Fruhstuck (breakfast) in Munchen
Chamois grazing, along the drive to Zell am See from Salzburg
Flying the Gaisberg, the start of the X-Alps just outside of Salzburg, Austria
Flying over the Gaisberg just outside of Salzburg
Salzburg, home of Mozart, setting for The Sound Of Music, and start of the Red Bull X-Alps!
The Hohensalzburg Fortress above the Salzach River
One of the launches at the Schmittenhohe
Heading north of Zell am See to an alternative LZ
Nick and Steve with my late tour partner Keith on our first flights in Austria
Flying east towards the main LZ (landing zone)
Another lush green field, typical landing zones in Europe
Packing up after flights from the Schmittenhohe
Swan family on Zell am See
The Pinsgauer Highway, a great paragliding cross country route with a narrow gauge rail system providing easy retrieve back to Zell am See
The top of Bischlinghohe
launch at Werfen
launch at Werfen
equinox torches in the mountains above Saalfelden, Austria
Chapel at Heiligenblut with the Grossglockner in the background
Flying Werfenweng
West facing launch at Werfenweng
Group in Austria
Launch at Stol, Slovenia
Launching Stol, Slovenia
Flying the ridge from Stol to Kobarid
The Stol ridge
Above Stol
Tour group above the Soca River, icy cold!
Paul over the Soca River from Kobala,Slovenia
The Soca
Flying Slovenia
Above Kobarid
The Soca River, Kobarid LZ middle right and a World War I ossuery below
Uncle Jesse (now Papa Jesse!) flying over the Soca River
Flight from Kobala, Slovenia
Flying from Kobala
Above the LZ at Lijak, Slovenia
Copper roofed barn in Slovenia
A wonderful hotel/restaurant in Meduno, Italy. The special that night was "Savage pig," the proprietor's translation of wild boar!
Wings above Meduno launch
Venice, an easy train ride from Bassano del Grappa for an afternoon.
Floating market in Venice
Mask shop in Venice
My little gelato business! (I wish)
Team Grappa, testing 1,2,3,4
Launching from Monte Grappa, a mile above the Bassano Valley
Flying from Monte Grappa. On a clear day you can see Venice and the Adriatic Sea.
Wings from the Monte Grappa launch
Monte Grappa flying
Tour group outside of Bassano del Grappa, Italy, with our awesome hosts!
Launch at Canazei, Italy in the heart of the Dolomites. One of the more spectacular mountain ranges in the world
Canazei
Heading down into the valley
Uncle Jesse over Canazei
Canazei
The Dolomites
Flying over King Ludwig's castle, model for the Disney one.
Flying over Neufschwanstein Castle
Launching Annecy
Flying Annecy
Old town Annecy
Flying over Lac Annecy
Nick and Jean Claude at Annecy Launch
This woman in a wheelchair stayed up longer than most of my clients that day! An awesome pliot!
What an inspiration she was! My clients and I were awestruck!
On suitable mornings at the Coupe Icare the paragliders can launch and fly around the balloon pilots
The latest paragliding and powered paragliding gear is on display at the 100's of vendors at the Coupe Icare
This very young kid was taking flight after flight at the Coupe Icare demo field.
Some of the nicest flights are the day after the event when the crowd dwindles
Fromage!! After dinnner and before dessert!
Mike launching from Passy, France across the valley from Mont Blanc
The launch at Chamonix, one of the most spectacular sites anywhere
Chamonix
Flying back from a sortie over the glacier, part of Mont Blanc in the background
Dan T flying towards the glacier
Dan B heading towards the LZ in Chamonix
lunch in Chamonix
A flight over Monaco on our southern France trip
A busy day at San Andres, France
Launch at Gourdon, France
Launch at Grindlewald, Switzerland
Grindlewald flight
Grindlewald
Grindlewald flight
Yellow-billed Choughs thermaling with the north face of the Eiger behind
LZ at Grindlewald, a typical lush green field
Launch at Murren, Switzerland
Flying in Italy with the south side of the Matterhorn (Monte Cervino) in the background
Swiss rainbow
Our hotel in Vercorin Switzerland
The gang getting ready for the drive to Croatia
Panorama above the Adriatic Sea. Biokovo Park, Croatia
Guti waves from launch, 4000 feet over the seaside LZ
Flying Biokovo
Biokovo
Landing at the beach after a flight from Biokovo
Landing after flying Biokovo, Croatia
Guti in Croatia posing with his ancient Roman ancestor!
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