Aaron hadlow has been hiding out in some very cool places of late. From Cape Hatteras a few months ago for the Triple-S. To the Dominican Republic, while he shot the little kiteboarding video below - and then he trekked out to Hood River in Oregon for the Ro-Sham Throwdown. One thing those three kiteboarding events have in common, is that footstraps don't seem to be on the menu... 

Not a bad way to spend half the year, and he wasn't just showing his mug and signing autographs either - Hadlow is set to be one of the new influences in wake-style riding. His latest variation of cable wakeboarding inspired trickery is quickly gaining both him, and Flexifoil a foot in the door to the wake style kiteboarding scene. His kiteboarding must be pretty 'legit' as they say on the forums, as gaining respect in a world filled with gangsta raps, oversize t-shirts and very solid objects isn't easy. Then again, the man won 5 world championships - what did everyone expect? 

Check out the video below, and look out for Hadlow in Oz - word is that he's coming down under for a while this summer.