Youkai
Since 08 Feb 2010
553 Posts
Beaverton
Addicted
Sun Dec 18, 11 12:59 pm
Much better now; fully healed. Just fighting a debilitating case of out-of-shapeness after not working out for almost a month. I'm back to hitting the gym though. I plan on getting a new wetsuit in January and getting a few sessions in if the wind cooperates. Thanks for asking. _________________ Captain kook; always wrong.
dangler
Since 26 Feb 2006
1780 Posts
WINDY SPOTS
XTreme Poster
Sun Dec 18, 11 1:13 pmnot your squishy melon
hey, this post is about stupid human tricks. _________________ Kite Repair? AND WINGS Call me.(509) six 37-four five 29
Youkai
Since 08 Feb 2010
553 Posts
Beaverton
Addicted
Sun Dec 18, 11 1:18 pm
Haha. Sorry didn't mean to de-rail it.
Where do you land on the nutty/brilliant scale of the jumping off of the aircraft carrier stunt? I'm more on the brilliant side for that one because it didn't require an insanely dangerous ascent to do it.
Link _________________ Captain kook; always wrong.
dangler
Since 26 Feb 2006
1780 Posts
WINDY SPOTS
XTreme Poster
couldn't find the one of Alex jumping off eagles crest, definetly a nutter. _________________ Kite Repair? AND WINGS Call me.(509) six 37-four five 29
bwd
Since 04 Aug 2007
385 Posts
Obsessed
Sun Dec 18, 11 2:13 pm
hmm, that one is like, "hi my name is retard, and in my spare time, I do retarded things, that is, when I am not eating sandwiches or being paid to be an idiot."
RebelRyder2
Since 18 Jan 2010
4 Posts
Eastside-of-Seattle
Kook
Sun Dec 18, 11 2:58 pm
The Aircraft Carrier launch reminds me of one of my favorite videos from a few years back by Adam Koch; he's a long-time kiteboarder from the Seattle area who spent some years in Maui and then touring to many destinations around the world. I tried to find the video showing him jumping off an aircraft carrier and sticking the landing perfectly but it has been removed from YouTube.
Here's another awesome video that is still on YouTube of Adam Koch and others in 'Cliffhucking' cliff-jumping off a 100' cliff in Barbados:
Amazing watching them leap off the cliff with board in hand, then slipping the board on in mid-flight, sticking the landing and riding away. That takes some Balz!! Last edited by RebelRyder2 on Sun Dec 18, 11 3:03 pm; edited 1 time in total
Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
Sun Dec 18, 11 3:00 pm
I always forget to pack a sandwich _________________ Go Deep!
Scriffler
Since 03 Jul 2005
581 Posts
LYLE
Addicted
Sun Dec 18, 11 3:36 pm
That has to be one of the craziest things I have seen. Can't believe he flew the kite and climbed that thing safely.
Loneski
Since 18 Dec 2010
103 Posts
Washington
Stoked
Sun Dec 18, 11 6:12 pm
That sandwich looked amazing. Seriously
With trouble just trying to get from the
Beach to the water keeping your kite
Under control, how is that possible?
Just imagine a gust and lull and his board
Tangling on the tower as his kite loops
Out of control. That's how I would do it.
Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
901 Posts
Newport, OR
NEWPORT OG
Sun Dec 18, 11 6:33 pm
I don't get why eating a sandwich is so crazy???
kitemare
Since 23 Mar 2010
265 Posts
Seattle, wa
Obsessed
Mon Dec 19, 11 7:44 am
RebelRyder2 wrote:
Here's another awesome video that is still on YouTube of Adam Koch and others in 'Cliffhucking' cliff-jumping off a 100' cliff in Barbados
Amazing watching them leap off the cliff with board in hand, then slipping the board on in mid-flight, sticking the landing and riding away. That takes some Balz!!
Sorry but they are not 100'. I doubt that they are even 50'. That video was shot in 2007, so more than likely the lines are around 25meters in length. Give or take, which is around 80 feet.
And if you watch the video at minute 0:46, you can see the kite and the cliff. less than half the distance of the lines. Around 40'
You can see a dozen people any day at rooster or at the bridge when its blowing, jumping that high.
The Carrier, no one even landed it.
I think it would be fun to jump off both.
As for the crane. HELL NO, that dudes crazy. _________________ Respect the kite, respect the beaches
Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
1417 Posts
Hood River
XTreme Poster
Mon Dec 19, 11 7:58 am
I wouldn't count any of that dangly shit at kiteboarding. Takes 0 skill. _________________ I heart dangling
Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2102 Posts
PNW
Bigfoot
Mon Dec 19, 11 11:39 am
Inept_Fun wrote:
I wouldn't count any of that dangly shit at kiteboarding. Takes 0 skill.
Someone is back from college and there is a limited snow pack on the mountain. . .remember Ian, it isn't X-mas yet and Santa is watching. . . can you stop it with all those "negative waves?" Link
Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
1417 Posts
Hood River
XTreme Poster
Mon Dec 19, 11 4:54 pm
Santa would be hyped, you know real recognize real!!!! haha _________________ I heart dangling
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