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#10 winged men & women don’t need to be angels: Interview with Chris Byrnes


 

Checking in with Athlete Chris Byrnes:
Australian Wingsuit Pilot. Fastest Wingsuit B.A.S.E. jumper in the World

Titels and archivements:

  • World’s fastest Wingsuit BASE jumper (World Record total speed of 300km/h visible at sky derby.ru)
  • 2017 and 2018 World BASE Race Gold
  • 2018 and 2019 World Wingsuit League Gold (Speed)
  • Australhttps://youtu.be/LTSU0B5veMUian Parachute Team (Skydiving) for 6 years starting in 2015. Competed at each World Cup and World Championships since the recognition of Wingsuit performance flying by the FAI
  • Best placing Silver medal at the 2019 World Cup in Italy

We talk about:

  • How did you get into skydiving?
  • Was there anything that challenged you on that way? What exactly was it?
  • Why are you so passionate about Wingsuiting from the plane?
  • What difficulties or challenges did you encounter there?
  • How did you master them?
  • How did you get interested in Wingsuit B.A.S.E.
  • What difficulties or challenges did you encounter there?
  • How did you deal with them?
  • How do you deal with uncertainty, worries or fear?
  • Would you like to share some of your fears or uncertanties?
  • What challenges do you face in Wingsuit B.A.S.E.
  • How do you deal with them?
  • How do you deal with being competitive and the competitive pressure?
  • How do you focus and bring such good results?
  • What means mental strength or mental power to you?
  • What do you wish for yourself in the future?
  • What tip can you give other athletes on their way?
  • What further plans do you have in mind for 2020?

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Services Chris offers:
If you see me in person I give out amazing hugs and high fives.  Also I do wingsuit coaching and photography in skydiving and BASE.  Contact me through social media for enquiries.