Mágico vuelo!

Awesome. Amazing views of the volcano. Thanks for sharing.

Este Tipo es la Honda

where is thsi ridge ?

WOW, to get a round of applause from golfers after landing on their fare-way, now that's a first. Great flight Buddy.

I'd have gone for a hole in one

Man, nice ride through the cloud slolum! Yeah, I bet that flight will be hard to beat! How long was the hike up?

Do you fly now?

espectacular eres un genio. me gustaria saber si las temperaturas en el vilcan son diferentes que a las de abajo. saludos de un chapin

Awesome video. What was the wing you're using? Looks like you had a good bit of gliding time...but the wing seemed smaller than a typical paraglider wing? Thanks!

Nice video love it great experience!!

buenos tardes. Voy a subir con speed wing pronto. quieres volar?

You found friendly golfers, that's kind of like a new specie :)

beautiful scenery !! How was the flight through the clouds ?? Turbulences ? Did you hike all the way up ? :) I'm going there in a couple of months, and I would appreciate any kind of practical informations ! jb

Great job! Loved the video. I've taken an introductory course last year but looking forward to getting certified this year. Is this a P1 certification?

Great video... an experience

Que pasada, vaya forma de bajar el Acatenango!!!

Great Video! When it's the best time on the year to fly over there? Thank you :)

Hai..amazing video and blue skies. what type of your wing ??? Wally - Dubai

Muebe honduras ....y el.mundo entero

Que maravilloso soy de Acatenango me encanta lo que hacen mi sueño seria poder hacerlo es increible, saludos amigos

Can you get hit by a plane? To me this looks a little to insane. Beautiful but insane.

Very nice video, thx for the response about the volcanic launch

The place we were staying organized all of the logistics. We chartered a helicopter and flew from the La Reunion Golf Course to the summit.

Very nice vid and flight, I am planning a flying trip to Guatemala this winter. Any chance you could provide some background re. logistics? For example how did you get to that launch?

this is really the best one I ever see ... Weldon

Very nice Location to fly, i hope i can fly there or something like this too anyone.

I had butterflies watching this. Going through those thick clouds seemed as if everything was lost and you could just smack into a mountain with no heads up. Your the man!

Love the video. Looks like a great flight. I think you just inspired me to learn to paraglide. Good music choice too.

Amazing Matt! So incredibly awesome! You have seen perspectives others have only dreamed of. :-)

Awesome vid as usual Matt. Now that you're hooked we'll all be expecting more where this came from.

Great video!! Sweet to see a year of all those great firsts!!

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! Geat video. I loved every second of it.

How does clouds taste like ? :D

Cool. you just gave me a great idea for my next para gliding trip

This was my first time launching in high altitudes, the wing certainly behaved differently at 13,000 feet trying to launch. The winds were a bit squirrely and about 45 degrees cross to the slope we launched from, and the slope was very steep making for poor footing on the pebble sized volcanic rock. I attempted about 5 reverse launches, but each time I turned the wing just fell back. Afterwards I switched to a forward launch and got off on the first attempt.

Looks awesome man.. I've always wanted to try something like that. But I always have a little fear for strong winds and clouds. How where conditions at take-off? was it very difficult?

:D. Good flight! AWESOME view! Thanks for sharing.

Wow.....that is some amazing footage! It's true what they say.....there's no place like cloud base :)

Thanks. I wouldn't say it's hard. But it certainly takes time to learn and be proficient and understand the risks involved.

Props man. I'm from Guatemala, is para gliding hard? Seems fun. Later

Excellent video....what a gorgeous day for flying!

It depends largely on where/who you learn from. The school I learned from provides equipment for your first 5 solos, then after that they expect you to start buying gear (through them); but they'll also rent gear if you aren't ready to buy at something like $20/flight. If you're seriously thinking about taking it up, I'd suggest getting on contact with a school and just ask how they might be able to accommodate you to spread that cost out a bit. It's been an amazing experience for myself!

I want to learn how to go paragliding super bad! It looks like so much fun. The rigs seem really expensive though. Are they rentable (after some lessons of course)?

Keep me posted on that, they do fly year round... so as long as the weather works out it should be possible.

Loving the videos Matt; would love to tag along when I come up over winter break and maybe catch a tandem flight myself.

It's the second time I've flown away. The first time I went to the Issaquah highlands... an easy flight to do if you get to 4-5k elevation, can just glide out. I needed to catch a few thermals to make it to North Bend.

Is that your first alt-field landing?

Doh! Still looked pretty soft.

If my calculations are correct, it's about a 1 mile ride down. Took me roughly 3 hours to climb the glacier, and 15 minutes to get down :D