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ahh2fly

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Anyone ever tried paragliding? There is quite a large community here in Utah that does it, and I'm really interested in learning. But I'm kind of scared.

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Not one of you has been paragliding? I find that hard to believe. You're all so adverturous.
 
Definitely on my to do list along with sky diving


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ahh2fly said:
Not one of you has been paragliding? I find that hard to believe. You're all so adverturous.
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I only live once, however I would like that one time to be rather long :)
 
That looks like fun. I would try it.
 
Some of my buddies here in Colorado do it, I've gone and watched them, but I figure if the universe went to all the trouble of creating gravity to keep my feet on terra firma who am I to argue?
 
The hill that they jump off of here in Salt Lake County can be seen from my office. Some days the sky is dotted with colorful paragliders. It looks like a lot of fun. Bungee jumping scared the crap out of me though. I've only bungee jumped one time and I don't think I could force myself to do it again.
 
SW FLA said:
I only live once, however I would like that one time to be rather long :)
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haha I agree with you..... Im not jumping of of nothing I dont have to
 
ahh2fly said:
The hill that they jump off of here in Salt Lake County can be seen from my office. Some days the sky is dotted with colorful paragliders. It looks like a lot of fun. Bungee jumping scared the crap out of me though. I've only bungee jumped one time and I don't think I could force myself to do it again.
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Is that the one across from the prison? I went off there a few times. There are some wicked thermals right there in the corner and the view of the Wasatch range from altitude is spectacular. I miss Utah something fierce.
 
Beowulf said:
Is that the one across from the prison? I went off there a few times. There are some wicked thermals right there in the corner and the view of the Wasatch range from altitude is spectacular. I miss Utah something fierce.
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The very one. It's called Point of the Mountain and separates Salt Lake County and Utah County.
 
My wife treated me to a tandem paragliding flight for my 40th. Awsome.

The guy that took me up (Mark Dann http://www.beyondextreme.co.uk/team.html) goes all over the world teaching etc.

You must give it a go.
 
I have done tandem paragliding. It was pretty fun.
 
I've seen people paragliding from that hill in Utah. Looked like a lot of fun. Also looks like it would take some heavy duty training/learning to be ready to do it.
 
ahh2fly said:
The hill that they jump off of here in Salt Lake County can be seen from my office. Some days the sky is dotted with colorful paragliders. It looks like a lot of fun. Bungee jumping scared the crap out of me though. I've only bungee jumped one time and I don't think I could force myself to do it again.
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Today was not the day to start! LOL. It was quite the windy one, wasn't it?

I have a few friends who took lessons at the Point of the Mountain (on a calmer day :smile:). They had a good time, and if I recall correctly, they went a few more times, but I don't think any of them stuck with it. But obviously, there are a number of folks that do.

I run along the Porter Rockwell trail below the gliders, so I hope to see you soaring out there one of these days! :good:
 
I think paraglider is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft.
Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport.
 
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