Para-hiking: The Eco Alternative

The hike and fly adventure from Elk Mountain was definately a very good experience and a lot of fun, not to mention a very good change from drive and fly Woodside routine.

The hike took us approximately two hours going at a slow/medium pace with 20 kg backpacks. Dion was using the XIX Wild Art Trek backpack/harness to save 5 kg.

We (Dion, Duncan, Brad and Lukas) arrived at the summit just after the sunset and the view was worth alone to hike the mountain. I would definately love to do this again soon, Mt. Deroche or later in the summer, Mt. Cheam would be awesome para-hikes.

Lukas Ircha

PS. It did not take long to get back to the Woodside routine. On Saturday evening I did three awesome (awesome at least for me) flights ranging from 30 to 45 minutes where I learned a great deal and refined most of my flying skills.

Name:	Lukas Ircha
Date/Time:	Sun, August 4, 2002 at 1:30:04 PM PDT
Score:	5
In Reply To:	When Sun, Earth and Moon Align <Dion@iparaglide.com> [August 4, 2002 @ 1:27:34 PM] (1/1)
Subject:	Para-hiking: The Eco Alternative
Message:
The hike and fly adventure from Elk Mountain was definately a very good experience and a lot of fun, not to mention a very good change from drive and fly Woodside routine. The hike took us approximately two hours going at a slow/medium pace with 20 kg backpacks. Dion was using the XIX Wild Art Trek backpack/harness to save 5 kg. We (Dion, Duncan, Brad and Lukas) arrived at the summit just after the sunset and the view was worth alone to hike the mountain. I would definately love to do this again soon, Mt. Deroche or later in the summer, Mt. Cheam would be awesome para-hikes. Lukas Ircha PS. It did not take long to get back to the Woodside routine. On Saturday evening I did three awesome (awesome at least for me) flights ranging from 30 to 45 minutes where I learned a great deal and refined most of my flying skills.