ICELAND KITE EXPERIENCE is glad to welcome you in Iceland:
Jerome Josserand was born in la Grave la Meije, Hautes Alpes in France, and grew up in the mountains. He starts skiing at 2 years old and snowboarding at 12. Then, he starts to practice paragliding at 15. He discovered the snowkite 8 years ago, and since 5 years,
he 's snowkiting as professional. He's now one of the best rider of the world, speciliazed in freeride snowkite and extrem kite.
He's also IKO instructor for kitesurf and snowkite, and he works in collaboration with the organisation as a consultant for snowkite 's future instructors. Since 3 years, He works for Airush Kiteboarding with the designer , Benoit Menetrier, on the development and tests of the news kites
His results:
* 2nd SKM Lautaret world race freeride France 2009
* World Record Higher jump with a kite: 450 meters high Lautaret Pass 2008
* 3rd general classement SKM Bernina Pass Switzerland 2008
* 2nd in Best Line SKM Bernina Pass Switzerland 2008
* 3rd at the Backcountry race SKM Bernina Pass Switzerland 2008
* 2nd at the Snowkite Open Distance French Championship 2008
* 8th at the Snowkite Freestyle World Championship 2003
* 4th at the Snowkite Freestyle French Championship 2003
Sigurdur Bjarni Sveinsson is an Icelandic Vicking, living at
Hvolsvöllur in the South of the Island. He's a mountain
guide and manager of South Iceland Adventure .He is set
to meet the knowledge of Icelandic mountaineering.
The landscape is magnificent, with spectacular wilderness
and big glaciers, yet it has to be used with respect and
knowledge. Experience with Icelandic nature forces such
as Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, extreme weather and
floods is important for him and knowledge of how to react
in those hazards.