(sorta) local kiter summits mount st helens

stringy · Since 23 Jun 2006 1734 Posts vancouver XTreme Poster

Yesterday turned out to be one of those most epic conditions where the weather lined up with great snow, blue skies and some solid mid to upper teen winds with a great group of wind enthusiasts. the plains of abraham was the perfect spot to hit and as an added bonus, we watched local kiter brad gordon ascend to the summit of the volcano by kite and skis. As for as I know, he is one of two kiters to accomplish this feat. Aaron Sales being the other kiter. Aaron did it a couple seasons back with a snowboard. This time it was achieved on skis. Aaron was there yesterday as well and did give it a good effort. Brad's ascent from the base (4500 ft) took about 90 minutes I think. We watched from the base but to be honest, you couldn't watch with the naked eye. the distance from where we were to where Brad was, was over one mile. I was fortunate to bring my camera up and use the telefoto lens to capture the summit. attached are some images from the event. Stoked for Brad, he's a super athlete and an all around good guy that knows the mountain and puts on a great snowkite adventure.

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Nak · Thu Mar 18, 21 5:47 pm

So cool!!!! Great pictures too! Thumb's Up

noah · Since 19 Oct 2006 173 Posts Bozeman, Montana Stoked

Spectacular!

WINDUDE · Since 10 Jun 2010 558 Posts GORGE! Addicted

way to go Ricky Bobby!

Dern · Since 11 Jul 2010 545 Posts Vancouver, WA Addicted

Nice work Brad & Co!

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4910 Posts Portland Unstrapped

woot woot!!!

Wind Slither · Since 04 Mar 2005 2611 Posts The 503 METAL