Paragliding Lessons Expedition Live

	August 29 Taking Off Again
	Well...The Carstensz Pyramid climb has been postponed. So we are off to Australia. In this picture Erik is executing a perfect launch. Looking on are Jeff Evans, Gavin Attwood and our awesome travel agent Sally Berg. This is a sequence of four dispatches, keep scrolling down through all four...

August 29 Run Erik!
The mountain in Australia is called Kosciusko and it is the highest point in Australia and therefore considered to be one of the Seven Continental Summits. Carstensz Pyramid, though higher is on an island so by some definitions is not a continental summit...

August 29 Launch
At the base of Kosciuszko is Thredbo Resort and there is lots of snow. So we will bring our skis too. This will be a great opportunity to climb one of the Seven Summits, ski fresh powder in August, and enjoy fine Australian wine. Thanks for inviting us Erik, Allegra and NVU Productions.

Okay so we will be working too; but at least its fun work.

See you later...
Off to OZ!

Photo sequence by Michael Brown 2002

August 4 Still in Colorado
Carstensz Pyramid expedition leader Pasquale Scaturro coming in for a landing.

At least six of the eight team members are learning to fly for the trip to Australia after Carstensz.

Photo by Gordon Brown

Paragliding Lessons
Pretty fly for blind guy. Erik and Bill Laurence of Fly Away Paragliding practicing takeoffs.

Check out www.flyawayparagliding.com or call (303) 642-0849 for information on learning how to fly.

Photo by Gordon Brown

August 4 South Park
Erik Weihenmayer running to get his paraglider up to speed for takeoff.

Photo by Gordon Brown

August 4th South Park Colorado
Lessons with Fly Away Paragliding. We are learning how to paraglide so that we can fly off of Mount Kosciuszko, the highest point in Australia. Here Michael Brown is coming in for a landing on the small hill.

Photo by Gordon Brown

Previous expedition dispatches:

Tibet 2004
Ice Climbing at Vail
Long's Peak
"Farther Than the Eye Can See" North American Tour
Matterhorn Expedition Live
Mount Princeton Expedition Live
Kosciuszko Australia Expedition Live
Paraglide Lessons Expedition Live
Mount Elbrus Russia Expedition Live
Zugspitze Germany Expedition Live
The Beginning of Expedition Live
Serac Adventure Films