I am very happy to announce the first edition of the first ever all women paragliding open. The place we picked for you is Àger, Spain. After some negotiations we finally found a date, that does not conflict with other major events that year, like the Pre-Worlds, the Continental Championships or the World Cups. The date is: 21 to 28…
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My Weight Problem Is Your Opportunity: Glider For Sale
Last winter, when I ordered my glider for the Worlds, I expected my weight to go down in spring, as usual. It didn’t. As a result, I’m too heavy on my glider now and need to change to an S size. After exactly 100 hours of fantastic flying I’m selling my beloved Boomerang 6 XS. I got her in January…
Hinterher ist man immer schlauer
Drei Tagesziele habe ich mir gesetzt. Keines werde ich erreichen. Gross ist die Enttäuschung, gross ist auch das Lernpotential. Die HerausforderungDieses Jahr habe ich mir zum Ziel gesetzt, die Damenwertung im internationalen XContest zu gewinnen. Nach meinem Flug Anfang Mai liege ich satt in Führung. Mit dieser Punktzahl hätte ich in den vergangenen beiden Jahren bereits gewonnen. Doch ganz so…
Anybody Out There
… in the paragliding community, who is not hooked on the race now? I doubt that. Like every other paraglider pilot I know, I’m addicted to the tracks, the diaries, the news. Amazing flights. Stunning hikes. Makes me guess, „where will he head now?“ Makes me dream, I could do that as well… When Chrigel surrounded the Marmolada yesterday, from…
Green Again
There she is, my new Boomerang 6 S. She’s green again: a combination of green, dark green and white. „Clover“ is the color scheme called. I take that as a good sign. Our first flight was smooth and gentle, but – due to a severe lack of thermals – regrettably short. But summer’s not yet over. At least I hope…
Authentic Chinese Cooking
One of the biggest advantages of taking part in international comps is making international friends. Every now and then we have the opportunity to welcome a competitor from abroad at our home and to share a meal. Seyong Jung from Korea stayed with us last year on the way to the World Cup in Grindelwald. We cooked Spaghetti a la…
Tree Hugging
Annecy, France – my first and only Paragliding Worldcup this year. A frontal system with heavy rain is coming through today. Which is good for me, because it gives me time to get my glider back from the tree, where I had to leave it yesterday. Second time in a tree this year… The way it happened: strong wind, strong…
More Women Competing
„Why do you think there are so few woman competitors?“ Des Pansi, an excellent cross country and competion pilot from South Africa asks in an interview. I got some good news for you: times are changing!Next long weekend, from Saturday till Wednesday, the „Ladies and Junior Challenge“ will take place around Interlaken. The event is traditional in the Swiss League.…
Harness for Sale
After almost two years of intensive use, I’m selling my beloved Gin Genie Race (M Size) and get a new one. If you’re interested in buying my harness, you’ll find more information here.Update June 19th, 2009: Sold!
SMS aus Indien
Michelle und Jürg sind seit ein paar Monaten auf Weltreise. Aktueller Aufenthaltsort Indien, genauer: Bir. Waren sie sich erst nicht sicher, ob ein Abstecher in den Norden lohnt, so scheinen die Zweifel nun beseitigt. Jürg schickt mir ein SMS: „Habe heute meinen ersten 100 km Flug absolviert […] Gruss vom happy Jürg B-)“. Tipp topp, gratuliere!