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shane75

QLD

209 posts

shane75

QLD, 209 posts

3 Apr 2014 2:17pm

Disturbingly high!!!!

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

kemp90

QLD, 1694 posts

3 Apr 2014 2:55pm

my lord that is high!!

wishy

1501 posts

wishy

WA, 1501 posts

3 Apr 2014 1:16pm

Have these guys never had a line break when they're riding on water? That snow doesn't look particularly soft.

stamp

QLD

2797 posts

stamp

QLD, 2797 posts

3 Apr 2014 8:17pm

wishy said..

Have these guys never had a line break when they're riding on water? That snow doesn't look particularly soft.

i doubt they'd run standard lines

kitcho207

NSW

865 posts

kitcho207

NSW, 865 posts

3 Apr 2014 9:44pm

Thats redonkulous. But does it count? Lol

daggy

528 posts

daggy

WA, 528 posts

3 Apr 2014 6:45pm

if that Cabs on 25m lines, then I'm guessing he's well over 50m up

that's 'do a little poo' territory

Charl dv

2485 posts

Charl dv

WA, 2485 posts

3 Apr 2014 11:35pm

yeah that's pretty crazy, but he's probably on a hill so the perspective might be a bit out?

Bit of updraft assistance here

Chris6791

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

4 Apr 2014 7:18am

He is way high for sure but it looks like the lens is distorting the perspective as well.

KPSS Used

NSW

438 posts

KPSS Used

NSW, 438 posts

4 Apr 2014 10:41am

Awesome

HappyG

VIC

294 posts

HappyG

VIC, 294 posts

4 Apr 2014 11:47am

Imagine down looping from that height. I have seen them do it, balls of steel.

gkawo

VIC

193 posts

gkawo

VIC, 193 posts

1 Feb 2015 7:21pm

That Len10 video off the mountain. He's recorded it off his helmet. Any links to that clip as well please? That would have given me a hard one doing it myself! As Darth Vader once said - "... most impressive"... hhhoooahhhhh

yendor

NSW

262 posts

yendor

NSW, 262 posts

1 Feb 2015 8:43pm

stamp said..

wishy said..

Have these guys never had a line break when they're riding on water? That snow doesn't look particularly soft.

i doubt they'd run standard lines

If he has a bar end come off, which has happened to me = one dead dude.

Unhook3d

467 posts

Unhook3d

WA, 467 posts

1 Feb 2015 9:49pm

Don't go out further than you can swim, and, don't go up further than you can drop? Fark. Hope he's got good gear.

flyingcab

VIC

942 posts

flyingcab

VIC, 942 posts

2 Feb 2015 12:46pm

10 minutes of flight... just imagine trying that at your local

Plummet

4862 posts

Plummet

4862 posts

2 Feb 2015 12:06pm

Got a buddy that does some of this crazy sh it. He uses 800kg breaking strain line and a reserve shoot.

Mind you that guy looks like he doesn't have a reserve on.

Underoath

QLD

2434 posts

Underoath

QLD, 2434 posts

2 Feb 2015 2:13pm

Whats a reserve shoot going to do from 100m?

Plummet

4862 posts

Plummet

4862 posts

2 Feb 2015 1:23pm

A false sense of security?

Kamikuza

QLD

6493 posts

Kamikuza

QLD, 6493 posts

2 Feb 2015 4:58pm

Plummet said..
A false sense of security?

I've seen 40m discussed as a minimum deployment height for a reserve CHUTE. The G-man can chime in.

i know those guys also use a climbing harness as reserve for the spreader bar. They must have Dakine harnesses...

kitingtopher

313 posts

kitingtopher

SA, 313 posts

2 Feb 2015 6:06pm

opens on impact....

Peelgeo

36 posts

Peelgeo

WA, 36 posts

2 Feb 2015 4:01pm

I snowkite a bit in the winter here. Know a bunch of norwegian guys that do this, using the up-draught from the mountain face and get mega high and hang there for ages. From what I know its all on standard lines and bars, crazy bastards.

jackforbes

530 posts

jackforbes

WA, 530 posts

2 Feb 2015 8:44pm

repost from a few years ago, but seeing as you guys started it...

If you are interested in getting into snow kiting over the aussie winter, PM me... awesome fun.

flyingcab

VIC

942 posts

flyingcab

VIC, 942 posts

3 Feb 2015 2:02pm

should be "Wowza is that a *cloud* down there"

I think a chute might be useful for this one.

flyingcab

VIC

942 posts

flyingcab

VIC, 942 posts

3 Feb 2015 2:09pm

flyingcab said..
should be "Wowza is that a *cloud* down there"

I think a chute might be useful for this one.

He even took his board with him, now that is wishful thinking

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