Trip Report
Mountain Surfing

by poop_tube
Tuesday February 8, 2011 3:13am
I'm working on making a movie but thought I'd post one of my favorite flights. Here is Dave Turner and I flying the Sierras.

Cheers!

Kia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dafXAtRPqWM&feature=player_embedded

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poop_tube is a big wall climber from 33° 45' N 117° 52' W.

Comments
Bargainhunter

climber
  Feb 8, 2011 - 03:54am PT
Amazing. Thank you for sharing.
GoMZ

Trad climber
Pioneer, Ca
  Feb 8, 2011 - 04:06am PT
That's really cool, looks like so much fun!! Is that Cardinal pinnacle you fly by at the end?
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
  Feb 8, 2011 - 10:10am PT
Sweet flight!! U rule P-Tube. That is some good s*it!
Ricardo Cabeza

climber
Charityville
  Feb 8, 2011 - 10:13am PT
Kia, didn't you learn how to ski just a couple of years ago?

Strong work!!!
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Feb 8, 2011 - 10:30am PT
Nice footage Poop, thanks for posting!
Jingy

climber
Random Nobody
  Feb 8, 2011 - 10:38am PT
Too Cool!

Thanks for the ride-along!!!!


Cheers
Doug Robinson

Trad climber
Santa Cruz
  Feb 8, 2011 - 11:07am PT
Entirely too cool!

Cardinal Pinnacle for sure, and did you notice how close Dave flew by the summit?

Smooth air! I love how the sense that you're just floating continues until you get close to landing on the road. Then we see that you're actually ripping along, and keeping it together to land starts to feel like a serious challenge.
Buju

Big Wall climber
the range of light
  Feb 8, 2011 - 11:24am PT
I wanna play! That looked like too much fun!
ontheedgeandscaredtodeath

Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
  Feb 8, 2011 - 04:15pm PT
Thanks- that was wild.
Gene

climber
  Feb 8, 2011 - 04:21pm PT
Thanks. Really enjoyable clip. Fun stuff, indeed.
nutjob

Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
  Feb 8, 2011 - 04:26pm PT
Nice stuff!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
  Feb 8, 2011 - 05:45pm PT
Very cool!
BurnRockBurn

climber
South of Black Rock City (CC,NV)
  Feb 8, 2011 - 06:30pm PT
Saaaa weeeeettttt
Shawn
poop_tube

Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
Author's Reply  Feb 9, 2011 - 12:06am PT
Ya, that is Cardinal Pinnacle. Dave did get very close. He said he got close enough to see rap anchors
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
  Feb 9, 2011 - 12:20am PT
YEAH!!!!!!!

that was rad!
Klimmer

Mountain climber
  Feb 9, 2011 - 12:22am PT
Nice flight.

Speed Gliding: paragliding returning to its roots of origin -- parapente. Alpine climb and quick fly descent.

Very cool.

What is so nice is that these wings are very stable and fly fast. Unlike the origin of the sport in 1984/85. The technology now is superb.

There are sooo many descents to do in the Sierras.

I've flown my paraglider off of Wheelers Ridge 3 times. Longest sled ride I have ever flown all the way to Round Valley and landed right next to Hwy 395 in the cattle fields, a stone's throw from Mill Station. Very fun.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
  Feb 9, 2011 - 12:25am PT
awesome
poop_tube

Big Wall climber
33° 45' N 117° 52' W
Author's Reply  Feb 9, 2011 - 12:44am PT
Nice Klimmer!!
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