Trip Report
Flying Monkeys

by DaveT.
Thursday June 2, 2011 9:35pm
The name says it all-
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Credit: DaveT.
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http://vimeo.com/24585973


The boys and their toys. Good times for sure.
As for the Monkey- Found him deep in the Sierra, and strapped him into the speed harness. I think he is a rare Northern California Sierra Rock Monkey. Normally found in Yosemite, the high country, or the Cafe; keep and eye on your snacks and girlfriend!
Big thanks to Kris & Kia, for coming out and flying.

-Dave Turner

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DaveT. 		About the Author
DaveT. is a big wall climber from southeast face portaledge.

Comments
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
  Jun 2, 2011 - 09:38pm PT
keep and eye on your snacks and girlfriend

And your medicinals.
MBrown

Big Wall climber
The Eastside.... UUUUHHHHHHH!
  Jun 2, 2011 - 11:36pm PT
Thanks for another rad video dave
poop_tube

Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
  Jun 4, 2011 - 04:14am PT
hide your food and hide your girlfriends!!! Flying monkeys on the loose!!
ryankelly

climber
Bhumi
  Jun 6, 2011 - 01:17am PT
nice hockey stops stud
SamP

Trad climber
Tuolumne Meadows
  Jun 6, 2011 - 09:16am PT
I'm guessing from the landings that the ankle is all healed up! Rad video bobo!!
couchmaster

climber
  Jun 6, 2011 - 10:08am PT
Looks like a flying gorilla! Nice;-)
poop_tube

Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
  Jun 6, 2011 - 01:04pm PT
no animals where (seriously) hurt in the making of this film

including Dave, Kris and Kia
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
  Jun 6, 2011 - 05:53pm PT
The bigger green canopy looks more typical of the parapente flyers I saw everywhere in France back in the 90's. But what about the apparently much smaller blue canopy? Is it that much smaller? How does the glide and the speed compare?

Great stuff! Would love to give that a try sometime.
poop_tube

Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
  Jun 7, 2011 - 02:19pm PT
Hey Pete! What's new with you? The green one is my new wing I got. It's a gin yak. It's actually smaller than Dave's blue one. His is 16 sq m and my green one is 15m. The red one is 14m. It's not just the size but the overall design of the wing that dictate it's performace. A smaller wing can outglide a larger one. They are just built for different purposes.
bringmedeath

climber
la la land
  Jun 8, 2011 - 12:52am PT
If bobo is the gorilla then it all makes sense, because no monkey is as big as bobo but a monster gorilla monkey...
Impaler

Social climber
San Francisco
  Jun 8, 2011 - 02:52pm PT
Sweet! Looks like a lot of fun!
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