Paragliding Annecy in August, Col de Forclaz Launch

Flight Date: 5 pm, 22 August 2017
Launch: Col de Forclaz, Annecy
Landing: Doussard, also where the shuttle leaves from.
Shuttle: 7 euro 1 trip or 60 euro for 10 and about 30 minutes to launch. Frequency seems to change and can be anything from every half hour to every hour and a half.

Exact location and details on paraglidingmaps.com

I have been paragliding on and off in Annecy for about a month. The weather hasn't been great this year but every now and then it really switches on in the afternoon (especially after 4pm it seems) and a great flight is easily had.

This particular flight is 1 of 3 in 3 days where it was just lifty all over the place. I tried to fly out to the first peak with an eye to fly to the second and then possibly across the lake, but it got really turbulent the closer I got.

I reached the first peak and started to climb in some horrible air, but when I saw the guy in front of me start to rock all over the place and then have a collapse which really rolled him (02:20) I decided to fly back to the launch ridge and buzz around there a bit more.

I can see why people love flying at Annecy when it is working. Beautiful paragliding with amazing scenery.

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