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Passion Paragliding X-C Adventure Specialists |
Alpine Adventure 2008
(THE ORIGINAL!!)
If you dream of landing-out after a full day’s X-C flying, sleeping under the stars and finding new take-offs to continue your journey the next day, then this trip could be what you’re looking for. This is “vol-bivouac”. Passion Paragliding has added a touch of class… ...because
we know you’d really prefer a hot shower at the end of the day; ....................we’ve
added all these ingredients and more, leaving you to concentrate on the
flying. Alpine
Adventure “Chuckle Bus”!! |
The Challenge Starting in Gourdon, Southern France, our express aim will be to fly as far as we can each day and everyday to reach Annecy or even Chamonix by the end of the week. However far you fly, you will be retrieved and we’ll all meet up together at the end of the flying day to share stories and make plans for the next day. Safari Style One big advantage of our unique and flexible “Safari-style” approach to flying is that we are never tied to a single location. The Southern and Northern Alps often experience contrasting weather patterns. We therefore have the unique privilege of being able to pick where we want to be when. If for example, the Northern Alps experience a few days of weather that renders flying less than favourable, we can easily retire to the south. Although our route north might have to be postponed, we know you want to fly and we’ll do everything we can within the confines of safety to have you flying. That is our priority! |
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Guiding Guiding
comes in many forms, from the simple (“There’s the take-off. Hope to see you
later!”), through to the superior air-to-air radio-assisted guiding. Whilst
I believe there is room for most types of guiding, at Passion we aim to give
you the highest quality service. We know the flying sites and understand
the flying conditions intricately. Guiding will include full site briefings
and task-focussed flight plans to suit every ability level. We will be in
the air with you to give you tips and pointers to help you maximise your
flying experience and keep you up in the air for as long as possible, and of
course a full retrieval service however far you go! X-C Flying Ability Pilots
joining this trip should ideally already have some mountain thermalling and
X-C experience. Each day, time permitting, we will be also be
discussing topics
pertinent to X-C mountain flying. Likely topics for discussion will depend
in large part on the ability level of the group and might include the
following: Revision of X-C and Mountain Flying Basics, Wing Control in
Active Air, Understanding Mountain Aerology, Transitions, Advanced
Thermalling Techniques and X-C Tactics and Strategy.
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| Whilst we encourage each and every pilot to progress at their own pace and fly only in conditions that they understand and are comfortable with, we are confident that most pilots will learn a great deal from this week. Whether or not you aim to achieve back-to-back 100km mountain flights, or would be excited by a new X-C challenge everyday, this trip will offer you unrivalled opportunities to fly new sites, new mountains and experience the true spirit of X-C adventure flying. Most importantly, whatever your X-C experience to date, we're very excited: We know this trip has the potential be the most fun and exciting paragliding holiday ever. |
Daily Routine We will be free to take each day as it comes, but here’s an example of what to expect:
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Although most days will see us going for one large flight, as we all know, our sport is very weather dependent. We are nothing if not flexible. Remember to bring your sense of adventure; timings are likely to vary from day to day. For example Day 4 might include: Take-off from St Hilaire at 12noon, with pilots flying 30km and landing out allowing time to also take-off Verel 4pm with the aim of flying to Annecy so potentially two X-C flights. |
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Travelling north, here’s an example of the sites we plan to be using en route:
This represents just a sample of the sites we are likely to be using. Therefore, expect to be using other sites depending on weather conditions and where we end up!! |
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Should we suffer un-flyable weather we will help organise alternative activities. Because of our revolutionary safari-style approach, we believe you will have a higher chance of flying with us than any other operator. However, as we all know, paragliding is a weather-dependent sport, so if we can’t fly safely, we’ll help you arrange alternative activities, for example, climbing, swimming, walking, mountain-biking, other tourist activities. |
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In keeping with our philosophy of "the best destinations at the best time of year", we operate here at the best time to fly the French Alps: (Maximum pilot number: 7 pilots per week) Alpine Adventure 1 30th Jul - 6th Aug 2008
Price Price for the week is £395 and includes:
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Accommodation and Meals Accommodation, meals, flights and insurance are not included. We will use local hostel-style accommodations costing on average £15 per night. We will normally be eating out in local restaurants for about £10 per night. (Rural France is not only cheaper than the UK, it tastes better too!) Pilots preferring to use their own vehicle will qualify for a reduction (please ask for details). Flights
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