Water below freezing, Air temp 4 degrees and roughly 100km's to ride - it's not my kind of kitesurfing, but hey - someone's got to do it. 

Two guys from Russia have, they've crossed the Bering strait which is the stretch of water between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska. It's 97 km's across, which isn't the longest distance ever kitesurfed - but by the time you factor in the water conditions, temperature and the variable winds - it makes for one incredible feat. The two men, Yevgeny Novozheev and Konstantin Aksyonov are professional kiters from Russia, but many told them not to go through with their plan. But they did - and as expected, it wasn't exactly a cake walk.

Here's what they had to say about the trip: 
"It was dreadful. But later, my “inside voice” told me that everything was perfect and there was nothing to disturb us. If there were dips in the wind, we can’t even imagine what would have been the outcome. We had no opportunity to send an SOS signal. Only thing we had was a satellite telephone, and we could only inform the U.S. coastal guards who were 200 or 300 kilometers away from us,”

Thankfully the boys made it to Alaska safe and sound, and now they've got the record to prove it... Later this year, there's another expedition taking place across the same stretch of water.
Check out their website for info on both the location, and the upcoming expedition. 

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