Category: SPORTS
21 Unbelievable Flatland BMX Photographs
Lake Front in Chicago – Matt Wilhelm | Photograph by FAT TONY My friend Fat Tony recently sent me this fantastic collection of flatland BMX photographs he took. As the online editor of the world’s leading BMX web site, ridebmx.com, Fat Tony is no stranger to the BMX community. Check out these 21 photographs…
The Ultimate Wingsuit Flying Video
Photograph by FACE LEVEL INDUSTRIES I spent this past weekend compiling the best wingsuit clips I could find on YouTube and putting all of them into one sweet vid :) There are some amazing talents in this video, including Jeb Corliss, Jokke Summer and Espin Fadnes. For the uninitiated, Wingsuit flying is the sport…
Picture of the Day: The Wave Rider
THE WAVE RIDER Photograph by SHALOM JACOBOVITZ Awesome capture by Shalom Jacobovitz from the 2010 Mavericks Surf Contest. What a rush that must be! via Wikimedia Commons
Picture of the Day: Diamond in the Sky
DIAMOND IN THE SKY Photograph by GUSTAVO CABANA An incredible capture of 81 skydivers in a ‘canopy formation’. The dive occurred on November 25th, 2006 and was planned by a group called CF World Record 2005. Jumpers dropped in from an altitude of 24,000 feet, descending at an incredible 1,000 feet per…
Picture of the Day: Free as a Bird
FREE AS A BIRD Photograph by MIKEY SCHAEFER Free-climber (i.e., no ropes) Dean Potter is beautifully captured, scaling a route on Glacier Point called Heaven in Yosemite National Park. An incredible shot by Mikey Schaefer that gives the Sifter goosebumps just looking at it. *shudder* It also conjures up memories of the…
Picture of the Day: The Sky Walker
THE SKY WALKER Photograph by photo61guy Photographer’s Description: Climbing partner at 17,000′ on Denali carrying his skis down to around 16,200′ where he will be able to ski down the rest of the way to base camp at 7200′. Taken on 6/11/07. via photo61guy on Flickr
Picture of the Day: Vintage Daredevils
VINTAGE DAREDEVILS Photograph via Museum Syndicate Vintage awesomeness from 1925, above Los Angeles, California in the United States. In this epic match, Gladys Roy plays Ivan Unger (member of the “Flying Black Hats”), with Frank Tomac as the pilot, keeping the plane at a steady 3,000 ft. Museum Syndicate via Arkarthick…