Category: Flying Oceania

SOLO SOARING

December 7, 2013 | Flying Oceania, New Zealand, Oceania

I'm slightly more than a week into the paragliding course in Sumner outside Christchurch. The weather conditions have been almost ideal and seven days of flying has given me ...

Erik

Erik, founder of THE ESCAPE, finds excitement on two wheels in remote backcountry.

SOLO SOARING

December 7, 2013 | Flying Oceania, New Zealand, Oceania

I'm slightly more than a week into the paragliding course in Sumner outside Christchurch. The weather conditions have been almost ideal and seven days of flying has given me 37 solo flights! I can't believe how far I've been able to come in just a week. The learning curve, once you get consecutive days in the air, is very steep. In LEARNING TO FLY I described my first launch and flight which was an utterly unreal experience. It just keeps getting better and this week there's been a constant smile on my face. I can't get enough, I just ...

Erik

Erik, founder of THE ESCAPE, finds excitement on two wheels in remote backcountry.

LEARNING TO FLY

November 30, 2013 | Flying Oceania, New Zealand, Oceania

I'm not sure if I've been clear enough in previous posts so let me say it again; I'm slightly tired of pedaling. I'm going to do something else. Since ...

Erik

Erik, founder of THE ESCAPE, finds excitement on two wheels in remote backcountry.

LEARNING TO FLY

November 30, 2013 | Flying Oceania, New Zealand, Oceania

I'm not sure if I've been clear enough in previous posts so let me say it again; I'm slightly tired of pedaling. I'm going to do something else. Since a few months I've decided on a major change of activity and a grand finish to a long journey. I intend to learn how to fly. I'm leaving tarmac and gravel, I want to soar in the sky. I'm learning how to paraglide! Above: Pilot at Taylors Mistake, Christchurch. Since a couple of days I'm situated in Christchurch where I'm schooling myself with Dave and Grey at Parapro. It's already full ...

Erik

Erik, founder of THE ESCAPE, finds excitement on two wheels in remote backcountry.

OZ RECAP

November 28, 2013 | Australia, Flying Oceania, New Zealand, Oceania

Back to work! THE ESCAPE has due to technical problems not seen proper updates in a month. I understand from the many hostile digital letters I've received that it's ...