Welcome to Alpine Ascent's paragliding and XC courses based in the Chamonix Valley. The courses are run by Gavin Foster and a team of the most experienced alpine flying guides and instructors.
The courses can be tailored to your needs and programmes, aims and goals adapted to ability and experience. The alpine courses will enable you to fly the best sites in the Chamonix and Annecy area where building airtime and XC experience is easy.
Group size is 6 pilots to 1 guide to ensure safety, enjoyment and easy communication between the group. Gavin will take the forecast each morning and assess the weather and conditions and the best site to fly from to ensure you are given the best chance of achieving a decent XC flight.
Before flying each day you will have a brief from Gavin on the weather forecast, the site from which you are flying from, the local area and the goal and route to be taken. He will also talk extensively throughout the course about thermalling techniques, forward launching, how to use your vario to centre in the thermal, using ground features to find lift, valley flows and landing out.
The courses are aimed at:
- Pilots who want to learn to fly in alpine conditions safely and in controlled conditions.
- Pilots who can already thermal and wish to improve and learn new skills and want to go XC.
- Pilots who already fly XC and wish to fly higher and further.
- Pilots who are looking for a challenge and the opportunity to fly in some of the world’s most beautiful surroundings.
Gavin Foster is also the UK importer for Advance Paragliders. There is often an opportunity to demo gliders and harnesses on trips, if you wish to try anything specific then please let us know at the time of booking so we can make sure it is arranged. There will also be other Advance products available from their clothing lines to purchase.
Please see www.advance.ch for further information.
