OMG, I want to test this. Just have to grow some balls, get a boat and convince a driver to take responsibility.. Anyway, in this video Jesse Richman was in Hood River, Oregon, and had a boat towing him up 790 feet. He then let go of the rope and flew down to the water, touched down, and rode away like it was a normal everyday jump.
RedBull King of air 2013 – Jesse Richman
Jesse Richman is the boy from Hawaii that recently won RedBull King of Air in South Africa. His sponsors are FCS, Naish, Hawaii Web Design, Suck It and Upcountry Fitness
Is this kitesurfing
Yes yes, I knew you would start to whine again, “-duudes, this is not kitesurfing, it is just dangerous, what if he get hurt? It is hurting our sport, ueeeyyggh, and so on“.
-Suck it, this was awesome, gives the sport a lot more visibility, and proves that the thing everyone wanted to try but did not dare actually is possible. Great job Jesse!
There he is, 790 feet up!
just pushing the envelope.