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Getting High

  • WE DID IT!

      12 July 2014

    I'm very happy to announce that I (and the amazing crew) completed my goal of performing an aerial hoop act beneathe a paraglider. We did two flights and both went very well. TV3 news also covered the story which was great! THANK YOU for all your donations. Feel free to keep sharing around this link - I'd LOVE to reach my goal of $2k - we are nearly there! We are currently putting all the footage together to make a nice short video. In the mean time, you can see some photos on my website at: http://www.fortheloveofit.org.nz/photo--video

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  • Update for 24/06/2014

      24 June 2014

    Had my last training session today - feeling good. Looks like the weather will hopefully play the game too.

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  • Update for 31/05/2014

      31 May 2014

    Things are coming together :) Yesterday we ordered rope to be spliced that will attach me to the paraglider. We also booked the tickets to beautiful Queenstown for the end of June. I'm a lot more comfortable moving around the hoop in my harness now and just need to work on making the movements look as best I can. 4 weeks to go!

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  • Update for 10/05/2014

      10 May 2014

    Had my first go on the aerial hoop with the harness I'll be wearing while below the paraglider. Went well I think. Feels a bit restrictive (as harnesses do) and I'll have to adjust the way I get into certain positions due to harness bits getting in the way. Nothing a bit of practice can't fix. At least my bruises have changed positions now. Thanks Rob the rigger!

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  • Dates and Prep

      18 April 2014

    We have finally come up with a date for this attempt - we are looking towards the last week of June / first week of March. Training-wise, I am cutting back on the amount of weight lifting I do at crossfit because I find this makes me less flexible...I simply don't have enough time to stretch to make up for the extra tightness. Now I am sticking to body weight exercises and lots of stretching and of course aerial training. We are also going to be getting the safety lines sorted soon and some specific ropes spliced that will be that attachment between the hoop and the paraglider. Thank you for the donations so far! :)

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  • Update for 05/04/2014

      5 April 2014

    Welcome to my fundraising page. I'll be posting updates on how things are progressing towards my goal. It's proving to be a longer road than I previously thought but the wheels are turning and now it's just a matter of time. I have had some downtime from training as hard as I am used to in the past few weeks. This is not by choice but it has been great for restoring some flexibility again. One thing is certain; as with anything, consistency is key so I'll be back hanging from the ceiling very shortly. Big thanks to MaD Crossfit for their generous use of their ceiling by the way!!

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