Look out below (and up, and around): Incredible 360 camera footage gives panoramic view as base-jumpers jump off mountain




For many, mere photos of people base-jumping is enough to make them weak-kneed and dizzy.

But that feeling is nothing after watching this incredible panoramic video of two daredevils throwing themselves off a cliff in the adrenalin-fuelled pursuit.

A camera with crystal clear footage allows the viewers to watch the video - but gives them the control of what angle they want to look at and if they want to zoom in and out.

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Here we go! The pair prepare to throw themselves off a mountain and plunge thousands of feet to the ground

Freefall! The crystal-clear footage shows the pair plunging to the ground - and gives the viewer the opportunity to look around at the spectacular scenery

The thrilling result means the watcher feels like they are actually base-jumping themselves - and for many, that would be adventurous enough.



New technology allows the audience to immerse themselves in the fall, as the camera edits out its own 'black spot'; giving unlimited views - and perhaps even a better view than the base-jumper who's performing the stomach-churning stunt.

This eye-popping video was captured in Switzerland, where two base-jumpers flung themselves off a ridge of a 13,020ft-high mountain - with only wingsuits to help them land safely.

The thrill-seekers launched themselves off a base-jump exit called the 'Mushroom', located on one of the ridges of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland, just above the infamous North Face of the Eiger.



The two Swiss base-jumpers, Beni Kählin and Dominik Wicki, flew up to the mountain with their paragliders using thermals, landed there right on the ridge and jumped off the 'Mushroom' with their wing suits.

Caught on camera: The surrounding views are breathtaking - and no doubt make the audience feel a little queasy watching

The exciting technology gives the audience the sensation that they are falling with the Swiss daredevils

Don't look down! The scenic surroundings whizz by as the basejumper heads toward the earth in Switzerland

A Swiss television team accompanied them and for the first time ever, this base-jump off the Eiger mountain was captured as interactive 360 degree video - which will be aired on television next week.

As the pair fall, it's possible to see the bright blue sky above, the rocky mountain face and the idyllic green fields that slope gently away from the mountain.

Craggy mountain rocks dotted with snowy patches and rolling green fields can be seen as the pair free fall with only wingsuits to help them



The 'wings' of the suits - billowing material which help slow the pace of the drop meaning the faller can land safely, can be seen rippling in the wind as they plummet to earth.

Their stunt was part of 'Concept360' and they worked with professional base jumper Matthias Taugwalder, a professional photographer.



The Eiger - which in German means 'ogre' is a 3,970 metres mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.

It will make you weak-kneed! The 360 camera allows the viewers to explore what it feels like to basejump for the first time

It allows the viewer unlimited access to the surroundings of the two Swiss men, who launched themselves off the 'Mushroom' basejump exit

Craggy mountain rocks dotted with snowy patches and rolling green fields can be seen as the pair free fall with only wingsuits to help them

Recent technological advancements mean that 360 degree video is becoming more of a feature in everyday life - and soon ordinary cameras could mean the user can capture every angle of their subject.

The Theta camera from Japanese firm Ricoh is the world's first handheld camera that takes fully spherical photos with just one shot.

It can be held up to any scene, and once the shutter button is pressed, the camera's 'ultra-slim twin-lens optical system' snaps the view from around, above and below the device automatically - creating seamless panoramas.

It weighs 95g and fits comfortably in the palm of a hand, similar to a remote control.

The shutter button is positioned below the lens making it easy to take the photo using a thumb, and this reduces any shakiness caused by having to move fingers around the device to take the shot.

And in July, a Boston-based designer unveiled a throwable device fitted with three panoramic cameras.



As the Squito, as it's known, is thrown from one person to another, the built-in cameras take multiple airborne photos over the full course of the trajectory.



It uses orientation sensors to know when to take the images before stitching the multiple pictures together to create a single panoramic aerial shot.