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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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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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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 route

Posted on June 1, 2019 by sharemyjoys

“How is the training going?” Usually it’s an innocent question, so I just ignore it. Or say that I’ve been reading books. I’ve been chipping away at a to do list for the last six months or so while working … Continue reading →

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