paragliding in colorado
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i took my girl last week after the bolder boulder, it was her first time.
here are 2 pics and 2 .movs
http://cs.mtvn.com/TESTING/jared…
http://cs.mtvn.com/TESTING/jared…
pic1 is her at the bottom of the hill where she launched.
pic2 is her about 1500' up, about 300 feet off launch.
mov1 is her flying
mov2 is me flyingit's so fun.
- lvl_130
holy shit. i have wanted to get into that so bad. seriously. the problem is that i live in minnesota. is it even possible here?
i need some insight.
oh and the pics and videos are really cool. thanks
- brandelec0
that's awesome j_red
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lvl_13, here's a list of certified instructors in MN:
http://www.ushga.org/instructors…it's the funnest thing ever man.
- Soler0
was that in Ft. Collins?
- lvl_130
hey thanks j_red. i'll check that out. so how does it work exactly? do you have to be certified? is there only certain places you can fly?
also,(i know a lot of questions, sorry) how much (estimate) does some quality gear cost? i have searched on ebay several times for equipment but not really sure if any of it is a good deal. i don't want to be far from the ground finding myself with a chute that rips in half and plunging to my death : )
- jox0
I may have stolen this from Dumb & Dumber but I really DID think the Rockies would be a little rocker than that!
John Denver is full of shit, man!
- Tara0
very cool
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this is in golden, you can see denver if you look close in the pic2.
don't buy used unless you know the guy...the results are worse than when you buy a crappy walkman.
i got a used setup from a buddy for about $1000(u.s.) new a setup is like ~$3000.
I used my setup for 2 years and then sold it for about $700.
That's about $150 a year for the raddest thing ever.
i live in manhattan now. i miss it.
- jevad0
RM foothills to do it!
And jox those are the foothills man!!
The rockies really are rocky!
^_^
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- lvl_130
thanks for the insight!
if you don't mind, i'm going to send you an email tomorrow with some questions :)
Thanks again.