The Silo

Tag: extreme sports

  • Inside The High Flying & Spying World Of Hot Air Balloons

    Inside The High Flying & Spying World Of Hot Air Balloons

    Remember early last year when we were besieged by strange, large balloons in our airspace- the kind of balloons that certain nations are using to spy on us or possibly manipulate the weather? Okay let’s put those conspiracy theories aside for now. Hopefully everyone has seen a hot air balloon in flight at least once…

  • Disease Did Not Stop Marine Swimming Alcatraz To San Fran Blindfolded

    Disease Did Not Stop Marine Swimming Alcatraz To San Fran Blindfolded

    For as long as he could remember, Jay Platt wanted to be a  U.S. Marine, and for nearly 15 years, he lived that dream. But in 1998, a rare condition called von Hippel Lindau syndrome (VHL), attacked his eyes, brain, spine and kidneys, forcing his retirement from the service. “Before VHL I pretty much felt untouchable…