On the eve before Christmas Eve Rachel and Danno are wishing you all a Merry Christmas and wanted to share this inspiring video that we found as food for thought on these festive days. And of course just as inspiring the making off…
Upperbody Bootpacking from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. Finally a mini “perturbation” (= front) moved through with not much more than some rain below 2500m. However building character with mon frere Cedric is priceless, boot packing for the upperbody
Beautiful hike with minimal visibility! Ibex in the misty distance Balcony of Chalet des Pyramides 1895M Same Beautiful Hike with improved visibility!!! the circle of life: tree growing from tree:) Ibex in camouflage “Danger” The Chamonix Valley from balcony of Chalet des Pyramides 1895M and l’Aiguille du Midi 3842M is […]
Christmas tree at 221 Rout du Mont from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo.
Untitled from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. Pascal from the local helicopter service came by to brief us on the do’s and don’ts when working with the helicopter. The service is called in for evac and avy work Pascal had some other stops to make and left the daisy bell behind […]
A GREAT day for hike in the woods behind Caroline Simond’s house with Misty who smiled every minute. She played fetch the whole hike with sticks up and down the snowy hills! Not once did she ever look tired or did she ever stop SMILING! Such a fun day!
Before I learned to fly paragliders in Aspen, my friend Martin Johanson was already paragliding off Smuggler mountain and his stories were definately a contributing inspiration for me to learn. Untitled from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. At launch, Sorède Nov 30th from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. When I finally started to […]
Here we go, leaving the Côte d’Azur heading towards the Pyrenees to see our friends Martin and Coralie. It was through them that I ended up in Aspen. I met them on a small island off the coast of Honduras in 1997. They told me about the sleepy little town […]
The search for our Thanksgiving dinner had led us to the little town Greolieres. An awesome medieval town nest old in some south facing cliffs perfect for paragliding take off. The town had a great vibe and we camped out in the local Townsquare without any problems. We finally made […]
Today the tour took us from our picturesque camp spot at lac du St Croix, through the Pallud sur Verdon, along the Route de Crete, through Castellano where we had a double sunset and ended up in the lovely town of Greolieres. Leaving a special lake from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. Palud […]
After two days in the park, it’s time to get moving again and head down to the town of Moustiers Saint Marie in the Provonce. This is the gateway to the world-famous gorge of the Verdon. Our drive will take us through the town of Gap which is a perfect opportunity […]
Écrins National Park (French: Parc national des Écrins) is one of the ten French national parks. It is located in the south-eastern part of France and consists in a mountainous region of the Dauphiné Alps, south of Grenoble and north of Gap, shared between the départements of Isère and Hautes-Alpes.It […]
I signed a promisary note to the Compagnie du Blanc and dropped it off at HR.We have 10 days before the medical refresher starts, so I ask my bosses if we could skip town to go and see some of the French countryside. Since so many people in Chamonix speak English I […]
The weather gods have been so kind to us in waiting with the attack of winter. Building the van in t-shirt in the arctic circle has been pleasant and driving has been ever so kind. Plus seeing the transformation of this magic town is fun to watch from the beginning. […]
Yesterday was probably one of the bigger days in a string of big days… As Rachel and I were waiting on the parking lot at La Flégère, minutes after 11 am, there was movement in the cable car. We about choked when a spitting image of Craig, my boss in […]
Voila, there you are, you arrive late, it’s dark and you move the 200kg of belongings in from the van into your new home, go to bed tired and wake up the next morning in awe. Right at the foot of the glacier of Europes roof is rayay’s new digs: […]
Today we drove form Bavaria where we stayed with Ernst and Nicole and Nico Strobl. We drove through Austria, then Italy where we had a romantic lunch in Malcesine. … and arrived at the Tunnel under the Monte Bianco. The border was “closed”, so there was a line of cars […]
You can call me a food snob. But Sometimes you run into these occasions where I have to make mention of amazing food for a ridiculous cheap price. At € 1,13 a liter of diesel – at the time of writing – I will drive up to 150miles out of […]
Öffingen, Bad Dürheim, Badem Würtemberg, Germany. This our friend Martin Berliner. He is my paragliding brother from another mother. He is one of Germany’s most talented mechanical engineers, as well as versed in craftmanship of woodworking, tool making as he is up to date in local regulations. As a Francophone […]
Impressive to see A380 Airbusses on the Frankfur tarmac like they are a dime a dozen. Between, 3 pairs of ski’s, 2 pairs of ski boots, snowboard and snowboard boots, a tandem paraglider, camera gear and winter clothing we had just over 400lbs including carry-on luggage, a total of $500 […]
Exactly 20 days after our visit at the Consulate in crazy Sta. Monica, Ca. – FedEx pulled through in an overnighter:2 books w long stay/ work visa’s for France. The gateway to owning vehicle’s, opening bank acts, and access to healthcare. It’s been a fun month, from being inspired by […]
After a day of running errands, homeless in our car, a bitter sweet goodbye Denver. Packed to the roof, Kitty on board and the car bottommed out… The meter has stopped for now we are out… on our way to Ohio and onwards. Free!!!
Finally, October 10th, one last time I fold the toilet paper in a little triangle for our next renters. This is the second time in ten days where we are handing over the keys to one of our domiciles. We are officially homeless. We picked Mayday up in Winterpark the […]
Alisa thanks for showing us Santa Monica! Thank you Alisa vanZint for putting us up in Santa Monica, 0.6 miles from the Consulate and taking us out for diner, to an awesome restaurant called”sage”. The visa section of the consulate General was not what you expect of something that would […]
“Hey gringo! ‘want some more shit to carry?” Shouted the street vendor from across the street when I crossed the border between San Diego and Tijuana. This was in 1997. After finishing up six months of working in New Zealand, I was now traveling with all my gear through California and […]
One down, one to go… Today Katie and Kaitlyn are moving in at #733, this also means we are moving out. We’re no way near ready and packed but we asked them for one final favor: to go flying together once more this season. It is fall, I love how my […]
What a joy to fly with Tosh today; 11 years old and an athlete. Thanks for flying bud!
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