Now this is a tough day at the office for a skydiving videographer. Bag lock is a bitch, but this guy fights through this dirty malfunction and saves his own life. That calls for a beer (or 12) to celebrate!

Some days are better than others. Unfortunately for this paraglider, this just wasn't his day. And I'm sure the next morning wasn't any better. Maybe he was trying to copy Nick Batsch's truck landing, but the timing was a little off? At least he learned a lesson: use the crosswalk next time.

A little ground rush is fun from time to time, unless you just had a flat spin in your wingsuit followed by a cutaway and reserve pilot chute in tow. A double malfunction can really mess up your day. If you were in this situation, would you have given up on the line twists that quickly before chopping?

This is the unofficial how-to video for "canopy proximity flying." I'm not entirely sure if this was a wingsuit malfunction or a pilot error, but it turns into a shit show real quick. An unstable deployment. Nasty line twists. Avoiding a cliff strike by inches. Oh, and a vuvuzela horn blowing at 0:53. This guy's lucky to be alive. Next time, he might want to wait until he lands before busting out the vuvuzela.

Considering the alternatives, this BASE jumper couldn't have asked for a better outcome. Well, aside from not hitting the cliff at all. If you're going to walk, err, fly away from a cliff strike without a scratch, the least you can do is pack your rig while waiting for air rescue and do a heli jump once they pick you up! Lol. Unfortunately this other BASE jumping cliff strike wasn't as lucky.

As the saying goes, "Plan the jump and jump the plan." But sometimes a jump just doesn't go according to plan. Like when your parachute deploys in the door and wraps around the tail of the plane, tossing you around like a puppet on strings. This video, as well as the premature parachute opening on exit and the GoPro snagging a reserve handle, should serve as constant reminder to always check your gear and protect your handles.

Don't you hate it when you're paragliding through the Indian Himalayas and a couple of real-life angry birds come along and mess your shit up? I sure do. But this Ruskie handles it like a champ. After a reserve ride and hard landing, all is well. Even the "angry bird" survives.

Losing your helmet in freefall is never fun (watch closely at the 0:03 mark). Neither is a canopy collision/wrap immediately after dumping your main. This video is from the good 'ol days -- 1989 -- back when, apparently, tracking away at break-off was only a suggestion. Oh well, nice video.

A brilliant display of synchronized swooping. "Just flare when I flare... biff when I biff." Great team work guys; real friends stick together to the very end.