My BEST paragliding flight ... EVER!

An unknown site, a secret route, a solo mountain crossing, and just maybe, the regional cross country flying record? This flight had it all!
If you’d like to develop your abilities to pull of this kind of flight, check out my Cross Country series on flywithgreg.com which has detailed analysis of the technical moves, flight replays and more
Video © Greg Hamerton
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ASHWYN (Deja Vu)
PROTEUS (Disappearing Grace)
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0:24 My best paragliding flight?
1:48 Starting the XC
3:17 Paragliding the Western Cape
5:15 The beauty of paragliding
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[@alex-in-the-sky]

You're ridiculously great at storytelling, not only flying! I could feel being there in the air with you!

[@Feidifly]

So true! 👌

[@carlcolorado3549]

Way to go Grag. I'll drink a beer to that!

[@wild2flyparagliding160]

Nice one for old Ant! ;)

[@simonpfotenhauercapetown7055]

Such an epic experience. 200km is a LONG flight... and dedicated to Anthony, amazing Buds.

[@wenigdabei]

I can’t get enough….. THANK YOU !!!

[@hekikuu]

You’re an absolute hero.

[@lukeheurlin639]

South African flying at its best! Well done Greg

[@fwkb2]

Ah this is epic! Great storytelling! Congrats on the amazing flight! Hometown flying is something so special.

[@davidstaples1668]

I love your work Greg!

[@wolfgangkucera9773]

This flight is amazing Greg, congrats!!!

[@toddvarner7075]

congrats Greg. love your videos.

[@6x6Tortuga]

Nice work as always =)

[@StanBarankiewicz]

Congrats on such an epic flight! I have been bitten by the XC bug and can't wait to enjoy long flights.

[@huepix]

What a show off. Hahahaha. Bloody brilliant! Well done. Love yer work

[@andrewsparkinson1566]

Thats a long walk home, fantastic flight too. Congratulations Greg

[@rafaelmilano]

Amazing!!!

[@harveytheparaglidingchaser7039]

Wonderful vid thank you

[@flightographist]

Great job depicting the challenge and Congratulations on the distance vol libre!

[@xavierfiems3787]

Well done Greg!!🎉

[@colignym123]

Hey Greg, great flight, maybe you may be interested, recently my son launched at Hermanus, flew back past Rusty, and then all the way past Citrusdal to Constriction, straight line was 217km.

[@raoulduke1914]

Heinrich doing some amazing flights lately!

[@GC987]

Very nicely narrated

[@sandrainthesky1011]

Congrats Greg! Two thumbs up, what it's all about!

[@ougoug]

Well done man, I'm only a few weeks away from doing my PG2 Course and starting the fly. Thanks for making the next 2 weeks seem even longer now as I wait 😋. Love your chanel

[@stevenmellet5555]

Nice one Greg ! You landed in my favourite crop circle, but my starting point at Dasklip makes it easier to get there. From Rusty Gate that's a massive effort.

[@danpiek5810]

Thank's for this video Greg. We feel there your passion for flying. It's exacly what we love feeling while and after flying. 🤩

[@raoulduke1914]

Greg, so cool that after all the places you've been and all the flights you've done you pick this one as the best, we are very blessed here in SA.

[@manouchka58]

Amazing flight, congratulations 🎉

[@MarcinWloszczyk]

wow! Great! Great story and storytelling! Excelent flight! Epic!

[@JohnnyFaber]

Congratulations!

[@4mini_traveling]

Thanks for sharing your flight, been there in February 2018 So good memories, one of my best flights also!

[@TheNorwoodCat]

That geography is amazing Greg!

[@FlyWithGreg]

Yeah I really miss it, being stuck in England through the winter ... I suppose it's good for making videos :-)

[@kenwilkinson7836]

Brilliant stuff Greg! Hope to see you in the sky this year... ( I should be able to fly after my shoulder repair...)

[@CyberEditing]

Thanks for the nostalgic trip! I flew all those spots, but never made it in one flight....🔥🏆🔥

[@111jkjk]

Incredible 🥲

[@davidalhoff7190]

Oh man I remember the Video from the X-Pyr preperation. AMAZING to get back to Such moments. For me my perfect flight was last year with a friend which was planned since years but finally world out. 100k out and back into the glaciers at the end of Raurieser Valley in south Tyrol. Amazing to move in that high alpine Terrain. Häppiehh Lähndings

[@SparkyReid]

Huzzah!

[@thisisyol]

Thanks for sharing Greg! Big Fan! I'm totally intrigued about your oppinion on having the camera mounted on a stick in the back, so you can see wing/harness/pilot/hands in order to be able to understand and analyze technique and conditions much better. Why we don't see it more? Do you deem it too risky in worst case scenarios? Or too much hassle when editing?

[@jakubvranacz]

What an amazing flight! Do you have it at XContest?

[@kurthaston3058]

Question: How do you typically measure the distance? Point A to point B straight line, 5-points in a line? my vario tells me a handful of different measurements. Also, Nice work! This is the best paragliding video I've ever seen.

[@janolivier5879]

Straight Line A to B

[@MultiSarin]

flying in South Africa is my dream..

[@siavashnourmohammadi9189]

❤

[@cristianomayer3216]

😮shucks!!!

[@donjohnson2639]

👍

[@copcie]

Wow! 🤩 Your joy was perfectly understood by me. I honestly dorop some tears of joy when you cached the last thermal! I know the feeling, I know the emotions, and I know it's not luck but a well earned succes already planned! You are one of the few pilots I follow since my start on this flying journey. Gradually but with constance, I became a good pilot, I am very satisfied of my performances, and I owe you alot Greg! You did and still make some of the best instruction videos! I wish you the best my friend! 🫂

[@estupidoParapente]

Sough Africa? Newer saw Africa paragliding except Kenia. BTW: try to write books for children. U have a way with words.