Need a fun activity to try on Martin Luther King Day? Why not try Kite skiing, which is like kite surfing, but in the mountains. The following video was beautifully and impressively shot by Marshall Miller in Mt. Superior, Utah on December 16, 2010. This new sport may be one of the coolest extreme sports I’ve ever seen. It is, as one Vimeo user said, like what I imagine flying to be like in my dreams.
And as an added bonus, you don’t even have to wait for the chairlift!
Superior, Speed FlyfromMarshall MilleronVimeo.
The song is “Take a Minute” by K’naan.”
And if you’re interested…
To go kiteskiing you need the following equipment:
Story byCourtney Boyd Myers
Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of audience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups gr(show all)Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder ofaudience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups grow internationally.
Previously, she was the Features Editor and East Coast Editor of TNW covering New York City startups and digital innovation. She loves magnets + reading on a Kindle.
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