Photos: Skysurfer Sean MacCormac Completes ‘World’s First Skysurf And Grind Across A Bridge’ In San Francisco

On Saturday morning, August 23rd, the Bay Bridge paused traffic on its upper level for one of Red Bull’s most daring stunts to date. Over 5,000 feet overhead, skysurfer Sean MacCormac dived out of a helicopter, skysurfing for nearly 3 minutes and riding down the Bay Bridge’s suspension cables . He then descended to land safely on a barge in the San Francisco Bay, completing an endeavor that was 18 months in the making. Red Bull posted a video of the stunt on their social media accounts yesterday, which quickly went viral as the “world’s first skysurf and grind across a bridge.” How did MacCormac pull this off? -------------------------------- Sean MacCormac is a pioneer of skysurfing with over 25 years of skydiving experience, two X Games medals, and over 22,000 skydives under his belt. He began working with Red Bull a year and a half ago to help bring his daredevil stunt idea to life. While the stunt only lasted 3 minutes, it was planned with hours of logistical meetings and practice runs to fine-tune the dive. MacCormac and his team trained at Lake Elsinore this summer with a 182-foot crane hooked to a descending wire to mimic the Bay Bridge’s suspension cables. The stunt was also planned with Red Bull’s video in mind, with skilled pilots, cinematographers, photographers, and more crew working together to pull it off. In the early hours of Saturday morning, more than 70 crewmembers congregated at Red’s Java House to prep for the stunt. Traffic shut down on the Bay Bridge around 8 am, and after a few delays, MacCormac made the jump and touched down on the cables at 9:36 am. Said MacCormac, “That was one of the most technical things I’ve ever done. It was wildly dangerous and extremely high stakes. There’s about a dozen disaster points that you’re cruising through.” Crowds of people gathered on the Embarcadero, erupting into raucous whoops and applause when MacCormac landed. Source: https://secretsanfrancisco.com/skysurfer-sean-mccormac-red-bull-stunt-bay-bridge/