Speedfly 8000

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kitesurfa
Speedfly 8000

Mal Haskins and Dugald Peters are going to make an attempt to fly speedwings from above 8000m.

Their challenge for 2011 is to make a flight from the summit of Shishapangma in 2011

 

To keep up to date on their planing, training and progress check out
http://www.speedfly8000.com

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Speedfly 8000 on Facebook

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kitesurfa

Update posted on http://www.speedfly8000.com

12th October 2011

Today at 11:40am Mal, Ben, Siddhi Mama and Phemba Sherpa made it to the top of Mt Manaslu at 8,164 metres.

 

kitesurfa

Expedition Update posted on http://www.speedfly8000.com

kitesurfa

a note posted on Facebook from Mal...

heading off this Saturday 10th of September for Nepal ... The mission is to ski tour and speedride off Manaslu (8163m). Summit / flight window is between 19th to 25th of October....

http://www.speedfly8000.com for all the latest updates during the trip...

 

kitesurfa

Episode 2 of the Tasman glacier - ski touring and speedflying at the head of the Tasman Glacier in the Mt Cook National Park. The crew try to ski and fly from the summit of Eli De Beaumont but ice, strong winds and equipment malfunctions pose a few problems.

 

kitesurfa

latest video Tasman Glacier

Episode 1 of the Tasman glacier - ski touring and speedflying at the head of the Tasman Glacier in the Mt Cook National Park

 

kitesurfa

another training flight from Coromandel Peak

kitesurfa

Check out the first training flight from the summit of single cone and double cone - Remarakables - Cool gully flight down the West face