Along with his extreme sports photography crew, and in cooperation with other adventure seekers from around the world, Omer ventures on thrilling journeys that combine research, acquaintance with new cultures, overwhelming experiences, and above all doing extreme sports stunts which hold perfect harmony with landscapes and nature. Some of the films featuring these journeys were broadcast on various TV shows around the world while other materials are still being edited.
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• Around the world in 62 days - Omer Mei-dan and photographer Barak Naggan traveled with the aim of finding each type of Extreme sport's ultimate spot on earth for performing extreme stunts and participating in the most dangerous adventures: surfing waves in Indonesia and Hawaii, feeding sharks in Fiji, sandboarding down an active volcano in Vanuatu Islands, solo-climbing up snow capped peaks of the New Zealand Alps and rock climbing on cliffs (rising up directly from the waters of the Pacific ocean) along the coast of Thailand and more...

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• In the midst of the Northeastern Mexican wilderness lies the deepest vertical cave in the world. The cave was discovered in 1956 and since then has been visited by only a few people, including descendants of the Aztecs who live near by. Omer and his team arrive at the site in order to explore the cave (512 meters deep) and its contents. After a few days of research and preparations, the journey ends when Omer base jumps into the narrow mouth of the cave (deploying his chute after five seconds of free falling).

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• On April 1998 legendary Skydiver, Patrick de Gayardon, was killed during testing his new wing suit in Hawaii. Patrick was the last wing suit developer who stayed alive till then, they all died during the final stages of developing similar suits. The prototype he left us is a work of art, which enables experienced Skydivers today to lead this sport into an era culminating in the ability to land on the ground without using a chute at all. Omer, along with Jeb and Yuri (an American and a Russian base jumpers) test the suits capabilities and limitations. However, contrary to the common testing method, they do not jump from a plane but off cliffs in the North of Italy, Switzerland, Norway and South Africa.

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• Six months of planning and researching brought Omer and Jeb Corliss to the most famous monument in the world – Eiffel Tower. They spent a whole week checking the beams in the tower's base, the options of different photography angles, the speed and force of the winds…
  They assessed all the difficulties involved in entering the site with chutes and observed the security arrangements (including the number of policemen and their patrol schedule). After gathering all the necessary information the two felt ready to execute one of the most dangerous and complicated stunts ever performed – base jumping within the tower itself, amidst the iron beams of this massive construction, freefalling through the hole in the tower's first level and opening the chute, at about 50 meters above the ground

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• There are no surface-flow rivers in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The inhabitants of this area, descendants of the Mayans, rely on the 'Cenotes' - thousands of caves spread throughout the jungle and the open land, all over the peninsula. Omer and the famous cave explorer Guillermo de Andes dove through this dangerous subterranean maze of caves, as part of the process of mapping new caves never ventured before by man and documenting Maya remains (and other impressive formations and stalactites found in them). They compare the exposed architecture above ground to the one slowly being revealed underneath it.

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• On this thrilling route that stretches the limits of danger and research of the unknown depths of the earth, we will also visit the Yaaxnic cave in the Ticul Heights of Southern Yucatan. This cave is one of very few crystal caves that have been discovered in the world, and is certainly the most impressive and special one of all. This world which defies all laws of gravity, was discovered by accident when a Spanish nobleman tried to dig a deep well to supply water to one of his fruit orchards. At a depth of 53 meters, the diggers encountered soft earth and uncovered a fascinating set of caves which they called Waaybil, which means haunted. In 1986, the cave was explored for the first time by Carlos Lazcano, who gave it the name of Yaaxnic, meaning green grass. Entering and exiting the cave require the use of special rappeling and climbing equipment, in order to navigate in a shaft, which is no more than a meter wide. This is the reason why only few people have previously explored this cave.

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• One of the most interesting sports in the world is undoubtedly free-diving. The human ability to descend dozens of meters under water, without additional oxygen and to hold the breath for seven long minutes, is incredible. We will learn about the unique physiology of freediving and of the sensations experienced by those who take part in this unique sport.

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• Once a year a several dozens of base jumpers, from all over the world, meet up near a steep cliff on Brento mountain in the North of Italy, not far from Lago Di Garda which is reknowned today as the European Wind Surfing center. For two days (with the help of a helicopter that transfers jumpers swiftly to the summit) they base jump while performing complex aerobatics, drop from the top in large groups taking dangerous jumps that require coordination and much experience. It was in this unique atmosphere that Omer became acquainted with Ido Hadar, a parachuting instructor with hundreds of skydives in his record, who came here to perform his first base jump ever. The feelings, fears and thoughts experienced by Ido as he prepares for his jump were all recorded and form a fascinating document.

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• In the course of two days Omer succeeded in completing one of the goals of every base jumper in the world – jumping off all four objects (building, antenna, bridge and cliff) in the country he had just come to. We will accompany Omer as he jumps and in the process get to know South Africa itself, the famous surfing town Jeffry's bay, John the local jumper and the special landscape along the southernmost coast of the African continent.

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• In the North of Mexico lies one of the deepest and steepest canyons in the world, the Copper Canyon, much larger than his little brother- the American Grand Canyon. In the Northern part of the canyon, six hours away from the city of Chihuahua, runs the highest waterfall in North America and one of the most beautiful in the world. The Basaseachi cascade gushes the year round contrary to its neighbour, the Wolada Fall which is higher but does not flow during the dry season. Omer, in the course of his journey, became the first one to jump down this waterfall. He also makes an exciting acquaintance with the Mexican inhabitants of the area and the unique landscape. On his way he meets up Indians (still living in caves hewed in cliffs) whose only connection with the real world, is a train line commencing in the Atlantic Ocean and terminating on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

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• CYA is Omer's TV program, which is broadcast on the Israeli satellite (YES). In his show, Omer takes us around the world, to different places, according to the extreme sport introduced in the chapter. From time to time, Omer interviews an interesting figure from the world of extreme sports such as climbing or Wave-surfing world champion, a bold Snowboarder, surfer or Freediver who holds his breath for seven whole minutes etc. Thus, through the experiences of Omer and his professional guests, we learn about wave surfing in Hawaii and Indonesia, get to know base jumpers in Australia and Italy, climbers in Thailand and New Zealand and many others.

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• Freendiving is considered one of the most special types of extreme sports. Beyond the high risks it involves and great physical fitness it requires, it's the world of peace an quiet, soul wise. Yoga and meditation set the spiritual tone of this sport, which incorporates almost every existing human capability. We will follow the best divers in the world as they plunge dozens of meters under water attempting to set world freendiving records, holding their breaths for the longest time possible.

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• Every year, on the third Saturday of October, hundreds of base jumpers from around the globe gather for the most festive event of their special world: One day only, in which it is legal to jump off the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia. Jumpers from all over the world come here, some in order to compete in performing remarkable aerobatics and others to learn from the accumulated experience of a small number of expert people in this sport. Hundreds of thousands come to celebrate this day, on the largest iron bridge in the world. Among the stalls and happy bustle of people, hide touching stories of new jumpers and painful injuries (a well known aspect of this branch).

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• Sliding down sand dunes on a board (resembling a snowboard) is a relatively new type of sport that has been named Sandboarding. These slides are usually performed from the top of desert sand hills or near long stretches of beach. However, there are those who take this field a step further and slide down the ashen slopes of active volcanoes. Omer went to climb the active volcano Yasur on Tanna Island, situated in the south of the Pacific Ocean. Upon reaching the wheezing and fire-spitting mouth of the volcano, which had already taken the lives of number of people, Omer attached himself to the appropriate board and began sandboarding down the volcanic ash, amidst jungles full of wild animals and ancient tribes.

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• Thrilling documentaries featuring adventurers from around the world, who set themselves the goal of coming as near as possible to the most amazing predators of the sea, study their habits and sometimes even feed them. The Indian Ocean with its great white sharks, the Caribbean with its Hammer Head sharks, Vanuatu Archipelago and the Reef sharks darting in the water surrounding it, and the shores of California with its wide population of Blue sharks are only some of the places we will be visiting as we track this extraordinary animal. Feared by most yet loved by many.

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• In march 2002 the first ever Extreme-Air competition (50m episode) was held in south Africa. The event encountered extreme sports teams from all over the world which had to perform variations of hard core extreme sports such as base jumping, rock climbing, free and scuba diving, canyoning, mountain biking and more. The athletes were to fly from one area to another on a Kudu plane that landing on dirt roads and beach strips, unloading their equipment and moving fast. The wining Norwegian team finished the race in less the 12 ours being the strongest and fastest team. The movie and story documenting the event are one of the most interesting and spectacular extreme pieces ever made in that era.
  

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• Ice climbing and snowboarding in the amazing Banff national park (30m episode) and its surroundings is one of our latest filmed projects. The movie and article are truly spectacular taking place in that famous world wide piece of land that attracts adventure seekers from all over the globe.
  

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• Moab - the North American center of mountain biking, rock climbing and base jumping (30m episode) was our climb-base movie background. We traveled around Moab checking out the beautiful red sand stone rock with its long cracks and slippery bike trails in order to find a rock towers to climb and jump. The adventure and its story exceed all expectations.
  

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• Kayaking - extreme kayaking in three wild rivers of beautiful Turkey (30m episode). Deep canyons that the human eye can see only while paddling were the arena of that unique project where four kayakers are challenging themselves in the most spectacular landscapes of the country.
  

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