Paragliding XC Full Flight 53km in Chartreuse - Vol cross parapente Saint Hilaire chartreuse (FR)

About 3 hours of chillout music covering my cross-country full flight in Chartreuse (Isère, France - French Alps).
Disclaimer 1 : I make no money out of this video. I have NOT set a single ADD on it.
Disclaimer 2 : No vario beep here. My advice: Do not use it, turn it off, and feel what your wing and sensations provide you.

Getting ready - ulimate checks 00:00
Taking off from St Hilaire 02:59
Warming up (testing the air mass) on site, flying above Saint Hilaire du Touvet 05:19
Leaving the site toward South-West 14:25
Passing by St Pancrasse 17:35
Arriving at manival, fighting against the breeze that kills thermals 23:30
Escaping from the breeze, and going toward Fort St Eynard 33:26
Climbing up to the cloud 41:45
Admiring Mount Chamechaude ont the right, sappey en chartreuse below 48:16
Arriving at fort St Eynard, southwest-most point of the trip 53:45
Waving back at people watching 54:54
Coming back from St Eynard , tasting the cloud 1:22:20
Reaching bec charvet 1:33:25
Reaching the dent de Crolles 1:37:35
1st try out toward Mont Granier (failed) 1:43:12
2nd try (successful) toward North-East to Mont Granier 1:55:00
I keep myself as high as possible. A cloud kindly swallows me and i have to get myself out of him, I close my wing's ears and accelerate 2:03:18
Exploring the 2nd floor of Chartreuse's mountains, here between Perquelin and cirque de st Meme 2:11:08
You may like the reversed arch at 2:16:20
I keep flying beside of Chartreuse's wonderful clives 2:31:11
Too late for Granier, it's shading over my way, almost arrived. I reached my northeast-most point at Col de l'Alpe 2:36:40
I can't lift myself up enough to reach safely the sunny west-side of the mountain, got to head back to lumbin
No more thermals 2:40:50
I decide to dive into the valley breeze. It pushes me successfully toward the landing site at glide ratio of 40:1!! :) 2:47:22
Passing by Col de Marcieu at 2:51:07
Running out of battery :'(
Landing peacefully at almost 0Km/h facing the breeze
Smiling forever after this 54km flight.

Related GPS animated track here : http://www.doarama.com/view/3015
Doarama is now Ayvri : https://ayvri.com/scene/gdkz4mmp5z/0o...

Wing: Ozone Buzz Z3
Harness: Sup'Air Altix2

To be watched during your spare time...

Edit: *
Many people (mostly pilots I guess) are asking for the original audio in order to listen to the vario beeping, or maybe some comments during the flight. I totally understand the request (Edit2: and now available at    • Paragliding XC full flight - St Hilai...  ), but most of them may be disapointed as :
I try not to use the vario's beep. Especially on this kind of flight, where the roof has plenty of nebulosity and fly relatively close to the mountains. Yet, I use the last 2mn altitude curve which is an option that most modern variometers have, to measure if I'm doing well in small thermals (less than 1m/s) when I'm far from the clives or any visual clues, or If i am sinking slightly at some extent far from visual landmarks. Thus, nothing really to expect from the original audio.
For other viewers, who may enjoy both listening to chillout music, with a video support for any purpose I don't mind, maybe taking a nap or simply having a relaxing moment, hearing wind and/or vario beeps for about 2 hours may not be so much enjoyable.

I could add english subtitles for the cross country decisions I take or such, I will do that one day. I am also thinking of making new XC videos, with both audio versions. I need to have additional batteries, I will attach a powerbank I think, and record new full flight with new improved skills and greater altitude throughtout the flight, until the landing. Keep in touch.

Some have talked about the 3 useless minutes at the begining. I thougth for non pilots, it could be interesting to see what is happening at a take off place, it helps contextualizing the time before the flight. At least this is what I thought. Notice that the first time maker in the description goes straight at the take off ;)

Anyway, I am grateful for those who have left a positive comment, thumbs up, and I do not blame those who's been disapointed. Please consider the decisions I took regarding this video, and if you don't like it, simply look for other videos that will fulfill your requirements :)

Club : https://www.laileetlacuisse.fr

Music for those who are interested : a blend of Dhamika songs + new age style erotic lounge 5 mix.

tags: parapente paragliding XC cross country chillout saint hilaire chartreuse granier saint eynard dent de crolles