Getting a gliding license
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
7M ago
We are now coming to the end of the 2023 summer in Europe. I was warned that the process for getting my Class 2 medical, necessary to fly solo here, would be lengthy as a paraplegic, however I am still ..read more
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Spinal cord injury
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
1y ago
The day On 14 June 2022, the day after meeting friends in Annecy and flying out into the hills, I flew and crashed and was airlifted to hospital with L1 spinal damage. I remember the day and the flight but ..read more
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More gliding in Oz
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
2y ago
The Australian borders have been closed for most of my time away, which was a great excuse not to return to work. It worked out really well for the once in a lifetime invitational hike and fly event in Dubai ..read more
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Summer in Europe
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
2y ago
It’s now well into September, and the cold and damp outside (even in the southern French Alps) certainly feels like the end of the season. I’ll try and get this out before equinox. In a nutshell the summer has been ..read more
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Red Bull X-Alps – would you do it again?
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
2y ago
My fourth X-Alps campaign ended prematurely this year when I eliminated on the sixth morning. I could name as factors my ankle injury, bad luck negotiating airspace technicalities, the disruptions of the pandemic, or the other competitors just being too ..read more
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Brisbane lockdown
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
3y ago
I’ve been living in Brisbane since the last xalps, and I returned from my last overseas trip on 6 February last year. I don’t remember the last time I’ve spent 12 months in once place, but I’ve been really lucky ..read more
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New Zealand 2020
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
4y ago
My 2020 trip to New Zealand was somewhat disastrous, after saving my new sub three kilogram Ozone Zeolite just for this (flying around an old rag in Oz), I brought the wrong wing by mistake. It certainly made a difference ..read more
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Paragliding in Pakistan
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
4y ago
The mountains of Pakistan have been my holy grail (or should I say, Mecca!) for at least ten years. At xalps Antoine said they’d made it harder with permissions and you couldn’t get away with it as the authorities would ..read more
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Winter in Brisbane
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
4y ago
After the excitement of xalps, I’m now back to work, “on the bench” forecasting weather for the aviation industry from the new office in Brisbane. My shifts are day, day, night, night and then 4-5 days off, on a 9 ..read more
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Red Bull X-Alps 2019 day 12
Sharemyjoys | Flying paragliders in the mountains
by sharemyjoys
5y ago
Day 12 was the last day of the race. Having declared my night pass, I began at 3am (after an “early” night, it helped me escape the heat) and hiked to a high point to glide in the direction of ..read more
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