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Sparkley
Beginner September 2007

Has anyone been Paragliding?

Sparkley, 26 May, 2009 at 13:36 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 10
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Hello lovely Hitchers,

It's the boyfs birthday next week and he would like to go Paragliding. We have booked the day off work to go somewhere, ideally on the South Coast, can anyone recommend anywhere to go?

Oh, and is it dangerous?? ?

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Latest activity by tahdah, 26 May, 2009 at 16:38
  • Mrs Winkle
    Beginner May 2007
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    I did it in Turkey a few years back and it was fantastic. Bloody frightening, but fantastic. I don't know where you can do it in the UK, though I suspect the South Downs would be a good bet. Is it dangerous? No more than parachuting I would have thought.

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  • alleroo
    Beginner January 2007
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    J used to go a lot, and has even got his own wing

    He gets a magazine called Skywings which will have some info, and the BHPA website shoud be able to help too

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  • Sunset21
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    If it's when you go up with a parachute but you're attached to a boat then yes H and I did it in Cyprus and it was fab. I don't think it's dangerous, as long as the rope is strong lol!

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  • Sparkley
    Beginner September 2007
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    I went up the mountain to do it a few years ago, but got scared <wimp> so I had to endure the horrific journey back down in this teeny tiny bus thing ?

    I have done it on the back of the boat in Tenerife which was fab. I will take a look at the South Downs ?

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  • Mrs Winkle
    Beginner May 2007
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    It's when you jump off the edge of a mountain with a parachute attached to your back...

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  • Sunset21
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    Ah, what am I thinking of then - parasailing? Is that even a word?

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  • Sparkley
    Beginner September 2007
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    <inappropriate> makes me think of Glider and brown wings ? ?

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  • alleroo
    Beginner January 2007
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    thankfully that's an escapade I must have missed, although I think I can work it out ?

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  • Sparkley
    Beginner September 2007
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    Yes, that's I've done ?

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  • F
    Beginner July 2003
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    Paragliding is brilliant - really really brilliant. I did a tandem flight in Turkey (have we all been to Olu Deniz then?!) and then H and I did a course about 10 years ago in Wales, where we learnt how to fly solo.

    The only problem was the wind - a lot of days were either too windy, or not windy enough, so it was a PITA going and staying down in Wales and then not getting to fly, we used up a lot of holiday time and money going round tourist places etc due to wasted days.

    When the children are older I would LOVE to take it up as a hobby. Its such a great feeling, and its actually quite a gentle sport rather than an extreme one, you're only floating on the wind (unless you want to show off and do tricks that is!).

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  • tahdah
    Beginner September 2009
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    We went paragliding near Lewes (Brighton way) with this company and it was fab!

    http://www.sussexhgpg.co.uk/

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