My simple SYSTEM for paragliding in the ALPS

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When I go paragliding in the ALPS, I like to fly new places. Here's the simple system I rely on to keep me safe! Download your free guide ... bit.ly/top5alps
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IN THIS VIDEO
0:00 Paragliding in the Alps
1:01 Safety margins on paragliders
1:30 Understanding flying site rules
2:41 Special skill for Alpine launching
3:23 How to find lift in the Alps
4:00 The secret of preventing collapses
5:19 Making smart transitions
6:40 Avoiding airspace
7:51 Relaxing / scenic wonder
9:18 The key to unlock the Alps
10:19 The danger of flying in the Alps
11:24 The best route to attempt
12:35 Get started paragliding in the Alps
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@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

also WATCH OUT FOR CABLES! Thanks to Jean Daval and others for pointing out the infamous La Tournette refuge wire. I stayed above the pylon height but it was damn near invisible. www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/parapente-17-000-signatures-pour-faire-enlever-le-cable-de-la-tournette-1525276740

@lexhagenbeek8346 6 ай бұрын

Just watched your nice video and just wanted to make a remark about the cable at 8:50 and a bit further in your video Has already been taken care of I see 🙂

@bolzn8tor 3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your videos Greg! Engaging, clear, and concise! Thanks for sharing the stoke with all of us -- and putting so much care into helping others be safe and joyous in the sky!

@StefWalter 6 ай бұрын

I love flying that route. But at 9:00 minutes into the video, that's a dangerous spot to be flying. There's a nearly invisible cable heading to that refuge. It has caused accidents. I'm told some have been fatal.

@KlingbergWingMkII 5 ай бұрын

I like your focus on safety. I've flown for more than 50 years and I believe I've made it this far by living by the creed, "You can always fly another day, if you live to see it!"

@jula5683 6 ай бұрын

11:48 "You get extra points from the internet", friendly reminder that I should revaluate my route planning choices from time to time :D

@dymanoid 6 ай бұрын

Your 'A shapes on slopes' hint is very similar to the 'Triangle theory' by Ferdinand Vogel. And I can confirm - it works like a charm!

@Maverick_allobroge 5 ай бұрын

Bienvenue en Haute-Savoie! Great vidéo, great channel, merci pour tout.

@Lazlowi 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the amazing nostalgia trip. I would have added a huge arrow to indicate takeoff when you were above La Tournette :D Amazing day you had, congrats!

@matthieudax2356 6 ай бұрын

grand merci pour les sous titres en français !

@masterblaster21 6 ай бұрын

A bit surreal to see this, in past 2 months I've climbed via ferrata in Col de la Colombiere (next to your starting point), I've flown for a week from Col de la Forclaz, on a bad day during that I've hiked to the top of La Tournette (more climbing variant). Pointe percee at the end is in planning for climbing trip. These are truly beautiful parts of the Alps, thank you for very valuable info!

@sebparapente6479 6 ай бұрын

Tank you for this wonderfull video. Your french is parfait 😀

@Barbuzard 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. Always a pleasure looking at your videos.

@francoismaont6948 6 ай бұрын

Your video is VERY INTRUCTIVE. Thanks a lot for your great job dude !!!!

@davidalhoff7190 6 ай бұрын

Greg what a great video! What a great scenery. Whish I had seen this Video with the knowlage 7 years ago:)

@robertzeeland 4 ай бұрын

12:08 Great tip, G! Thanks for taking us along. Best, Rob ^^

@robertzeeland 4 ай бұрын

Dodgy place for a couple of cables at 08:59 !!

@anto2699 6 ай бұрын

The French translation are on point 👌

@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I did my best! Les Alpes sont incroyables!

@anto2699 6 ай бұрын

@@FlyWithGreg je vie a saint Jean de Sixt. Je suis heureux que notre jardin te plaise 😁

@treedude1464 6 ай бұрын

Freakin awesome

@cedricpaulin2354 6 ай бұрын

I'm happy to live here! 😍 My favorite part and most technical it's the massif of chablais ❤

@Lperw 5 ай бұрын

gorgeous place to fly! Hoplefully I get enough experience to venture this way one day.

@nigelholder5514 6 ай бұрын

Man I love the way you teach us to fly; I’m bricking it before I’ve launched!

@lbalba5472 6 ай бұрын

A 8:45 : two deads this summer 2023 at this spot in two hours. They were experimented but too low in a bad confluence.

@jarvisoutdoors4313 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant footage greg your videos are so interesting and helpful, thanks for putting this footage together😊

@jdockstar1572 4 ай бұрын

thankyou for this amazing content, watching your videos gives me more confidence and understanding of this sport, keep up the great work

@FlyingAdrenalena 6 ай бұрын

Hi Greg, awesome Video! I am leaving a subscription since this one was really pushing my buttons! What a beautiful place to go flying and thanks a lot for all the tips and hints. Greets, Lena

@robertzeeland 4 ай бұрын

And bring your SUP too. Quite often the flying, from the main launch at Annecy, starts late; after 2pm. So plenty of time to go paddling after breakfast. You would love it there Lena! Best, Rob^^

@NourLababidi 4 ай бұрын

🎉 This was amazingly informative and enjoyable. I fly annecy often and bect stay ill practice this route as a goal of 3 month training alps xc. Your book will be very helpful 🙂 thank you 😊

@Lionheartsm 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video as always.

@kocot. 6 ай бұрын

as for the map, I think they still dont have the westrern part of the alps covered? although at least it reaches now to the french border, nice

@manuelfischer9603 6 ай бұрын

awesome video! 👍👍👍

@FlyShootTravelSleepRepeat 6 ай бұрын

love your tutorials ❤ … thank you very much for sharing 🎉

@5ty717 6 ай бұрын

Excellent

@mk-ku9vl 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video again. Thank you Greg!

@turkeyphant 6 ай бұрын

Nice tips. Where's the link for the viento maps?

@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

www.viento.aero/shop-2/flugkarten-flight-maps2023/ gets you to their shop. For the giveaway .. it's a treasure hunt, you'll have to puzzle it out :-)

@julianhorlle 6 ай бұрын

Hi Greg!! You videos are amazing!! In your video, I noticed that you used a Strike 2 harness before the Weightless. I also used a Strike 2, but I couldn't get used to the Velcros that kept coming loose during takeoffs. Now, I use a Weightless, and I'm enjoying it a lot. Did you have the same issue with the Strike 2?

@advanceparagliders 6 ай бұрын

Super informative video, Greg!

@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

More to come!

@user-he2tu8sk4p 3 ай бұрын

I always watch your amazing video! it is very helpful. I have a favor. Now I am trying to make the video like yours. But I can't download the sports track 3Dvideo I think you downloaded the sports track live 3D. Please tell me how you did it.

@fabienblanco2110 3 ай бұрын

I love Annecy to, come and visite me next time.

@philippeaudemard2748 6 ай бұрын

Superbe vidéo, avec de belles explications ! Heu c'est quelle vidéo dans les alpes Italiennes ? 🙂 Merci !

@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

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@julienrouwens3538 6 ай бұрын

Is the cable below La tournette still there ? You were very close at 9:10 I guess.

@avandras 6 ай бұрын

Well, the cable was there 3 or 4 years ago, but as it's running from the Refuge de la Tournette down to the Refuge du Pré Vérel, he's above and away from the cable. Being in a position close to the cable is a bad idea anyway, there is a strong rotor at that level. I saw an accident there once, the person survived with serious injuries and a proper scare (was hanging from some cliff for a while). So while Greg was safe there, your point is totally valid.

@kocot. 6 ай бұрын

@@avandras above, but not far above IMO, and if you catrch nothing there, you'd be coming back straight at it

@avandras 6 ай бұрын

@@kocot. yeah, you're right. I was thinking a bit more about it, and what I'd do (and did a couple of times) is do the climbing on the mountainside above Chalet de l'Aulp, from where you can always escape just fine. One can even top-land at the chalet of necessary.

@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

yes good strategy@@avandras, I worked it there for a while but the cloud was collapsing so the whole slope stopped working, most pilots bombed out. The second cable is really hard to spot, I agree.

@kocot. 6 ай бұрын

@@avandras yeap, that's what pretty much everyone is doing, hence I was surprised seeing @FlyWithGreg going there low, and also maybe thats was a point missing in this video -> check known obstacles :D The cables around annecy are marked on maps, both paragligin ones and osm

@CyberEditing 6 ай бұрын

1. Take off into lift. Find more. Repeat. 2 . Land when it runs out. There. Fixed it. 👍😎👍

@CoIoneIPanic 6 ай бұрын

Does that reliably work for you?

@kimik1082 6 ай бұрын

hi Greg, How I can see 3D airspace in Google earth??? (I see apps but not undestand How can see 3d airspace on Google earth) tnx for all your videos!!

@volmirmarins4145 6 ай бұрын

Parabéns bom vôo , cosegui entender alguma coisa em espanhol.

@alexeyvolkov1535 6 ай бұрын

what happened with the "can't escape the lift" at the end? what happened then?

@craig4058 5 ай бұрын

What license should I get that will allow to fly in most countries and mostly India and Canada please help me

@Stefan-Para 6 ай бұрын

Who saw the cabel coming down from Refuge de la Tournette? One of the dangerous cable in the alps

@airmalik 6 ай бұрын

It's a hard one to spot. Top landed near the refuge for a snack earlier this year, went for a hike and then flew down to Doussard at the end of the day. Amazing place to fly. Makes me wanna go back.

@FlyWithGreg 6 ай бұрын

Yes, good cable spot! It's not the first one that's dangerous ... it's the second one which is damn near invisible, you just see the pylons.

@stephencabot6982 6 ай бұрын

That's what happens, you start flying in the alps and you end up speaking French 😅 Great vidéos

@p66pur 6 ай бұрын

It's not about the money... it's about the flying..

@lachlanrutherford8833 6 ай бұрын

its a shame you feel the need to insert the attempted humour ,your not funny ... but your flying information is quality concentrate on what your good at leave the humour to the pros ..... just saying

@bendoherty3129 6 ай бұрын

Jesus. Cheer up. I thought the video was brilliant

@lachlanrutherford8833 6 ай бұрын

im pleased you find it funny, you must be starved of humour chin up bud @@bendoherty3129