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NOVA Hike & Fly Days 2018

NOVA Hike & Fly Days 2018

Gemeinsam mit den Sarntalern Thermikhaien und deren Präsident Martin Obkircher organisierte ich zum mittlerweile fünften Mal die NOVA Hike & Fly Days – dieses Jahr im Sarntal. „Wo ist denn das?“ Das war die Standardfrage, die ich fast jedesmal zu hören bekam, wenn ich nach…

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NOVA  XC Team Challenge 2018  – what a fun

NOVA XC Team Challenge 2018 – what a fun

Despite the fact that I have decided a while ago to step back from competitions and do more own projects, I could not resist to participate NOVA’s first XC Team Challenge as one of the team leaders. Reaching one goal as a team is something…

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Paragliding Roadtrip Colombia 2018

Paragliding Roadtrip Colombia 2018

Hi Friends, in January, I ventured a paraglding road trip through Colombia. We traveled from Medellin to Cali and were at many different launch sites. Enjoy the video!     Cheers Timmi

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Jahresrückblick Team Germany Teil 2 – Der mittlere Westen von  Köln entlang des Rheins und der Mosel

Jahresrückblick Team Germany Teil 2 – Der mittlere Westen von Köln entlang des Rheins und der Mosel

Bis zu Frühjahr kannte ich die Ecke nur vom Hören sagen. Zu den Moselopen konnte ich bei relativ guten Flugwetter zumindest den Bereich um die Mosel persönlich kennenlernen. Mir hat es sehr viel Spaß gemacht in dieser wunderschönen Landschaft zu fliegen. Mag das Streckenflugpotential auf…

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CrossAlps 2013

CrossAlps 2013

July 27th, 2013 – Grainbach, Germany – CrossAlps 2013 I’m stood under the inflatable Biotech start gate with other CrossAlp’ers, wondering with trepidation what this 33 hour event is going to be like in a German heatwave ! With the group photo taken, its 5…

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Peru – an astonishing adventure

Peru – an astonishing adventure

Hi everybody! I am just back from Peru. I had great adventures during the last tree weeks by travelling, beeing a real tourist, flying and climbing high up! I was supposed to travel with my sister but in the last moment she said that she…

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Madeira – an island of variety!

Madeira – an island of variety!

Where to go, what to do…while winterstorms are filling my village up with snow? We chose Madeira. I had heard stories about flying in Madeira, but I really didn´t know anything, as I left Tana and minus 29 degreece Celcius and landed in Funchal in…

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Pyrenees Hike & Fly – Podcasts

Pyrenees Hike & Fly – Podcasts

As a way of sharing our recent Pyrenees Hike & Fly adventure with other pilots, we decided to record a Podcast. Judith Mole (who helped us at the end of our trip) has created a diverse range of paragliding related podcasts and she has now added our…

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Across the Pyrenees

Across the Pyrenees

Well we made it across the Pyrenees, exactly in the 18 days that we had allowed ourselves. The strong north wind that set up for almost a week in the middle of the crossing ensured that we walked a significant part of the way. Although…

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PYRENEES HIKE & FLY – from West to East

PYRENEES HIKE & FLY – from West to East

On Wednesday 22nd August, Dean Crosby and Steve Nash will set off on a hike and fly adventure across the Pyrenees. We will start from Hendaye in France and will either travel on foot or underneath our NOVA ION2 LIGHT paragliders to Cadaques on Spain’s Mediterranean coast;…

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