Kitewing Extreme and Action Sports

Have you ever heard about K-I-T-E-W-I-N-G ?

The Kitewing is a wing shaped kite. Many people call it “the wing” for short, just because of its shape. You can use Kitewing with your skis, snowboard, mountainboard, skates or in-line skates etc. Many say it is like a mix of kite surfing and wind surfing.

After I've seen the video below I've instantly bought one and have already had a lot of fun with my wing. I'ts very easy and fast to learn the basics.

Dustdevil lifts two pilots

Two pilots waiting to launch get picked up by a dustdevil... sacry stuff!



Crazy no?

Batman's rival

The first jet-powered flying man in the history of aviation...

Today, Batman can leave behind his cartoon books and movie theatres and fly above the Swiss Alps, this person is Yves Rossy. He has finally achieved Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest fantasy and can fly through the air!

Following a long line of predecessors, this Swiss man, who's lifetime passion is flying, once flew for the Swiss army at the controls of the Mirage III, then went on to fly as captain on Airbuses, and now has not only created and developed wings which allow him to fly, but also built and personally tested them over the past 7 years.

Finally, and this since last Autumn, his dream became reality mainly because of 4 model-engines which were built under his wings. With these, he can fly at over 200km/hr and conquer mountain summits. During the flight, Yves's body becomes the likes of a bird and, other than a gas handle, Yves does not ride his wings but truly flies them, using various light body movements that he has learned to handle with perfection. These body movements are equal to those that birds use to fly...

And like Batman, when he flies alongside airplanes they can only look and admire him when he activates the acceleration button which makes him disappear at an incredible speed through the blue skies.

Watch the crazy video below and enjoy :-D

Hang gliding at Point of the Mountain

Take a break, relax and enjoy this great hang gliding video I've found on YouTube:

Paraglider soars higher than Everest

A German woman paraglider survived a freak thunderstorm in Australia that carried her to a height of 30,000 feet.

Ewa Wisnerska, was practicing near Tamworth, 170 miles northwest of Sydney, for next week's world paragliding championships when the storm struck. She was carried above the height of Mount Everest, which towers 29,035 feet, in just 10 minutes.

She blacked out during the sudden lift. She came to a height of 22,000 feet with her body covered in ice and managed to slowly descend.

Some 200 competitors were practicing when the storm hit. The rough weather caused a crash that killed a 40-year-old member of the Chinese team.