Paragliding in Europe

How to rack up the hours in Europe

8 December, 2023, by Theo de Blic

Travelling from site to site and devoting all he has to the sport, Théo de Blic explains how to rack up the hours in Europe

My biggest goal in a season is to clock up as many hours in the air as possible. In a good year I can manage around 800 hours; in 2022 I was at almost 900. There is only one way to spend that amount of time in the air: you always need to be at the best flying spot possible.

Chamonix in January / February
If you want to log flights in winter in Europe there is no better place than Chamonix. The weather is usually fairly nice and Chamonix is protected from windy days due to the huge mountains surrounding the narrow valley, which makes it pretty reliable....

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