DaniloDec 6, 2022
Winter paragliding! In the background you can see the Churfirsten mountain range.

(Funny backstory: When my friend launched, the conditions were perfect and calm. I wanted to launch 2 minutes later, and just at that moment the wind turned and increased in strength. After multiple failed launch attempts due to strong, gusty wind from the back, I gave up and had to walk down for over 2 hours... You can't always win 😜)

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Show threadFloris Bruynooghe
@dbrgn looks great! Well done on the decision to walk back down. Those are tricky calls
Dec 6, 2022 at 4:58pmTusky
Show threadDaniloDec 6, 2022
It's not like I had a choice 😄 To be honest it was a pretty bad situation, because of high avalanche risk at that advanced time of the day, and having to cross a short >35° slope all by myself. In hindsight my biggest mistake was not looking at the wind forecast for the entire day, only morning and noon. I'll do better next time.
Show threadFloris BruynoogheDec 6, 2022
@dbrgn ugh, yeah. Avalanche slopes are no fun, especially on your own. But glad you managed and can learn from it!