Paragliding 130km XC | Jura Mountains Switzerland | Out and Return

Published 2022-11-23
Paragliding cross country flight in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, the original plan was an ambitious 200km out and return. After taking off to early I bombed out then went back up for another go, shortening the task to 150km. I made 130km in the end, landing at sunset after 7 hours flying.

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All Comments (21)
  • @AnthonyMassie
    You are quickly becoming my favorite paragliding YouTuber. Consistently great stories and productions!
  • @BobJones20001
    Thanks for the upload today Ben. I had a shit day at work so getting to come home, lay back on the couch when a glass of wine and get some therapy from Dr Kellet is absolutely what I needed. Perfect timing
  • @Luke.A.Hayman
    'He's worried about going in the cloud I guess, so I'll fly towards him...'! Classic line, really made me chuckle :)
  • Cool to see you enjoying my home flying site. Seeing you ignoring and violating airspaces not so fun though😮. I wish you had taken those more seriously. Launch site at Weissenstein has been closed for paragliders several times in the past because of rules and airspace violations. We locals then need to invest a lot of effort to get it back open and reastablish the trust. So next time ask the locals and inform yourself before launch. Sorry for being the nagative guy here. I am loving your videos but I also love that flying site😅. Keep the cool stuff coming!
  • @DomesticDave
    Great video and flight. Thanks for advertising my home site, I live just under the Weissenstein and you made it look easy, which it is not always. Nice to see fellow Englishmen enjoying my backyard. Drop me a line if your heading this way again.
  • @AntonMadness
    Great production, nice story pleasing to watch! Can't wait for winter to be over!
  • Hi Benjamin, it's Cédric @ SportsTrackLive. If you need to change color set to your profile it can be easily be done. Just let me know if you need help or have any request for the future (yes I'm a paraglider too while SportsTrackLive is not dedicated to this sport). Neat video!!
  • @Bernhard59
    Great Video Benjamin love it ! Thanks for sharing ! best regards from south Germany 👍
  • @Hemersonr
    masterclass!!! Never give up !!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
  • @derekweir1020
    brilliant video, love all your content. keep it coming.
  • @paraworth
    You’re nailing it Ben. Great job of flying filming and having heaps of fun. Smiles are the biggest clue of achievement in parapente
  • @petavon
    Great video Ben. I've committed to a Europe trip next year so hopefully I can have some similar experiences. Good job mate.
  • Only ever see the Sun Simulator in your videos with it's obvious hexagonal shape and bluish light🤒
  • Man! What a great day out! Struggling at times but then you made it back. That feeling of being high when everything starts to glass off, the world laid out before you lit by the golden sunset, calm lift, the LZ in sight after a long day... if you could bottle that feeling you'd be a billionaire. One small request: seeing as how I'm a minor league pilot and a major league muppet, I struggle at times with working cloud streets. Your hyper lapse footage is very useful as I'm able to watch the clouds form and decay. However, what you often do, editing wise, is cut away just as you reach the end of a part of the street and I miss how you transition to the next part. Perhaps you could do a stand alone video sometime (similar to the "Getting Above the Cloud" one you did a while back) showing how you work the cloud streets in a bit more detail. Cheers.