Have you ever wanted to fly?
Of course you have. What kind of silly question is that? You can’t remember a time in your life when you looked at the ground and thought, “man, I’m so content with my boring feet stuck on this boring ground. Why would I ever want to feel weightlessness when I could just keep my feet firmly in the dirt?”
And while humans have yet to truly fly, thrill-seekers are pushing the envelope and getting closer. Kiteboarding (also known as kitesurfing) is an extreme sport that combines wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one heck of a super sport.
The possibilities are insane:
But it takes a lot of hard work to master these skills:
And sometimes, things go a little wrong:
Regardless, here’s an awesome video of what happens when kiteboarding goes right:
[Featured Image Credit: amira_a via Flickr]