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By Dean Murray
There were jaw-dropping scenes as wingsuit athletes tackled what is billed as the most extreme flying obstacle course humans have ever attempted.
The death-defying 15-stage flight line saw participants weaving through open skies, mountain ranges, and between skyscrapers.
Over two years in the making, the ambitious Red Bull project assembled 34 of the world’s best wingsuiters, skydivers, paramotor pilots, aerobatic flyers, and drone operators from across eight countries.
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The course featured a stunning variety of obstacles, from human catapults launching wingsuiters into the open sky, to a high-speed chase through smoke trails of jet planes, and threading through airborne rings held by paramotor pilots.
One breathtaking moment in Dubai saw athletes slalom between skyscrapers and fly through a formation of 600 drones shaped like a giant Red Bull can hovering 1,000 feet above the Marina, before a precision fly-by over Atlantis The Royal.
Stages were filmed across Croatia, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, the United States, the Bahamas, and the UAE.
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Marco Waltenspiel, BASE jumper and member of the Red Bull Skydive Team, said: "It’s the most fun project I’ve ever been involved in.
"Really it’s 15 projects in one, and something we’ll remember for a while!"
Red Bull say every obstacle started as an idea from the athletes’ own imaginations.
Wingsuit pilot Dani Román said: "With the crew we have, it was easy to brainstorm, as there are loads of creative people on the team.
"Somebody brings an idea, then somebody else adds something."