, skydiving, climbing and maybe some other off topic stuff.

To start, I discovered this nice and funny video of the Petzl Argentinian RocTrip 2012. The music and the editing are really well made. I started to climb seriously last spring and I really enjoy it. It's incredible to see those guys climbing level. It brings me also some nice memories because 5 years ago I spent nearly 6 months in Argentina studying, traveling and skydiving.

You should also check the "best of" video of my friend Erwan Madoré. Nice jumps and good vibes ! Already looking forward to jump with him again !

Have fun !

Veni Vidi Volavi Episode 1 !

Here is the first episode of Veni Vidi Volavi. I hope you will enjoy it ! Thanks to everybody involved in this project and to EpicTV !

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Enjoy !

Two crazy weeks.

Last two weeks have been crazy. I couldn't post anything coz my computer crashed. I had some crazy weeks at work but also some nice jumps on week-ends !

Two week-end ago we filmed the first episode of the series Veni, Vidi, Volavi. A pure celebration or gravity. In this series I will try to show some under known part of base jumping. The amazing places where we jump, the nice hikes we do, the preparation and a lot of other things. If you want to hear more about it you can check out our Facebook page. 

For the first episode I choose a place that I really like and that I know quite well, "Sans-Bet". Erwan joined me on for this one. This jump is situated close to the "Sixt-Fer à Cheval" reserve. The view during the hike and on the exit point is amazing. The hike was quite hard for the camera crew but we could film some really nice images. After a nice exit I could fly a line that I already worked on previous jumps. We also made a little interview to add to the flying parts. It was my first time standing alone in the front of a camera. That was definitely the hardest part of it, I hope I won't look too stupid. The first episode should appear next week on Epictv.com . To give you a little taste of it here are a few photos made by my girlfriend. 

Last week-end I joined my flying mate David to spot a line on "La Quille du Diable" jump in Switzerland. I studied the jump and the line on maps and I had to fly it to be sure it was doable and possible to film it for the second episode of the series. We slept in sweet little hamlet called "Le Godey". We started the three hours walk quite early. The landscape is incredible and I hope you will discover it in the second episode. At the exit point we meet some other jumpers and geared up for the jump. The rock drop is quite short there but I made a nice exit and could manage to fly exactly the line I wanted to. This is it for the past two week-ends.

The line I hope to fly again for episode II

Yesterday I could manage a jump at the "Vuardes" with Erwan just before the storm and today was too cloudy to jump. I will let you know as soon as the first episode of the series is online and I really hope you will like it ! 

Thanks for reading me !

Big news !

I'm really excited to announce that I'm teaming with Julien Roserens ( 24 Pictures ) to produce a series for EpicTV . The series is called "Veni, Vidi, Volavi. A Pure Celebration Of Gravity." Here is a little description of what it's gonna be about :

Veni, Vidi, Volavi follows wingsuit BASE jumper, Guillaume Beck, in the practice of his passion. Far from the usual sensationalist or death defying styles used in the mainstream media, there will be no competiton or pressure in this series. Veni, Vidi, Volavi is purely about the beauty of this sport and what gravity represents to Guillaume. 

What you can expect : Amazing mountain environments. A celebration of friendship. Dedication to learning and improving. And...Flying. Lots of It. In different terrain. Oh and of course - Fun. 

Check out our facebook page to stay tuned about it !