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Climbers who take up paragliding soon learn that flying is not a good way to descend from hard climbs. The conditions are too unreliable and the risk is too great. But climbing for flying's sake, ascending an easy mountain to launch from a meadow or snowfield, can be one of the most rewarding paragliding experiences. It is a return to the sport's roots. A fifteen minute descent after a scenic hike may be more memorable than a hundred hours of soaring at the old club hill.

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