Constantin Helikite - Diary - Bering Strait Expedition

Monday, 29th August 2011
Check out our Best of Trailer and see the most impressive moments of our challenge. - posted by Geza, Constantin and Andre
Monday, 22nd August 2011
Before we will present our Best Of-movie we’d like to share with you some experiences of our expedition. Check out our final quotes. - posted by
Saturday, 13th August 2011
It was more than just setting up a record: our expedition was an amazing adventure. From dangerous situations out in the Bering sea, heavy weather conditions and logistical challenges to a unique and also great fun team experience... - posted by Geza, Constantin & Andre
Friday, 12th August 2011
Today we are totally stoked – we broke a world record! We are the first people who reached the international dateline by kiteboard in the direction Alaska to Russia... - posted by Geza, Constantin & Andre
Wednesday, 10th August 2011
Check out the pictures from our last session. We are still waiting for good weather conditions… - posted by Geza, Constantin & Andre
Sunday, 7th August 2011
We are getting ready for another attempt – so please cross your fingers for us. Hopefully Petrus will be in a good mood, so that we will be facing perfect weather conditions. But first we want to share some pictures with you from our other attempts and our training to get in the right mood. - posted by Geza
Sunday, 7th August 2011
In the middle of nowhere: time to tell you about Teller. Today we had a walk around Teller and met some interesting people. The inhabitants of this small town, only 270 people, are very curious about our expedition. - posted by Geza, Constantin and Andre
Friday, 5th August 2011
Second attempt: Today we flew again to Wales to start another attempt. Our plane was very small and while I was enjoying it, Geza and Andre had a nap. - posted by Constantin
Thursday, 4th August 2011
Oh beautiful Alaska! After our first attempt we needed a bit silence to recover and to refill our energy. - posted by Constantin, Geza and Andre
Tuesday, 2nd August 2011
Check out the movie of our crazy attempt: 1 board lost, 1 kite broken, 1 walkie-talkie broken, 1 gps tracker broken and 1 safety beacon lost. - posted by Geza, Andre and Constantin
Friday, 29th July 2011
We finally dared our first attempt to settle the record. Due to the heavy and risky weather we had to abort it and go back ashore. - posted by Geza
Wednesday, 27th July 2011
Time to take a break – enjoying the sunset at 1.30 am. Actually the most beautiful sunset I saw since I’m here. - posted by Geza
Tuesday, 26th July 2011
We had our first test run with the boats. They are much faster and better then the boat from last year. And our boat crew from this year is also very professional. - posted by Andre, Geza and Constantin
Friday, 22nd July 2011
We tested our new equipment. There were really hard conditions. Strong wind, freezing temperatures and big waves. Kind a scary but we had a lot of fun. - posted by Geza, Constantin and Andre
Thursday, 21st July 2011
We arranged ourselves in our new home, the schoolhouse of Teller. It’s very simple, but we already feel a bit like at home. - posted by Geza
Wednesday, 20th July 2011
The weather in Nome has finally changed and we could continue our expedition to Teller, where we set up our base camp. - posted by Geza
Tuesday, 19th July 2011
Finally! Our crew is complete! - posted by Geza
Tuesday, 19th July 2011
Andre, me and some other crew members arrived today by plane. - posted by Constantin
Monday, 18th July 2011
Check out the movie how we took our boats on land. We were very lucky that we had the possibility to film at the harbor. - posted by Geza
Friday, 15th July 2011
Finally our boats arrived in Nome. I’m so happy that we can continue now with our expedition and move along to our basecamp in Teller. - posted by Geza
Thursday, 14th July 2011
We are still waiting for our boats in Nome. They are in the harbor but due to heavy weather conditions cannot anchor. - posted by Geza
Wednesday, 13th July 2011
Journey from Anchorage to Nome – we had to get up at 4 o’clock in the morning to leave for Nome with the Alaska Airlines. - posted by Geza
Monday, 11th July 2011
Last week on 4th of July we wanted to go for a shopping-trip but as it was National Day all shops were closed... - posted by Geza
Sunday, 10th July 2011
Our expedition started – Edelweiss Airlines took us off to Anchorage. - posted by Geza
Friday, 8th July 2011
We have spent the last three days in the Backpacker INN in Anchorage. The rooms were quite small and very simple. But the light up here is so incredible! - posted by Geza
Wednesday, 6th July 2011
Björn (our cameraman), Christian a member of our crew and I arrived today in Anchorage. - posted by Geza
Monday, 4th July 2011
Today I received our brand new 2012 gear from Cabrinha. Fourteen boxes full of kitegear made it feel like Christmas in the middle of summer. - posted by Andre
Monday, 20th June 2011
Today our boats arrived in Seattle and are now on the way to Nome. Soon we will fly to Nome too. - posted by Geza
Monday, 16th May 2011
Today I had a great session up in the Swiss mountains in Silvaplana. - posted by Andre
Monday, 9th May 2011
Our boats are ready for the expedition, starting from Lisbon, Portugal. Here are some pictures of the boats from Sea Ribs. - posted by Geza
Saturday, 7th May 2011
Kiteboard session in Maui with 40-knot wind and low-flying paparazzo... - posted by Constantin
Friday, 15th April 2011
Enjoying the pretty weather in Cape Town with my nice VW. Days like this give me lots of energy for the expedition in July. - posted by Geza
Friday, 1st April 2011
Wow, that’s what I call big waves! I’m training at the moment in Cape Town, South Africa, for the Bering Strait Expedition 2011. - posted by Geza

Saturday, 7th May 2011

Kiteboard session in Maui with 40-knot wind and low-flying paparazzo…

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- posted by Constantin