'Phenomenal' help: Climber helps SAR teams pluck crashed hang-glider off Vancouver Island rock face

Intervention by a local climber likely saved the hang-glider's life, as he performed first aid on the man after ground teams couldn't reach the crash site.

https://vancouversun.com/news/rock-climber-helps-sar-teams-rescue-flier-vancouver-island

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Glider pilots look for lift, rising air. This also applies to hang gliders and paragliders.

Sometimes, next to mountainous regions there is a zero-sum game happening. It creates regions of dead air that glider pilots should avoid.

INSIDE the BLUE GAP – Why this zone at the Alps is TRICKY for gliders, paragliders and hanggliders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjT2ZYsqsg4

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