Hang Gliding and Paragliding Volume 44 / Issue 2: February 2014 | Page 21

ing and camping on launch with
little-to-no restrictions, so most of
the attendees spent the evening up
top, happily huddled amongst friends
around propane heaters and burn
barrels provided by the organizers,
before retiring chilled, tired, satiated,
and adorned with perma-grins.
Saturday morning was chilly and
brought lighter conditions, with a
number of extended sledders for the
paragliders and more laps for the
speed flyers. The west wind picked up

quickly; only the cowboys who were
left for the afternoon braved some
choppy conditions. Everyone cleared
out by evening, and the event came to
a close with lots of satisfied pilots.
Let’s hope the event seems worth
the risk again next year, because
these seemingly rare gatherings of
multi-disciplined pilots don’t and
can’t happen enough. Hosting events
like this is rarely profitable and
generally thankless, hard work, but
when they are successful, the smiles

Evening Emelie glass-off rally. Top to
bottom: Becca Bredehoft, Justin Brim, Marshall
Miller. ABOVE Kevin Hintze give a beautiful
tandem flight over the bear river.
left

and memories make the risk of failure seem insignificant. These are the
types of events that knit our community together. They are extremely
beneficial, not only for learning in
a relaxed environment but also for
meeting more enthusiastic flying
friends.

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