Highest ski jump from a quarterpipe: Rob Wilkinson break Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)
Aberdeen, UK -- Freestyle skier Rob Wilkinson set a new world record for the highest jump on an artificial quarter pipe at the Aberdeen Snowsports Centre at Garthdee; Mr Wilkinson, 18, who is also a trainee skiing instructor at the centre, had attempted the feat along with fellow city freestyle skier Grant Donald on October 18 last year, with Mr Wilkinson reaching a height of 11ft 2ins and setting the new world record for the highest ski jump from a quarterpipe on an artificial slope,
according to the World Record Academy.
Photo: Freestyle skier Rob Wilkinson set a new world record for the highest jump on an artificial quarter pipe at the Aberdeen Snowsports Centre at Garthdee. The teen had attempted the feat along with fellow city freestyle skier Grant Donald on October 18 last year, with Mr Wilkinson reaching a height of 11ft 2ins. (enlarge photo)
The Guinness World Records' record for the highest ski jump from a quarterpipe on an artificial slope is 3.4 m (11 ft 1.86 in) and was achieved by Rob Wilkinson (UK) at Aberdeen Snowsports Centre in Aberdeen, UK, on 18 October 2014. The event took place on the Snowflex slope, which is 80 m long and 40 m wide.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the highest jump on spring loaded stilts; it is 2.76 m (9 ft 0.66 in) and was achieved by Lars Oetken (Germany), in Berlin, Germany, on 10 August 2013. Freestyle skier Rob Wilkinson set a new world record for the highest jump on an artificial quarter pipe at the Aberdeen Snowsports Centre at Garthdee.
The teen had attempted the feat along with fellow city freestyle skier Grant Donald on October 18 last year, with Mr Wilkinson reaching a height of 11ft 2ins. The pair battled strong gales at the quarter pipe, situated at the base of the centre's central 262ft slope.
The previous Guinness World records world record – 9ft 4ins – was set by English professional skier, Tyler Harding, at Rossendale Ski Slope, in Lancashire, two years ago.