Paragliding accident Garmisch - steel lines on Alpspitze

I was flying in Garmisch and didn't know about those lines. So please be careful and don't go so close to the rock.
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[@AliBabaFlyHigh]

Lucky You!!! That was so not good. They should put flags on lines like these so pilots can avoid trouble.

[@KiwiBro8]

Thanks for sharing. Glad you're OK

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Me too:))

[@camotobe]

It should be marked by some flags or balls like powerlines are.

[@AncientRe]

Aren’t they supposed to?

[@olamarvin]

1 m higher and that would have been a "once in a lifetime" zipline experience. Glad you're ok!

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

As you say. Probably was not time to go, phew

[@berndkorthaus5082]

For soaring, we have the FLARM system which knows about such obstacles and gives a warning. Maybe that is available also for your sport.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

i was checking FLARM and these lines are not there...

[@berndkorthaus5082]

@@With_bear_in_the_air Hups - you might want to report this then to the Flarm company to protect others

[@iseeupeeingalso]

holy cow that would be scary, just out of nowhere a steel cable across your path.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

it was a surprise as i knew about two lines, but i didn't know about this one, anyway seems to me extremely dangerous to have lines like that without any sign...

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

Glad you were able to recover and go back to normal flight! I think you need to buy a lottery ticket or something

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Haha you are right:)) but for me it means that i probably still have some work to do here, so this was not my time to go.

[@YariGhidone]

BRAVO!!!!

[@michahermann7869]

Dann that was close. I've been flying maybe 100m next to that location and almost decided to fly there as well. There are pictures at the website and on the wall of the building that have the wire's positions marked, but I wasn't able to see them from the ground. Really sketchy, maybe I should try to find other safer routes up the Alpspitze in the future

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Yeah i knew about two of them, but i missed this one.

[@3rAzer77]

on which website are these pictures, can you post the link?

[@MrTufoz]

Noo

[@juniorF0X]

Great safe. Was your glider ok?

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Thanks! Yes fortunately the glider was okay

[@BaSiC47]

Even I got sweaty hands after watching this. Lucky man.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

I was actually completely calm knowing that if I hit the rock I'm done... But no panic

[@BaSiC47]

@@With_bear_in_the_air Sometimes it’s better being calm than overreacting and stalling the wing by yourself.

[@joemoore1998]

So glad he was ok, damn that was scary

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

I would say it was unexpected. And dangerous. But no time for fear 😅

[@jakubkment]

No Ty pííísničko. Právě jsem se po.. Ale šťastný konec. No a Tvůj závěrečný komentář nemá chybu :DD

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Jo bylo to zajímavý :D

[@D1Rk379]

Wow you are freakin lucky to still be here enjoying your body.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

As you say

[@girlskywalker]

Scary!

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

No time for fear :))

[@leo8690]

Soooo closeeee

[@odin8807]

Sec 7. Why no Flags on that Line?

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

im asking myself the same question

[@Murdock76er]

Happy birthday

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Exactly:)) thanks

[@songcaller]

this **** is not secure...what is this ****?!

[@raphaeleymann]

OIDA

[@MonthlyFails]

Hey petr kotyk, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Hey there Felix. My email is: [e-mail] contact me there :)

[@gillgwad2485]

Il y a bien longtemps j'ai installé des boules sur les câbles de haute tension, la ça aurait dû être fait 😁 ...

[@nerblebun]

Ya know, one of my top 5 rules when flying my PPG Trike is.... stay away from granite cliffs & wires of any kind.

[@1080pixel]

different story in alpine places and without motor -> you often got the best lift there. But very dangerous of course. Apps like xcontest will support you with loud warnings though.

[@matejpeter9756]

Tvle to nechceš. Ja bych použil asi jiná slova než jejej 🤣

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Nejsi první, kdo to říká :D Já byl překvapivě celkem v klidu a spíš se mi honilo hlavou, co všechno musím udělat, abych se nerozmáz :))

[@jaamachmal]

I bet with you that this cable car is entered in flight charts or a GPS vario. I'm just saying "flight area planning"! 2 m higer and you had a big problen. Lucky man.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Since you are betting I see you haven´t checked, unlike me (I was checking FLARM obstacle database), and no, they aren´t there. And I was lucky, yet it is a questionable desing to have steel ropes like that without any proper sign.

[@jaamachmal]

@@With_bear_in_the_air no, I didn't check the route because I don't know where you flew either. If the obstacle was not recorded then that's bad. Lucky for you that you got out of there. Hope the flight was nice after all.

[@jaamachmal]

@@With_bear_in_the_air You're always smarter afterwards. I probably wouldn't have found the information beforehand either. I had to search a long time.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Yeah something like that should have more attention and should be well depicted in some map...

[@MrRendiz]

@@With_bear_in_the_air maybe you can be the first one to mention that to the mods an they might add this info to the servers...😁

[@stephenyork7318]

How is that an “accident”?

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Well i crashed into the steel line and was lucky, that I didn't hit the rock afterwards. So it's an accident with happy ending... Dunno what is your confusion about.

[@markreynolds9135]

Stephen, were you waiting on a death or drastic injury to meet your definition of an accident?

[@ArcFixer]

He didn't fly into it on purpose. That's the defining element of an accident. Don't be a jerk

[@gerardtamarit68]

Clickbait. This is an incident, not an accident.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

You must be fun at parties:))

[@gerardtamarit68]

@@With_bear_in_the_air not as much as you ;)

[@ArcFixer]

Don't be a jerk, jerk.

[@danizweifler6061]

@@With_bear_in_the_air // Gerard might not be a funny guy at your party .... but at least he is not a liar !!

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

@@danizweifler6061 accidentally hitting a steel line with happy ending without an injury is still an accident. So take your sour attitude to someone who gives a hoot. :)

[@KarstenGrunwald]

typical beginner's mistake, too close to the slope. If you haven't mastered the glider yet or the thermals are too strong, keep more distance in the terrain.

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Not what happened. There was a steel cable I crashed into ;)

[@grumpyauldman]

Which bit was the accident?

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Uhm the bit where my glider colided with steel line?

[@gillgwad2485]

Il y a bien longtemps j'ai installé des boules sur les câbles de haute tension, la ça aurait dû être fait 😁 ...

[@With_bear_in_the_air]

Yes, I don't understand why it's not there too