Paraglider dies in Thunderstorm

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Paraglider dies in Thunderstorm

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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/20 ... torm_x.htm
Thermals are good.
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Un-freakin-believeable!
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see, without those Dakine Cold Mitts she'da been a goner, eh :?: Kinda cool like flying in from space and she didn't have to fork over a million bucks for a spaceflight, it IS like winning the lottery 8)

I wonder how high you can go in a kite.....But more importantly: Where the hell do you find this stuff, JL :roll:
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Check the log. To much time on my hands. Not enough time on the water. I plan to deal with that this weekend!!
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Crazy!!! There's a utube clip with a kiteboarder catching a thermal, that put him up at about 600 ft!! I thought it was fake the 1st time i saw it. 32,000ft is........ wow!
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