Earlier this year, Squirrel team wingsuit pilots Matt Gerdes, Roch Malnuit and Erwan Madoré pioneered a new wingsuit-BASE jump of the Dent du Géant (The Giant’s Tooth) in the Alps – as well ...

Matt Gerdes, one of America’s most experienced ... Following the deadly 2016 season, the BASE-jumping community pushed for more education around the sport. According to some, many of the deaths ...

BASE jumping has no organizing bodies that keep ... I just painfully sat back and watched my friends die one after the other.” Matt Gerdes is the chief test pilot and co-designer at Squirrel ...

It was a pretty horrific couple of weeks in the world of BASE jumping. Three prominent pilots ... John John Florence took over the ratings lead while Matt Wilkinson, relegated to second, holds ...

Wingsuit BASE jumping is in crisis after a deadly summer ... US jumper and wingsuit manufacturer Matt Gerdes has warned that jumpers' lack of knowledge needs to be addressed.

One week in the Alps ended with three new wingsuit-BASE jumps for a few lucky pilots. Earlier this year, Squirrel team wingsuit pilots Matt Gerdes, Roch Malnuit and Erwan Madoré pioneered a new ...