Breathtaking footage shows a group of 14 wingsuit skydivers setting a new record as they flew in formation at 100mph above the stunning salt pans of the Namibian coast.
Daredevils from the UK were among the jumpers who took part in the spectacular stunt above the colourful salt flats of Swakopmund at the end of last month.
Incredible Go-Pro footage shows the thrill-seekers exiting the plane at 14,00ft before plummeting towards the ground at around 100mph.
The team completed the first-ever wingsuit formation over the region’s striking pink salt lakes and set a new Namibian wingsuit formation record in the process.
Launching from two Atlas Angel aircraft, the group soared in coordinated flight above the meeting point of the Namibian Desert and the Atlantic Ocean.
Elite wingsuit pilots from Britain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Lithuania, Austria, Germany, Korea, and China, all took part in the jump on February 26.
The project was led by French team leader Pauline Ravaudet, who coordinated the complex formation build in freefall — marking both the first wingsuit jump over the pink salt lakes and a new national record formation for Namibia.
Ravadaut said: “This jump was about precision, trust, and celebrating one of the most unique landscapes on Earth.
“Flying above the pink salt pans with the Atlantic on one side and the desert on the other was simply unforgettable.”
The project was captured on film and photography by British skydiving photographer Andy Ford, documenting the team’s graceful formation against Namibia’s extraordinary natural canvas.
He said: “The jumps unfolded over the surreal pink salt pans.
“From 14,000 feet, the landscape forms an otherworldly backdrop – making this achievement not only a sporting milestone but a visual spectacle. “
The beautiful salt pans, located between the desert and ocean, are created by seawater flooding shallow basins and evaporating rapidly under Namibia’s intense sun anddry winds, leaving behind vivid mineral-rich salt beds.
