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The season of red leaves, mellow thermals and pumpkin spice lattes is upon us! Yaaaay! 😆
🍁☁️🥤
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Do you ever feel free when you fly? 🕊
This one is a bit of a puzzle for me. 🤔People who are not pilots sometimes assume that one must feel “free” while flying over mountains.. And, in my experience, pilots themselves are divided on the question.
While I do enjoy a brief moment of elation right when my feet leave the ground, I can’t say that the dominating feeling in flight is “freedom”.
And that is actually one of the reasons why I love being a pilot!
Being strapped under my wing and feeling the air, seeing the cliffs, smelling the lifts (thanks cows ! 🐮💨💩) actually reinforces my connection to this earth! I feel more attached to my body, and in tune with my senses, but also more likely to experience emotional and physical pain. Which kind of makes my entire existence more tangible to me.
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So no, flying does not make me feel free. It makes me feel grounded. 💪🌳
What about you? How do YOU feel? 😉💛
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#paragliding #parapente #gleitschirm #voolivre #freeflight #vollibre #gleitschirmfliegen #paraglidinglove #weliveparagliding #amazing_paragliding #flylikeagirl #adventure #wanderlust #mountainview #aerialphotography #alpsfreeride #novaparagliders #bealpha #visitgeneva #igersgeneva #ig_geneva #geneveparcoeur #savoiehautesavoie #paraglidinglife #explore_aura #explore_rhonealpes #other_prespective #goparagliding
#dragonflyfliesaway 08/20

📸 of @paradelta.ch student taking off Mount Salève: #sonyalpha6000

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What do you do when you're not flying? Probably going for a walk with my saw in the woods. 😄
The end of season is here as well as rainy weather and red leafs. Even if sometimes the summits are in the clouds, it's always a nice week-end for camping !

#campingswitzerland #mountain #sawgirl #jura #Switzerland #mountainlover #saw #bivouac #clouds #woods #walkingsaws #fire #fireplace #Faraway

Start an der Diavolezza, wunderschöner Herbstflug inkl. Biancograt Besuch😊

#paragliding #gleitschirm #ozoneparagliders #woodyvalley #creativepilots #gletscher #glacier #biancograt #biancogratview#glacier #zeolitegt #Ice #diavolezza #engadin #soaring #prätigau #engadintourismus #morteratsch #wind #mountainview #cliff
#fliegen #parapente #alpsfreeride #alps #gletscherinitiative #pontresina

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@weliveparagliding
@paraglidingoutlet

Finally, I am enjoying flying again! 🥳
While I do unconditionally love, love, love to fly, I sometimes hate it too. Over the past few years, I went through three big periods of time when flying terrorized me, made me feel sad, and ashamed and hopeless. I had panick attacks on launch, heart palpitations during the flight and complete meltdowns upon landing. And each time I decided to bear through it. Why the hell would I do that, you ask?
The first time, I did not want to admit defeat, it was mostly my ego talking, tbh. I had failed to properly listen to my emotions after a frightful flight incident (which I coincidally owed to listening to said ego), and I resolved to live through the backlash of magnified burried emotions and see if I could make it to the other side. I did. In just a few months of crying 😅 Pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué?
Second time was trickier, I could not pin the terror down to any particular bad experience, and I basically waited that one out. Again, it just took a few months of flying with my buddies Despair and Misery. They are a real hoot and know how to throw a party up there! 🙈 Looking back, I should have looked for something to address other than paragliding; flying was not the issue.
Now, I am not ready to declare victory over 2020 just yet (none of us are, right?). But last week, I finally felt happy and in charge, up over the mountains, after a few difficult months. I actually wanted to stay in the air, not because it builds endurance, not because of a fixed goal, not because I was afraid of having regrets if I landed, but because I was having FUN! And this, I want to celebrate; I made it through yet another rough patch! 💪🥳
So here’s to regained confidence! 🍻 Whatever life holds next, I am ready to power through! 🏃‍♀️
#dragonflyfliesaway
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#paragliding #parapente #gleitschirm #voolivre #gleitschirmfliegen #paraglidinglove #weliveparagliding #amazing_paragliding #flylikeagirl #teamalpsfreeride #alpsfreeride #readyforsport #sourcehydration #neverstopexploring #advanceparagliders #impress4 09/20

Discovering new areas with my AirDesign Soar.
Those last weeks, I flew a lot of new lines, overcoming fears. I needed to get off the beaten tracks. It is an amazing feeling to fly in an unknown region.

Thanks to @dragonfly_423 for the pic taken in Saint-André-les-Alpes (F), a hot spot for cross country flights in September/Oktober !

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#adventuregirl #airdesigngliders #paragliding #paraglidinglife #gleitschirm #parapente #groundhandling #alpsfreeride #discover #flying #wanderlust

Yesterday was the final day of a local vacation in (and around) Switzerland. Staying here was not the plan (nor was it my back up plan, for that matter 😂), but I enjoyed my time in the Alps and the Jura very much.
I am always grateful to live near these mountains, and now more than ever! The thermals are mellow, the clouds are playful and the swiss trains are always nearby and ready to take me home after the day’s adventure! ☁️🚃
Sure, I payed waaaay too much money for mountain lifts and morning coffees, but it was absolutely worth it! 🇨🇭
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#paragliding #parapente #gleitschirm #voolivre #gleitschirmfliegen #paraglidinglove #weliveparagliding #amazing_paragliding #flylikeagirl #adventure #wanderlust #mountainview #aerialphotography #alpsfreeride #cloudstagram #instaclouds #advanceparagliders #advanceomegaxalps3 #bealpha #jura3lacs #ig_bern #bernstagram #madeinbern #ilovebern #blickheimat #paraglidingcats #other_prespective #windypotm
#dragonflyfliesaway 09/20
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Ice time! Enjoying alpine glaciers while they still exist 😢

#paragliding #gleitschirm #ozoneparagliders #woodyvalley #creativepilots #gletscher #glacier #wetterhorn #glacier #zeolitegt #Ice #geindelwald #grindelwaldgletscher #soaring #berneroberland #wind #mountainview #cliff
#fliegen #parapente #alpsfreeride #alps #cravasse #serak #interlaken #gletscherinitiative

@other_prespective @paraglidingvideos @best.paragliding @paragliding_news @paraglidinglove @paragliding_family
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Life flies by fast! Don’t forget to stop and smell the glaciers. 🏔
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#dragonflyfliesaway #wanderlust #adventure #mountainview #alpsfreeride #outdoorwomen #radgirlslife #wildernessbabes #mountaingirls #mountaingirl #mountainbabes #girlswhoadventure #girlgetoutside #timetofly #unescojungfraualetsch #andshesdopetoo #wanderwomeninc #shewhoexplores #aletscharena #moneteenvalais #mysummerinvalais #valaiswallis #neverstopexploring #ig_wallis #topswitzerlandphoto #adventurespirit #inlovewithswitzerland #blickheimat #20min_heimat
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Flying over east sides between clouds and ending-season thermals. Thanks to @airlinksacademy for another amazing cross-coutry stage.

#AlpsFreeRide #LaSambuy #Sambuy #paraglidinggirls #paragliding #Annecy #paraglidingperspective #parapente #parapendio #Niviuk #clouds #France #thermals #xc #xcflight #paraglidingirls #mountain #mountainlover #mornings #Faraway

I really, really love vultures 🦅❤️
They are somewhat underrated and missunderstood in the human world, and the more I learn about them, the more I want everyone to know just how amazing these birds are!
They are master thermal flyers, and can fly hundreds of kilometers in a day, living a paragliding pilot’s dream!
They are incredibly chill creatures and sometimes actually use us as wind dummies, joining us flying humans whenever we find a lift!
I make a point of being as mindful of wildlife as I can when I fly; I altogether avoid known nesting sites during nesting periods and I immediately zoom out of areas defended by cranky birds of prey. But I will crash a thermal party with my oversized pink wing when I can, and I found vultures to be the most gracious hosts! They will gladly sync their 360s with us and may even catch a ride on the lift created by our wings to reach the next column of rising air. ✌️
Pictured here is one of the many vultures chilling over the Gorges du Verdon in France. After a short flight in Saint-Andre, I headed over to the paradise of airborne scavengers, and got to see literally hundreds of them up close with my feet on the ground for a change. And it was pure magic! To think that they had completely disappeared from our sky for a hundred years is incredibly sad, and I felt so very grateful and privileged to witness them thriving!
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#paragliding #parapente #gleitschirm #voolivre #paraglidinglove #flylikeagirl #adventure #wanderlust #mountainview #aerialphotography #griffonvulture #vautourfauve #vautour #vulture #bealpha #radgirlslife #gorgesduverdon #visitprovence #moodygrams #vultureconservation #animalsofinstagram #naturephotography #moodynature #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #clawsnwings #vulturesofinstagram #conservation #dragonflyfliesaway 09/20
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Uetliberg Djungel by air

#uetliberg #zürich #topofzurich #utokulm #paragliding #gleitschirm #parapente #djungel #urbandjungel #flying #woodyvalley #flowparagliders #soaring #ütliberg

Flying by night, can you spot the glider!? Thanks Pascal for this awesome picture & evening session!

#ozoneparagliders #nightlife #zürich #uetliberg #shilcity #zürichenge #zeolitegt #alpsfreeride #flying #night #paragliding #gleitschirm #zurichbynight #light #whereiswaldo #creativepilots #allmend #indiansummer #parapente

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After work sledie. Where would you land in the second picture to take the train home?

#alpsfreeride #zug #banhof #zugerberg #sunnset #zugersee #zugersee😍☀️❤️ #paragliding #gleitschirm #fiirabig #firabig #flying #landing #ozoneparagliders #creativepilots #afterwork #hikeandfly #glide

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Happy paraglidinggirl 🤩 !

This weekend I participated at the Hike&Fly Swiss Championship. 3 days of competition that permitted me to discover the wonderful area of Oberiberg, in Schwyz.

Hiking from a moutain to another mountain, take off and landing in tricky places with my AirDesign Soar gives me an amazing feeling.

Walk or fly ? Wait that the clouds disappear or walk ? What is the more efficient ? Think about a strategy to be the quickest - I love this game !

Taking part at this kind of event shows me that I have much more resources that I thought - mentally and physically. But it also shows me that I have to practise a lot: better using of mobile maps, intensive physical training and paraglide even more (the easiest point 😋).

I was proud to compete with the best swiss pilots. Congratulations to Hanes Kämpf who won the race. I finished at the second place in the female category after Patrizia Püntener who's a powerful runner !

Thank you to all the organizers and volunteers and @airdesignparagliders for the great prize.

@paraglidinggirls

#hfsm #hikeandfly #swisschampionship #schwyz #oberiberg #paraglidinggirls #flylikeagirl #girlpower #skywoman #airdesign #soar #adventure #purepassionforflying #parapente #parapendio #swissalps #fsvl #alpsfreeride

Counting my blessings today, as I scroll through my camera roll while my favorite cat purrs on my lap (I actually have three and they tie for the title 😸). I live near some of my favorite places on earth to fly all year round, and sometimes forget how lucky that is! Thank you, universe! 🙏🍀
Pictured is one of the most fun playground on earth (or, rather right above it 😁)! Do you know the place?
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#paragliding #parapente #gleitschirm #voolivre #gleitschirmfliegen #paraglidinglove #weliveparagliding #amazing_paragliding #flylikeagirl #adventure #wanderlust #mountainview #aerialphotography #alpsfreeride
#massifdesbauges #radgirlslife #girlswhoadventure #girlgetoutside #ifeelin #savoiehautesavoie #mountain_greatshots #bestofthealps #alpsmylove #mountainvibes #bestmountainartist #montagne_my_life #splendid_mountains #flyozone #skystagram
#dragonflyfliesaway 07/20

@serena0802 kiting her @airdesignparagliders Soar on the Chalvet. ☀️
She had fun playing with the wind, and I had fun playing with all the fancy buttons on my camera! 📸🪂
Win-win! 😉
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#paragliding #parapente #gleitschirm #voolivre #gleitschirmfliegen #paraglidinglove #paraglidinglife #weliveparagliding #amazing_paragliding #flylikeagirl #paraglidinggirls #adventure #wanderlust #mountainview #airdesigngliders #breakyourownrules #teamalpsfreeride #alpsfreeride #saintandrelesalpes #chalvet #alpesdehauteprovence #irresistiblealpesdehauteprovence #goparagliding #paraglidinggirls #lesalpesfr #other_prespective #paraglidingcats #provencealpescotedazur #castellane #meetthemoment #dragonflyfliesaway 08/20

Gods rays

#weather #sun #paragliding #god #sun #sunrays #rays #sunbeams #sunbeam #enlight #enlightenment #gleitschirm #gooutside #livingthedream #clouds

My second day of SIV be like : rescue!
Full stall à la flotte!
Can't wait to train more the full stall, the more important figure (for me) in paragliding!

Thanks @gui.hur Guglielmo pour la photo quand même!

#origami #rescue #fullstall #siv #paraglidinggirls #paragliding #Annecy #paragliding #parapendio #parapente #AirlinksAcademy #paraglidingirls #Mccaviation #Faraway

Thank @advancegliders for having designed such a comfortable & efficient harness🤩 Even when cruising at 4000m between the Konkordiaplatz and the Finsteraarhorn, we can relax and enjoy the ride😍😍😍 #advancegliders #impress4 #concordiaplatz #aletscharena #wallis #parapente #paragliding #gleitschirm #teamalpsfreeride #alpsfreeride

2020 continues to deliver amazing days🤩🤩🤩 Spent the afternoon high in the Alps surrounded by Glaciers and friends! What else!!!!????;-) #alpsfreeride #teamalpsfreeride #parapente #gleitschirm #paragliding #alps #finsteraarhorn #wallis #riederalp #aletscharena #thepicoftheday #colorful #finsteraarhornhütte

Fais ce que tu aimes et fais-le souvent #annecy #alpsfreeride #parapenteannecy

Still sooo much good fotage slumbering on my camera, waiting to be processed! Here playing with my #zeolitegt @uetliberg with the @insta_360_one_r and experimenting with a 3m loong selfie stick from @telesin_official

#uetliberg #alpsfreeride #zürich #fernsehturm #sunset #paragliding #ozoneparagliders #korteldesign #insta360oner #insta360 #telesin #utokulm @uto_kulm #topofzurich #szu

Zoom in to see the full trace: 984km #hiking (blue, 181km +13’950m elevation) & #flying (rainbow, 750km) from #Zurich to #Ljubjana. #goEast #volbiv #paragliding #adventure #ozone #zeno #paraworld

Favourite view on the way to/from work

#swissmill #swissmilltower #fischerweg #zürich #limmat #limmatsdadt

First flight in Saint-André-Les-Alpes, was huuuuge. It's not always about chasing kilometers, but also about discovering new conditions and improving the skills when things aren't easy. I really appreciated this first day here. Mountains are just incredibly beautiful here. Can't wait for more.

#AlpsFreeRide #StAndré #paraglidinggirls #paragliding #parapente #parapente #France #crosscountry #cumulus #parapendio #xcountry #xc #Faraway

How to take a quick break in between hours of a road trip! Can't wait to discover the South of France and its Alps while flying.🇫🇷

Thank you @serena0802 for the wing and the picture.

#AlpsFreeRide #Pi2 #Advance @advancegliders @paraglidinggirls @other_prespective #paraglidinggirls #groundhandling #paragliding #parapendio #parapente #sundays #france #saintandrelesalpes #alpes #alps #province #paraglidinggirls #Faraway

And here’s the #map of my progress the last days (Aug 20-25) of my trip. Decent #flying in #Austria followed by a monster #hike up to the border with #Italy. Two flights to get close to #Slovenia and a massive hike across the border and to #Bovec. #Flight to #kobarid despite #bora #wind. More hiking to #Tolmin followed by a last flight to #skofialoka on the fringes of #Ljubljana airport’s CTR. #goEast #volbiv #paragliding #adventure #ozone #zeno #paraworld

Groundhandling is part of the game ✌

What is your favorite spot for groundhandling 🗺 ? Without hesitation, mine is at Vallee de Joux 🏞. Unfortunately, it's open only in autumn and winter because of the grass growing 🌱. But the day before yesterday, I had the permission of the peasant to go 🤩 The grass has just been cut 🤗

Whole video on YouTube-> Link in bio

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@paraglidinggirls

#valleedejoux #groundhandling #soar #soaring #gonflages #parapente #gleitschirm #borntofly

#maps of progress from Aug 8-18. From #crapsogngion west, a big triangle in Fiesch and back East. Then through the #Engadin into Austria. #goEast #volbiv #paragliding #adventure

This after-front sunset was unreal. These times, the weather is turning into something that reminds a rainy autumn. Nevertheless, we can't wait for the last flyable days here before the end of the season.

#AlpsFreeRide #Jura #parapendio #sky #sunset #clouds #cat #catsofinstagram #front #rain #fall #autumn #paragliding #field #Switzerland #SwissJura #faraway

Crossing over the valley with @airlinksacademy 😍
Paragliding living legends @kzoairlines and @seiko_fukuoka guided six of us through three mountain ranges and helped us close a 100+ k triangle this Summer, how amazing is that! !? No one got stranded, we all made it to goal! 🏆
It was a tough flight for me, my head was not entirely in it, but I learned a lot and was so happy I pushed through!
Thank you Charles and Seiko for bringing out the best in us! 🙏🙏
Fingers crossed I can come back for a SIV over the lake later this season without risking quarantine!🤞😅
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#dragonflyfliesaway 07/20

#Map of first week, #hiking & #flying from #Zurich to #Ljubljana. #goEast #volbiv #paragliding #adventure

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