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Public Film Extras
Rough edits of footage, not included in the documentary.
Strong The Wind Blows - Trailer
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After losing the love of his life, a Professional Paraglider pilot searches for meaning by embarking upon the most daring series of mountain flights in Canadian history.
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Paragliding + Ukulele + Beatbox
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After his 140 km flight across the Canada's Purcel Wilderness, Benjamin Jordan (aka "Dirt") celebrated with a song. Can you guess which one?
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Mt. Mackenzie - 3 Days on Launch
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After top-landing above Pemberton, Jordan was stoked and ready to fly the next day.
The weather, it seemed, had other plans.. |
Grouse Mtn - Alpine Camping
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Though things picked up later on, the first week of Jordan's XBC expedition got off to a slow start.
Here's how he kept busy while stuck on Grouse Mountain, just outside of Vancouver, during three days of low cloud. |
Leaving Town (The Start)
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Often, the most challenging part of any journey can be making that first step. But you'll be surprised how fluid you move once you get going.
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Rough Start / Pizza Better
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Nothing heals a week of ramen noodles, stable weather and a bruised ego like a fat, greasy, dirty pizza.
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XBC #15 Invermere to Banff
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Crossing the Continental Divide as well as Kootenay and Banff National Park beginning in the Columbia Valley / Rocky Mountain Trench. The Divide hasn't been crossed many times and the pilots that have are almost all my idols. Needless to say, I had been terrified of this moment for the ten years I spent dreaming about it.
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Cinnamon Girl
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In a cow tunnel outside of Cochrane, AB, the birthplace of paragliding in Canada, I hid from the rain, soaked my pants and played my favourite song.
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Romero in Flight
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One of my favourite songs during this trip, performed high above the town of Invermere, BC
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Exclusive Extras
Viewable by Film Sponsors / Supporters who chose the Extra Option.
Grouse Mtn. - Bug Net Saga
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A Bug Net is something that is easy to take for granted ..until you lose it.
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Mt. Cassiope - Alpine Camp Tour
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Check out the best part about vol-biv Paragliding ..Camping wherever the frick you land!
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Stubborn Coffee Euphorea
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Coffee is a Drug, so is Stubbornness it seems. Here's an inside peak to how I walk that fine line :) (WARNING: Swear words)
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Going Crazy on the Sea to Sky
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I dislike walking on highways while carrying a paraglider. On day 5 of my walk to Whistler, I begun to lose my mind and started having fun with it.
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Celebrating the Birthday Cake in My Head
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Societal isolation, paired with extreme accomplishment can lead to interesting moments. Here one is captured which I never want to forget.
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Final Hike + Alternate Ending
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Journey's Rock. Destinations Suck. Here's why, plus an alternate ending to a much different documentary that I chose not to produce :)
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Not Scared! OH S*%T!
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A euphoric moment I had while hiking an unknown logging road up to an unknown ridge until well past midnight.
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Desert Life
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To survive in the desert, one must be curious like the birds, or just a lucky dumb human with some decent gear. Here's 3-days in the Cache Creek Hills.
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Making Big Choices
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Paragliding requires one to be on their game; vol-biv paragliding takes that to the next level. After landing high up on Mt Cassiope, I discuss why I love that.
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Dehydration
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Water is something we can easily take for granted, until it's not there. After hiking up to what I had assumed would be a good launch, I realized I was going to have to walk 1000 more metres of vertical and be without water for 5 more hours.
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XBC #7 Mt Cassiope to Cache Creek
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The first major Cross Country flight of this expedition, 104 km across the entire Coastal Range and well into BC's high desert. After 6.5 hrs I was hallucinating in disbelief of what had just happened.
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XBC #09 Savona to Salmon Arm
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I am not familiar with dry, or small mountains. The Okanagan region features both. Still, after a week of waiting out storms, I was gifted with this perfect day to scratch another 100+ off the route.
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Stuck for a Week
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On Mt Swansea, above Invermere, BC, I was stuck for a week forced to contemplate whether I really had what it would take to cross the Continental Divide.
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