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Paragliding landing in such conditions requires training! LOCAL PILOTS TOLD ME THIS IS THE OFFICIAL LANDING PLACE. Before me AND after me other pilots landed there too.
In Summer of 2022, I cycled from Germany to the Gibraltar Strait in the south of Spain. The bike touring journey stretched over 90 days, time in which I stopped for paragliding hot spots. I carried my paraglider with me in a trailer attached to my bicycle.
On the day of this flight, I was cycling and I arrived somewhere on the east coast of France. Shortly after I noticed that a pilot was soaring the cliffs, so I decided to stop and have a nice soaring flight too. I soared before, but never took off from such a ''low'' altitude. I looked for landing spots but because I didn't find anything except the beach, I asked another local pilot where I could land. He told me, I can land at the beach if I want to.
I took off and while flying, I tried to keep on looking for other landing alternatives, but the beach was the only place I could find. While flying above the beach, I calculated my trajectory, speed over ground and wind speed and I saw I couple of empty sand patches where I could safely land. Enjoy watching the video.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - 00:14 Intro
00:14 - 00:50 Attempting to take off
00:50 - 02:38 Soaring the cliffs
02:38 - 03:15 Searching for a landing spot
03:15 - 03:51 Landing on the beach
03:51 - 04:03 Outro
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COUNTRIES I CYCLED THROUGH:
Germany
Switzerland
France
Monaco
Spain
Gibraltar
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There is a lot to tell and show about this epic bike journey. I've had very beautiful and exciting moments but also moments of pain, frustration and misery. Traveling on bike for such long distances teaches you who you really are, what you really want in life and what you are made of.
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My Gear
Bike: TX800 from Fahrradmanufaktur
Panniers: VAUDE
Trailer: Burley Coho XC
Tent: Bessport Basic 2Persons
Air matress: Therm-a-Rest Trail Pro
Sleeping bag: Bessport 3 seasons outdoor
Solar pannel: BigBlue 28W
Drone: DJI Mini 2
Cameras: GoPro 7 black ; GoPro 5 black
Paraglider: Mescal 5
Harness: Woody Valley Vani 2
Helmet: Charly Insider Kevlar reinfroced
Vario: Skytraxx 3.0
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Outro song made by Black&White KZfaq Channel
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