five9a2 - 31-1-2007 at 01:50 AM
I am looking for recommendations for long distance semi-kiting trips in Alaska. Here is the situation:
Suppose that 60% of a 200-400 km mountain traverse is kitable, given common wind conditions and the terrain.
Wind speed will vary. There is enough technical terrain that everything needs to fit in a backpack, but it can be on a sled to pull when kiting.
I am looking for a single kite which is weight-efficient and can be flown in a variety of conditions.
One suggestion was a Blade 4.9 on handles and 50 meter lines.
Any other suggestions?
SecondWind - 31-1-2007 at 06:45 AM
These may help some:
Antarctica Article
http://www.teamn2i.com/
B-Roc - 31-1-2007 at 06:57 AM
I think if you are going on a long trip through varied conditions, fixed bridled kites are out and depower becomes a necessity.
Bladerunner - 14-3-2007 at 12:01 PM
You may want to contact the folks at Conceptair. They are the ones who do the Greenland crossings. I know for sure they didn't have a one kite set-up
before but now they have the " smartkite ", who knows. I would guess you could go with one larger Smartkite and a much smaller one for back-up + big
winds. Something about going X country and depending on just one kite seems a bit risky to me ?