"I'm learning kite surfing. It's a little surfboard you have on your feet with straps, and you have a big kite like a power glider in the air that pulls you. You don't need waves to move, and it makes a big spray of water as you go."
Bertrand Piccard is a Swiss explorer, psychiatrist, and environmental advocate. He is known for pioneering long-distance balloon flights and for leading the Solar Impulse project for solar-powered aviation.