GIEL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST LEGIT DOUBLE KITELOOP; IT LOOKS BOTH IMPRESSIVE AND TERRIFYING ALL AT ONCE! GIVE US A QUICK BACK STORY ON THE BUILD UP TO COMPLETING IT, AND WHAT SORT OF CONDITIONS ARE REQUIRED?
Well it’s definitely terrifying! I wanted to bring back the S-loop and I thought I’d put in some time doing it. I started the day off trying some in 30-35 knots and I was crashing a lot. Then I see footage of Edgar Ulrich almost landing a double kiteloop and I hear the young Italians Andrea and Lorenzo wanting to give it a try [Ed: more on them in our Gallery section]. Not only did I want to have a nice S-loop on film but I desperately wanted to make a proper impact and land a double as well. There was no real build
