Snowkite expedition greenland 2007- 24h record
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Snowkite expedition greenland 2007- 24h record
The Project:A first time ever crossing of Greeenlands Icecap with snowboard and kiteOur goal is to attempt an ice cap crossing for the first time ever with snowboard and kite, also called snowkiting, by hauling all the equipment in a pulka (sled).Also making a 24hours distance record on snowboard and kite on the icecap.
We will follow a new crossing route, starting from the southern tip of Greenland's icecap and heading north to one of the settlements on the West. Starting from the south gives us an opportunity to have more favourable winds and to go faster. The trip will take approximately 30-40 days, period departure august 2007
Ecological: through this expedition we believe that we have a unique opportunity to help raise awareness of the importance of wind and the energy that can be harnessed from this element. And of course the climate changes in Greenland and the effects on Europe.more info on the website http://www.firstdescents.eu/
Labels: adventures, greenland, snowkite
Kitesurf greenland
Monday, March 12, 2007Definitely looks like you've got a little more room to play than that open patch below the tree-line between carson pass and south lake.
Labels: adventures, greenland, snowkite, Video
Winter in Michigan finds snowkiting
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
BINGHAM TOWNSHIP — For Julian Hills, there's no comparison between snowboarding and kiteboarding.
"You don't have to buy lift tickets and stuff,” the 14-year-old Benzie student said Saturday, gesturing at the open expanse of a frozen Lake Leelanau. He was getting instruction in the art of snow-kiteboarding at the Kite Derby, held on the 8-inch thick ice.
"You don't have to buy lift tickets and stuff,” the 14-year-old Benzie student said Saturday, gesturing at the open expanse of a frozen Lake Leelanau. He was getting instruction in the art of snow-kiteboarding at the Kite Derby, held on the 8-inch thick ice.
Snnniiiccee Kiting
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Kiteworld 23 Out Now
Monday, September 11, 2006August hit and suddenly the conditions we’ve been tearing our hair out for started rolling in. No doubt, September even more so marks the changing of the weather guard and brings with it a sense of optimism and excitement for the next few months.
We mark this change in mood and temperature with stories from the extremes to whet your appetite for all the riding opportunities coming up. Sticking initially with the warm thoughts, issue 23 sees our build up to the ever more popular season in South Africa that begins in November. Riders from all around Europe take advantage of a commanding exchange rate and head south to dine on the pleasure served up by the majestic beaches, punchy, menacing winds and magnificent waves found around its picturesque shores. We experience two very different cities in a two part feature on the most wind-swept and hazardous stretches of coastline in the world, and reveal the spots to look out for in a wind-charged country that provided 40 consecutive windy days earlier this year.
Iceland may not be the first place you think of when booking your summer holiday, but if you’re in the mood for a very different experience that’s only a short plane ride away, or are just in need of a snowkite fix, we have just the ticket.
And in terms of wild travel and experiences, we couldn’t very well look past Scotland. However, this time, getting the experience were a couple of French blokes who gave us their take on our northerly neighbour as they stoked the auld alliance.
Also this issue, we take a look at some of the shapes and trends apparent in the new kit that will be lining your local shop’s shelves in 2007, and we continue in our quest to get you tooled up in terms of your riding skills with more in depth technique articles.
All this, and of course much, much more.
Labels: Magazine, snowkite, south africa
Kiteworld Mag October Issue
Thursday, September 07, 2006August hit and suddenly the conditions we’ve been tearing our hair out for started rolling in. No doubt, September even more so marks the changing of the weather guard and brings with it a sense of optimism and excitement for the next few months.
We mark this change in mood and temperature with stories from the extremes to whet your appetite for all the riding opportunities coming up. Sticking initially with the warm thoughts, issue 23 sees our build up to the ever more popular season in South Africa that begins in November. Riders from all around Europe take advantage of a commanding exchange rate and head south to dine on the pleasure served up by the majestic beaches, punchy, menacing winds and magnificent waves found around its picturesque shores. We experience two very different cities in a two part feature on the most wind-swept and hazardous stretches of coastline in the world, and reveal the spots to look out for in a wind-charged country that provided 40 consecutive windy days earlier this year.
Iceland may not be the first place you think of when booking your summer holiday, but if you’re in the mood for a very different experience that’s only a short plane ride away, or are just in need of a snowkite fix, we have just the ticket.
And in terms of wild travel and experiences, we couldn’t very well look past Scotland. However, this time, getting the experience were a couple of French blokes who gave us their take on our northerly neighbour as they stoked the auld alliance.
Also this issue, we take a look at some of the shapes and trends apparent in the new kit that will be lining your local shop’s shelves in 2007, and we continue in our quest to get you tooled up in terms of your riding skills with more in depth technique articles.
All this, and of course much, much more.
Labels: Magazine, snowkite, south africa
A little Snowkite teaser
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Snowkite
Rafael Trappo e Fábio de Maria
Visual alucinante
Guilherme Maia Rosa
No Brasil, o snowkite tem conquistado atletas de vários esportes de prancha, como kitesurf e snowboard
1o Campeonato Brasileiro de Snowkite aconteceu no Chile
Dias clássicos em Curralco
Chegada do Slalom
Henning...
... fazendo um reboque
Galera aguardando a premiação
Beto Hilmann mando voer no Snowkite também e venceu o campeonato
A galera faz a cabeça no Chile
Labels: snowkite
ASNEWS This Week: How the New Bow Kites Compare
Tuesday, May 09, 2006View topic - ASNEWS This Week: How the New Bow Kites Compare: "THIS WEEK:
May 4, 2006 -- This week ASNews.net interviews professional kiteboarders Damian Leroy out of Naples, Florida, and Reo Stevens, born and raised on the North Shore of Hawaii, about the 2006 gear line up.
Damian is a Cabrinha team rider. He talks about the new Contra and gives his perspective on the subtle differences between Cabrinha's Crossbow and Switchblade kites. Damian also talks about the new Zero Gravity kiteboards and what it’s like competing on the PKRA tour.
ASNews.net also interviews one of the original kiteboarding groms, Reo Stevens. Reo started kiteboarding at 13 and has watched kiteboarding unfold over the years. Now 20 years old, Reo is a Naish team and rides and trains with some of the best wave riders in the world. Reo talks extensively about the new Shockwave kite and how it is helping him push his riding to new levels.
ABOUT:
ASNews.net Podcasts can be found at asnews.net or thekiteboarder.com. The broadcast is also featured on itunes, ipodder.org, podfeed.net, podsage.com and podcastalley.com or as a feed update via RSS or XML.
Now downloaded in over 89 countries, ASNEWS.net is the leading source for action sports news, interviews and videos. The portal for what’s happening in surf, tow, kite, snow, skate, wake, MotoX and BMX, ASNEWS.net also produces a one-hour FREE podcast every Friday. Bringing listeners all of the latest breaking Action Sports News and live interviews with the who’s who of the Action Sports industry, host Ryan Riccitelli and his team get up close and personal to what is really going in the Action Sports World. ASNEWS.net recently started videocasting with host Gregg ‘Tekko’ Gnecco. Gregg treks around the world giving you an insider’s look at the hot and not so well known travel spots along with interviews with the top athletes in action sports."
Labels: Best Kiteboarding, Cabrinha, Naish, North, snowkite
Snowkite Speed Ranking List
Monday, May 08, 2006Stormboard.com - The 05-06 Snowkite Speed Ranking has come to an end. We would like to send a huge thank you to all of the riders who competed and sent in their speeds. And it would not be half the fun it is without our incredibly generous partners who provided both weekly and 2 huge season end prizes: Peter Lynn, Flysurfer, Ozone, Dakine, Ultra Nectar and Himaya Sun Protection.
Telus world ski, snowboard, and snowkite festival goes off
Wednesday, April 26, 2006Welcome to the Whistler Question!: " WBFJ features demos, races for alpine enthusiasts
kthompson@whistlerquestion.com
The Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival just got a little bigger with the addition of the World Backcountry Freeride Jam (WBFJ), April 21 to 23. It’s a festival within a festival, featuring enough action to blow your mind.
If you hang around Whistler long enough, the backcountry will start to lure you from resort lift lines and “schralped” slopes. Suddenly you will start investing hard-earned cash in backcountry gear and a recreational avalanche clinic. Before you know it, you’ve become a backcountry freak.
The WBFJ is a celebration of everybody’s transformation into backcountry enthusiasts. It is a festival that showcases skiing and riding in its truest and most inspirational form in uncontrolled terrain. Both experts and beginners can get involved in a variety of events designed to welcome folks into the world of ski touring.
The event includes a host of competitions and events that will allow skiers and snowboarders to experience a different side of winter. The entire WBFJ is non-profit event so proceeds will be donated to non-profit groups and associations affiliated with backcountry activities.
“This festival is also a chance for people who’ve been curious about the backcountry to try it in an non-intimidating atmosphere. You will get a chance to talk to people who backcountry skiing for a living and ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask,” organizer Delena Angrignon said.
The nerve centre of the WBJF will be the North Face Backcountry Village, an outdoor base camp set up at the top of Whistler Mountain. The public will have access to test the latest in backcountry equipment and check out product clinics, taught by experts and professionals. This is a chance to learn about a variety of winter backcountry activities and the best choices for equipment.
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Shred Ready Announces 2006 Pro Team
Shred Ready Announces 2006 Pro Team: "Shred Ready Inc., makers of helmets and accessories, would like to announce its Pro Team selections for 2006. Accompanying this announcement is a new team section on www.shredready.com that features athlete bios, photos, videos, and team news.
The 2006 Shred Ready Pro Team is a mix of seasoned SR veterans, and key new additions. The team features top level athletes in the fields of paddling, kite, wake, and snow. More additions to the Shred Ready Pro Team are soon to follow in the coming months."
Labels: snowkite
Best Kiteboarding Snow Kite Simulator
Wednesday, January 25, 2006For all the aspiring snow kiters out there Best will also be releasing it's interactive snow-kiting simulator, just like a computer game, this allows you to choose from several of the kites in the BestKiteboarding product range and teaches you how to handle the kite interactively within a real time 3D computer simulation, pop by the stand to get your first real taste of snow kiting on DVD or download the simulator from:
Snowkite Simulator!
Labels: Best Kiteboarding, snowkite
Best Kiteboarding Snow Kite
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
"Bestkiteboarding is coming to the Snowboarding Industries of America annual trade snow at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV January 23- 26th.
Located on booth C1201 BestKiteboarding will be introducing it's new 06 snow-kite, the Waroo, and exclusive, snow-kite specific, snowboard designs to the 17,000 attendees anticipated at this sell out event. Bests expertise and experience in producing the Best performing product in the kitesurf market translates directly into increasing the stoke available from any day spent on the snow. Best is focussed on promoting the crossover aspects of kitesurfing to the more mainstream snowboard and skiing markets and will be handing out snow-kiting instructional DVDs throughout the show."
Labels: Best Kiteboarding, snowkite
Snowkite Freestyle Winter Tour Results
Monday, January 23, 2006
Snowkite Freestyle Winter Tour Results.
MEN SNOWBOARD :
1° : Remi Meum (No) / Slingshot
2° : Claes Lundin (Sw) / EH CABARETE
3° : Romain Fabretti (Fr) / Air Evolution.
MEN SKI :
1°: Bjorn Kaupang (No) / Naish
2°: Arne Georg Eide Dokken (No) / Ozone
3°: Guillaume Coyon (Fr) / Air Evolution
WOMEN SNOWBOARD :
1°: Agnès Fontenay (Fr) / Air Evolution
2°: Estelle Lambelet (Fr) / Ozone
3°: Heidi Neerbye (No) / E.H Cabarete
WOMEN SKI :
1°: Kari Anne Tragethon (No) / E.H Cabarete
2°: Kari Schibevaag (No) / E.H Cabarete
Snowjam in Norway -- Cold Kiting Fun For Everyone
Some seriously fun kiting going on in the wilds of Norway. 300 snowkiters are gathering at Finse in Norway this weekend. Finse, is small village in the middle of nowhere and you can only get there by train. As Snow kiter extraordinaire Remi Meum has to say: No contest or any compulsory at all... just realax and have a god time together. That`s why this is one of my favorite events of the year!! www.snowjam.no
Soldier Catches Up with Breeze in Down Time
Friday, January 20, 2006"Most Soldiers play video games, watch movies, or read on their down time here at Forward Operating Base Speicher, but one Soldier has a unique way to relax.
Army Sgt. Todd Keenan, a Nutrition Specialist with the 47th Combat Support Hospital, likes to catch some air with his traction kite.
The old soccer stadium at FOB Speicher provides plenty of room for Keenan to catch a breeze and cruise around the field on what looks like a four-wheel drive skateboard. Kite Surfing is a combination of skateboarding and windsurfing. The whole set-up packs into a small back-pack and weighs just over 20 pounds. It can be done on the snow, land or water. "
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