I was standing on the edge of a mountain peak, 3,000 feet from the valley below. I had trained for over two years to be in a position to make this paragliding flight. I was finally ready. With a few quick strides, my paraglider inflated and I was flying. It was majestic and peaceful. Just me, the cool wind in my face and some beautiful panoramic vistas of snowcapped mountain peaks. If you want to stay in the air, you need to catch a thermal (if you’ve ever noticed a bird floating upwards in circles without flapping its wings, you get the gist of it). So catch one I did. I was ascending in a nice and calm manner at first. Then I started climbing faster. And faster. The winds were getting rough and starting to shake me around. I was quickly losing control of my paraglider. Continue reading →
Getting Back on the Horse
- May 19, 2016
- By Glenn Zweig