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07/07/2024

In addition to trying to tackle house projects and spending time with family this holiday weekend, and I decided to finally check out some things in the area that we've been putting off, including kayaking the Connoquenessing Creek and rock climbing at Mcconnel's Mill State Park. I'm super pumped to have this stuff so close to us!

10/27/2023

Yet another night in the wind tunnel! This week is getting expensive, real fast...
This video is a bit longer because I thought we were doing stuff that's a bit more interesting to watch, so I didn't cut out quite so much. It always amazes me how easy and natural the instructors make these movements look (after hours of flight time in the tunnel), because some of these movements are far from natural for me, especially the one-handed stuff. I've definitely learned a lot this week and am excited to use what I've learned in the sky and keep coming back whenever I can to learn more!

10/26/2023

Another fun day in the wind tunnel! I met all the level 1 requirements to be allowed to use it by myself, but am still struggling with docking when they turn the speed up, so I'm doing one more night of coaching tomorrow before I head back to Pittsburgh on Friday.

10/24/2023

I'm in Cincinnati all week for my new job and the office is right next to an iFly indoor skydiving wind tunnel, so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity by seeing if I can get signed off to practice in the tunnel without an instructor before I leave on Friday. I had a blast today and here's my progress so far! Wish me luck!

12/18/2022

As a skydiver, tunnel time is always a great opportunity to really nail precision body adjustments and find out if your normal body position is causing you to backslide or anything like that.

Since we were in Cincinnati this weekend for a Christmas party, Matt (red/black suit) wanted to take advantage of the skydiving tunnel there for some practice! Sarah (grey suit) was able to be convinced to try it out for a bit, too! 🤘🤘

We had a blast! Thank you Dylan and the rest of iFly for a great time!

11/06/2022

While living in Pittsburgh is not overly conducive to the sport of kiteboarding, it is something Matt has always wanted to learn and be able to do on beach t...

11/06/2022

Video starts in 3 minutes, if anybody wants to watch with us!

While living in Pittsburgh is not overly conducive to the sport of kiteboarding, it is something Matt has always wanted to learn and be able to do on beach t...

11/06/2022

Watch with us Sunday at 2PM ET:
https://youtu.be/T-BO7L31ub4

It's been a long time, but a new video is coming!
This compilation of Matt's progress learning to kiteboard over the past year includes days in Maui and Aruba!

06/28/2022

Inaugural outing in the new kayaks!

02/07/2022

One reason Matt wanted to learn kiteboarding is that it can take place on water or snow, meaning he could practice year-round without moving to Florida!
On Sunday the wind in Erie, PA was the perfect speed, the Presque Isle Bay was completely frozen over, and there was a light covering of snow over most of it. This was the perfect combo, so Matt had his first real day of snow kiting. And what a successful day it was!
Unfortunately, the GPS on his watch was acting up and wasn't able to make a map of the ride, so there is a satellite view with a rough estimate of the route drawn on it.

The full photo set is here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzBo5C