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A few months ago I was at a meeting for my paragliding club to assist in designing a club website when I sparked a comment to Bianca and Eduardo, “If you guys need any help, let me know.” — A few days prior to this meeting XAlps released the competitors of the June 16, 2019 race to Monaco from Salzburg and Eduardo was selected as a competitor. Ok, so normally that type of comment goes nowhere, but here I am, packing up two large sized bags of my gear and a carry on and boarding a plane to Europe for two months.

Researching, planning, training, shopping, contracting work… everything- has gone into what I am shortly embarking on with the team and I couldn’t be more excited. This trip will be the culmination of a few years in the sport of paragliding, my resurrection into fitness, and my undying love for adventure all wrapped up.

My goal over the course of the next two months is to sum up my practice, process, and documentation so that perhaps a future paraglider can make a better mental model, a better goal, or be motivated to try something that they otherwise wouldn’t study.

As I pack, I have made a spreadsheet gear list with weights, brands, and a few other details that might matter to those who are curious. I will follow up on reviewing my decisions for the gear in a later post.

So now here I am, packing up my belongings and preparing for an adventure. I hope to learn from the best, train with the best, and come out with an experience no one will ever understand except for those who were there. So here we go.