Oddball's Totally Awesome Paragliding Thread

[Kiki Cannoli]

I flew Golden CO once. Off the first peak caught a nice thermal and on the rise an eagle glided along next to us.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTl1Ny8ylIk&feature=related]Thermalling in April - paragliding in Golden Colorado.mov - YouTube[/ame]

 

[freedombecki]

Thanks for sharing the beautiful video, Kiki.

 

[Oddball]

I'll be down south, where it's not drought stricken.

well unless we got some more pics of you HGing, I am downgrading this thread to "Awseome" from "Totally" Awesome.

Bought a Go Pro Hero camera.

Totally awesome coming up, as soon as I can access a 'puter with the chops to edit the footage.

Please stand by.....

 

[Jeremy]

I'll be down south, where it's not drought stricken.

well unless we got some more pics of you HGing, I am downgrading this thread to "Awseome" from "Totally" Awesome.

Bought a Go Pro Hero camera.

Totally awesome coming up, as soon as I can access a 'puter with the chops to edit the footage.

Please stand by.....

waiting...

 

[Jeremy]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhmzmOwkRuM]GoPro HD: Jeb Corliss and Roberta Mancino - Wingsuit Flyers - YouTube[/ame]

 

[freedombecki]

That's scarey, Jeremy.

 

[freedombecki]

I was hoping Oddball would have his pictures of Marshall(?) by now. *sigh*

 

[Oddball]

The video card on my laptop won't drive the video from my Go Pro....Will work on them and hopefully get them to my Youtube page sometime soon.

*crosses fingers*

 

[The Infidel]

My buddy Steven gets chased out of the sky by a hawk, at Marshall.

Red-Tailed Hawk Scares Away Paraglider - YouTube

Ive seen RC planes chased but never a para glider .... thats funny.

 

[freedombecki]

The video card on my laptop won't drive the video from my Go Pro....Will work on them and hopefully get them to my Youtube page sometime soon.

*crosses fingers*

Way over my head. I just wish I had a digital camera I could use to take pictures and download them here. Unfortunately, the camera I bought 2 years ago didn't have the right button:

There that's more like it.

 

[freedombecki]

Oldest Parglider is 101-year-old woman

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8YIqHf67jE]101-year-old sets paragliding record - YouTube[/ame]
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[Oddball]

New computer means I can now edit my Go Pro and post the vids.

NEW VIDEO!!

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuL84xOsANM[/ame]

 

[freedombecki]

Very beautiful, Oddball.

 

[hortysir]

Very cool, OB1


Didn't know that about you!

I was into surfing as a kid and had just started getting into kite-boardng before I ruined my foot. So I get the rush of weightlessness!!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRZYrQKet18]EXTREME Kiteboarding | 60ft Air | Bridge Jump | Fort De Soto - Tampa FL - YouTube[/ame]



I'd sold all my shit before the injury anyway, so.....

Guess I'll just live vicariously through you and your videos.

 

[Oddball]

Editing the other footage....More to come.....

 

[freedombecki]

This is the operator. Waiting for answer.

....

Waiting for answer....

 

[Oddball]

My friends Steven (shooting the video from the orange glider) and Caleb a couple of days ago at Crestline, CA.

Gotta get back there soon!

 

[freedombecki]

My friends Steven (shooting the video from the orange glider) and Caleb a couple of days ago at Crestline, CA.

Gotta get back there soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qBjZAnQjM0

That's a beautiful place, Oddball. Hope you got back there or will when the weather is perfect.

 

[Oddball]

It's getting perfect right now and I'm on the wrong end of the map.

 

[cereal_killer]

Oddball not to hijack your thread but I did my first skydive this weekend and it was awesome!!!! The free fall was a rush. Gliing back down was pretty awesome as well so I can see why you've fallen in love with paragliding. What a blast, I'm hooked now.

Anyway this is your thread and I just wanted to share this with you. Back to the regular scheduled programming!