Paragliding

Product Code: PARAGMIT
Location: Italia:

THE EXPERIENCE:
How many times you have wished of being able to fly!? Now your dream can come true.  After a short run-up with an instructor you will together take off to pilot the glider enjoying the emotions of the flight and be able to view amazing scenery from the ultimate viewing point. It is overall an unforgettable experience.

IMPORTANT:
The maximum Weight allowed 110 Kg. You must be in good health

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:
It is one sport that is dependant on whether conditions. It’s therefore advised to call the center on the morning. The telephone numbers will be supplied with the reservation.

DURATION:
The duration of the experience varies based on factors such as atmospheric conditions and number of participants. The briefing experience and the launch are approximately an hour, but it is possible that it may take half day or more.

NUMBERS:
The briefing can be of group, the launch will be carried out singularly together with a qualified instructor.

SPECTATORS:
Spectators are welcome. Cameras are also recommended to capture the moment.

ADVISED CLOTHING:
It’ s advised warm and comfortable clothing, trekking shoes, shirt, sweater, parka, gloves, jeans and sunglasses!!

AVAILABILITY:
The experience is available all year round. During weekends there is higher demand and it’s for this we advise you to reserve with at least 6 weeks of advance.

LOCALITY:
Ancona, Aosta, Rome, L'Aquila, Bari, Bergamo, Biella, Benevento, Brescia, Chieti, Catania, Genova, Crotone, Latina, Livorno, Modena, Palermo, Pescara, Pisa, Trento, Cosenza.
 
OTHER INFORMATION:
In some localities it is possible to demand DVD of the experience (extra payment for the service).

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	EXPERIENCE TOTAL		35000pts

Fascinating Facts

Riverboarding is believed to have originated in the late 1970s. It is claimed to have originated in France, when raft guides stuffed a burlap mail sack with life vests and went down rapids.. However, as no boards were involved in this practice, true riverboarding may have been invented by American Robert Carlson. During the 1980s, Carlson began running rivers in California using an ocean bodyboard. He felt that the boards sank too much, so he made his own board that was thicker and more buoyant, and with handles and a slick bottom. Soon, riders adapted a personal submarine shell for their molds and the plastic version of the riverboard was born.

European riders also developed a foam version (called a hydrospeed or sledge) of the plastic board to reduce weight and avoid injuring each other during collisions that sometimes resulted from one rider travelling downstream and another facing upstream while surfing a hydraulic. Today, homemade foam hydrospeeds are very popular among European riders. It didn't take long for the plastic version to find it's way to New Zealand where the sport gained in popularity and is known as sledging.

Though still a sport with a small number of participants, riverboarding has grown in popularity from media exposure and the emergence of commercial operators running riverboard trips.