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Mrlaroo
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a.benjamin76
Since 27 Jul 2017
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 Mon Feb 24, 20 2:59 pm Wow |
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| Very sad indeed - best wishes to this man and his family. As much as we love land kiting, I'd consider using a wing from now on. Much less risky and can provide a more gentle pull. RIP |
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
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| Mon Feb 24, 20 4:49 pm Re: Landboarding death in Redmond |
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| Mrlaroo wrote: | https://ktvz.com/news/accidents-crashes/2020/02/24/redmond-man-killed-in-land-kiteboarding-accident-at-redmond-fairgrounds/
The wind in town was crazy yesterday, and this news is very hard to take in. So sad he lost his life.
I kited Wickiup yesterday and was a blast, the winds in town were very different. |
Very unfortunate for sure. RIP
The article said the kiter who died that he was new to the sport and had done it for about a year.
Reading between the lines it sounds like to me that the guy was still fairly "green" to kiting.
A lot of kiting is reading the winds and weather and knowing when to say to yourself, "time to stand-down, I'll get it next time".
Yes, the winds were really crazy yesterday all over the PNW. I skiied yesterday at Bachelor and the winds seemed to be stronger at certain elevations on the mountain And mellow at others; this was true all the way down to Bend and back through Redmond, over Hood and back down to PDX.
Kiting Wickiup yesterday sounds cold, but congrats on scoring a session!  |
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