Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

In this issue: Riders Column - Colleen Carroll, Red Bull KOTA 2017; ITW Nick Jacobsen, Ruben Lenten; Events: Ragnarok 2017, Banga Foil 2017; Journeys: In the Kingdom of the polar bears, The Wall Ride; Characters: Michael Zomer; Schools: Canary islands; Trends: How about learning kite-foil? Product focus: RRD rigid lines; Felipe Moure Lopez: Blind Judge 5 challenge and much more. In this issue: Riders Column - Colleen Carroll, Red Bull KOTA 2017; ITW Nick Jacobsen, Ruben Lenten; Events: Ragnarok 2017, Banga Foil 2017; Journeys: In the Kingdom of the polar bears, The Wall Ride; Characters: Michael Zomer; Schools: Canary islands; Trends: How about learning kite-foil? Product focus: RRD rigid lines; Felipe Moure Lopez: Blind Judge 5 challenge and much more.

09.02.2017 Views

96 Journeys In the kingdom of the polar bear After some hours drive, we found wind at a glacier. It was powder, sun and wind and we all packed up the kite gear and some wind sails. It was so nice to kite around there with the amazing mountains around and also a bit scary to know the polar bears could be lurking around. A storm is coming up, let’s leave After some time the weather suddenly changed, fast like it often does and a big storm came up. We decided to pack down and drove fast down to Isfjord Radio. At Isfjord Radio it was really windy but we managed to get in and find our house. Ifjord Radio is located at Kapp Linne by the Isfjord on Spitsbergen Island. The station was

The polar bear king of Svalbard established in 1933, and has played an important role in the telecommunications between the Svalbard archipelago and the outside world. Now it’s a hotel where you can stay when you are visiting Isfjord Radio. It is reachable only by boat, snowmobile or dogsled. When we came to Isfjord, they had excellent food ready for us

96<br />

Journeys<br />

In the kingdom of the polar bear<br />

After some hours drive, we<br />

found wind at a glacier. It was<br />

powder, sun and wind and we<br />

all packed up the kite gear and<br />

some wind sails. It was so nice<br />

to kite around there with the<br />

amazing mountains around and<br />

also a bit scary to know the<br />

polar bears could be lurking<br />

around.<br />

A storm is coming<br />

up, let’s leave<br />

After some time the weather<br />

suddenly changed, fast like it<br />

often does and a big storm came<br />

up. We decided to pack down<br />

and drove fast down to Isfjord<br />

Radio. At Isfjord Radio it was<br />

really windy but we managed to<br />

get in and find our house.<br />

Ifjord Radio is located at Kapp<br />

Linne by the Isfjord on Spitsbergen<br />

Island. The station was

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