Blog
1st September 2006
It's really cold here--yesterday morning the sprinklers were encasing the green lawns in ice as we drove into Sun Valley. Launch was moved back an hour to let things warm up, but the thermal...
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30th August 2006
A big cold front is rolling through Sun Valley along with the usual high winds, which put a stop to the meet for the last two days. That's OK, as it was time for another climbing day--we've...
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29th August 2006
Sun Valley, site of one this year's US paragliding Nationals, is one of those ultra-rich resort towns in an incredible place. Kim and I arrived a couple of days early to fly, but the first d...
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17th August 2006
I'm a news junkie, and today the habit is getting fed with some very interesting news.First up, a ...
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15th August 2006
I've done several stellarly pointless things lately. The first involved a bouldering session up an obscure drainage. It wasn't Bishop, it wasn't Joe's Valley, but it was a super fun afternoo...
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11th August 2006
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9th August 2006
I've been in Golden running the Race Willi Paragliding competition, a five-day event held in conjunction with the Willi XC event. It's been a really fun five days, with four good competition...
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2nd August 2006
OK, this is a disgression from the normal mountain sports action--I really enjoyed watching the Tour de France this year. I don't even own a road bike anymore, I just like watching the Tour....
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27th July 2006
It's been a great summer in the Canadian Rockies for sport climbing. I've been having these "give 'er" weeks followed by rest weeks due to paragliding or sickness, it's been a lot of fun and...
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24th July 2006
The following list is from an Australian Aviation mag, my mom sent them to me, good advice:RULES OF THE AIR 1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. 2. If you push the stic...
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