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Missing Friends

2011-05-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

Two good friends gone in the same way. Both fell into crevasses. One was years and years ago and one was just the other day. The mountains have become a love hate relationship. Stop taking my friends.
I will miss you Brent. You always brought a smile to my face. We got off to a rough start in our friendship, but grew to be good friends. I am glad I got to see you recently as we had not been in touch in a while. It was good to see you. You will be missed. Rest in peace.

Canyon Heights Snow Kiting

2011-01-21T11:22:00.001-08:00

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Great spot just outside Red Deer.

Sports/Activities I Enjoy

2010-12-10T08:07:00.001-08:00

No wind here in the Dominican Republic for our whole trip. A little depressing. It has had me thinking about paddle in surfing and other sports that I do or have tried. I believe all sports have an enjoyment to effort ratio as well as a enjoyment to risk ratio. I should say "pure enjoyment" because there is always enjoyment from effort. I believe this ratio changes from athlete to athlete and from day to day depending on conditions. Here is my thoughts on a few sports:

Enjoyment to Effort Ratio

Kitesurfing - Very High
Snowkiting - Very High
Rock Climbing - High
Ice Climbing - Moderate
Hiking - Moderate
Sailing - Moderate
Mountaineering - Moderate
All Bicycling - Moderate to Low
Running - Low
Paddle Surfing - Low

Enjoyment to Risk Ratio

Kitesurfing - Very High
Snowkiting - High
Rock Climbing - High
Hiking - High
Sailing - High
Ice Climbing - Low
Mountaineering - Low
All Bicycling - Moderate
Running - Moderate
Paddle Surfing - Low

As you can see kite sports are what I love to do. Having said that, when there is no wind doing something is always better than doing nothing!

(Not meaning to diss anyones sport out there. This is just my assessment for myself. I am always impressed by good athlete in any discipline!)

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Location:5,Cabarete,Dominican Republic

First Sesh of the Season at Slack Slough

2010-11-26T15:54:00.000-08:00

Chris and I had a great day out at Slack Slough today. 15-20 KPH winds out out ther South and it was warm......+2 C. Here is a little vid of Chris hitting the kicker I built yesterday. Fun!

Warm Places

2010-11-21T10:25:00.000-08:00

I am lossing touch with my cold weather self. Used to love ice climbing and skiing and it seems less and less appealing every year. Especially since we have been spending most of our winter in warmer climates. And we are off again, this time to the Dominican Republic for a couple of weeks of kiteboarding.

La Ventana

2010-11-03T10:17:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the sun and wind here in La Ventana, Baja, Mexico. It has been a great trip. Here is a link to Cheryle's Blog post from this trip and a couple of video's of the kiteboarding down here.
http://kidinacandyshop.blogspot.com/search/label/La%20Ventana%202010

Grizzly Peak

2010-09-29T14:07:00.001-07:00

YouTube Video

From the GPS

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Had a great walk up Grizzly Peak today. Lovin' the sunshine!

Name: Grizzly Peak
Date: 2010-09-29 10:52 am
Distance: 8.11 kilometers
Elapsed Time: 3:13:02
Avg Speed: 2.5 km/h
Max Speed: 10.2 km/h
Avg Pace: 23' 48" per km
Min Altitude: 1,644 m
Max Altitude: 2,725 m
Start Time: 2010-09-29T16:52:50Z
Start Location:
Zone:11U
Easting:631759mE
Northing:5623779mN
End Location:
Zone:11U
Easting:631757mE
Northing:5623788mN
Cheers,
Todd

Gull Lake

2010-09-25T19:13:00.001-07:00

YouTube Video

Cheers,
Todd

Buller Pass

2010-09-15T13:52:00.001-07:00

Had a beautiful hike up over Buller Pass today. Here is a link to Cheryles blog post and pictures: http://kidinacandyshop.blogspot.com/2010/09/break-in-weather.html

YouTube Video

From the GPS

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Date: 2010-09-15 8:14 am
Distance: 18.0 kilometers
Elapsed Time: 5:27:17
Avg Speed: 3.3 km/h
Max Speed: 13.9 km/h
Avg Pace: 18' 09" per km
Min Altitude: 1,797 m
Max Altitude: 2,685 m

High Angle Rescue Training

2010-09-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

I taught my first NFPA 1006 high angle rescue course at my job with Red Deer Emergency Services last year and just found this video of one of the training session on You Tube from the Red Deer Advocate.

We will be running the course again this October and I am looking forward to teaching the course again.

Ever Wonder Why Human Make the Same Mistakes Over and Over?

2010-08-28T19:38:00.000-07:00

I really like the TED talks. Here is one that I found particularly interesting.

Hood River

2010-08-28T19:35:00.000-07:00

Had a great though quick trip to Hood River, Oregon for some kite boarding. 6 days of riding in 8 days, some days with more wind than I wanted. Check out Cheryle,s blog chronicling our trip: http://kidinacandyshop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hood%20River%202010

Gull Lake Kiteboarding August 13/2010

2010-08-14T15:09:00.000-07:00

Old Man Dam

2010-08-10T11:13:00.000-07:00

It was a great four days off with 3 days of kitesurfing to be had. First day was at Keho, Chris and I put in the 4 hours of driving and though there was no wind when we arrived it picked up for several hours in the afternoon. Shedon and Renee showed up in the afternoon and we had a great visit around the camp fire that night. The next two days did not looks so promising for Keho so Chris, Sheldon, And Renee made the drive to the Old Man dam where we met up with Peter and Sandy and got in two great days of riding. I had never been to the Old Man and was very impressed, it is a beautiful place to ride. Back at work now, but it looks good on Thursday at Gull Lake. Heres hoping for wind..........

Hiking in Skoki Area

2010-07-22T12:37:00.001-07:00

Just a short video of some hiking we did in the Skoki area around Lake Louise. Shoulder is still sore so climbing is out. I have really enjoyed the hiking over the last couple of weeks.

YouTube Video

Cheers,
Todd

Grotto Mountain Scramble July 2010

2010-07-18T11:07:00.000-07:00

Smuts pass

2010-07-18T11:06:00.000-07:00

Old and Injured

2010-07-11T06:29:00.000-07:00

For the past couple of years I have been having left shoulder pain (See previous post: http://toddlearn.blogspot.com/2009/07/sore-shoulder.html ) It seems to happen at the beginning of the rock climbing season and I always wrote it off to a rotator cuff problem. Well it happened again. Rock climbing in Cougar Creek the other day and felt a sharp pain in my left shoulder along with a tearing feeling. Following this I was unable to lift my left arm above my head and had a dull ache in my left shoulder. So, off to the doctor this time and following an ultrasound of my shoulder it appears that it is not the rotator cuff, but that I have a partial tear in the long head of the bicep. So far I using rest, ice, and some antiinflamitorries and it is feeling bettrer. Waiting for and MRI and Orthopedic consult to see if surgery is called for. (Not liking that idea, long recovery from surgery.....)
I won't be rock climbing for a while, but think that my shoulder feels well enough to try some kiteboarding??...??......

Carl Sagan

2010-07-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

I found this video on the web from a blog that I follow and thought that it was well worth sharing. Here is the description of the video from the blog The Friendly Atheist: "Yesterday, PZ posted a beautiful video put together by YouTube user callumCGLP of the audio from Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot book-on-tape with images from Stephen Hawking’s Into the Universe and Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Solar System. I sat captivated and knew I had to share it:" To any of my religious friend this is not meant to offend only to provoke thought......

Maui

2010-06-19T10:52:00.000-07:00

Well, we have been in Maui for the last couple of weeks. We have had a great time checking out the island. I've had some great kite surfing over that time and have only had one day that I did not ride. Sad to have to leave tomorrow, but it is time to get back to reality. The wind has been a little stronger than I expected making it difficult for learning new tricks, but the strong winds have made for some awesome big jumps. Anyhow here is the link to Cheryle's blog about our trip. Amazing images and words chronicling our trip! http://kidinacandyshop.blogspot.com/search/label/Maui%202010

Last Night Shift

2010-05-24T17:24:00.000-07:00

Went out to Parkland Beach at Gull Lake today. Light south wind made for uninspiring riding. Going rock climbing on the days off.

Todays Workout

Stretching
Joint mobility work

Sylvan Lake

2010-05-23T13:16:00.001-07:00

Excelent ride at Petro Beach today. Well maybe a little colder than I would like!! Three degrees Celcius. Where is summer?

Todays Workout

10 min. Stationary bike warm up
Military press 10 Singles at 135 lbs. (Strict) (Felt Hard)
Stretching

Jackie

2010-05-22T16:09:00.001-07:00

Second day doing Crossfit workouts. A little sore today, but not too bad. On another note I have been pretty lucky when it comes to kitesurfing this year. On session number 4 on the local lakes and May is not over. Hopefully I'll get out tommorow if the wind co-operates.

Todays Workout
Jackie
Row 1000.0m
50 Thruster 20.0kg
Pull-up 30.0
For time
For time
Date Round 1
2010-05-22 10:02.2

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Location:Red Deer,Canada

Angie

2010-04-22T16:07:00.000-07:00

Well trying to get back at training and decided to get after doing Crossfit again. I decided on Crossfit because a buddy of mine started a Crossfit gym in Canmore and talking with him about it got me interested in training this way again. Here is a link to Crossfit Canmores site if you are interested. http://crossfitcanmore.com/

Todays Workout
Angie
100 Pull-up
100 Push-up
100 Sit-up
100 Squat
For time
Complete all reps of each exercise before moving to the next
Date Round 1
2010-05-21 30:32.9

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Location:Rupert Crescent,Red Deer,Canada

First Sesh of the Season

2010-04-10T00:35:00.000-07:00

Rode for two hours, what a beautiful day. The info below is from an iPhone app that logs your kite sessions. Boy am I a tech nerd!

Location name: Lakeview Beach - Gull Lake, Alberta
Date: 2010-04-21
Wind Conditions: 12 to 18 knots, gusty
Session Fun: Moderately Fun
Used kite: 14.0 meter

Additional notes: First sesh on Gull this year. Water is cold, but
the air temp. Is probably pushing 20 celcius.

-- Post My iPhone

Location:Dempsey St,Red Deer,Canada