Timo's Paragliding Blog

Paragliding adventures of a pilot flying XC in competitions and scoring in the "top of the middle third."
Flight descriptions, Competition tips, recap of results, and US competition schedule.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Himalayan Odyssey 2011 - Update - Not so bad . . .

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Killing time in Sikkim.  Photo from Eric's Facebook post. The latest news out of Sikkim is good, relatively.  The guys are comfortab...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Himalayan Odyssey 2011 - Update - Arrested ?!

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The news out of India is a bit disturbing.   According to the Telegraph , out of Calcutta, Eric and Brad have been arrested in the small, la...
Monday, March 7, 2011

Himalayan Odyssey 2011

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At this very moment, a couple of paraglider pilots are doing something special. They are truly exploring areas of Western Nepal that have n...
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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Cayucos 3/5/11

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Fun Day at Cayucos - We had a fairly strong East until 1PM then it came in from the ocean with some convergence.  I launched early and paid ...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Winds of Change

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It's the off-season in the Northern Hemisphere and there is a noticeable shift in the winds.  This competition season will be interestin...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

MDO 2/20/11

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Today was a good day at MDO. I got back from my 8-day trip and was very happy to get back into the air. It was a beautiful day with 10 pil...
Monday, February 7, 2011

Nova Dasalla - First US Pilot to Infinite

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Nova Dasalla is a Bay Area pilot that has been on a quest for years.  He's had his struggles and his successes, but he has shown that a ...
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Friday, February 4, 2011

Whaleback Improvements/Fundraising

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All photos courtesy of Scott Harding www.scottharding.com I'd like to pass along some info regarding the ongoing improvements to Whal...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Cuesta Today

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Today turned into a nice day for flying, and Dan, Dave M., Jeremy, Adam & I all got a good taste of the best of Winter Cuesta. . . We ...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

Click-and-Control Interactive Heli Video

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For the best experience, click the "Full Screen" Icon. Tim
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Paragliding World Cup 2011 Roldanillo, Colombia - Task 6

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Today must have been some serious racing.  Speeds today were over 30KPH and there were 87 in goal.  Marcus Malmqvist was first on the UP...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Paragliding World Cup 2011 Roldanillo, Colombia - Task 5

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Today's task was 123Km and conditions were finally suitable for some racing.  The top pilots had average speeds of  28KPH. Today's T...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Paragliding World Cup 2011 Roldanillo, Colombia - Task 4

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Another tough day in Colombia.  113Km. task with no one in goal..  Michael Sigel was the only pilot to make 100K, which will cinch first p...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Paragliding World Cup 2011 Roldanillo, Colombia - Task 3

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The third task was considerably shorter than previous tasks at 60 Km.  This allowed all but 13 pilots to make goal.  The top-15 all had aver...

Flying Bookshelf - Flying Rags to Glory

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Mads Syndergaard is an experienced, and quite accomplished XC competition pilot.  He also doesn't mind passing his voluminous store of ...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Paragliding World Cup 2011 Roldanillo, Colombia - Task 2

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Another tough day, from the sound of it.  123K task and it looks like everyone has landed short of goal.  Looking at the 'Live Leader Bo...

Paragliding World Cup 2011 Roldanillo, Colombia

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The first task of the Colombia PWC was a 94 kilometer zig-zag that had as many pilots landing near the 1/2 way point as it had in g...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Volando en Roldanillo - USA is 1, 2 !

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Well it's over in Columbia and Eric Reed was consistent enough to win the Gold. Brad Gunnuscio finished strong to move up to 2nd, and N...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Volando en Roldanillo - One more day

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Eric Reed is still at the top of the leader board after 5 tough tasks.  He is showing his tenacity and skills among a very talented field.  ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Volando en Roldanillo

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The competition is on in Columbia at the Volando en Roldanillo.  After three tasks Eric Reed is leading the pack with his signature consiste...
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Cambria, CA, USA
In my spare time I fly paragliders for fun and compete in XC competitions. I also throw pots to vent my creative juices in my ceramics studio.

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