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| A hike up Plan Praz on a gorgeous day. |
Chamonix, France, is a great mountain town. After a quick stop in Annecy for lunch, we made our way to Chamonix for a few days--since the weather was going to be ok. This vacation was essentially going to be a follow the weather/wind type of vacation since we wanted to paraglide and hike (aka hike-and-fly) as much as possible.
Our first few days were windy. A combination of Mistral/Foehn winds were making their way around Europe, which resulted in gusty weather, but some warm sun as well. We ended up hiking the first day in a half-hearted attempt to climb Plan Praz, one of the paragliding launches that during season, has a cable car that goes up to the top. We were not in season. And we both had colds...mine received after reuniting with my partner in crime, shockingly, not by an airplane.
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| Half way up Mont Blanc |
We were able to manage a flight from Plan de l'Aguille (the first stop on the famed Aguille du Midi cable car up Mont Blanc) and it was spectacular. The winds were light to nil, and we had a bit of a run off the east facing side, but the reward was amazing. Somewhat of a sled ride into town, we caught a bit of lift here and there, but took a short, gratifying flight. Turns out we were really lucky, as the weather and launch conditions on the rest of the trip didn't bode well for tandems.
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| A great flight |
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| A celebratory lunch. |
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