DESTINATION: COLORADO

Destination: Colorado... Epic Adventure Awaits

So my girlfriend, my son, and I have decided to take a little road trip for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our destination... Colorado.

My girlfriend has family there and badly wants to see them, and being adventurers as we are, we decided it would be great to take a little road trip. Little is an ambiguous term as it is about 1100 miles one way.

Aside from seeing her family, we look forward to hiking, skiing, and mountain biking, as well as other potential adventures in and around the Denver area. Not to mention, the adventure of the road trip itself. I am particularly looking forward to hiking and/or biking the Red Rocks/Dakota Ridge area. Living in Corpus Christi at sea level, there is no real way to prepare for the possibility of altitude sickness, so all safety precautions will be in place and we will save the strenuous stuff toward the end of the trip.

We depart Corpus Christi on Saturday November 23 and plan to return on Sunday December 1... I will try to provide updates as we go, but will definitely have a recap of the adventure when we are done.

Happy Turkey Day Everyone!!!

VIDEO - HIGHWAY IN THE SKY - PT. 2

BASE Jumping Video - Highway in the Sky Pt. 2

Professional skydiver Rob Pelon and our friends at Negative 4 Productions have just released another video, Highway in the Sky Pt. 2

These guys are doing some amazing things. Check out the wonder, the beauty, and the adrenaline as you soar with Rob in this video!

EXPEDITION: LAGUNA MADRE - UPDATE

Expedition: Laguna Madre - Update

In our previous post we gave a few more details about the upcoming kayaking expedition in which HSA could be involved. We now have a few more (See flyer below).

This event is in dire need of a "Title Sponsor" as well as other sponsors if it is to get off the ground. As previously mentioned, it is a paddle for charity. 

That charity is the Volunteer Services Council for the Corpus Christi State Supported Living Center. This charity is in support of people with intellectual disabilities such as autism, Downs Syndrome, and other mental health issues. For over 40 years, the VSC has been improving the lives of those who reside at the Living Center (formerly known as Corpus Christi State School). 

The monies from this charity go to various things for those with the disabilities like purchasing Christmas presents, trips to the local fishing pier, and trips to the movies... as well as countless other things.

For more details or to sponsor/donate contact:

Judy LaPointe - Community Relations Director

361-443-5184

Jalapointe76@gmail.co

Check out the flyer below, and please pass it along to anyone who may be interested in donating or sponsoring... it is for a great cause.

 

VIDEO: WINGSUIT PILOT JEB CORLISS LANDS "FLYING DAGGER" STUNT

Wingsuit Pilot Jeb Corliss Lands Flying Dagger Stunt

Jeb Corliss, the 37 year old adventurer piloted a wingsuit today through the crack in Langshan Mountain, in Zhejiang Province, China, to complete the "flying dagger" jump.

The fissure is only about 25 feet across between a 900-foot-tall column of rock.

After the jump, Corliss stated, "This is the greatest thing I've ever done up to this point. I am just so, so happy that we were able to do it," 

"I was really worried that it wasn't going to happen. I was sure it wasn't going to happen. I've no idea. I just didn't want to disappoint everyone."

"The Chinese have been so nice to me. The Chinese government has been so wonderful. I just didn't want to disappoint everyone."

We at HSA have followed Jeb for quite awhile and we encourage you all to watch this video and be inspired to go out and do something adventurous.

VIDEO: TERRAFUGIA TRANSITION FLYING CAR

Car of the Future - Terrafugia Transition

When I was growing up, we were promised a future with flying cars. We all imagined the skies would be full of flying cars before the year 2000.

Almost a decade-and-a-half later, we wonder, "Where are the flying cars?"

Not to worry, they are on the way.

Aviation/transportation company, Terrafugia, has finally created a fully functional flying car. It can drive at highway speeds, be kept in a one-car garage, and fly at speeds of 100MPH. The car has all the safety features of a modern autombile such as airbags, crumple zones, and the works.

Don't just take our word for it... check out the video below for details and see this thing in action.

EXPEDITION: LAGUNA MADRE

Image courtesy of Leftray.com

Expedition - Laguna Madre

In our last post, "Expedition: Preliminary Talks", we hinted at an upcoming kayaking expedition in which HSA could be involved. The time has come for a few more details.

The concept of this yet-to-be-named expedition is a 120 mile kayak trip through the Laguna Madre in South Texas (see map below). HSA Founder, Joe Vulgamore, will paddle the three-day trip on a SOT touring kayak, camping at certain points along the way.

Still in the very early preliminary talk/planning stages this expedition is a paddle for charity event. The early concept is to raise funds for persons with intellectual disabilities. Until certain legal aspects are taken care of, we are not allowed to use the name of the charity in this post.

Basically though, the idea is for people to donate money for each mile paddled. The charity's Community Relation Director is working out the details on that, as well as trying to line up sponsors for equipment and gear, as well as a Title Sponsor for the adventure.

Plans are also in the works to obtain media partners. Everything from planning meetings and pre-expedition training to resupply points and POV video, will be video documented along the way and eventually put together as a full-length documentary.

The preliminary date for this expedition is early April 2014.

At this point, we can't say any more about the trip other than we, as well as our founder, are stoked and honored to be asked to be a participant in this event!

 Below is a map of the Laguna Madre with the tentative start and stop points, as well as the route through the Lower Laguna, the Intercoastal Waterway land cut (Saltillo Flats), and into the Upper Laguna.

Stay tuned for more info my friends!!!

EXPEDITION: PRELIMINARY TALKS

Expedition - Preliminary Talks Underway

Human Spirit of Adventure was lucky enough today for our founder to be involved in preliminary talks of a major expedition...

We cant release any details at the moment, but it is safe to say that with the proper funding and sponsorship, this will be an off the chain journey.

At this point in time, all we can say is that the expedition involves one of these***. 

More Details to come as time goes by... Stoked!

Image courtesy of Malibu Kayaks

*** Brand of kayak to be decided

WINGSUIT VIDEO: LUCID DREAMS 3

Amazing Wingsuit Video - Lucid Dreams 3

The long awaited, much anticipated wingsuit video, Lucid Dreams 3 dropped today, completing an amazing trilogy of skydiving videos.

Luke Hively, wingsuit BASE jumper and part of the Dallas Base Crew, stars in this spectacular adventure sport video that truly captures the human spirit of adventure.

Words cannot describe what you will see here... just watch the video and try not to drool on your laptop. Make sure to watch in HD... you'll be glad you did.