The Fastest Female Wingsuit Pilot on Fear, Near Death and Flying Across the English Channel
What the Health
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 52 minutes
This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we sit down with one of the most extraordinary humans we have ever had on this show. Amber Forte is a Red Bull athlete, world record holder, stunt performer and the fastest female wingsuit pilot on the planet. She jumps off mountains for a living, treks solo across remote Norwegian coastlines carrying everything she needs, and is currently preparing to fly across the English Channel. But this is not just a story about adrenaline. In 2019, Amber had an accident that forced her to relearn how to walk. She talks about what those days actually looked like, the mental battle, the moments it felt impossible and what kept her going when everything she had built her life around was suddenly out of reach. She also opens up about how she trains and looks after a body that is essentially her aircraft, how she mentally switches off when her whole life revolves around the sport, and whether the fear ever actually goes away - and if not, how she makes herself jump anyway.
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