Hurtling past mountains at 85mph, a daredevil has become the first man to fly through a waterfall wearing a wingsuit.
Jeb Corliss, 35, came within five feet of the cliff face and had to battle against turbulence as he completed the challenge in the mountainous region of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps.
The daredevil, who had been planning the stunt for over a year, attempted the flight eight times before he finally succeeded.
Corliss, who lives in California, said: It is a very precise flight. You have to get there with enough altitude and enough lift so that you don't hit the side of the cliff.
You just don't know what effect the waterfall itself is going to have on the wingsuit. It is about lining yourself up to fly through a slot in the cliff face that is shaped like a C.
The waterfall falls off the top of the C and inside that slot is where you have to fly through.
I actually attempted this nine times and during one attempt I actually flew between the falls and the cliff, coming only a couple of feet away from the solid cliff face.
Corliss, who plummeted three feet for every one he moved forward, also spoke of the moment that the water hit him mid-flight.
He said: When I hit the waterfall it was a shock, I really felt it weigh down on me as I travelled through at near to 90mph.
And when I watched the video back of the attempt I saw that the water actually bounced off me.
Watch video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...s-through-a-waterfall-wearing-a-wingsuit.html
Jeb Corliss, 35, came within five feet of the cliff face and had to battle against turbulence as he completed the challenge in the mountainous region of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps.
The daredevil, who had been planning the stunt for over a year, attempted the flight eight times before he finally succeeded.
Corliss, who lives in California, said: It is a very precise flight. You have to get there with enough altitude and enough lift so that you don't hit the side of the cliff.
You just don't know what effect the waterfall itself is going to have on the wingsuit. It is about lining yourself up to fly through a slot in the cliff face that is shaped like a C.
The waterfall falls off the top of the C and inside that slot is where you have to fly through.
I actually attempted this nine times and during one attempt I actually flew between the falls and the cliff, coming only a couple of feet away from the solid cliff face.
Corliss, who plummeted three feet for every one he moved forward, also spoke of the moment that the water hit him mid-flight.
He said: When I hit the waterfall it was a shock, I really felt it weigh down on me as I travelled through at near to 90mph.
And when I watched the video back of the attempt I saw that the water actually bounced off me.
Watch video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...s-through-a-waterfall-wearing-a-wingsuit.html
