Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Today was a good day          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message Sol-flyer Since 21 Mar 2006 1280 Posts Dude, where's my Bus? Otto Mann Mon Jan 14, 08 10:38 pm    Today was a good day tried to be like "chasta" and possilby cracked a rib today Got some major hangtime and somehow lost control around 30ft in the air, i sent the kite a lil too much and started swinging outta control and came down rather hot. My body compressed upon impact. I could tell right away the sharp pain was a messed up rib. I sat out and took pics for the remainder of the day...  and flying down the hill.  Copy of IMG_0473.JPG   going uphill....  Copy of IMG_0455.JPG   J-sun close up  Copy of IMG_0451.JPG   Mt shasta  Copy of IMG_0447.JPG  _________________ I stretch my wings and pull the strings Spike Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert Mon Jan 14, 08 11:03 pm     nice shots, looks and sounds like a good place for serious hang-time Onad Since 04 Mar 2005 1435 Posts Coast<<PDX>>Gorge XTreme Poster Tue Jan 15, 08 4:14 am     Bummer Sol-Flyer... You guys are killing it!! registered Since 12 Jul 2005 1319 Posts tsunami Sandbagger Tue Jan 15, 08 6:42 am     gliding is tougher than it looks.... you need to learn to micro sine and keep it overhead pretty much. if your swinging you best hope you have some hieght to correct. and injured ribs suck .... especially with a kiting harness. get well soon. rich Since 30 Nov 2005 306 Posts portland Obsessed Tue Jan 15, 08 11:18 am     where is this? I am there Gman Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped Tue Jan 15, 08 11:57 am     Sorry about McRib - heal up. Glorious shots. Kataku2k3 Since 14 Aug 2005 3754 Posts PDX-LA Videographer Tue Jan 15, 08 12:17 pm     Nice! barfly Since 31 Mar 2005 1216 Posts Portland BRACKISH Tue Jan 15, 08 1:19 pm     Great shots. Heal up! Sella Since 21 Apr 2007 1794 Posts Doin' The Dalles FLY'IN HIGH PIE GUY Tue Jan 15, 08 1:20 pm     Sol....sorry to hear the news. Wrap it up tight and keep hitting it amigo because those pics are niiiiiiiiice. SoOR Since 10 Mar 2007 56 Posts Ashland, OR   Tue Jan 15, 08 1:36 pm     rich wrote: where is this? I am there shots taken at backside of Mount Ashland.....check out www.Southernoregonkiteaddicts.com website for info about upcoming event Sol-flyer has planned there Sol-flyer Since 21 Mar 2006 1280 Posts Dude, where's my Bus? Otto Mann Tue Jan 15, 08 2:19 pm     thanks everyone, i've been eating ribs....i'll be ready to ride by thusday over steering the kite was my piloting error, i tried to counter the swing by sending the kite back the other way. which is like riding a 100ft swing, only 20-30 feet in the air. somehow my 17m kite started turning like a 6m, under the load of my wieght i reckon. I'm stoked cause i've been getting in smaller glide's,trying to work my way up. But this was my first experience at tree-top level, soaring. just gotta "pay ur dues" every now and then. thanks everyone, see ya on the slopes edit: hey rich, get ahold of me when ya get down here! i'll shot some pics if i cant ride Last edited by Sol-flyer on Tue Jan 15, 08 4:14 pm; edited 1 time in total Spike Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert Tue Jan 15, 08 4:12 pm     Sol-flyer wrote: But this was my first experience at tree-top level, soaring. just gotta "pay ur dues" every now and then. Yeah dude, thats good spirit!        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum