I guess the lesson that we can learn from this is;
If there is nothing but trees below you, then *put it in the
trees*
and don't try to avoid them.

May be a coincidence but we had two crashes this season, both
into the trees and both pilots survived with virtually no injury.
One had a cut on his head from the canopy and the other one just
bruises. The gliders, a Pegase and a DG-300 were totally damaged.

So obviously crashing into trees can give you an *edge* in such a
situation.

Christian