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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Apr 11, 2019 - 01:48pm PT
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DaveT, who used to post here, has a guide outfit - although it hasn't been updated in a few years.
http://sierraparagliding.com/dave-turner/
These hi-stim types seem to either die or get bored and move on rather quickly from their interests.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Apr 11, 2019 - 04:36pm PT
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This SIV course video shows a recovery from a stall ball. Looks scary to me lol.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Apr 12, 2019 - 08:33am PT
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I haven't done a lot of paragliding but my takeaway was that the wind needs to be sufficient and steady. Have to be patient sometimes.
People get impatient, they're running down the incline, getting insufficient lift to clear the trees or worse. Can take the better part of an hour to disengage the apparatus from the vegetation, climb back up and spread it out again ready to take the wind. That's when you're lucky.
Really, I prefer France for it. They do it a lot there, the wind off the Med seems to be reliable at times and the people are skilled. The wind gets right and everyone launches.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 12, 2019 - 12:27pm PT
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Not called Parapente anymore?
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Apr 12, 2019 - 12:35pm PT
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^ si, todavía.
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