On June 8th, OZONE’s Cody Mittanck (@codymittanck) flew, on his Enzo 2, a daring route above the South West desert of the US. Cody took off from near Yuta Lake in Utah and landed, after 318 km, in the South West of Colorado. <\/p>\n
In Cody’s words: <\/p>\n
\u201cUtah canyon country is one of the most scenic and isolated places in the lower 48. For a couple of years now we have been trying to explore new lines through it. Yesterday we had conditions that looked promising and we went for a bold line right over the heart of it, flying over deep sandstone trenches cut from torrents of flashfloods and monolithic spires that tower over a harsh and unforgiving desert. There is nothing like being low in places like this, hanging on to a thermal, trying not to think about the consequences of landing out. We focused intently on virga as it tracked across our path, thinking many moves ahead in order to be in a safe position and avoid the gust fronts on the surface below. In the end the energy in the sky dissipated. I climbed in light and smooth lift to 3,000 meters above the desert floor and …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n