Anniken's first Wingsuit Base Jump Norway by Angel Falls B.A.S.E. 09

Want to soar through the air like a bird? Well, you’re not alone!

The CBS television show 60 Minutes did a piece on the birdmen who have figured out a way to fly.

For hundreds of years, fully grown adults and very young children have dreamed about flying. People have made wings out of feathers and wood and jumped off buildings and cliffs in order to soar like a bird. And a lot of them have died trying.

Now, a small group of extreme sportsmen wearing specially made wingsuits have come about as close to flying as you can get outside the confines of an airplane, at least for a minute or two.

In these wingsuits, the birdmen can reach speeds of over 140 mph (225 kph) and glide just a few feet above the surface of the earth! Just amazing to watch!

Anyone of us can buy one of these wingsuits at Bird-Men.com, but it takes a lot more than just a suit. These guys have the necessary skills and a unique mindset.

We’re not crazy. We just want to have fun like everyone else. We want to share nature like everyone else. We just have our own special way of doing it.

Toward’s the end of the video after flying over Norway, one of the birdmen ask:

Do you think anyone else had as much fun as we did today, in the entire world?

Well, probably not!

If given the opportunity to try this, would you? With a little training, I think I would.