Somehow this man is still alive
March 22, 2021 11:29 AM Subscribe
French "speedrider" Valentin Delluc skis and soars through a deserted alpine resort.
I can do that, I just donwanna.
posted by Capt. Renault at 11:41 AM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Capt. Renault at 11:41 AM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
Deserted? Well, closed for the ad shoot. Multiple sequences and takes (check the sun angles), but impressive tricks.
posted by sudogeek at 11:42 AM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by sudogeek at 11:42 AM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
Pshhhh... Santa did that circuit back in the 70s
posted by gwint at 11:47 AM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by gwint at 11:47 AM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
It's almost as if his nervous system is hyperstimulated by some brand of caffeinated drink.
posted by vverse23 at 11:51 AM on March 22, 2021 [25 favorites]
posted by vverse23 at 11:51 AM on March 22, 2021 [25 favorites]
I have to assume he's skiing like that to get away from the Abominable Snow Monster.
posted by zamboni at 11:53 AM on March 22, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by zamboni at 11:53 AM on March 22, 2021 [4 favorites]
Ads are frustrating but you have to hand it to Red Bull to still be hammering home the same ad campaign from decades ago and it somehow keeps working
"Redbull gives you wings and our ad execs sit around doing not much at fucking all because this stupid shit sells itself!"
I mean, I can't be the only one who immediately caught the painfully obvious "he's got wings, he's skiing but while flying." Cool, I get the joke ad execs, go back to jerking each other off pls thx.
posted by deadaluspark at 11:56 AM on March 22, 2021 [8 favorites]
"Redbull gives you wings and our ad execs sit around doing not much at fucking all because this stupid shit sells itself!"
I mean, I can't be the only one who immediately caught the painfully obvious "he's got wings, he's skiing but while flying." Cool, I get the joke ad execs, go back to jerking each other off pls thx.
posted by deadaluspark at 11:56 AM on March 22, 2021 [8 favorites]
I have to assume he's skiing like that to get away from the Abominable Snow Monster.
This was definitely an episode of Scooby Doo.
posted by dragstroke at 11:57 AM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
This was definitely an episode of Scooby Doo.
posted by dragstroke at 11:57 AM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
Ever since I learned about the death rate for base-umping and wingsuiting (I'm just going to go with that as a verb) I always feel uneasy with these exciting but obviously dangerous videos. I always wonder if the presence of the camera encourages people to take more risks and if I am contributing to that process by watching the video... :(
posted by Hutch at 12:04 PM on March 22, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by Hutch at 12:04 PM on March 22, 2021 [6 favorites]
Maybe all drones, but if not, I'm at least as impressed by the camerapersons flying right behind him on some of those shots.
posted by PhineasGage at 12:07 PM on March 22, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by PhineasGage at 12:07 PM on March 22, 2021 [4 favorites]
What about doing it in the dark (same guy/sponsor from a couple of years ago), which leads to one of my favourite ski mini-films ever, from 2014, Afterglow: Lightsuit, powder glade, extreme and park skiing in Akleyska in the dead of night.......
posted by lalochezia at 12:08 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by lalochezia at 12:08 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
I assumed this was all GoPros and tethered drones, but it actually looks like they used real live camerapeople more than I thought. Pretty cool.
posted by rednikki at 12:09 PM on March 22, 2021
posted by rednikki at 12:09 PM on March 22, 2021
base-umping
Is a base-ump the person who referees any unintended contact between the skier and the camera crew?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:22 PM on March 22, 2021 [6 favorites]
Is a base-ump the person who referees any unintended contact between the skier and the camera crew?
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:22 PM on March 22, 2021 [6 favorites]
Drone footage has really changed the game for this kind of video. Nice that they used camera people too! It's hitting all the same stimulants as the Danny MacAskill videos.
posted by djseafood at 12:43 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by djseafood at 12:43 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
This was embarrassing to watch, the worst exhibition of sky-diving I've ever seen. I know Red Bull has a plane, why were they towing that poor man behind a horse? He never got 400' in the air for goodness sake, he could have been hurt.
posted by Cris E at 12:49 PM on March 22, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by Cris E at 12:49 PM on March 22, 2021 [3 favorites]
this is so cool. it's like real life SSX. this is what my dreams look like
posted by capnsue at 12:50 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by capnsue at 12:50 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
This is really amazing and just beautiful to see, but I too was hoping for a single continuous run.
posted by Going To Maine at 12:51 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 12:51 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
Wow what a jerk.
posted by tiny frying pan at 1:03 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by tiny frying pan at 1:03 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
Somehow this man is still alive
He drank Red Bull on a dare?
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 2:04 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
He drank Red Bull on a dare?
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 2:04 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
I was shocked at how warm and humanly beautiful his face is.
posted by jamjam at 2:41 PM on March 22, 2021
posted by jamjam at 2:41 PM on March 22, 2021
No smugly defiant unfurling of a Union Jack parachute as he skis away? Bah.
posted by stevil at 3:00 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by stevil at 3:00 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
Here he is going through some trees subjecting poor defenseless trees to drive-by (ski-by?) violence
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:24 PM on March 22, 2021
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:24 PM on March 22, 2021
All I can think is this shouldn't be called Speedriding, but I guess "Frozen Death Kiting" didn't pass the focus group testing.
posted by drewbage1847 at 4:11 PM on March 22, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by drewbage1847 at 4:11 PM on March 22, 2021 [6 favorites]
Now I'm thinking the next installment of the Just Cause video games series needs to have some skis. Or maybe a snowboard.
posted by mollweide at 4:12 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by mollweide at 4:12 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
Isn't drinking a red bull while speedriding redundant?
posted by morspin at 4:23 PM on March 22, 2021
posted by morspin at 4:23 PM on March 22, 2021
Red Blue?
posted by chavenet at 4:35 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by chavenet at 4:35 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
stevil: "No smugly defiant unfurling of a Union Jack parachute as he skis away? Bah."
My parents were friends with the chap who did that stunt, Rick Sylvester. He also did the controlled fall at the end of "For Your Eyes Only." Nice guy.
posted by chavenet at 4:42 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
My parents were friends with the chap who did that stunt, Rick Sylvester. He also did the controlled fall at the end of "For Your Eyes Only." Nice guy.
posted by chavenet at 4:42 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
I was going to make a joke about how Delluc must have been great at all of LucasArts's Star Wars flying games in the '90s, but it looks like he was born in 1992, so I'll just be over here stretching my creaky old legs and waiting to retire.
posted by evidenceofabsence at 4:56 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by evidenceofabsence at 4:56 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
the ppl shitting on this are joking right
posted by capnsue at 5:17 PM on March 22, 2021 [9 favorites]
posted by capnsue at 5:17 PM on March 22, 2021 [9 favorites]
I like the James Brown vibe at the end...
posted by jim in austin at 6:06 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by jim in austin at 6:06 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
Impressive. It really screams for the Union Jack parachute and the James Bond theme though.
posted by los pantalones del muerte at 6:14 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by los pantalones del muerte at 6:14 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
The thing about this kind of publicity stunt, it ends one of two ways: you walk away or you die. It results in spectacular footage regardless, so either outcome is a win for the sponsor.
posted by glonous keming at 6:28 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by glonous keming at 6:28 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
That was fun! I still don't drink Red Bull and that's okay.
posted by swift at 6:38 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by swift at 6:38 PM on March 22, 2021 [2 favorites]
you walk away or you die
Nah. Speedflying is risky, especially proximity flying like this, but injuries are way more common than deaths. It's not base. Or smoking.
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 7:11 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
Nah. Speedflying is risky, especially proximity flying like this, but injuries are way more common than deaths. It's not base. Or smoking.
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 7:11 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
This is actually how we all commute to work in the upper midwest. Lot harder getting back home when you have to go uphill.
posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug at 7:15 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug at 7:15 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
You can only hope for a really good headwind.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:22 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:22 PM on March 22, 2021 [1 favorite]
Meh. Would be better with that distinct understated bragadoccio of a Warren Miller narration.
"In France some people think the Concorde is the fastest way to get around. Valentin Delluc prefers a backpack and a parachute."
posted by Theophrastus Johnson at 9:29 PM on March 22, 2021 [3 favorites]
"In France some people think the Concorde is the fastest way to get around. Valentin Delluc prefers a backpack and a parachute."
posted by Theophrastus Johnson at 9:29 PM on March 22, 2021 [3 favorites]
OK. But it's also an advert for an energy drink
posted by 0bvious at 7:46 AM on March 23, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by 0bvious at 7:46 AM on March 23, 2021 [2 favorites]
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