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More gliding in Oz

Posted on December 20, 2021 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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Summer in Europe

Posted on September 23, 2021 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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Red Bull X-Alps – would you do it again?

Posted on July 28, 2021 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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New Zealand 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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Paragliding in Pakistan

Posted on October 13, 2019 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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