Ekstremsportveko 2013

The last week of June, Ekstremsportveko is arranged at Voss. This is a festival for all adrenalin junkies and offers activities like river kayaking, basejump, climbing, paragliding etc. I got to visit the last couple of days of the festival. I've never attended it before, but will definately try to go next year! Great fun, crazy people!

One of the stunts we watched were two paragliders that connected in air and then rotated together downwards. Scary stuff! But as a good friend says; "paragliding is the closest humans get to fly like a bird!".

Saturday night we ended up on a party that lasted until too late (or early?!) Sunday morning. So my friend and I took our sleepingbags, mats and stuff and went to the beach to make pancakes for breakfast and get some highly needed sleep. It is soooo nice to sleep outside. Got a bit sunburned on my nose, but who cares... :-)

A good day of skiing

Just a few snapshots from one day we were out skiing from 9 am to 4 pm. A good day of skiing!! :-)

 

 

And when we returned to the cabin, there was a lot of activity outside, with a bunch of people kiting! My poor kite has not been out of its bag yet, but hopefully that will change soon...

 

Kiting at Haukeli

I just came across some pictures that were taken this winter when I went to Haukeli for kiting. This had been on the agenda since I taught in skisailing back in 1999, so I guess it was about time I got around to do it. Better late than never... :-)

We did not have a lot of wind the weekend I was there, so it was a bit slow start. But in the end there came enough to get the kites flying and it was amazing to feel the speed and the force in the kite! I struggled a bit to sail upwind in the start, but got the hang of it after a little while. However, I still have a LOT of practise to do!

Here I have the kite flying and am practicing without skis on. Got thrown off balance a few times, but great fun!

NB: The photos in this post are taken by a fellow kiter - hope you don't mind me borrowing them! :-)

Kiting at Hellestø

Today I have tested my new kite. Well, I guess it tecnhically is not that new anymore, as I bought it this winter, but I haven't had a chance to try it before today. I met up with some friends at Hellestø beach, south of Stavanger. Not a lot of wind, but enough for a beginner like me!

I love the beaches at Jæren. They are beautiful year round in any weather.

Rigging the gear...