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27th July 2006

Sport Climbing, Grades

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... Read more »

24th July 2006

Aviation Rules

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... Read more »

22nd July 2006

Golden July 21

Kim and I have been flying in Golden the last two days, it's been good value. Kim has about doubled her cumulative thermal time from the last three years over the last two days, and managed ... Read more »

21st July 2006

Canmore Paragliding Page, Golden

The paragliding scene is growing quickly in Canmore--when I first moved to Canmore there were only two or three active pilots, now there's around 20 of us at various skill levels. It's gotte... Read more »

19th July 2006

Gin Glider Comments

Gin "Glider Family" NotesI’ve flown Gin gliders exclusively for the last four years. The following are some comments on my experiences with the current Gin "family" of gliders; other pilot... Read more »

9th July 2006

Climbing Gyms

In the last two months I've climbed in somewhere around six different gyms due to the travel schedule. I actually really like climbing on plastic and always have. I generally get my ass kick... Read more »

9th July 2006

Canadian Paragliding Nationals

It's over! It's been an entertaining week here in Quebec, with lots of good people and adventures. The flying wasn't very good, but the local scene is great. The hub of the local activities ... Read more »

28th June 2006

Fun with Flying

It's been an insane week of flying here in the Rockies, I've flown about ten hours in the last three days. ... Read more »

24th June 2006

Conan. NYC, Home

I survived the Conan show and so did Conan despite his best efforts--he chose to "summit" the mock iceberg, which had the producers a bit freaked out as that wasn't planned and there was no ... Read more »

22nd June 2006

NYC, Late Night With Conan O’Brien

Somehow I'm in New York City to do a show on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." I feel a bit like saying, "Um, you know I'm not exactly Adam Sandler?" I bring that up 'cause I'm watching Cona... Read more »

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