1 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:22,020 SASS PORDOI, DOLOMITES, ITALY, MARCH 2009 2 00:00:22,610 --> 00:00:25,190 It is an immense precipice. - Gigantic! 3 00:00:27,190 --> 00:00:29,820 I'll take a look from the edge. 4 00:00:39,210 --> 00:00:41,040 It looks like we could get rid of it. 5 00:00:41,460 --> 00:00:45,000 Six to eight seconds. Let's get rid of it at full speed. 6 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,090 Brilliant. 7 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:48,840 We'll beat this bastard up. 8 00:00:52,390 --> 00:00:55,140 It's not that I like being scared. 9 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,180 But fear is a side effect of what we are trying to do. 10 00:00:59,770 --> 00:01:02,270 Shane was an innovator. 11 00:01:02,690 --> 00:01:05,400 An icon. A hero. 12 00:01:06,110 --> 00:01:09,240 It was deep. - A brilliant mind. - A scientist. 13 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:12,360 Yes, harder! 14 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:15,740 He is the most impressive guy in the world. does things 15 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,120 that not even the most intrepid people in the world would occur to them to do. 16 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,090 He has the balance of a bird and the reflections of a wild cat. 17 00:01:32,510 --> 00:01:33,640 Enough! 18 00:01:34,050 --> 00:01:36,930 Come to New Zealand and jump off my cliff! 19 00:01:37,350 --> 00:01:40,980 It's the best in the world. He can do everything. 20 00:01:41,390 --> 00:01:43,100 Wild girl! 21 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:44,520 Very good! 22 00:01:44,940 --> 00:01:47,770 Playful. - Funny. - Prankster. - Curse! 23 00:01:53,410 --> 00:01:55,660 Everyone considered him a superman. 24 00:02:09,460 --> 00:02:12,510 We have a group here of four very talented skiers. 25 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:16,760 This is Jim McConkey, one of the best Canadian skiers, 26 00:02:17,180 --> 00:02:19,310 and his wife, Glennetta. 27 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:24,770 Glenn and I met in 1962, when I taught at Sugar Bowl. 28 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,650 One thing leads to another and 29 00:02:29,070 --> 00:02:31,230 One or two years later we got married. 30 00:02:31,650 --> 00:02:35,450 It was a beautiful and revealing time. 31 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,330 I married a ski teacher that I barely knew. 32 00:02:53,170 --> 00:02:54,760 She was an excellent skier. 33 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,140 We had a lot of fun skiing together. 34 00:03:02,310 --> 00:03:04,140 my life with him 35 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,150 took place in the wonderful world of off-piste skiing. 36 00:03:16,990 --> 00:03:20,530 Shane was born on December 30, 1969. 37 00:03:24,950 --> 00:03:28,170 I took him skiing tied to my body. 38 00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:30,540 He said, "Pah, mommy, pah." 39 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,880 And then: "Pum, mommy, pum." 40 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:35,550 started skiing at the age of 23 months. 41 00:03:36,340 --> 00:03:38,640 We traveled many kilometers. 42 00:03:39,050 --> 00:03:42,390 I didn't have to teach him too much. He learned it alone. 43 00:03:46,390 --> 00:03:51,110 We were married five years before Shane was born. 44 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:58,490 After Shane was born, our Marriage deteriorated further. 45 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,250 Glenn was not happy. and wanted a divorce. 46 00:04:07,250 --> 00:04:10,630 He returned to California, taking Shane away. 47 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,210 It was a great loss. 48 00:04:14,630 --> 00:04:16,920 I couldn't see him often anymore... 49 00:04:20,340 --> 00:04:24,680 At the age of seven he started competing. with the Squaw Valley team. 50 00:04:25,100 --> 00:04:28,690 I was totally connected with his skis. 51 00:04:29,350 --> 00:04:31,480 And that's what matters. 52 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:34,270 When I was ten years old 53 00:04:35,110 --> 00:04:37,440 PAUL ARTHUR, COACH - SQUAW SKI TEAM I realized I had a lot of talent. 54 00:04:37,490 --> 00:04:37,820 PAUL ARTHUR, COACH - SQUAW SKI TEAM 55 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:39,650 PAUL ARTHUR, COACH - SQUAW SKI TEAM and that he could go very far. 56 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:45,370 Glenn and I talk about his future training. 57 00:04:45,790 --> 00:04:49,750 I knew that Burke Academy He had a very good reputation. 58 00:04:51,460 --> 00:04:53,630 I didn't want him to go to Vermont. 59 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,920 I didn't even know where Vermont was. 60 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:59,630 But it was his dream. 61 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:02,470 It was his dream to go to Burke Academy. 62 00:05:03,140 --> 00:05:04,800 Burke was academy class 63 00:05:05,220 --> 00:05:08,560 WENDY FISHER, BURKE'S SCHOOLMATE in which you discovered whether or not you would succeed 64 00:05:08,980 --> 00:05:10,190 be at the level from a US ski team 65 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,270 ROB WUERFEL, BURKE'S SCHOOLMATE My first time at Burke with Shane 66 00:05:14,690 --> 00:05:16,610 It was like being in another world. 67 00:05:17,030 --> 00:05:19,320 It doesn't hurt too much. - I haven't done it in a long time. 68 00:05:19,740 --> 00:05:22,910 We were skeleton children, little developed. 69 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:24,950 There were 18 year old boys there. 70 00:05:25,370 --> 00:05:28,950 tall, muscular, developed, who led the team, 71 00:05:29,370 --> 00:05:32,040 They didn't accept us. We had to earn their respect. 72 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,630 It doesn't matter if you are a good runner or not. 73 00:05:36,630 --> 00:05:40,920 He was very far from his mother and me. 74 00:05:41,340 --> 00:05:45,180 No contact with family, isolated... 75 00:05:46,550 --> 00:05:49,560 It was a difficult time for him. 76 00:05:49,970 --> 00:05:52,440 I can understand why. 77 00:05:53,060 --> 00:05:57,520 I made a great effort to attract attention. 78 00:05:57,940 --> 00:06:00,820 He did the most daring pirouettes. 79 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,200 FINN GUNDERSEN, FORMER PRINCIPAL, BURKE ACADEMY He jumped into the river, from a house or off a cliff. 80 00:06:05,620 --> 00:06:10,330 He bet who could swallow the most food. The strangest things. 81 00:06:11,290 --> 00:06:13,920 A fire burned in Shane. 82 00:06:14,330 --> 00:06:16,040 Over five years 83 00:06:16,460 --> 00:06:20,710 became an individual very independent and creative, 84 00:06:21,130 --> 00:06:22,550 who got along well with everyone. 85 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:25,510 He was successful. 86 00:06:25,930 --> 00:06:30,850 He was about to enter on the US Ski Team 87 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:35,730 It was rejected. 88 00:06:36,150 --> 00:06:38,520 He didn't make the US team. 89 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:44,490 When that's your goal, something like that It can be very depressing and confusing. 90 00:06:45,490 --> 00:06:48,950 You ask yourself: What now? 91 00:06:53,410 --> 00:06:57,330 SHANE'S LAST RACE AT BURKE What is it called? - McConkey. 92 00:07:00,250 --> 00:07:02,130 Do you have clothes on? 93 00:07:03,130 --> 00:07:04,800 No, it doesn't have one. 94 00:07:28,910 --> 00:07:33,330 When he arrived, he was already known in the world of skiing. 95 00:07:33,750 --> 00:07:35,750 He wanted to test himself. 96 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,590 Young people who go to university They are tested in many ways. 97 00:07:41,460 --> 00:07:45,260 Shane McConkey, live. 10th Street, No. 1150, Boulder, Colorado. 98 00:07:45,670 --> 00:07:50,930 I met him in the fall of 1990. He was a nice guy, quite nervous, 99 00:07:52,140 --> 00:07:54,770 MIKE JAQUET, FORMER FLOORMATE but he was very effusive and jovial. 100 00:07:54,810 --> 00:07:55,140 MIKE JAQUET, FORMER FLOORMATE 101 00:07:55,180 --> 00:07:56,770 MIKE JAQUET, FORMER FLOORMATE But he had no confidence in himself. 102 00:07:57,890 --> 00:08:00,770 We were very young and did not yet have confidence in ourselves. 103 00:08:01,190 --> 00:08:03,110 Kent, on the other hand, did have it. 104 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,860 KENT KREITLER, FORMER ROOMMATE We liked each other very well from the beginning. 105 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:07,240 KENT KREITLER, FORMER ROOMMATE 106 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:08,490 KENT KREITLER, FORMER ROOMMATE He was very funny. 107 00:08:08,910 --> 00:08:11,370 And he recorded everything on video. 108 00:08:11,780 --> 00:08:16,500 I had a yellow camera, Waterproof, always on. 109 00:08:17,460 --> 00:08:20,670 Are you taking a bath, Kent? - Fuck you. 110 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,550 We had fun in the mountains, skiing... 111 00:08:24,250 --> 00:08:27,630 We spent all day going down the mountains on skis. 112 00:08:28,050 --> 00:08:32,140 I did everything with my skis, but Shane had a different mentality. 113 00:08:34,350 --> 00:08:36,640 I was looking for strong emotions. - Come on, Shane! 114 00:08:42,110 --> 00:08:46,530 Shane jumped into the void on skates, in kayak, 115 00:08:46,940 --> 00:08:50,110 I jumped from the roofs, from any rock... 116 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,530 and he did triple mortals. 117 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:54,160 Everything for the video. 118 00:08:54,580 --> 00:08:57,000 This is how I spent my time at university. 119 00:08:57,410 --> 00:08:59,500 At that time bungee jumping arrived. 120 00:08:59,910 --> 00:09:02,000 He found someone who offered jumps 121 00:09:02,420 --> 00:09:04,920 from an old, dilapidated bridge. 122 00:09:05,710 --> 00:09:07,210 Look at the camera! 123 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:11,010 He liked risky adventures. 124 00:09:13,970 --> 00:09:16,560 Brilliant! By God! 125 00:09:16,970 --> 00:09:18,390 What do you think of bungee jumping? 126 00:09:18,810 --> 00:09:19,850 What do you think? 127 00:09:20,270 --> 00:09:22,230 It's the best thing I've ever done in my life. 128 00:09:22,650 --> 00:09:23,690 Shit! 129 00:09:24,110 --> 00:09:25,650 He liked to entertain. 130 00:09:26,070 --> 00:09:27,650 He liked to be the center of attention 131 00:09:28,070 --> 00:09:31,200 and recognition that that brought him. 132 00:09:37,290 --> 00:09:38,290 Brilliant! 133 00:09:39,660 --> 00:09:41,040 Horrifying! 134 00:09:53,590 --> 00:09:54,840 He's crazy! 135 00:09:56,890 --> 00:09:59,720 You have to do whatever to have fun... 136 00:10:01,020 --> 00:10:06,560 No matter where you go or what you do, everything is considered dangerous. 137 00:10:06,980 --> 00:10:09,980 That's why you have to do it anyway. 138 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:14,070 Shane could kill himself today. - This is the way to die. 139 00:10:14,490 --> 00:10:17,780 This is the first flight by Shane McConkey. 140 00:10:18,790 --> 00:10:20,370 Run, run! 141 00:10:20,790 --> 00:10:22,710 Some more! That is! 142 00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:24,790 Runs! 143 00:10:25,210 --> 00:10:26,380 Lie down! 144 00:10:26,790 --> 00:10:30,090 The prodigy Shane McConkey. 145 00:10:30,510 --> 00:10:32,420 What will become of Shane? 146 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:34,840 We will have to wait. 147 00:10:37,010 --> 00:10:39,220 It's not going anywhere, is it? 148 00:10:40,810 --> 00:10:44,270 The image of yourself that he cultivated during high school 149 00:10:44,690 --> 00:10:46,770 he rebuilt it with effort at the university. 150 00:10:47,190 --> 00:10:48,310 No, stop! 151 00:10:48,730 --> 00:10:52,190 For most of his life had the maturity 152 00:10:52,940 --> 00:10:57,530 of a teenager going through puberty. He was so much fun to be with. 153 00:10:57,950 --> 00:11:02,500 but on the occasions when there was than to behave like adults, 154 00:11:02,910 --> 00:11:06,210 at school, for example, I had problems. 155 00:11:07,210 --> 00:11:09,290 Glenn wanted for Shane to go to college. 156 00:11:09,710 --> 00:11:11,090 That's why I was here. 157 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:12,460 He owed his place 158 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,130 to skiing and Burke Academy. 159 00:11:15,550 --> 00:11:18,470 It was said that he was ready. But it wasn't. 160 00:11:18,890 --> 00:11:22,600 I don't read books. I ski. 161 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:26,230 It's the only thing I do. 162 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:32,440 Glenn was afraid that Shane I kept thinking only about skiing 163 00:11:32,860 --> 00:11:37,160 and take a path which she didn't approve of very much. 164 00:11:37,570 --> 00:11:38,700 Unstructured and, ultimately, 165 00:11:40,780 --> 00:11:42,240 like his father. 166 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:44,410 His name is Jim McConkey. 167 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:47,120 He is a professional. It's in the blood 168 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:50,960 off-piste skiing, the high mountains, the snow. 169 00:11:51,380 --> 00:11:55,760 And the courage it brings to skiers to slopes never skied 170 00:11:56,170 --> 00:11:57,180 and back. 171 00:11:57,590 --> 00:12:01,180 I had all the movies that were done about his father. 172 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:06,230 It was a very special moment when He taught them to us. It was somewhat cut. 173 00:12:07,140 --> 00:12:09,150 JASPER GRAY, FORMER ROOMMATE He kept the tapes in a box. 174 00:12:09,190 --> 00:12:09,520 JASPER GRAY, FORMER ROOMMATE 175 00:12:09,560 --> 00:12:12,320 JASPER GRAY, FORMER ROOMMATE I took them out on special occasions. 176 00:12:12,730 --> 00:12:14,110 and we watched them together. 177 00:12:16,570 --> 00:12:19,660 Jim McConkey connects with the mountains. 178 00:12:20,070 --> 00:12:23,660 Your thoughts are concentrated on the track that stretches before him. 179 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,540 The snow hits his face. 180 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,210 A light and pleasant tickling. 181 00:12:29,620 --> 00:12:34,170 But he who relaxes too much he forgets the danger. 182 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,550 We liked them a lot. 183 00:12:36,970 --> 00:12:41,300 His father threw himself down with his Vuarnets, he was great. 184 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,180 For Shane's relationship with his father That meant a lot. 185 00:12:45,930 --> 00:12:49,850 Skiing was their passion, but I think that also reminded him 186 00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:54,190 the absence of his father at a time when I needed it. 187 00:12:57,860 --> 00:12:59,280 Hello, dad, how are you? 188 00:13:01,820 --> 00:13:05,080 I am a very bad actor. Finally... 189 00:13:06,450 --> 00:13:10,460 Merry Christmas and... let's see... 190 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,840 The videos are for you. 191 00:13:18,260 --> 00:13:20,260 I hope you like them. 192 00:13:20,680 --> 00:13:21,970 Happy new year. 193 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,100 They expelled him from school. 194 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,980 Not because he wasn't smart. He was very intelligent. 195 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,480 But he was no good for school. 196 00:13:34,900 --> 00:13:36,110 Shane McConkey. 197 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,570 Former University skier. 198 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:41,700 It's amazing. 199 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,160 It was a difficult situation for him. 200 00:13:46,580 --> 00:13:49,500 Throughout his life, He had continued on his way, 201 00:13:49,910 --> 00:13:52,620 and suddenly everything ended. 202 00:13:54,420 --> 00:13:58,050 I no longer had a ski scholarship, his training was over, 203 00:13:58,460 --> 00:14:01,550 and his mother cut him off. 204 00:14:01,970 --> 00:14:04,390 I was really dejected. 205 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,600 I'm the only one in this house 206 00:14:09,020 --> 00:14:10,390 who is still awake. 207 00:14:10,810 --> 00:14:12,940 I better go to bed. 208 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:14,520 Shane had no money 209 00:14:14,940 --> 00:14:18,530 and I had to live somewhere. I offered him the garden cabin. 210 00:14:18,940 --> 00:14:22,490 The love nest. You have to climb to enter. 211 00:14:22,900 --> 00:14:25,370 Shane lived in a kind of barn. 212 00:14:25,780 --> 00:14:27,830 I live here for free. 213 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:29,830 In this shit hole. 214 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,000 I. 215 00:14:33,420 --> 00:14:36,380 It was a dark chapter in his life. 216 00:14:37,380 --> 00:14:42,880 I was disappointed, but, Above all, worried about her future. 217 00:14:43,510 --> 00:14:45,550 One hundred percent Shane. 218 00:14:45,970 --> 00:14:47,220 A total loser. 219 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,560 I was lost. - Okay, that's enough. 220 00:14:51,980 --> 00:14:52,980 Bye bye. 221 00:15:00,690 --> 00:15:05,570 VAL SCURA GORGE, DOLOMITES, ITALY, MARCH 2009 222 00:15:08,530 --> 00:15:11,790 I want to see the yellow part of the wall. 223 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,080 From the side. 224 00:15:14,910 --> 00:15:18,790 There are different forms of self-perception. 225 00:15:19,210 --> 00:15:23,470 Fear is a natural instinct. - There's not much snow, guys. 226 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:28,640 Sometimes you back down and you don't do what you set out to do. 227 00:15:29,050 --> 00:15:32,520 But when you study the situation and you know that it is possible, 228 00:15:32,930 --> 00:15:37,350 Although there is a margin of risk, and despite everything, you do it, 229 00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:39,650 It's a great feeling. 230 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,070 It's been a bit disappointing. 231 00:15:46,490 --> 00:15:49,910 There is almost no snow on the ledge above the precipice. 232 00:15:50,330 --> 00:15:54,410 Maybe a big storm would come or not enough snow has fallen. 233 00:15:55,910 --> 00:16:00,130 But since we are here, let's go to do it. This channel is famous. 234 00:16:00,540 --> 00:16:02,380 Tomorrow it will be windy, right? 235 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:07,430 Yes, today is going to be calm. But tomorrow we might get lucky. 236 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:19,560 Hey kid, how's life going? 237 00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:21,400 Of fucking mother. 238 00:16:21,820 --> 00:16:24,610 I lived in a closet 239 00:16:25,030 --> 00:16:27,240 and made a little money here and there. 240 00:16:27,650 --> 00:16:29,490 It wasn't enough to live on. 241 00:16:29,910 --> 00:16:32,830 At night he delivered pizzas. 242 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,120 I am a specialist in food transportation. 243 00:16:35,540 --> 00:16:39,170 What do you specialize in? - In transporting food. 244 00:16:40,380 --> 00:16:42,130 What kind of food? 245 00:16:42,540 --> 00:16:43,550 Pizza. 246 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,300 An event would change his life. 247 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:49,800 We watched "The AAHHH Blizzard" together. 248 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,430 It was a decisive moment. 249 00:16:53,850 --> 00:16:56,980 When I think about last season skiing, I get a smile. 250 00:16:57,390 --> 00:17:00,230 Our tours with Scot Schmidt, 251 00:17:00,810 --> 00:17:02,650 the "bad boy" Glen Plake... 252 00:17:03,060 --> 00:17:05,980 When the movie ended, He looked at me and said: 253 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,990 Cries of "oh, no" and hundreds of "wows." - "I shit on racing!" 254 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,790 For our generation, guys like Scot Schmidt and Glen Plake... 255 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:29,920 We think: "They are individuals 256 00:17:30,340 --> 00:17:34,100 who have achieved success without participating in ski races. 257 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,560 Scot, do you want to try it? - Yes of course. 258 00:17:38,980 --> 00:17:43,980 Scot walks a two-meter channel wide at 65 km/h. 259 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,860 The impact that film had 260 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,990 in our world It surprised even me. 261 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,490 The reception he received was great. 262 00:17:53,910 --> 00:17:56,910 The people were ready for something else, for something innovative. 263 00:17:57,330 --> 00:18:00,210 That movie was the trigger. 264 00:18:07,340 --> 00:18:11,880 We were both very convinced of our art with skis. 265 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:16,680 When Shane and I we watched Greg Stump's movies, 266 00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:18,970 We thought we could do better. 267 00:18:19,390 --> 00:18:22,600 Why not start right now? 268 00:18:30,650 --> 00:18:31,780 Very good! 269 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,610 The day it snowed in Vail. 270 00:18:35,030 --> 00:18:36,910 He moved to Vail. 271 00:18:39,830 --> 00:18:41,540 How about my style? 272 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:48,090 He made his first freeski attempts with your alpine ski equipment. 273 00:18:48,500 --> 00:18:52,090 He waved his sticks and was wearing some kind of "leggings". 274 00:18:52,510 --> 00:18:54,840 He looked pretty ridiculous. 275 00:18:57,890 --> 00:19:01,020 He was the best skier in Vail and had made a name for himself. 276 00:19:01,430 --> 00:19:05,980 It was the uncle who made the craziest jumps. 277 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:12,570 Host! 278 00:19:14,650 --> 00:19:16,360 He's our man! 279 00:19:21,580 --> 00:19:26,170 Back then, being a skier Professional was not an option like today. 280 00:19:26,580 --> 00:19:31,460 Somehow, Shane and those of his generation invented it. 281 00:19:32,130 --> 00:19:35,550 For Shane and Kent It all started with Nick Nixon. 282 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,760 Nick Nixon was a former professional runner 283 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,930 who was now making movies. 284 00:19:46,190 --> 00:19:50,770 They didn't pay us, but we were delighted to participate. 285 00:20:03,450 --> 00:20:07,670 When we met Shane, We found him to be a very polite young man. 286 00:20:09,380 --> 00:20:13,250 "HOW TO DRIVE YOUR WIFE CRAZY IN BED" His joking side was revealed little by little. 287 00:20:13,670 --> 00:20:16,220 I have the testicle... - Oh my God, Shane. 288 00:20:16,630 --> 00:20:20,430 ...very swollen right now. - I don't want to know! 289 00:20:22,350 --> 00:20:24,770 After filming we said goodbye 290 00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:26,180 NICK NIXON, SKI MOVIE DIRECTOR by Kent and Shane, 291 00:20:26,230 --> 00:20:26,560 NICK NIXON, SKI MOVIE DIRECTOR 292 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,440 NICK NIXON, SKI MOVIE DIRECTOR that they would stay four more weeks in Europe. 293 00:20:29,850 --> 00:20:31,270 See you! 294 00:20:31,690 --> 00:20:34,190 We knew that his wife I would do the laundry on the way back 295 00:20:34,610 --> 00:20:40,320 and that's why we hid some condoms in the pockets of his pants. 296 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:47,460 When I returned home, she found a condom... 297 00:20:48,750 --> 00:20:50,670 My girl made a fuss. 298 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,710 He told us: "Tell him it was you!" 299 00:20:55,090 --> 00:20:58,300 That had more impact 300 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:00,930 than we had anticipated. 301 00:21:08,180 --> 00:21:09,850 I don't know... 302 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:13,770 That's over our relationship with Nick Nixon. 303 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:19,450 The first time I heard about Shane McConkey was in the early '90s. 304 00:21:20,410 --> 00:21:24,240 MIKE DOUGLAS, PROFESSIONAL SKIER I knew that he had competed in alpine, 305 00:21:24,660 --> 00:21:26,580 that had been at a ski academy in Vermont. 306 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,790 I met him on the pro bump circuit. 307 00:21:32,630 --> 00:21:34,630 In the left court, Shane McConkey. 308 00:21:35,050 --> 00:21:38,760 He was excited to have become in bump skier, 309 00:21:39,170 --> 00:21:41,260 but above all because he charged for doing it. 310 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,260 Both runners leave. 311 00:21:44,430 --> 00:21:47,430 He described it as if it were a scam. 312 00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:50,390 He was going to win that competition. 313 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:53,940 He wasn't a bump skier, but he was going to take the money. 314 00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:56,400 Shane McConkey, eighth a week ago, 315 00:21:56,820 --> 00:21:59,860 gets his first victory! 316 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:01,490 I knew he was a good runner. He was known to be 317 00:22:01,910 --> 00:22:06,370 JONNY MOSELEY, OLYMPIC CHAMPION ON BUMPER TRACK an excellent slalom skier. 318 00:22:06,790 --> 00:22:10,080 Shane McConkey and his helicopter! Giving it all! 319 00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:14,420 I had never trained on bumpy roads, 320 00:22:14,830 --> 00:22:19,380 He signed up for the pro bump circuit and won a competition. 321 00:22:21,380 --> 00:22:22,380 It's amazing! 322 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,800 An unleashed and excited Shane McConkey! 323 00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:31,060 The former alpine skier, now a freestyle specialist, 324 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,560 wins his first professional title on a bumpy track. 325 00:22:38,730 --> 00:22:41,530 Hello, I'm Duffy Wilson, Welcome to Vail, Colorado. 326 00:22:41,950 --> 00:22:43,360 He had returned. 327 00:22:43,780 --> 00:22:47,580 It was his triumphant return to Vail. had invited 328 00:22:47,990 --> 00:22:53,000 to all your friends in Boulder so that they could see him. I among them. 329 00:22:54,620 --> 00:22:59,500 We were all there. In the first round had a clear advantage. 330 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,420 But it was going down right at the edge of the track. 331 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,640 He surpassed it and was disqualified. 332 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,850 That's how it ended. Everyone was disappointed. 333 00:23:11,270 --> 00:23:14,850 So, he did a huge backflip off the ground. 334 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,190 The audience went crazy, everyone was cheering. 335 00:23:19,610 --> 00:23:21,860 except the Vail organizers. 336 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:26,660 They would have preferred expel him immediately from Vail. 337 00:23:27,070 --> 00:23:29,490 He slapped a photographer over the shoulder 338 00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:33,870 and said to him: "Don't miss my next drop." 339 00:23:36,370 --> 00:23:37,830 It's Shane! 340 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:40,630 McConkey! How crazy! 341 00:23:41,630 --> 00:23:44,630 One of his skis broke. 342 00:23:56,100 --> 00:24:00,770 He reached the goal. an organizer Vail came screaming after him. 343 00:24:01,190 --> 00:24:03,820 Shane tried to escape, completely naked. 344 00:24:05,610 --> 00:24:08,820 I handed him some clothes. He covered his eggs 345 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,740 and disappeared into the cafeteria. 346 00:24:12,330 --> 00:24:14,330 And he left covered in glory 347 00:24:14,750 --> 00:24:18,290 MCCONKEY TEACHES THE RAW REALITY IN VAIL 348 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,760 Your self-confidence increased day after day. 349 00:24:25,170 --> 00:24:28,180 Although he lived in a rather precarious way, 350 00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:33,100 started to become into the person I wanted to be. 351 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:51,240 What's happening? 352 00:24:51,660 --> 00:24:52,870 Interview. 353 00:24:53,870 --> 00:24:58,080 In the early 90s, not everything the world had a camera, like today. 354 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:00,670 SCOTT GAFFNEY, ROOMMATE IN SQUAW, MSP FILMS Shane knew I was a cameraman. 355 00:25:00,710 --> 00:25:01,040 SCOTT GAFFNEY, ROOMMATE IN SQUAW, MSP FILMS 356 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,090 SCOTT GAFFNEY, ROOMMATE IN SQUAW, MSP FILMS He proposed that we film together. 357 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:05,510 This angle is great. 358 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,550 I had just returned skiing with Rob McCormick. 359 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,640 ROB MCCORMICK, FLOORMATE AT SQUAW We knew something about him from the Nick Nixon movies. 360 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:12,010 ROB MCCORMICK, FLOORMATE AT SQUAW 361 00:25:12,050 --> 00:25:14,010 ROB MCCORMICK, FLOORMATE AT SQUAW We admired him 362 00:25:14,430 --> 00:25:16,430 because he was a great skier and we wanted to meet him. 363 00:25:16,850 --> 00:25:19,640 He had never liked Vail ski area. 364 00:25:20,060 --> 00:25:22,520 In Vail he was far superior to the others. 365 00:25:22,940 --> 00:25:25,610 But in Squaw There were many talented riders. 366 00:25:26,030 --> 00:25:29,320 If you were looking for the challenge, that was the right place. 367 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,120 There were a lot of athletes at Squaw. 368 00:25:33,530 --> 00:25:37,080 It seemed to be the nerve center from the world of freeskiing. 369 00:25:37,500 --> 00:25:42,130 In Squaw Valley we were surrounded of spectators every day. 370 00:25:42,580 --> 00:25:46,800 When we started, The public cheered us. 371 00:25:47,210 --> 00:25:52,550 If one left footprints in a chimney, Everyone knew who it was from. 372 00:25:53,970 --> 00:25:56,140 We showed up at Squaw and thought: 373 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,430 This is the place in which others have become famous. 374 00:25:59,850 --> 00:26:02,100 Now we'll have to make it or close your mouth. 375 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:07,730 I saw it for the first time with his Oakley sunglasses 376 00:26:08,150 --> 00:26:10,400 and her long ponytail. 377 00:26:10,820 --> 00:26:13,570 It was Mr. Cool. 378 00:26:14,990 --> 00:26:16,790 I went to talk to him. 379 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,460 But he reacted very coldly. 380 00:26:20,870 --> 00:26:22,830 And then he left. 381 00:26:23,250 --> 00:26:25,710 That was my first impression of Shane. 382 00:26:27,050 --> 00:26:29,460 I thought: He's a dick! 383 00:26:32,130 --> 00:26:34,300 Shane, stop being a bullshit. 384 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,470 Watch your head, kid. 385 00:26:38,810 --> 00:26:41,980 The fireplace is the most exciting. 386 00:26:42,390 --> 00:26:44,690 It has three or four lines. 387 00:26:45,110 --> 00:26:48,530 Back then, Scot Schmidt was the king of the mountain. 388 00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:51,320 Tell me something about the guru. - Guru? 389 00:26:51,740 --> 00:26:55,120 Scott Schmidt? You know him better than me. 390 00:26:55,950 --> 00:26:59,200 When Shane and Kreitler appeared on the scene, 391 00:27:00,290 --> 00:27:02,660 PAUL ARTHUR, COACH, SQUAW SKI TEAM Everyone was wondering: "Who are these kids?" 392 00:27:02,710 --> 00:27:03,040 PAUL ARTHUR, COACH, SQUAW SKI TEAM 393 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:04,420 PAUL ARTHUR, COACH, SQUAW SKI TEAM "What do they do, 394 00:27:04,830 --> 00:27:08,840 that no one has done before? Are they faster? Do they fly higher?" 395 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:15,390 Few considered it possible leave from the top of the Palisades, 396 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,510 gain momentum at 12 meters from the highest precipice of Squaw Valley, 397 00:27:19,930 --> 00:27:22,810 jump off the ledge and do a backflip. 398 00:27:23,230 --> 00:27:26,600 When Shane did it, in Squaw Valley they went crazy. 399 00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:31,360 There were people who had jumped from there before, but never like him. 400 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:43,500 Oh God! 401 00:27:44,910 --> 00:27:47,460 Who is it? Shane McConkey? 402 00:27:48,170 --> 00:27:53,510 He did some crazy backflips. That maneuver made him famous. 403 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,050 In an article by Rob Story 404 00:27:56,470 --> 00:27:58,850 the last paragraph It was called "The Lizard King." 405 00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:01,220 I was talking about Shane. 406 00:28:02,100 --> 00:28:04,640 The renowned journalist ski specialist wrote: 407 00:28:05,060 --> 00:28:07,940 "I've been watching him for a few days. It's different. 408 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:10,020 "It could be the future of sport." 409 00:28:10,570 --> 00:28:11,900 Why do you do it? 410 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:16,490 I do it because... This is how I enjoy life to the fullest. 411 00:28:16,910 --> 00:28:18,910 I will never stop. 412 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:23,160 I'll be poor for the rest of my life, but I will have fun. 413 00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:27,000 Is that what it's about? - Completely. 414 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,640 I'm dying! 415 00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:56,320 VAL SCURA CANAL, DOLOMITES, ITALY, MARCH 2009 416 00:28:56,740 --> 00:28:58,950 What do you think, bighead? 417 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,320 You look scared. 418 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:02,870 Finally... 419 00:29:03,950 --> 00:29:07,250 JT HOLMES, PROFESSIONAL SKIER If you fall on terrain like this you will have a lot of time 420 00:29:07,660 --> 00:29:10,500 to prepare you to die. 421 00:29:13,630 --> 00:29:15,460 Okay, Nate, let's roll. 422 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,170 Be careful. 423 00:29:35,110 --> 00:29:36,110 Damn, log! 424 00:29:36,530 --> 00:29:37,900 Keep going. 425 00:29:39,610 --> 00:29:43,280 I have to get in sooner or later. - Then come in! 426 00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:55,300 Shit! 427 00:30:00,090 --> 00:30:01,680 Okay, Nate, 428 00:30:02,090 --> 00:30:05,310 JT has lost both skis. 429 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:07,600 He has managed to stop. 430 00:30:08,020 --> 00:30:09,930 We interrupted the project. 431 00:30:10,350 --> 00:30:13,190 now We'll have to take him down the canal. 432 00:30:13,610 --> 00:30:14,610 Understood. 433 00:30:15,020 --> 00:30:20,450 I was afraid. - I already told you that you wouldn't kill yourself. - And I haven't killed myself. 434 00:30:21,110 --> 00:30:22,110 Skiing? 435 00:30:24,370 --> 00:30:27,410 It's broken. It's missing a piece. - I won't wear it again. 436 00:30:27,830 --> 00:30:28,620 See? - Yes. 437 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,960 How does a fixation that is 20 years old 438 00:30:32,370 --> 00:30:36,000 faded by the sun, how could it break the plastic like that? 439 00:30:36,420 --> 00:30:37,960 It's strange. 440 00:30:39,210 --> 00:30:42,300 A disappointing day. 441 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:45,100 But it could have been even worse. 442 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:47,220 We could have lost JT. 443 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,310 Sometimes it happens. 444 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:51,230 It's a shame, but... 445 00:30:52,230 --> 00:30:54,850 We'll try again tomorrow. 446 00:31:03,110 --> 00:31:05,450 These are worth 500 dollars. 447 00:31:05,870 --> 00:31:07,200 Free. 448 00:31:07,620 --> 00:31:11,120 Another 500 dollars. 449 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,370 Free. 450 00:31:14,420 --> 00:31:18,460 Although it was starting to appear in the magazines and they gave him skis, 451 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:20,300 and skied every day, 452 00:31:20,710 --> 00:31:24,010 At night I was desperate. 453 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:30,100 I still didn't make money with it. He did it out of pure passion. 454 00:31:33,390 --> 00:31:34,640 ROB BRUCE, SKI MOVIE DIRECTOR I had seen Shane and Kent 455 00:31:34,690 --> 00:31:35,020 ROB BRUCE, SKI MOVIE DIRECTOR 456 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:37,060 ROB BRUCE, SKI MOVIE DIRECTOR in the Nick Nixon movies. my first 457 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,610 paid camera work It was for "MTV Sports" 458 00:31:40,030 --> 00:31:41,280 and I traveled to Argentina. 459 00:31:43,110 --> 00:31:45,320 This is "South American Extremes." 460 00:31:47,450 --> 00:31:53,000 Shane and Kent had a style very different from everyone else. 461 00:31:53,410 --> 00:31:56,920 five minutes in which you must give everything. 462 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:02,550 The limits of the possible They were expanded at that time. 463 00:32:04,380 --> 00:32:05,590 One of the competitors 464 00:32:06,010 --> 00:32:07,720 It was from the old school. 465 00:32:08,140 --> 00:32:13,430 Some consider it safer rappelling instead of jumping. 466 00:32:13,850 --> 00:32:16,390 He decided to rappel along the wall of the cut. 467 00:32:16,810 --> 00:32:20,440 Shane and I just jumped. 468 00:32:26,950 --> 00:32:29,450 That competition It was a changing of the guard. 469 00:32:29,870 --> 00:32:32,700 The difference between the two winners and the rest 470 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:34,870 It was huge. 471 00:32:35,290 --> 00:32:37,000 A door had opened. 472 00:32:37,420 --> 00:32:41,750 The world championship extreme skiing became a reality. 473 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,590 I won the championship US extreme skiing 474 00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:49,550 Shane said to himself, "Something's moving." 475 00:32:49,970 --> 00:32:55,560 Shane McConkey is the US champion. extreme skiing from 1995. 476 00:32:55,980 --> 00:33:00,730 The first time I heard about Shane It was during Crested Butte Extremes 1995. 477 00:33:01,150 --> 00:33:04,820 He was new to extreme sport 478 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,490 and I was a new filmmaker. 479 00:33:06,900 --> 00:33:09,530 I saw him skiing and 480 00:33:09,950 --> 00:33:13,330 we went out together to a virgin area near Crested Butte. 481 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,620 He wanted to do a double backflip, but he made one and a half, and fell headlong. 482 00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:23,250 "Oh God! Are you okay?" 483 00:33:23,670 --> 00:33:25,960 He stood up and saluted. 484 00:33:26,380 --> 00:33:28,380 Steve and I looked at each other. 485 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,220 I hope he hasn't been hurt, We are isolated from the world. 486 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,760 If you are injured, It will have to be taken out by helicopter. 487 00:33:34,180 --> 00:33:35,600 "No, I can do it!" 488 00:33:36,020 --> 00:33:37,810 "I'll try one more time!" 489 00:33:38,230 --> 00:33:40,310 We thought, “Okay, great. 490 00:33:40,730 --> 00:33:44,570 "He will get hurt." He went back up. He told us: "Are you ready?" 491 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:47,570 "Yes. Give it." 492 00:33:47,990 --> 00:33:49,240 Come on!" 493 00:33:58,710 --> 00:34:01,330 That was our first contact with Shane's personality. 494 00:34:01,750 --> 00:34:04,960 He did it to have a laugh, but he also wanted to tease us. 495 00:34:05,380 --> 00:34:09,420 I wanted us to care in case he fell on his head. 496 00:34:24,190 --> 00:34:26,270 "FAT SKIS" NOT ONLY FOR FAT SKIS 497 00:34:29,740 --> 00:34:32,160 MCCONKEY WEARS ONLY WIDE SKIS. 498 00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:35,780 BEFORE 499 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:39,540 AFTER 500 00:34:39,950 --> 00:34:41,870 THE NEW FACE OF SKIING 501 00:34:42,290 --> 00:34:45,880 MCCONKEY: MODEL STUDENT OR UNDESIRABLE OF THE NEW SCHOOL? 502 00:34:47,550 --> 00:34:50,090 Shane McConkey wins the 1998 freeski world championship. 503 00:34:57,140 --> 00:35:01,480 Shane McConkey leads. - McConkey wins. 504 00:35:01,890 --> 00:35:05,810 He would have to be disqualified. It's too good. 505 00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:07,650 Finish them all! 506 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,790 I get paid to do this. 507 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,020 WAY TO BE THE MOST FAMOUS SKIER IN THE WORLD 508 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:49,610 When the ski industry accepted him, 509 00:35:50,030 --> 00:35:52,820 Shane looked a little further: What can we do to improve? 510 00:35:53,240 --> 00:35:57,070 everyone says that look like water skis. 511 00:35:57,870 --> 00:36:00,580 THE CREATION OF MCCONKEY TO FLY OVER THE SNOW Yes, that's where the idea came from. 512 00:36:00,990 --> 00:36:05,420 They are water skis for jumping from the 70s. I knew they were going to work. 513 00:36:32,650 --> 00:36:34,990 MCCONKEY CONFIRMS HIS "Rocker" IMAGE 514 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:39,490 GOING DOWN A SLOPE ON WATER SKIS 515 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,830 Shane revolutionized the concept of skiing. 516 00:36:47,250 --> 00:36:50,290 K2 AND MCCONKEY NEW SKIS DEVELOPED 517 00:36:57,550 --> 00:37:00,180 READERS CHOOSE THE BEST SKIER 518 00:37:02,850 --> 00:37:07,270 Why is it the best ski movie all times? - We go out. 519 00:37:19,950 --> 00:37:21,530 Thank you. It's amazing! 520 00:37:31,330 --> 00:37:33,750 Skier of the year is... 521 00:37:44,180 --> 00:37:45,720 Shane, I love you! 522 00:37:50,690 --> 00:37:53,650 He had a special aura. 523 00:37:54,070 --> 00:37:57,070 Shane even became 524 00:37:57,490 --> 00:37:59,490 the most popular character in skiing. 525 00:38:01,910 --> 00:38:04,200 Followed by Saucer Boy. 526 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,390 In the 90s there was a time 527 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:29,430 in which professional skiers They presented themselves as rock stars. 528 00:38:29,850 --> 00:38:32,100 He laughed at that. 529 00:38:33,100 --> 00:38:35,570 You are ridiculous! 530 00:38:37,730 --> 00:38:43,280 My sponsor, Pelican Saucers, and I, we are creating a professional model, 531 00:38:43,700 --> 00:38:46,830 the "SB Saucer Boy Pro Model Extreme". 532 00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:52,250 It was great how he embodied all the stereotypes 533 00:38:52,670 --> 00:38:57,000 of the professional skier and at the same time he ridiculed them. 534 00:38:57,420 --> 00:39:00,090 Only Shane was capable of doing something like that. 535 00:39:00,510 --> 00:39:03,220 His signature increased the sale of ski movies. 536 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:05,220 Girls, do you have room on the helicopter? 537 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:09,890 For $65 you can take a tour. - What kind of return do you want, darling? 538 00:39:10,310 --> 00:39:13,730 Outside the world of skiing, few understood his character. 539 00:39:14,150 --> 00:39:17,570 But for ski fans and snowboarding, he was a genius. 540 00:39:17,980 --> 00:39:18,980 Oh no! 541 00:39:22,740 --> 00:39:26,530 I didn't understand it. As? Because? 542 00:39:27,530 --> 00:39:30,120 I think it was because that distorted 543 00:39:30,540 --> 00:39:33,620 the entire industry, in which you get paid 544 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:36,040 to go down mountains on pieces of plastic. 545 00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:52,100 THE BEST FREESKIER ALLOWS IT ALL 546 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:19,540 Shane always tried to go above and beyond. 547 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,880 I needed to find something new. 548 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:30,680 LHOTSE HAWK, FRIEND Then, he discovered a new passion. 549 00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:09,390 In 1995 he traveled with Steve Winter to the Foresthill Bridge in California. 550 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:13,520 Frank Gambali He was a well-known BASE jumper. 551 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:17,810 There are some images in which Frank jumps off a bridge 552 00:41:18,230 --> 00:41:20,520 while Shane turns on the camera. 553 00:41:27,110 --> 00:41:29,320 BUILDINGS, ANTENNAS, BRIDGES, LAND BASE jumping was beginning. 554 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:29,700 BUILDINGS, ANTENNAS, BRIDGES, LAND 555 00:41:29,740 --> 00:41:33,490 BUILDINGS, ANTENNAS, BRIDGES, LAND Only a few practiced it in the US. 556 00:41:33,910 --> 00:41:37,370 We recorded Frank jumping from antennas 557 00:41:37,790 --> 00:41:40,500 or from that huge dam. 558 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:44,500 Shane, who was participating in our ski movies, he saw that. 559 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:49,260 He saw what it was and knew which was what I wanted to do. 560 00:41:53,140 --> 00:41:55,390 Frank taught him BASE jumping. 561 00:41:55,810 --> 00:42:00,440 To start he had to get on a plane and do some skydives. 562 00:42:00,850 --> 00:42:04,400 He told him where to buy the parachute. Frank started him off. 563 00:42:04,820 --> 00:42:09,950 In the mid 90s, I lived with Frank and other kids from Squaw. 564 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:15,160 SUCH FLECHTER, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY Frank was then the first 565 00:42:15,580 --> 00:42:17,160 who managed to win a little money with that. 566 00:42:17,950 --> 00:42:19,830 With those jumps. 567 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:38,100 BASE jumping is fascinating because it must be practiced in secret. 568 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:42,770 You have to go against the law even before jumping into the void. 569 00:42:44,650 --> 00:42:46,980 You must violate a property, 570 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:51,110 deceive surveillance, reach high and throw yourself off the ledge. 571 00:42:52,110 --> 00:42:56,120 After landing, You have to escape quickly. 572 00:43:00,290 --> 00:43:04,460 Frank introduced him to this society secret with its own rules. 573 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:08,920 AUBURN, FIRST JUMP. 574 00:43:09,340 --> 00:43:11,340 THIS CHANGED MY LIFE. Ready, set, 575 00:43:12,010 --> 00:43:13,010 see you! 576 00:43:28,070 --> 00:43:29,280 Prepared? 577 00:43:29,690 --> 00:43:31,570 Yes. Ready? 578 00:43:31,990 --> 00:43:33,610 Yes, Miles. 579 00:43:34,030 --> 00:43:35,030 See you! 580 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:45,540 When you start BASE jumping... 581 00:43:46,710 --> 00:43:48,340 MILES DAISHER, PROFESSIONAL BASE JUMPER It's like free fall, but on steroids. 582 00:43:48,380 --> 00:43:48,710 MILES DAISHER, PROFESSIONAL BASE JUMPER 583 00:43:48,750 --> 00:43:50,840 MILES DAISHER, PROFESSIONAL BASE JUMPER Everything happens at great speed. 584 00:43:51,260 --> 00:43:56,340 You see the place where you will leave a mark if you don't open the parachute in time. 585 00:43:59,140 --> 00:44:01,390 One fucking step. 586 00:44:03,020 --> 00:44:06,150 You release the beast that lives in you. you do it 587 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,480 as if your life depended on it. 588 00:44:08,900 --> 00:44:12,400 Come on. - Do you know why? - Ready, set... 589 00:44:12,820 --> 00:44:15,070 Because your life depends on it. - See you! 590 00:44:21,700 --> 00:44:27,040 Shane carried his equipment with him like other people carry the toothbrush. 591 00:44:27,460 --> 00:44:29,710 You never know what awaits you. 592 00:44:31,250 --> 00:44:32,840 Look what I have discovered. 593 00:44:33,260 --> 00:44:34,840 Tension cables, road... 594 00:44:35,260 --> 00:44:37,090 The landing strip is here. 595 00:44:37,510 --> 00:44:40,850 That was a normal day for him. Free fall or BASE jumping: 596 00:44:41,260 --> 00:44:45,230 It was his program of the day, like others They prepare their backpack and go for a walk. 597 00:44:46,230 --> 00:44:49,860 I didn't brag about being cool, 598 00:44:50,270 --> 00:44:51,860 He simply did what he liked. 599 00:44:54,820 --> 00:44:56,910 We are in unknown territory. 600 00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:03,540 He's handsome but I'm scared. 601 00:45:03,950 --> 00:45:06,620 Ready, set, see you! 602 00:45:21,720 --> 00:45:23,390 WHERE IS MY GIRL? 603 00:45:23,810 --> 00:45:26,310 It was very difficult for him find a companion. 604 00:45:27,190 --> 00:45:28,900 WENDY FISHER, OLYMPIC SKIER He was well known in the ski scene. 605 00:45:28,940 --> 00:45:29,270 WENDY FISHER, OLYMPIC SKIER 606 00:45:29,310 --> 00:45:31,770 WENDY FISHER, OLYMPIC SKIER and many liked it. I liked it. 607 00:45:32,190 --> 00:45:38,030 But Shane wasn't the kind of kid who was always on the arm of a girl. 608 00:45:39,410 --> 00:45:42,410 Then he met Sherry. 609 00:45:44,080 --> 00:45:47,000 Tell me something about him that no one knows. 610 00:45:47,410 --> 00:45:50,880 He wants me to thank him every time he farts. 611 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:54,960 Otherwise he won't say "cheers" to me. when I sneeze and I'm superstitious. 612 00:45:55,380 --> 00:45:58,430 Shane and I were only children. and we talked about it, 613 00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:01,470 or what would become of our mothers when they grew old. 614 00:46:01,890 --> 00:46:07,430 But until I see him with Sherry I didn't know his tender side. 615 00:46:07,850 --> 00:46:12,480 I no longer acted all the time, I was in love. 616 00:46:13,230 --> 00:46:14,980 It was an open book. 617 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:17,990 It was easy to love him, he was charming. 618 00:46:21,660 --> 00:46:22,660 No! 619 00:46:23,490 --> 00:46:24,740 A centipede. 620 00:46:27,830 --> 00:46:29,620 It was very fun. 621 00:46:30,620 --> 00:46:33,750 There are three! - Together we have a lot of fun. 622 00:46:34,170 --> 00:46:36,840 Are you afraid for me? No? 623 00:46:37,260 --> 00:46:41,050 Life was a permanent adventure. 624 00:46:41,470 --> 00:46:43,640 I didn't stop running to catch up with him. 625 00:46:47,020 --> 00:46:49,850 I was the girl who was in charge of transportation, 626 00:46:50,270 --> 00:46:52,980 who distracted the police, picked him up... 627 00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:54,980 It was exciting to watch him. 628 00:46:55,400 --> 00:46:58,820 I waited, pale and trembling, until it landed. 629 00:47:00,990 --> 00:47:01,990 Brilliant! 630 00:47:03,660 --> 00:47:05,330 Beautiful. 631 00:47:06,330 --> 00:47:08,830 My heart is racing. 632 00:47:09,250 --> 00:47:11,710 I'm shaking. - Me too. 633 00:47:14,130 --> 00:47:18,130 At first I did everything for him, but at a certain point it was over. 634 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:23,470 There are the towers. - I'm not going to wake up at three to pick you up. 635 00:47:26,600 --> 00:47:27,890 It was your mother. 636 00:47:28,350 --> 00:47:30,310 His mother. Hello, Glenn. 637 00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:33,730 She's worried. Because? 638 00:47:33,940 --> 00:47:35,230 You have reasons to be. 639 00:47:37,570 --> 00:47:41,240 I didn't feel good doing it, but I helped him in BASE jumping events. 640 00:47:41,780 --> 00:47:43,700 I collected the garbage or counted down. 641 00:47:44,110 --> 00:47:46,740 You are there and you get involved. 642 00:47:48,410 --> 00:47:50,410 Give me the camera. I will film you. 643 00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:55,380 It's me. - I try not to think about the worst. 644 00:47:59,170 --> 00:48:01,300 What do you think of BASE jumping? 645 00:48:01,720 --> 00:48:03,720 We don't talk about it often. 646 00:48:04,130 --> 00:48:09,350 It is one of the sports in which The margin of error is minimal. 647 00:48:10,140 --> 00:48:14,770 I don't want to worry. One of these days a call will come. 648 00:48:15,190 --> 00:48:16,940 When that happens... 649 00:48:17,940 --> 00:48:22,070 Until that moment I want to live without worries. 650 00:48:28,740 --> 00:48:31,540 In the spring of 1999 Shane traveled to Mexico. 651 00:48:31,950 --> 00:48:35,460 I was at home when I received a call: 652 00:48:35,870 --> 00:48:37,960 Frank Gambali was missing. 653 00:48:38,380 --> 00:48:43,050 Jumped from El Capitan in the Park Yosemite and fled from the rangers. 654 00:48:43,470 --> 00:48:45,880 The fines are very high if you are caught. 655 00:48:46,300 --> 00:48:51,100 After the jump, he saw approaching to the rangers and escaped. 656 00:48:51,510 --> 00:48:55,810 He tried to cross a river and drowned. 657 00:48:59,610 --> 00:49:01,940 I looked at him and saw that he had cried. 658 00:49:02,360 --> 00:49:04,190 I had never seen Shane cry. 659 00:49:04,610 --> 00:49:08,070 I asked him what had happened. Then he told me about Gambali. 660 00:49:08,490 --> 00:49:09,950 I was devastated. 661 00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:16,750 In previous years, it had been his mentor had shown him the way. 662 00:49:17,170 --> 00:49:21,380 His death was a kind of warning. 663 00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:23,550 That was the reality of that sport. 664 00:49:29,970 --> 00:49:33,890 A few months later, in El Cap Protest jumps were organized. 665 00:49:34,310 --> 00:49:36,810 Everyone who jumped then knew 666 00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:41,650 that below, the rangers were waiting. Shane went to see that. 667 00:49:42,070 --> 00:49:43,530 I'm not a criminal. 668 00:49:43,940 --> 00:49:46,950 I'm just an outraged American. 669 00:49:49,740 --> 00:49:53,580 A woman named Jan Davis he jumped with borrowed equipment. 670 00:49:53,990 --> 00:49:57,120 For some reason, He couldn't open the parachute. 671 00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:02,670 The blow was heard throughout the valley. - It crashed. 672 00:50:03,670 --> 00:50:05,630 Shane was next to her husband. 673 00:50:06,050 --> 00:50:08,220 He looked at him... 674 00:50:08,630 --> 00:50:10,550 Nobody could believe it. 675 00:50:12,470 --> 00:50:15,310 The reality of death, 676 00:50:15,720 --> 00:50:18,520 which is part of this game, It was difficult for him. 677 00:50:18,940 --> 00:50:21,600 But he was not intimidated. 678 00:50:22,020 --> 00:50:24,020 It has three messages. 679 00:50:24,520 --> 00:50:27,240 Hi Scott, I'm Shane. 680 00:50:27,650 --> 00:50:31,160 right now I am on a very high rock. 681 00:50:32,780 --> 00:50:36,580 I wanted to leave you a message and wish you a happy summer solstice. 682 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:38,460 Ready, Miles? - Ready. 683 00:50:41,790 --> 00:50:44,290 Ready, set, see you! 684 00:50:49,720 --> 00:50:52,930 In BASE jumping, if something goes wrong, the result is fatal. 685 00:50:53,350 --> 00:50:55,260 You don't make the same mistake twice. 686 00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:58,020 You commit it once and you pay with your life. 687 00:50:58,930 --> 00:50:59,680 MARK BRODERICK, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY some people 688 00:50:59,730 --> 00:51:00,060 MARK BRODERICK, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY 689 00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:03,020 MARK BRODERICK, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY that started thanks to me have died. That's hard. 690 00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:05,570 It's not something that anyone can endure. 691 00:51:05,980 --> 00:51:08,490 Free fall is a similar sport. 692 00:51:08,900 --> 00:51:11,700 But many consider that BASE jumping is crazy. 693 00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:15,280 Shit, the rope's tangled. 694 00:51:15,700 --> 00:51:18,660 Fix that, Broderick. - It's very dangerous. 695 00:51:19,660 --> 00:51:20,960 Oh God! 696 00:51:25,460 --> 00:51:26,630 I hope it's okay. 697 00:51:27,340 --> 00:51:31,050 They'll have to sew you up. You see a lot of blood. 698 00:51:31,470 --> 00:51:34,470 On the way down, I fell over the handlebars, on the rocks. 699 00:51:34,890 --> 00:51:36,300 This morning? - Yes. 700 00:51:36,720 --> 00:51:38,930 You're going to need a new bike. 701 00:51:39,350 --> 00:51:40,730 With cushioning. 702 00:51:41,140 --> 00:51:44,440 It's not exciting if it's not dangerous. 703 00:51:44,850 --> 00:51:47,570 Walking on the sidewalk is not exciting. 704 00:51:47,980 --> 00:51:50,400 But if you walk on the sidewalk 705 00:51:50,820 --> 00:51:55,160 and they throw bowling balls at you, It's exciting. 706 00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:58,160 That was the motto of those kids. 707 00:52:01,750 --> 00:52:04,870 Sing a cool song to motivate us. 708 00:52:06,290 --> 00:52:08,960 Sing "Let the bodies fall to the ground." 709 00:52:11,920 --> 00:52:13,630 Ready. 710 00:52:14,050 --> 00:52:15,050 Come on, Miles. 711 00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:24,350 Maybe I will... 712 00:52:25,940 --> 00:52:28,770 Are you going to cry or jump? 713 00:52:29,190 --> 00:52:32,530 One moment. I haven't jumped in a while. 714 00:52:34,900 --> 00:52:36,280 I knew it. 715 00:52:39,160 --> 00:52:41,540 Shane and me We invented all kinds of things. 716 00:52:41,950 --> 00:52:43,910 We were never satisfied. 717 00:52:44,620 --> 00:52:47,420 What will be next? How far can we go? 718 00:52:47,830 --> 00:52:49,840 What could we do? 719 00:52:52,590 --> 00:52:53,670 See you! 720 00:53:08,560 --> 00:53:10,270 How could he think it would work? 721 00:53:10,940 --> 00:53:13,150 At the same time, one thinks: 722 00:53:13,900 --> 00:53:15,200 BOB BURNQUIST, PROFESSIONAL SKATER AND BASE JUMPER Of course it will work. 723 00:53:15,240 --> 00:53:15,570 BOB BURNQUIST, PROFESSIONAL SKATER AND BASE JUMPER 724 00:53:15,610 --> 00:53:18,240 BOB BURNQUIST, PROFESSIONAL SKATER AND BASE JUMPER But if you don't try, 725 00:53:19,570 --> 00:53:20,740 you will never know. 726 00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:42,390 I jumped without a parachute, holding on to Erik Roner. 727 00:53:42,810 --> 00:53:44,560 I thought it was stupid. 728 00:53:44,970 --> 00:53:47,770 Shane clings to life. 729 00:53:52,230 --> 00:53:53,480 Fuck. 730 00:53:55,740 --> 00:53:59,740 That brought him a lot of problems. I hated that maneuver. 731 00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:04,410 I caught his attention. "You're an idiot. What are you trying to prove?" 732 00:54:04,830 --> 00:54:07,580 Like any normal wife. 733 00:54:10,130 --> 00:54:12,000 That was his answer. 734 00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:15,460 "I will never hurt myself, love. 735 00:54:15,880 --> 00:54:18,550 "I'm never going to die." He always said it. 736 00:54:18,970 --> 00:54:24,720 "We will reach 80 years and die having an orgasm at the same time." 737 00:54:25,140 --> 00:54:27,140 He always said it. 738 00:54:28,730 --> 00:54:30,150 Always. 739 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:31,560 80. 740 00:54:36,650 --> 00:54:40,160 BAFFIN ISLAND, POLAR CIRCLE, MAY 2001 741 00:54:45,740 --> 00:54:47,700 Oh God! 742 00:54:53,670 --> 00:54:55,380 It is the polar sun. 743 00:54:55,800 --> 00:54:57,670 First we jump from there. - And that peak? 744 00:54:58,090 --> 00:55:00,930 Then we jump from the fin, then from Kiguti... 745 00:55:01,340 --> 00:55:04,470 For the first time, Shane himself organized the entire trip. 746 00:55:04,890 --> 00:55:07,520 One of your sponsors supported his idea. 747 00:55:07,930 --> 00:55:11,640 He was able to reap the fruits of his labor. 748 00:55:12,060 --> 00:55:14,020 On these precipices 749 00:55:14,440 --> 00:55:17,780 we fly up to 30 seconds until We open the parachute. It's something unique. 750 00:55:18,190 --> 00:55:22,410 We can enjoy the flight, It's the best feeling. 751 00:55:35,500 --> 00:55:40,970 For the first time, some kids They experienced what it feels like to fly. 752 00:55:44,590 --> 00:55:47,180 I just had a fiordgasm. 753 00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:59,980 Flying gives you a feeling of freedom that most will never understand. 754 00:56:00,990 --> 00:56:04,110 Testing your limits is exciting. 755 00:56:04,530 --> 00:56:07,200 Most people They can't understand it. 756 00:56:07,620 --> 00:56:10,450 TRAVIS PASTRANA, EXTREME SPORTS ICON Every time I saw Shane doing something 757 00:56:10,500 --> 00:56:10,830 TRAVIS PASTRANA, EXTREME SPORTS ICON 758 00:56:10,870 --> 00:56:12,160 TRAVIS PASTRANA, EXTREME SPORTS ICON I understood his reasons. 759 00:56:20,210 --> 00:56:22,590 Fly backwards. 760 00:56:23,010 --> 00:56:25,720 It doesn't even turn. 761 00:56:26,140 --> 00:56:27,760 Now it has turned. 762 00:56:28,180 --> 00:56:29,930 Nice twist! 763 00:56:31,600 --> 00:56:33,390 It slides again. 764 00:56:35,020 --> 00:56:36,770 The parachute has opened. 765 00:56:38,570 --> 00:56:40,320 The "Conkinator"! 766 00:56:43,990 --> 00:56:45,410 My God! 767 00:56:48,450 --> 00:56:50,200 My God! That... 768 00:56:50,620 --> 00:56:54,790 I wanted to know why Shane I was so hooked on BASE jumping. 769 00:56:55,210 --> 00:56:58,290 I knew it must be amazing, because otherwise I wouldn't do it. 770 00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:00,170 I had to try it. 771 00:57:02,880 --> 00:57:04,470 THE ONLY BRIDGE IN THE USA 772 00:57:04,880 --> 00:57:06,970 FROM WHICH BASE JUMPING IS ALLOWED Sherry will BASE jump. 773 00:57:11,810 --> 00:57:13,310 What do you think about? 774 00:57:13,730 --> 00:57:15,190 Butterflies. 775 00:57:16,440 --> 00:57:20,690 What do you want to tell your mom? - I love you. 776 00:57:21,110 --> 00:57:23,320 Here we go. 777 00:57:23,740 --> 00:57:26,200 Do you know what rein is? 778 00:57:26,610 --> 00:57:29,240 It's the tape that connects the parachute with the container. 779 00:57:29,660 --> 00:57:33,410 Many throw the parachute forward and then extend their hand. 780 00:57:33,830 --> 00:57:36,330 Thus, the reins come to you and the parachute does not open. 781 00:57:36,750 --> 00:57:39,000 The rein can get tangled. 782 00:57:39,420 --> 00:57:40,540 You stretch your arms and push her away. 783 00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:44,670 1001, 1002, spears. - 1001, 1002, I launch. 784 00:57:45,840 --> 00:57:48,180 If you turn to the right, 785 00:57:48,590 --> 00:57:51,390 turn back, until you look in the right direction. 786 00:57:51,810 --> 00:57:53,520 If you go too far, you spin again. 787 00:57:53,930 --> 00:57:55,980 Do not jump with your belly forward. 788 00:57:56,770 --> 00:58:01,310 You jump up. Otherwise, you will turn away. 789 00:58:01,730 --> 00:58:06,110 If you fall into the river, the current takes you and you feel like you're going to drown, 790 00:58:06,530 --> 00:58:10,200 pull from here It's hard to find if it drags you. 791 00:58:18,620 --> 00:58:19,620 Oh, God. 792 00:58:39,190 --> 00:58:40,770 He had not yet heard of any deaths. 793 00:58:41,190 --> 00:58:45,730 Yes, a woman had died in Yosemite, but in Twin Falls no one had died. 794 00:58:58,040 --> 00:59:02,630 It seemed safe to Shane. jump off that bridge, 795 00:59:03,040 --> 00:59:04,540 because you land in the water. 796 00:59:04,960 --> 00:59:07,300 It's pretty safe if the rein doesn't get tangled 797 00:59:07,710 --> 00:59:10,510 and if you open the parachute in time. 798 00:59:10,930 --> 00:59:12,430 You jump... 799 00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:13,680 Ready? 800 00:59:14,680 --> 00:59:18,140 Three, two, one... 801 00:59:21,640 --> 00:59:24,360 I wanted to do it. He didn't force me. 802 00:59:24,770 --> 00:59:27,780 He offered it to me and I gladly accepted. 803 00:59:28,190 --> 00:59:30,530 One, see you! 804 00:59:35,030 --> 00:59:36,530 And it was amazing. 805 00:59:36,950 --> 00:59:38,540 You fly. 806 00:59:41,120 --> 00:59:43,920 With your back to the water. Yeah! 807 00:59:45,790 --> 00:59:47,960 I love her. It's great! 808 00:59:48,380 --> 00:59:50,010 Sherry, I love you. 809 00:59:59,970 --> 01:00:04,520 In 1978, "The Spy Who Loved Me" came out. a film from the James Bond series. 810 01:00:10,150 --> 01:00:14,860 Rick Sylvester, a stuntman, He was BASE jumping on skis. 811 01:00:19,790 --> 01:00:21,250 He was thrown off a cliff, 812 01:00:21,660 --> 01:00:25,330 he unhooked his skis and opened the parachute. 813 01:00:25,750 --> 01:00:28,880 I still remember the moment in which I saw that scene. 814 01:00:29,300 --> 01:00:32,300 I thought it was the most beautiful that I had seen until then. 815 01:00:38,010 --> 01:00:41,520 That obsessed me. I jumped with a parachute, 816 01:00:41,930 --> 01:00:45,350 had started BASE jumping and I decided to continue with that. 817 01:00:46,770 --> 01:00:52,360 It was the coolest stunt that I had seen until then. 818 01:01:01,290 --> 01:01:02,620 Ready? - I'm ready. 819 01:01:03,040 --> 01:01:05,670 JT HOLMES, PROFESSIONAL SKIER It was January 15, 2003. 820 01:01:06,670 --> 01:01:08,000 This is the jump. 821 01:01:08,420 --> 01:01:12,260 It was Shane's James Bond moment. 822 01:01:12,670 --> 01:01:16,380 I've spent my whole life waiting to do this base jump on skis, 823 01:01:16,800 --> 01:01:20,560 since I saw Rick Sylvester jump from Mount Asgard. 824 01:01:20,970 --> 01:01:22,220 Now I'm going to make it happen. 825 01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:27,440 I heard Shane and his friends were going to jump from Lover's Leap, to the shores 826 01:01:28,610 --> 01:01:30,650 RICK SYLVESTER, STUNTMAN "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" of Lake Tahoe. About 180 meters high. 827 01:01:30,690 --> 01:01:31,020 RICK SYLVESTER, STUNTMAN "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" 828 01:01:31,070 --> 01:01:32,820 RICK SYLVESTER, STUNTMAN "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" I couldn't believe something like that could be done. 829 01:01:34,690 --> 01:01:39,120 But he was good. And everyone said that he was very prudent. 830 01:01:39,530 --> 01:01:42,040 The first one to jump From this rock was Frank Gambali. 831 01:01:43,540 --> 01:01:45,620 Some of Frank's ashes. 832 01:01:46,870 --> 01:01:48,830 Ready, set... 833 01:01:49,250 --> 01:01:50,250 See you! 834 01:02:10,190 --> 01:02:12,320 Well done, Shane. 835 01:02:12,730 --> 01:02:14,860 He's got his skis on! 836 01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:21,160 It was great! I flew into space. 837 01:02:21,570 --> 01:02:23,030 Incredible! 838 01:02:25,910 --> 01:02:27,710 It was fantastic! 839 01:02:28,120 --> 01:02:30,170 Everything went as planned. 840 01:02:31,630 --> 01:02:34,050 I had been dreaming all my life with doing this. 841 01:02:35,050 --> 01:02:40,050 You think about the risks, on how to land well and not die, 842 01:02:40,470 --> 01:02:43,220 and then this bastard arrives 843 01:02:43,640 --> 01:02:46,560 who has learned to BASE jump two months ago. 844 01:02:46,980 --> 01:02:49,310 Who taught you this? It's your fault! 845 01:02:50,560 --> 01:02:52,770 I met Shane skiing. 846 01:02:53,190 --> 01:02:57,030 I was 14 years old and he was already a professional skier. 847 01:02:58,530 --> 01:03:02,740 I remember that I felt an immediate trust in him. 848 01:03:03,160 --> 01:03:05,950 "I follow him. If he can do it, so can I." 849 01:03:07,700 --> 01:03:09,080 At that moment I thought: 850 01:03:10,080 --> 01:03:12,080 "That's what I'll do!" 851 01:03:20,550 --> 01:03:22,220 Good job, JT! 852 01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:25,060 It has been an amazing session. - Definitely. 853 01:03:27,430 --> 01:03:30,480 Look at that. We've jumped from... there. 854 01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:07,350 When I was walking through the mountains, 855 01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:09,970 and I saw a vertical wall 856 01:04:10,390 --> 01:04:12,600 from which to launch myself on skis, 857 01:04:13,020 --> 01:04:15,730 I thought: "It would be great to do it!" 858 01:04:16,980 --> 01:04:19,780 Skiing down and jump from El Capitan 859 01:04:20,190 --> 01:04:22,570 and then open the parachute. 860 01:04:23,450 --> 01:04:25,620 If I belonged to this generation, 861 01:04:26,030 --> 01:04:28,450 I probably would. 862 01:04:28,870 --> 01:04:31,000 I didn't grow up with my father. 863 01:04:31,410 --> 01:04:33,290 my parents got divorced when I was three years old. 864 01:04:33,710 --> 01:04:35,880 My father didn't influence me much, 865 01:04:36,290 --> 01:04:39,630 but when I turned 18 I started watching his movies 866 01:04:40,050 --> 01:04:42,130 and I could see what he had done. 867 01:04:42,550 --> 01:04:45,140 I thought it was great. Surely I have it in my genes, 868 01:04:45,550 --> 01:04:50,220 Well, despite not having grown up with Him, I'm following the same path. 869 01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:54,190 He had a great passion for nature and skiing. 870 01:04:54,600 --> 01:04:55,940 And I have it too. 871 01:05:20,710 --> 01:05:22,880 Shane often talked about his father. 872 01:05:24,420 --> 01:05:28,760 I had a grudge against him because I hadn't spent much time with him. 873 01:05:31,560 --> 01:05:34,930 Years passed and he began to have an image of his father 874 01:05:35,350 --> 01:05:37,770 that did not correspond to reality, I think. 875 01:05:38,690 --> 01:05:41,230 I told him: "Your father is getting older. 876 01:05:41,650 --> 01:05:45,240 You can't go on without forgiving him for not having raised you. 877 01:05:45,650 --> 01:05:48,660 One day he will die and you will regret it." 878 01:05:49,530 --> 01:05:54,120 Shane realized that his father was his father 879 01:05:54,540 --> 01:05:56,120 and that was all. 880 01:06:14,770 --> 01:06:18,140 The best of BASE jumping with skis is that we no longer search 881 01:06:18,560 --> 01:06:22,400 download creatively in the same place as everyone else, 882 01:06:22,820 --> 01:06:24,070 but now we search in places 883 01:06:24,480 --> 01:06:28,240 where no one searches, because you can't ski there. 884 01:06:28,660 --> 01:06:32,950 Well at the end there is a great cliff. - We went to the places we knew. 885 01:06:33,370 --> 01:06:35,370 We were just talking about cliffs. 886 01:06:35,790 --> 01:06:37,410 Listening to us must have been very boring. 887 01:06:37,830 --> 01:06:38,830 There it goes! 888 01:07:07,360 --> 01:07:10,280 We will flip a coin for the first jump of the Eiger. 889 01:07:10,700 --> 01:07:13,450 Here we go. - Okay. Face. 890 01:07:13,870 --> 01:07:14,990 Cross. 891 01:07:15,990 --> 01:07:19,000 Cross. - Cross! I'll be the first to jump. 892 01:07:34,930 --> 01:07:38,890 They did things that I considered impossible. 893 01:07:40,730 --> 01:07:44,480 Lowering the height, they brought the sport to new dimensions. 894 01:07:44,900 --> 01:07:50,110 I jumped from 900 meters high, which is like jumping from a plane. 895 01:07:50,530 --> 01:07:52,200 you have time opening the reserve parachute. 896 01:07:52,610 --> 01:07:54,030 Great heights are more impressive. 897 01:07:54,450 --> 01:07:58,370 But the lower jumps They are more difficult and more dangerous. 898 01:07:58,790 --> 01:08:01,080 Because less height equals less time. 899 01:08:01,500 --> 01:08:03,500 The safety margin is smaller. 900 01:08:15,850 --> 01:08:18,220 Shane had a narrow escape a couple of times. 901 01:08:20,600 --> 01:08:23,440 we wanted to jump from a wall of ice. 902 01:08:23,850 --> 01:08:28,530 He jumped from a serac and did a spin 90 degrees to the left. 903 01:08:28,940 --> 01:08:33,110 that put him in the direction to a granite wall. 904 01:08:34,110 --> 01:08:36,490 But Shane reacted at full speed. 905 01:08:36,910 --> 01:08:39,370 He pulled the right rein and turned... 906 01:08:40,370 --> 01:08:44,710 He avoided the wall, but, in the turn, he lowered the parachute 907 01:08:45,130 --> 01:08:48,130 and it passed almost brushing some rocks that were underneath. 908 01:08:51,720 --> 01:08:53,550 He was saved by a hair. 909 01:08:53,970 --> 01:08:56,640 If it had crashed against that wall, 910 01:08:57,050 --> 01:09:01,770 The consequences would have been serious. Fortunately, he reacted quickly. 911 01:09:02,180 --> 01:09:03,690 He was a parachute expert. 912 01:09:04,100 --> 01:09:07,060 If it had happened to me then... 913 01:09:08,480 --> 01:09:11,570 back then I had done 80 BASE jumps. 914 01:09:11,990 --> 01:09:14,740 He had made 500 and hundreds of parachute jumps. 915 01:09:15,160 --> 01:09:18,700 I don't know if I would have reacted well. 916 01:09:19,120 --> 01:09:21,660 The margin was tiny. 917 01:09:22,080 --> 01:09:26,500 Shane landed so that his jumps They seemed like child's play. 918 01:09:26,920 --> 01:09:29,250 But there were some caveats. 919 01:09:29,670 --> 01:09:32,670 "This is not so easy like Shane makes it look." 920 01:09:48,440 --> 01:09:49,810 Collision! 921 01:09:52,820 --> 01:09:54,320 MARK BRODERICK, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY My only BASE jump on skis 922 01:09:54,360 --> 01:09:54,690 MARK BRODERICK, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY 923 01:09:54,740 --> 01:09:55,820 MARK BRODERICK, FRIEND, SQUAW VALLEY It almost cost me my life. 924 01:09:59,740 --> 01:10:00,740 Oh shit! 925 01:10:03,500 --> 01:10:06,330 What happened under there? 926 01:10:06,750 --> 01:10:08,580 Broderick got hit. 927 01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:10,000 Oh no. 928 01:10:20,140 --> 01:10:21,510 I'm fine. 929 01:10:22,810 --> 01:10:27,190 You scared us, Broderick! - Something like that reminds you 930 01:10:27,600 --> 01:10:32,320 how dangerous this sport can be and how bad things can go. 931 01:10:38,490 --> 01:10:40,320 My God! I'm fine. 932 01:10:40,740 --> 01:10:43,540 The rein got tangled and I fell on the rocks. 933 01:10:44,120 --> 01:10:47,620 How are you feeling? - I can't believe he's alive. 934 01:10:52,630 --> 01:10:54,000 Let's get out of here. 935 01:10:54,420 --> 01:10:56,420 It scared me so much 936 01:10:56,840 --> 01:10:58,840 who no longer trusted BASE jumping. 937 01:10:59,260 --> 01:11:01,640 I was always waiting for the call. 938 01:11:02,390 --> 01:11:07,390 It's difficult to carry. But it's worth it. Definitely. 939 01:11:07,810 --> 01:11:11,020 I wasn't that scared until the first accidents occurred 940 01:11:11,440 --> 01:11:13,570 and people started dying. 941 01:11:13,980 --> 01:11:15,650 It was very hard. 942 01:11:17,150 --> 01:11:19,860 I loved BASE jumping, but he loved me more. 943 01:11:27,870 --> 01:11:28,870 VAL SCURA CANAL 944 01:11:29,290 --> 01:11:32,250 DOLOMITES, ITALY, MARCH 2009 we are going up 945 01:11:32,670 --> 01:11:33,750 towards the Val Scura corridor. 946 01:11:34,170 --> 01:11:35,840 A two hour walk. 947 01:11:36,250 --> 01:11:40,050 We are trying to conquer that line that yesterday we had to interrupt 948 01:11:40,470 --> 01:11:43,010 due to equipment failure. 949 01:11:43,430 --> 01:11:47,140 These old Tyrolean bindings They don't work too well. 950 01:11:47,560 --> 01:11:48,730 We will try again. 951 01:11:50,060 --> 01:11:53,190 The weather is good. I hope this time everything goes well. 952 01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,070 That's our ramp. 953 01:12:11,330 --> 01:12:12,170 Good. 954 01:12:12,580 --> 01:12:14,710 Here we go. - Good luck, friend. 955 01:12:15,130 --> 01:12:17,460 We will make it. Have confidence. 956 01:12:17,880 --> 01:12:19,880 Go down straight, as you know how. - Yes. 957 01:12:21,880 --> 01:12:24,220 The important thing is the direction. See you down there. 958 01:12:24,840 --> 01:12:27,640 Okay, that's the sign! - Okay. 959 01:12:33,230 --> 01:12:34,600 Good luck, buddy! 960 01:12:45,280 --> 01:12:47,870 TODAY WE HAVE CONQUERED THE SASSONGHER! 961 01:12:55,630 --> 01:12:57,920 Hello, Shane. One hour left. 962 01:12:58,800 --> 01:12:59,880 Highly strung? 963 01:13:00,300 --> 01:13:03,550 I am writing a love letter for my girl. 964 01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:09,310 "I'm nervous because there are a lot of people... 965 01:13:09,720 --> 01:13:13,890 ...looking at us. marry you It's the easy part. I love you. "Shane." 966 01:13:15,730 --> 01:13:17,860 Simply perfect! 967 01:13:35,290 --> 01:13:38,130 Sherry, you mean a lot to me. Not a day passes 968 01:13:38,540 --> 01:13:42,880 that I don't think about how lucky I am to have you. 969 01:13:50,220 --> 01:13:54,770 I am happy because you consider me worthy of your love. 970 01:13:55,480 --> 01:13:58,270 You don't try to stop me, you're not trying to change me 971 01:13:59,270 --> 01:14:03,530 or transform into another person. 972 01:14:03,940 --> 01:14:06,240 You love me as I am. 973 01:14:07,700 --> 01:14:09,910 I am the happiest man in the world. 974 01:14:10,330 --> 01:14:13,660 You are wonderful! I love you so much! 975 01:14:15,660 --> 01:14:18,080 And I'm going to marry you! Yes sir! 976 01:14:46,240 --> 01:14:48,030 Look, a cliff to jump from. 977 01:14:48,530 --> 01:14:51,120 Thence. And there. And there... 978 01:14:56,870 --> 01:14:58,830 They are everywhere! 979 01:15:18,440 --> 01:15:19,850 That? No! 980 01:15:21,100 --> 01:15:23,110 No! - Are you pregnant? 981 01:15:24,940 --> 01:15:25,940 That? 982 01:15:29,570 --> 01:15:32,070 I was terrified of getting pregnant. 983 01:15:33,450 --> 01:15:36,830 We said that that summer we would try. 984 01:15:39,290 --> 01:15:41,880 Then I said: "Wait! Let's wait for another summer. 985 01:15:42,290 --> 01:15:44,380 This summer I want riding a mountain bike. 986 01:15:44,790 --> 01:15:47,340 But Shane said, "No, now." 987 01:15:48,300 --> 01:15:50,550 Look at me and smile, or something like that. 988 01:15:54,100 --> 01:15:57,220 Come on, buddy, whatever you are... 989 01:15:58,220 --> 01:16:00,440 Shoot for dad! - Look! 990 01:16:10,070 --> 01:16:12,200 I was scared, but... 991 01:16:12,610 --> 01:16:14,200 We did it. 992 01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:21,960 Hello. 993 01:16:28,510 --> 01:16:30,090 Tiny fingers. 994 01:16:30,510 --> 01:16:31,880 Small knees. 995 01:16:32,300 --> 01:16:33,720 Grandfather. 996 01:16:35,260 --> 01:16:39,100 The father is very excited. - It's true. 997 01:16:40,100 --> 01:16:41,850 We're going home! 998 01:16:49,360 --> 01:16:52,950 I thought: Shane, Now you are married, you have a baby... 999 01:16:56,120 --> 01:17:00,330 I was hoping that he gave up BASE jumping. 1000 01:17:02,750 --> 01:17:05,250 Let him be content with skiing. 1001 01:17:05,670 --> 01:17:10,170 Ready? It's very dark to take photos. I'm going to jump. 1002 01:17:12,880 --> 01:17:17,220 Should I change my discipline sports because now I'm a father? 1003 01:17:18,810 --> 01:17:21,930 The older I get, the more responsible I become. 1004 01:17:22,350 --> 01:17:26,350 I reflect more on things and I hope to continue doing so 1005 01:17:28,610 --> 01:17:30,030 to perfection. 1006 01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:49,500 What terrified Shane the most it was working in an office 1007 01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:51,840 or have a normal job. 1008 01:17:52,260 --> 01:17:56,630 He was not afraid of BASE jumping, but to having to work from nine to five. 1009 01:17:58,850 --> 01:18:00,180 Incredible! 1010 01:18:04,600 --> 01:18:05,730 How are you? - Good. 1011 01:18:06,140 --> 01:18:07,150 Bye. 1012 01:18:08,150 --> 01:18:10,820 See you later. Good luck! - Until four days from now. 1013 01:18:11,230 --> 01:18:12,440 Be careful. 1014 01:18:12,860 --> 01:18:14,900 Show them how it's done! - I will do that. 1015 01:18:21,120 --> 01:18:24,000 Shane went to Haines for a month to film a ski movie. 1016 01:18:24,830 --> 01:18:28,170 But he didn't want to leave without us. 1017 01:18:29,920 --> 01:18:33,960 He flew first and I followed him, with baby seat, snowboard, 1018 01:18:34,380 --> 01:18:35,760 all the luggage and the girl. 1019 01:18:36,170 --> 01:18:38,300 We fly to Haines. 1020 01:18:38,720 --> 01:18:41,010 It will be a movie about storms. 1021 01:18:43,220 --> 01:18:48,140 It would be ideal if it snowed tomorrow and the day after tomorrow the sun will shine. 1022 01:18:54,570 --> 01:19:00,780 I think to make a decision we must take into account... 1023 01:19:01,910 --> 01:19:04,790 I propose... - Last night we talked about the matter... 1024 01:19:05,200 --> 01:19:08,210 We will work efficiently, no nonsense. 1025 01:19:08,620 --> 01:19:10,000 No faggot jokes 1026 01:19:10,420 --> 01:19:14,670 nor farts. No tripping. 1027 01:19:15,090 --> 01:19:17,170 No stealing money from wallets. 1028 01:19:17,800 --> 01:19:20,550 You look for your line, 1029 01:19:20,970 --> 01:19:23,180 you do it, 1030 01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:26,100 You give it your all and we move forward. 1031 01:19:27,100 --> 01:19:30,270 With the precision of a Swiss watch. 1032 01:19:31,270 --> 01:19:33,730 From there... - Are you coming from there? 1033 01:19:34,150 --> 01:19:35,440 If the sun... 1034 01:19:40,280 --> 01:19:41,450 Okay! 1035 01:20:02,680 --> 01:20:04,800 In ski movies, the rule is: 1036 01:20:05,220 --> 01:20:08,600 you are worth so much like your last dangerous scene. 1037 01:20:09,640 --> 01:20:10,690 Here we go. 1038 01:20:12,480 --> 01:20:16,400 You're getting older, but people expect to see the same tricks. 1039 01:20:16,820 --> 01:20:21,200 But this is not surfing. This is a very high impact sport. 1040 01:20:23,200 --> 01:20:26,450 Furthermore, It is enormously stressful. 1041 01:20:28,200 --> 01:20:30,460 At least for me. 1042 01:20:34,710 --> 01:20:36,540 There seems to be a lot of snow, 1043 01:20:36,960 --> 01:20:40,300 but in reality there is no more than 15 cm. on a very hard base. 1044 01:20:40,720 --> 01:20:45,220 You can't do anything with this snow, It would be like skating on cobblestones. 1045 01:20:45,640 --> 01:20:48,600 You can do it, but it's not cool. 1046 01:20:49,680 --> 01:20:50,730 Come on. 1047 01:21:16,500 --> 01:21:18,960 Anyway, it went down everywhere. 1048 01:21:19,380 --> 01:21:21,760 I wanted to get good shots. 1049 01:21:22,170 --> 01:21:24,180 And it was good enough. 1050 01:21:45,450 --> 01:21:47,490 There was a very fast line, 1051 01:21:47,910 --> 01:21:49,990 tripped on a piece of ice, one leg came off, 1052 01:21:50,410 --> 01:21:54,330 and fell tumbling at full speed. He dislocated his hip in the fall. 1053 01:22:00,170 --> 01:22:03,420 I went down to meet him. He was lying on the ground, very painful, 1054 01:22:04,550 --> 01:22:07,180 INGRID BACKSTROM, PROFESSIONAL SKIER and his hip had turned completely forward 1055 01:22:07,220 --> 01:22:07,550 INGRID BACKSTROM, PROFESSIONAL SKIER 1056 01:22:07,590 --> 01:22:09,050 INGRID BACKSTROM, PROFESSIONAL SKIER and it hung down. 1057 01:22:09,680 --> 01:22:13,600 We call the helicopter, which took him urgently to the hospital. 1058 01:22:14,600 --> 01:22:17,520 He had a dislocated hip for four hours. 1059 01:22:17,940 --> 01:22:20,900 I had never seen anyone with so much pain. 1060 01:22:21,320 --> 01:22:25,610 I was dying. Ayla, who was six months old, 1061 01:22:26,030 --> 01:22:28,450 I looked at him: "Oh, God, my daddy." 1062 01:22:29,620 --> 01:22:34,370 I picked up all our junk and we went to the hospital. 1063 01:22:38,630 --> 01:22:42,500 KENT KREITLER, PROFESSIONAL SKIER When you are a professional athlete 1064 01:22:42,920 --> 01:22:44,670 you have to face the pain. 1065 01:22:45,670 --> 01:22:50,300 Most skiers get injured the knees must be operated... 1066 01:22:50,720 --> 01:22:52,890 But Shane was a fighter. 1067 01:22:53,310 --> 01:22:55,770 Despite his injuries, He always came back. 1068 01:22:56,560 --> 01:22:59,770 If we didn't get hurt no one would take things to the limit. 1069 01:23:00,190 --> 01:23:04,150 But our job is in taking things to the limit, 1070 01:23:04,570 --> 01:23:06,780 do radical things and progress. 1071 01:23:07,200 --> 01:23:08,950 That's what it's about. 1072 01:23:09,740 --> 01:23:13,410 I'm always afraid but, Precisely for that reason, it is fun. 1073 01:23:14,410 --> 01:23:17,080 If you want to play, you have to pay the price. 1074 01:23:22,210 --> 01:23:24,000 MENISCUS RUPTURE 1075 01:23:24,420 --> 01:23:26,800 JUMP FROM BRIDGE INTO SHALLOW WATER Oh God! 1076 01:23:27,220 --> 01:23:28,970 LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION PREVIOUS CROSSOVER - BACKFLIP 1077 01:23:29,380 --> 01:23:30,800 TIBIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY 1078 01:23:31,220 --> 01:23:32,720 FALL ON POTHOLE TRACK 1079 01:23:33,140 --> 01:23:34,310 DISC INJURY, VERTEBRA DISPLACEMENT 1080 01:23:34,720 --> 01:23:36,270 FAILED PARACHUTE LANDING 1081 01:23:36,680 --> 01:23:38,980 HIP FRACTURE, AIR MANEUVER 1082 01:23:39,390 --> 01:23:41,150 ANKLE FRACTURE, SPIRAL FLIGHT 1083 01:23:41,560 --> 01:23:43,570 RIB FRACTURE FIGHT IN A WHISTLER BAR 1084 01:23:43,980 --> 01:23:46,150 WELL DESERVED! 1085 01:23:46,570 --> 01:23:48,610 LATERAL MENISCUS TEAR 1086 01:23:49,030 --> 01:23:50,280 VERTEBRA FRACTURE 1087 01:23:50,700 --> 01:23:51,870 GIANT SLAVE 1088 01:23:52,280 --> 01:23:54,740 LIGAMENT TEAR FAILED LANDING 1089 01:23:55,160 --> 01:23:56,040 EARRINGS TEAR 1090 01:23:56,450 --> 01:23:57,870 FREE FALL JUMP 1091 01:23:58,290 --> 01:23:59,580 SERIOUS EXCORIATIONS ON HANDS AND KNEES 1092 01:24:00,000 --> 01:24:01,750 COLLISION WITH WALL 1093 01:24:02,170 --> 01:24:03,540 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CRUCIATED LIGAMENT 1094 01:24:03,960 --> 01:24:04,960 SEVERE HEMATOMAS 1095 01:24:05,380 --> 01:24:07,420 HIT AGAINST SNOWMOBILE HANDLEBAR 1096 01:24:07,840 --> 01:24:09,840 RIGHT LATERAL MENISCUS TEAR 1097 01:24:10,260 --> 01:24:11,510 AGAIN! 1098 01:24:16,010 --> 01:24:18,890 I'm not even going to try 1099 01:24:19,890 --> 01:24:21,900 walk with crutches on this ground. 1100 01:24:25,770 --> 01:24:28,940 One might think that someone who has been hurt so many times, 1101 01:24:29,360 --> 01:24:34,240 that has been operated on so many times, He would abandon the sport, frustrated. 1102 01:24:34,990 --> 01:24:37,330 But nothing could stop him. 1103 01:24:37,740 --> 01:24:40,500 I told him that I I would probably retire. 1104 01:24:42,500 --> 01:24:45,630 He wrote to me: "I'm thinking about it now too, 1105 01:24:46,040 --> 01:24:48,380 But I still have goals and plans." 1106 01:24:48,800 --> 01:24:50,720 I'm Shane McConkey, damn it! 1107 01:24:51,130 --> 01:24:53,390 I'm not done yet. 1108 01:24:57,810 --> 01:25:00,730 I said I'm not done yet! 1109 01:25:28,210 --> 01:25:29,920 Wingsuit flight. 1110 01:25:31,550 --> 01:25:33,340 Norway. 1111 01:25:36,260 --> 01:25:38,810 You fly. You are free. 1112 01:25:39,810 --> 01:25:41,680 You are independent of the Earth. 1113 01:25:42,680 --> 01:25:45,480 You release your soul into the atmosphere. 1114 01:25:49,690 --> 01:25:54,280 It's like a rejuvenation cure. It gives you the feeling of... 1115 01:25:56,280 --> 01:25:58,530 I don't ever want to forget it. 1116 01:26:01,120 --> 01:26:05,370 It's something great. I can't believe it. 1117 01:26:06,710 --> 01:26:08,000 An experience for the senses. 1118 01:26:08,420 --> 01:26:09,540 Careful! 1119 01:26:13,880 --> 01:26:15,880 It's like... 1120 01:26:18,300 --> 01:26:20,310 I can't think of a good comparison. 1121 01:26:20,720 --> 01:26:23,310 Three, two, one. See you! 1122 01:26:46,290 --> 01:26:48,670 We jump with the Norwegian kids 1123 01:26:49,080 --> 01:26:50,670 who mentally prepared themselves: 1124 01:26:52,670 --> 01:26:56,010 "Now we will leap into the unknown. Prepared, 1125 01:26:56,420 --> 01:26:58,180 Ready, see you!" 1126 01:27:05,730 --> 01:27:09,900 You separate your feet from the ground and five seconds later, you fly. 1127 01:27:10,310 --> 01:27:13,230 Without any type of mechanism, bar or knob. 1128 01:27:13,650 --> 01:27:16,150 You fly with your own body. 1129 01:27:18,280 --> 01:27:20,780 You fly along rock walls. 1130 01:27:22,410 --> 01:27:26,080 Look at Louie. His shadow flies at the same height. 1131 01:27:26,500 --> 01:27:31,960 Like the flying squirrel, you slide next to the stone wall, 1132 01:27:32,590 --> 01:27:34,590 you fly with your hair on fire. 1133 01:27:35,010 --> 01:27:36,670 Great, buddy! 1134 01:27:46,180 --> 01:27:47,430 It's been amazing! 1135 01:27:51,560 --> 01:27:53,900 Daddy! - Daddy? 1136 01:27:57,780 --> 01:28:01,490 Come, daddy, come! - Go. 1137 01:28:01,910 --> 01:28:03,660 A monkey. Yeah. 1138 01:28:05,660 --> 01:28:06,790 Where is the fish? 1139 01:28:14,460 --> 01:28:17,460 When I was one and a half years old, 1140 01:28:17,880 --> 01:28:19,590 He became a wonderful father. 1141 01:28:21,260 --> 01:28:23,760 In his eyes you could see the love he felt for her. 1142 01:28:24,180 --> 01:28:26,720 I would have done anything for that girl. 1143 01:28:40,360 --> 01:28:44,320 He had a wife and a daughter and I wanted to be home. 1144 01:28:44,740 --> 01:28:47,740 I didn't want to travel so much anymore. Once a year to Norway, 1145 01:28:48,160 --> 01:28:51,120 to practice your passion. But the rest of the time 1146 01:28:51,540 --> 01:28:54,290 I wanted to ski with her. 1147 01:28:54,710 --> 01:28:56,420 Come on, Ayla! 1148 01:28:56,840 --> 01:28:58,510 Now a big slice of pizza. 1149 01:29:04,260 --> 01:29:07,260 He felt guilty. 1150 01:29:07,680 --> 01:29:10,520 I had little time and I wanted to be able to do it all. 1151 01:29:12,770 --> 01:29:15,730 They had a lot of fun together. 1152 01:29:16,150 --> 01:29:18,150 She was the best for him. 1153 01:29:20,070 --> 01:29:22,280 Do you want to see? Look. 1154 01:29:24,610 --> 01:29:26,120 Who is it? - Ayla. 1155 01:29:26,530 --> 01:29:28,080 Yes, it's you. 1156 01:29:28,490 --> 01:29:33,000 After Ayla was born, He prepared even better. 1157 01:29:33,420 --> 01:29:36,580 In some cases, even he leaned back. 1158 01:29:37,710 --> 01:29:40,550 JEREMY JONES, PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER When it came to minding his own business, 1159 01:29:40,590 --> 01:29:40,920 JEREMY JONES, PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER 1160 01:29:40,960 --> 01:29:42,050 JEREMY JONES, PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER He was like a scientist. 1161 01:29:45,090 --> 01:29:49,180 The time has come in which we had to take another step. 1162 01:29:49,600 --> 01:29:53,980 We wanted to ski up a cliff with our wingsuits, 1163 01:29:54,390 --> 01:29:56,900 wearing a very strange appearance, we would jump off the cliff, 1164 01:29:57,310 --> 01:30:00,650 we would unhook our skis and We would fly away with our suits. 1165 01:30:01,070 --> 01:30:03,860 Like Superman. - When we meet for the first time, 1166 01:30:04,650 --> 01:30:08,910 RICK SYLVESTER, STUNTMAN "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" He asked me how I unhooked my skis. 1167 01:30:09,330 --> 01:30:11,290 Then he copied what I explained to him. 1168 01:30:12,290 --> 01:30:15,830 First of all, you need fixings that they open by pulling on them. 1169 01:30:16,250 --> 01:30:18,920 Most open putting pressure 1170 01:30:19,380 --> 01:30:21,920 The solution They were the Tyrolia 480 bindings, 1171 01:30:22,340 --> 01:30:24,920 a type of fixation popular in the 80s. 1172 01:30:25,340 --> 01:30:29,260 It was possible to get them in markets, or barter exchanges. 1173 01:30:29,680 --> 01:30:31,720 We started collecting them. 1174 01:30:32,140 --> 01:30:35,480 I had taken a piece of rope that reached up to my knee. 1175 01:30:35,890 --> 01:30:38,610 I had tied him a small wooden handle 1176 01:30:39,020 --> 01:30:43,780 that I had secured to my pants with Velcro. 1177 01:30:44,190 --> 01:30:46,490 Shane imitated my system. 1178 01:30:46,910 --> 01:30:49,530 We develop a reliable ejection system, 1179 01:30:49,950 --> 01:30:52,080 although there was a dangerous detail, 1180 01:30:52,490 --> 01:30:54,500 well when you got off your skis and you opened the wingsuit, 1181 01:30:54,910 --> 01:30:58,630 you stopped, but the skis accelerated. 1182 01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:02,130 They could hit you in the head or tear the suit. 1183 01:31:02,550 --> 01:31:05,470 They could make you rotate, They could kill you with one hit... 1184 01:31:05,880 --> 01:31:07,630 That was my biggest fear. 1185 01:31:08,050 --> 01:31:11,300 Shane prepared meticulously. 1186 01:31:11,720 --> 01:31:14,970 Everything had to be as safe as possible, 1187 01:31:15,390 --> 01:31:18,440 as safe as a BASE jump can be. How safe can that be? 1188 01:31:19,060 --> 01:31:22,190 I'm looking forward to making that jump and I feel very confident. 1189 01:31:22,610 --> 01:31:24,900 I'm so excited! It will be very fun. 1190 01:31:25,320 --> 01:31:27,360 Yes, he is very meticulous, without a doubt. 1191 01:31:27,780 --> 01:31:29,110 But you're trying to do 1192 01:31:29,530 --> 01:31:31,370 a double backflip with a wingsuit, 1193 01:31:31,780 --> 01:31:33,990 take off skis and fly away with the wingsuit. 1194 01:31:34,410 --> 01:31:36,830 Let's say it's not about 1195 01:31:37,250 --> 01:31:40,960 from the daily walk to the bakery to buy a loaf of bread. 1196 01:31:41,380 --> 01:31:42,960 It was very intense. 1197 01:31:45,510 --> 01:31:52,010 The more I learned about the equation "BASE jumping plus skis and wingsuit", 1198 01:31:52,430 --> 01:31:56,770 I was more convinced that the chances of error were greater. 1199 01:31:57,180 --> 01:31:59,520 I thought: "This kid 1200 01:31:59,940 --> 01:32:03,730 You are taking a lot of risks. 1201 01:32:57,330 --> 01:32:59,580 It hasn't been bad at all! 1202 01:33:08,420 --> 01:33:11,380 SASS PORDOI 1203 01:33:11,800 --> 01:33:14,340 DOLOMITES, ITALY, MARCH 2009 We have come full circle 1204 01:33:15,350 --> 01:33:17,720 about Sass Pordoi. 1205 01:33:19,520 --> 01:33:24,060 The original plan was to cross to here, 1206 01:33:24,480 --> 01:33:26,480 get under that ice, 1207 01:33:26,900 --> 01:33:29,690 and ski directly to it. 1208 01:33:31,070 --> 01:33:33,570 In the summer I jumped from there. 1209 01:33:33,990 --> 01:33:36,160 It's a good point to jump. 1210 01:33:36,570 --> 01:33:38,200 But this ice is fucking. 1211 01:33:40,370 --> 01:33:42,620 I'll take a look from the edge. 1212 01:33:48,420 --> 01:33:50,920 walk on these rocks 1213 01:33:51,340 --> 01:33:55,930 with these "Nordica Dobermann" boots Aggressors" is not the easiest. 1214 01:33:58,300 --> 01:34:00,470 It's quite pronounced. 1215 01:34:06,350 --> 01:34:08,360 It looks like we could get rid of it. 1216 01:34:11,530 --> 01:34:15,200 From the ledge It's about 6 or 8 seconds. 1217 01:34:16,240 --> 01:34:20,410 Let's get rid of it at full speed. - ...eight seconds. 1218 01:34:21,660 --> 01:34:23,500 Very good. There it is. 1219 01:34:38,850 --> 01:34:40,930 I just spoke to the camera crew. 1220 01:34:41,350 --> 01:34:43,680 They want to take the cable car. 1221 01:34:44,100 --> 01:34:46,600 How many cars do you have? 1222 01:34:47,600 --> 01:34:52,030 People thought that Shane He just skied and lived the great life, 1223 01:34:52,440 --> 01:34:54,820 who traveled, skied and had fun. 1224 01:34:55,240 --> 01:34:58,450 Shane worked a lot. He went to bed at three in the morning, 1225 01:34:58,870 --> 01:35:00,950 planning, buying tickets, 1226 01:35:01,370 --> 01:35:04,790 giving hour-long interviews or traveling to New York for some reason. 1227 01:35:05,210 --> 01:35:09,670 Or taking care of tenants that they didn't pay the rent... 1228 01:35:10,090 --> 01:35:11,920 A little bit of everything. 1229 01:35:13,380 --> 01:35:15,550 But he always had time for us. 1230 01:35:15,970 --> 01:35:19,090 MARCH 15, 2009 Welcome to my home. 1231 01:35:19,510 --> 01:35:21,550 Hello treasure, I'm back. 1232 01:35:21,970 --> 01:35:23,970 Jeremy and Tiffany Jones are here. 1233 01:35:24,390 --> 01:35:26,640 Smile, you're on TV. 1234 01:35:27,640 --> 01:35:30,900 during the week prior to Shane's trip to Italy, 1235 01:35:31,310 --> 01:35:37,240 The weather was great here in Tahoe. It was the best week of the year. 1236 01:35:37,650 --> 01:35:41,830 The one we waited for all year. Perfect snow, perfect sun... 1237 01:35:42,240 --> 01:35:45,580 He woke up and said, "Go skiing." 1238 01:35:46,000 --> 01:35:49,250 I looked at him and said: "That's your job. You'll go." 1239 01:35:49,670 --> 01:35:53,920 "No, I want to be with Ayla. I want to see her dance ballet 1240 01:35:54,920 --> 01:35:56,510 and skiing." 1241 01:35:56,920 --> 01:35:59,180 I thought, "Great!" 1242 01:35:59,590 --> 01:36:01,720 I ran away. 1243 01:36:02,720 --> 01:36:06,470 I was very excited and I felt very proud. 1244 01:36:10,060 --> 01:36:12,400 I thought, “Wow. 1245 01:36:12,810 --> 01:36:15,030 "Something is changing." 1246 01:36:16,030 --> 01:36:18,900 He was skiing with her until the lifts closed. 1247 01:36:19,320 --> 01:36:20,320 Very good, Ayla! 1248 01:36:20,740 --> 01:36:23,030 He would be gone for some time. 1249 01:36:23,450 --> 01:36:25,240 He cared more about that 1250 01:36:25,660 --> 01:36:28,660 than to go skiing on the best day of the year. 1251 01:36:29,660 --> 01:36:32,670 That said it all about your priorities at that moment. 1252 01:36:33,080 --> 01:36:35,380 Not bad. Can you stop? 1253 01:36:35,800 --> 01:36:37,420 Stop completely. 1254 01:36:39,300 --> 01:36:41,510 Brilliant. Can you do some turns? 1255 01:36:42,180 --> 01:36:44,260 Very good. Nice pizza. 1256 01:36:44,680 --> 01:36:46,220 Have you fallen? 1257 01:36:48,100 --> 01:36:49,310 That? 1258 01:37:03,160 --> 01:37:05,530 It's a huge cliff! - Gigantic! 1259 01:37:09,830 --> 01:37:11,120 What do you see? 1260 01:37:11,540 --> 01:37:14,250 It looks like we can hit it. - Brilliant. Go up. 1261 01:37:14,670 --> 01:37:15,710 Brilliant. 1262 01:37:17,090 --> 01:37:20,380 We'll beat this bastard up. - Let's see where it's best for us to get out. 1263 01:37:22,180 --> 01:37:24,260 Come on, start the helicopter. 1264 01:37:24,680 --> 01:37:28,640 It was almost sunset, Steve Winter and I got on the helicopter to film. 1265 01:37:29,560 --> 01:37:31,180 He's lifting his foot. 1266 01:37:31,600 --> 01:37:34,270 Finally he raised his foot, which was the signal to leave. 1267 01:37:34,690 --> 01:37:36,650 I started to go down. 1268 01:37:39,150 --> 01:37:42,360 I did a double jump and started flying. 1269 01:37:42,780 --> 01:37:46,620 I still had height and I did a front jump. suddenly I noticed 1270 01:37:47,030 --> 01:37:48,950 that the precipice It was lower than we thought. 1271 01:37:49,370 --> 01:37:50,910 I opened the parachute late. 1272 01:37:51,330 --> 01:37:53,830 I would say I had a narrow escape. 1273 01:37:54,250 --> 01:37:56,920 I landed between some trees, I took the camera out of my head 1274 01:37:57,340 --> 01:38:02,010 and I got ready to record to my colleague doing a nice jump. 1275 01:38:02,420 --> 01:38:05,640 Another BASE jump with ski and wingsuit. Here we go. 1276 01:38:11,270 --> 01:38:13,390 You have to keep your hands warm. 1277 01:38:13,810 --> 01:38:15,440 I recorded Steve Winter, 1278 01:38:15,850 --> 01:38:16,980 which in turn recorded Shane. 1279 01:38:17,400 --> 01:38:19,110 He gave the order to leave. 1280 01:38:58,480 --> 01:39:02,400 Seconds later... I won't forget never the look on Steve's face when he looked at me. 1281 01:39:03,280 --> 01:39:04,940 He told me: "It crashed." 1282 01:39:10,660 --> 01:39:12,870 What the hell happened? 1283 01:39:16,330 --> 01:39:17,870 Shit. 1284 01:39:19,670 --> 01:39:21,750 What the hell happened? 1285 01:39:22,750 --> 01:39:25,840 We couldn't do anything. He was dead. 1286 01:39:27,590 --> 01:39:30,680 The Italian rescue helicopter I was looking for him. 1287 01:39:31,550 --> 01:39:33,680 So I... we... 1288 01:39:34,100 --> 01:39:36,600 We load the van and we went home. 1289 01:39:37,020 --> 01:39:41,860 Not home... Our homes They seemed to be further away than ever. 1290 01:39:50,120 --> 01:39:52,410 I called Sherry. 1291 01:39:52,830 --> 01:39:54,700 He picked up the phone. 1292 01:39:55,500 --> 01:39:58,500 He greeted me happily. "Hello, potato head uncle. 1293 01:39:59,500 --> 01:40:01,040 How's everything going?" 1294 01:40:02,340 --> 01:40:04,710 Without the slightest tact, I said: 1295 01:40:05,710 --> 01:40:08,050 "Too bad, Sherry." 1296 01:40:08,760 --> 01:40:12,600 He didn't ask me why. 1297 01:40:13,600 --> 01:40:15,970 I said, "Shane's dead." 1298 01:40:16,390 --> 01:40:19,230 He said it bluntly: "Shane's dead." 1299 01:40:23,980 --> 01:40:26,230 So... 1300 01:40:26,650 --> 01:40:28,530 I lost my nerves. 1301 01:40:29,360 --> 01:40:32,530 It was the worst. 1302 01:40:32,950 --> 01:40:37,580 There is no proper way to communicate that news. 1303 01:40:40,870 --> 01:40:43,960 I will never forget it. It was horrible. 1304 01:40:44,380 --> 01:40:47,670 At first I couldn't believe it. 1305 01:40:48,090 --> 01:40:50,760 I asked him, "Are you serious?" 1306 01:40:51,220 --> 01:40:52,550 And then... 1307 01:40:53,550 --> 01:40:55,890 I was alone with Ayla. 1308 01:40:59,310 --> 01:41:01,520 It was hell. 1309 01:41:02,310 --> 01:41:03,940 Cruel. 1310 01:41:06,110 --> 01:41:09,240 Whistler is in mourning for the death of a star 1311 01:41:09,650 --> 01:41:11,990 who many consider a local hero. 1312 01:41:12,410 --> 01:41:15,490 Shane McConkey was famous in everyone for defying death. 1313 01:41:15,910 --> 01:41:19,660 But this Thursday, in Italy, something went wrong during filming. 1314 01:41:20,080 --> 01:41:21,830 According to an old friend, 1315 01:41:22,250 --> 01:41:25,170 when McConkey tried to unhook his skis, something went wrong. 1316 01:41:25,590 --> 01:41:27,460 One ski didn't come loose. 1317 01:41:27,880 --> 01:41:30,840 When one jumps 300 meters high, 1318 01:41:31,260 --> 01:41:33,430 quickly reaches great speeds. 1319 01:41:33,840 --> 01:41:37,350 The fact of carrying only one ski causes a spinning top effect. 1320 01:41:37,760 --> 01:41:41,810 When you spin like a top It is impossible to open the parachute. 1321 01:41:42,230 --> 01:41:43,310 SKIING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN Shane loved life. 1322 01:41:43,350 --> 01:41:43,690 SKIING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN 1323 01:41:43,730 --> 01:41:44,940 SKIING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN He revolutionized the sports he practiced, 1324 01:41:45,360 --> 01:41:46,860 both skiing and BASE jumping. 1325 01:41:47,270 --> 01:41:52,070 Unfortunately, the sports that revolutions carry great risks. 1326 01:41:52,860 --> 01:41:54,660 THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SKIER OF ALL McConkey leaves his wife behind 1327 01:41:54,700 --> 01:41:55,030 THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SKIER OF ALL 1328 01:41:55,070 --> 01:41:56,450 THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SKIER OF ALL and a 3-year-old daughter. 1329 01:41:56,870 --> 01:41:58,870 He was 39 years old. 1330 01:42:28,440 --> 01:42:32,070 Personally, I think we only live one life. 1331 01:42:33,280 --> 01:42:36,410 Therefore, You must make the most of it, every day. 1332 01:42:37,410 --> 01:42:39,410 Otherwise, you waste time. 1333 01:42:40,410 --> 01:42:42,410 People like Shane 1334 01:42:42,830 --> 01:42:43,870 It is worthy of envy. 1335 01:42:44,290 --> 01:42:46,750 They are people who are willing 1336 01:42:47,170 --> 01:42:49,290 to overcome fear 1337 01:42:49,710 --> 01:42:53,130 and the limits of what is feasible. 1338 01:42:54,550 --> 01:42:57,550 I think he discovered 1339 01:42:57,970 --> 01:43:01,100 how to enjoy of life in its purest form, 1340 01:43:01,510 --> 01:43:04,060 learned to live it at its finest. 1341 01:43:05,060 --> 01:43:07,270 He found his treasure. 1342 01:43:11,020 --> 01:43:13,900 We make heroes out of people. 1343 01:43:14,320 --> 01:43:15,780 We envy them. 1344 01:43:16,200 --> 01:43:17,820 We would like to imitate them. 1345 01:43:18,240 --> 01:43:21,490 But it is a great sacrifice. 1346 01:43:21,910 --> 01:43:24,500 A great loss. Too big a risk. 1347 01:43:25,500 --> 01:43:29,540 Shane would have regretted a lot of dying. 1348 01:43:30,540 --> 01:43:32,800 But I wouldn't regret the way he lived. 1349 01:43:33,210 --> 01:43:40,050 INAUGURATION OF THE MONUMENT OCTOBER 3, 2009, SQUAW VALLEY 1350 01:43:40,470 --> 01:43:43,890 The dangers were obvious. 1351 01:43:44,310 --> 01:43:46,600 But I supported him. 1352 01:43:47,020 --> 01:43:48,600 when you have children 1353 01:43:49,940 --> 01:43:55,940 You shouldn't say what you think. You must Let them live the life they want to live. 1354 01:44:08,210 --> 01:44:14,170 He left us a beautiful granddaughter and a wonderful daughter-in-law. 1355 01:44:15,170 --> 01:44:17,880 I keep him in my memory like the child he was 1356 01:44:18,300 --> 01:44:20,300 and that I saw too little. 1357 01:44:21,720 --> 01:44:23,720 Shane was my son. 1358 01:44:27,020 --> 01:44:30,020 I'm very proud of him. 1359 01:44:38,860 --> 01:44:41,450 He didn't want his death. 1360 01:44:41,870 --> 01:44:45,620 But I didn't want to either to stop living his passion. 1361 01:44:47,120 --> 01:44:49,830 I would never have tried to stop him. 1362 01:44:50,830 --> 01:44:52,580 Never. 1363 01:44:53,000 --> 01:44:54,670 An eagle cannot be caged. 1364 01:45:15,940 --> 01:45:20,030 All of us, me, Ayla, our friends, 1365 01:45:20,450 --> 01:45:23,870 we all had a lot of fun and we learned a lot 1366 01:45:24,280 --> 01:45:26,160 of that happy boy. 1367 01:45:55,650 --> 01:45:58,230 During the first days after his death, 1368 01:45:58,650 --> 01:46:03,240 I had to do many bureaucratic procedures 1369 01:46:03,660 --> 01:46:06,490 I had to organize the transportation of our luggage, 1370 01:46:06,910 --> 01:46:10,750 take the flight... At some point I checked 1371 01:46:11,160 --> 01:46:13,290 that I had lost all my money. 1372 01:46:13,710 --> 01:46:16,330 All the money in my wallet, my bills, everything. 1373 01:46:16,750 --> 01:46:19,670 when I passed airport controls, 1374 01:46:20,090 --> 01:46:23,380 At Heathrow, in London, I thought: 1375 01:46:24,380 --> 01:46:25,840 Wait a moment. 1376 01:46:26,850 --> 01:46:29,430 Did Shane steal my money? 1377 01:46:30,430 --> 01:46:33,640 it was a joke that we used to do to each other. 1378 01:46:34,560 --> 01:46:36,860 I registered 1379 01:46:37,270 --> 01:46:40,570 the glasses case it was in your wallet and other things 1380 01:46:40,980 --> 01:46:44,700 that we had found in his room. 1381 01:46:46,070 --> 01:46:47,950 There was my money. 1382 01:46:48,370 --> 01:46:51,620 All my cash and my bills. 1383 01:47:07,300 --> 01:47:08,890 Shane, I need you. 1384 01:47:09,350 --> 01:47:10,720 Matchstick too. 1385 01:47:20,770 --> 01:47:22,070 It just came out. 1386 01:47:22,480 --> 01:47:24,240 It just came out. Change. 1387 01:47:24,650 --> 01:47:26,740 Understood. We are waiting. 1388 01:47:38,750 --> 01:47:39,750 Now! 1389 01:49:42,370 --> 01:49:44,380 Subtitles: Elena G. de Murillo 1390 01:49:44,790 --> 01:49:47,090 Film und Video Untertitelung GmbH