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DaveT.
Big Wall climber
Mammoth Lakes
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 26, 2016 - 05:56pm PT
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Hi guys.
Yep, still lurking on here.
I know it's off topic and not climbing related, but it is about our beloved Sierra. It was made by Ozone, the big paragliding company.
The Sierra section of the film starts at about 5 min and 30 seconds. Enjoy. https://vimeo.com/196980440
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Dec 26, 2016 - 06:12pm PT
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Thanks for sharing your realized dream of multiday, long self-supported adventures. not everyone is a birdman, but we all get the tickle from seeing you folks play the filaments and the air currents so!
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Dec 26, 2016 - 06:30pm PT
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Cool!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Dec 26, 2016 - 08:12pm PT
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Well, sure, if you're into the whole pure freedom of flight over beautiful surroundings fad. ;)
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Dec 26, 2016 - 08:43pm PT
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Nice. What a great sport. Thanks for sharing it here.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Dec 26, 2016 - 08:52pm PT
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3000 vertical feet a minute hanging from a rainbow bedsheet?! Yeah, I'd pee myself. :p
Nice vid. Thanks for posting it.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver CO
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Dec 27, 2016 - 07:43am PT
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I was a parapente passenger one time in Medellin, want to get into it someday. Living on the edge of the rocky mtns, I'd love to be able to climb a 14'er, then paraglide back to the parking lot. Is this legal? I thought they only allowed 'hang gliders' in certain places but if you could just go paragliding where ever you wanted, I'd get into it asap.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Dec 27, 2016 - 08:03am PT
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Thank you! This was amazing. It so makes me want to take up this sport! It seems SO much better than wingsuit--a LOT safer, too. The idea of cross country travel is really inspiring. Great stuff.
BAd
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Dec 27, 2016 - 06:18pm PT
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bumpitty.... looking forward to the alaska vid... :)
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Klimmer2.0
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 25, 2019 - 05:25pm PT
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Didn't see this post before by Dave Turner. Wow very cool.
This is really a great film truly. Appropriate name too. Love it.
Makes me want to go get my paraglider and go flying ... :D
Paragliding, like climbing, is life changing. I can't imagine not being able to climb, ski, scuba, free-dive, surf, SUP, skate, and paraglide. I really love doing it all.
Proud member of The Civilian SEALS !!! (There really is no membership, you just are and you know it.)
A prayer to Hashem for all of us ...
May we all have good health and safety throughout all our lives so that we all can continue to adventure to the very bitter end when our physical bodies finally give-out on us late into our 90s or well beyond. And may we be surrounded by loving family and friends filled with abundant happy memories of complete satisfying adventure when that final physical end comes ...
INSPIRED
https://vimeo.com/196980440
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Apr 25, 2019 - 11:23pm PT
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TFPU! As climbers we are creatures of habit. Whether it's climbing cliffs or difficult peaks we come to the "what else"? For some it may be whitewater. But we as climbers watch the birds. Paraglidinging you are with the birds!
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Klimmer2.0
Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 26, 2019 - 04:56pm PT
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Dave Turner is the man when it comes to Vol-Biv in the US for sure and doing extraordinary flights and crossings. Think about it. There aren't many of us paraglider pilots in the USA as compared to Europe. And among the pilots in the USA (maybe 4000 or so total pilots) there are only a few who do Vol-Biv. The adventures and the records to be set world-wide are wide-open. Its very much untapped adventure. It's really just beginning.
Here is another who is doing it ...
Flying Into Unknown: The Adventure of Paraglider Jordan
Vol-biv in British Columbia with Benjamin Jordan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd66P5QX1f0
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Apr 26, 2019 - 05:20pm PT
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that was great- except for the part that made me realize what a weenie I am!
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Apr 27, 2019 - 08:43am PT
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That's some really crazy sh#t!
What kind of nut case wants to hang from a flimsy nylon sheet, when they could be gripping solid rock?
One has to question what kind of parenting these people received?
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