Adventure Stories – Paragliding


Peter and I are paragliding somewhere over the city of Interlaken. Peter recently placed 5th in World Cup Paragliding competition. 5th in World Cup Paragliding competition.

Gene above Switzerland with an instructor while paragliding

New Zealand – Parasailing


Gene above Switzerland with an instructor while paragliding
Peter and I are paragliding somewhere over the city of Interlaken. Peter recently placed 5th in World Cup Paragliding competition.
Three men assist Gene with putting on a harness,
Here the lads are putting me in the paraglider harness.
Gene up in the sky paragliding with an instructor
Ahhhh, paragliding in the Swiss Alps!
That’s Stepfan, my pilot from Alpine Center in Interlaken.
He holds a world record for staying aloft for 8 hours and traveling 197 kilometers.
An open paraglider on the ground
The paraglider fills with air.
Gene relaxing on a bridge above a river in his wheel chair in Switzerland
The lakes and rivers here in Interlaken are all fed by glaciers.
Gene and an instructor paragliding above Switzerland.
Gene sitting in his wheel chair next to a bench and a beautiful clear lake
This looks like a good place to relax.