Ultimate soaring challenges or adventures

On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:28:09 -0800 (PST), nimbusgb
wrote:

I am looking to compile a list of 'The Ultimate Soaring Adventures'.
I'd

For me it has to be a Safari with a retractable engine sailplane.

I have flown from Italy to Ouarzazate (Morocco) in a dg400, A/R in
just 15 days, including 5 days of some of the most exciting soaring
over the Atlas. (...with the Stemme it's considered as cheating).

Other pilots have flown from Texas to Alaska (Mt. McKinley); from
Germany to Mt. Ararat in Turkey-Armenia; from Germany to South Africa
(!), but IIRC one glider was destroyed on half-way back.

A group of pilots flew a tow combination with a Blanik (?) and Robin
(?) from Germany to South Africa.

All these destinations require flying outside well established gliding
areas. Breaking the boundaries is lots of fun. You take the energy
from the unknown environment.
Tamer safaris can be flown almost everywhere, and are still a lot of
fun.

Travels with a TMG are a much different story, though bringing a
Stemme from the UK to NZ must be a great achievment.



Aldo Cernezzi