Tag Archives: hike and fly

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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Winter in Brisbane

Posted on September 1, 2019 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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Red Bull X-Alps 2019 day 12

Posted on July 19, 2019 by sharemyjoys

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 … Continue reading →

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