Power Kite Forum - Searching old snowkite video

Mattgenius

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posted on 26-10-2011 at 03:35 PM

Searching old snowkite video

Hi, I'm looking for an old video where we see kiters climbing the Alps of something similar with their kite versus others that climb with their feet (or skis don't remember), and we see that the kiter go up and down many times before the ones with their feet are not arrived on top yet.

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posted on 27-10-2011 at 07:01 AM

That is funny that you mention that video. I Know exactly what video you are talking about and have been looking for it as well. I was planning to use it to try and talk some of my avid back country riding buddies to take up kiting. Any help would be awesome.

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posted on 27-10-2011 at 08:03 AM

I think in might be Chasta that you are talking about. I remember something like that.

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posted on 27-10-2011 at 08:05 AM

I remember that video and talk about it every time ppl ask about snowkiting

In the meantime, check this one out:
http://vimeo.com/10058859

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posted on 27-10-2011 at 06:32 PM

I can't find that one, but there's video of Chasta summiting Mt. Etna via kite, which has done a lot to get some of my alpine buddies thinking I'm not crazy!

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posted on 28-10-2011 at 04:40 AM

i think you're talking about an old josserand video from late 2009.
It's just them JAMMIN on some mountain in the alps.

It's so funny because you just see the faces of the people skinning in, (backcountry mountaineers always think pretty highly of themselves) and they are just BLOWN away at how small they seem.

My favorite is when they parakite over them BACKWARDS from like 50ft overhead.
They look so disheartened! <3

I think they got up the mountain and free-rode down three times before the people got up.

http://vimeo.com/8621213

both are on vimeo.
Boulgakow/Josserand accounts and super kite day are amoung things I have burned into my soul.