Paragliding adventures in the French Alps

Paragliding in france. Chamonix . Hike and fly.
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[@jreinhardmovies]

It’s admirable that you know when it’s go or no go. Good risk assessment.

[@bernardlawson665]

Sam "the Man" at sea or high and dry soaring in the French Alps. Thumbs Up 🎉

[@jaydubya4727]

Great adventure! You're an amazing mixture of courageous and practical. Thanks for taking me along on this adventure to a place I'll never go to see things I'll never see and do things i can barely imagine. You're the best!!

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks. You bet

[@nickolner]

Thanks Sam, always good to see your flying adventures as a counterpoint to boat life. Looks awesome.

[@quintonward7375]

That’s awesome

[@eddieseachord4985]

Thanks for taking me to some great places! ❤

[@loribadgero1035]

Really beautiful scenery, and the cows and goats were an added bonus. Just Sam communing with nature during a paragliding video.😂❤😊. You really have the life. Good for you!💯🤗👍🐮🐏

[@redwood1957]

Good job Sam. Thank you

[@chrisgundersen1117]

So cool air and see you’re the man Sam safe travels

[@staxter6]

Scared me no end, thanks..

[@jamessandman3708]

Fng awesome Sam! Thanks for your hard efforts to show us that incredible experience!!

[@tonybarnes3858]

yeah, he didn't just do it, he brought it to us

[@jamessandman3708]

@@tonybarnes3858 Yes he did!!!

[@roblaliberte]

Wow! Some lovely scenes. Amazing.

[@danmatonic8923]

Yes, a really enjoyable vid with all the flying. Where is that girl from Malta or Greece or wherever? She dresses impeccably, has a nice personality and makes your videos more enjoyable.

[@jabjab1010]

Very impressed. Nice job.

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

Pretty Cool adventure!

[@adamaxe1]

That was awesome

[@grandmasterflash213]

Awesome Sam! ❤

[@pearlisa5atbest]

we'll see how they do, Sam just jumps right off

[@johnduffy532]

Thanks!

[@daveegan4554]

I was thinking this wasn't a sailing channel anymore until you mentioned that you fought till the bitter end lol. ( the point where the anchor rope meets the boat). I know you knew this Sam. Fair winds mate

[@josephreis2274]

Sam just amazing all the best.

[@saltydawg6817]

Looks like an amazing time. Great video. Be safe out there.

[@UUBrahman]

That was a great video - high adventure and peak experiences - thanks so much.

[@samholmessailing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-dq7ec8jq5s]

If you get the opportunity Sam,. You would absolutely enjoy paraglide off Tegalberg Mountain in Bavaria. The views of Forgensee and the Castle. Plus they serve great beer at the restaurant, and you don't ever need to hike as there is a gondola.

[@samholmessailing]

Sounds awesome. Maybe one day!

[@ashpollen65]

Amazing job Sam! Really enjoy watching through your adventures. When are you going to make more learning to sail videos? We landlubbers would love to understand some of the finer points of sailing skills.

[@ronaldcrist6348]

Great adventure! Cool goats. That upper launch at mount blanc looks terrifying.

[@samholmessailing]

It does!

[@jamesgordon2289]

This looks like so much fun. I want to try it now

[@samholmessailing]

Do a solo paragliding course! Even if you just do one day, its so much fun flying off the training hill.

[@ruudsmith3836]

wild adventure

[@koa818]

France to Swiss very nice 👍

[@danieldesormeau7334]

Sam, you are one cool dude 😎👍

[@tgalbraith2152]

Sorry but, wow! So beautiful & thrilling.

[@markgarry7866]

Loved the video Sam, been watching you for years. I bought a sailboat in San Fran, need to refit then we're off. I'm 59 want to sail and kite board/ paraglide...I had the crazy idea of a powered paraglider taking off in a cam on a crossing with 4 15 foot blowup islands connected behind a sailboat for takeoff and landing...maybe you can be the first to do it! You have a year or two lead on me...and bring along a drone to catch your footage...

[@leecowell8165]

Not for me, Sam. When I was your age these things weren't invented yet. And I've seen too many of those canopies collapsing so I stayed with crewing on sail when I was a lot younger. I couldn't even handle climbing a mast just too scared of height. Even a bucket truck was scary for me when I had to rent one of those things to trim trees on our place here in West Palm Beach.

[@dougallen4675]

It looks so fun...but I don't think I could do it. My toes were tingling just watching you...IRL, I'd never be able to launch.

[@samholmessailing]

It’s definitely not for everyone but I love it.

[@eddieseachord4985]

😊❤

[@Scratch-athon]

Shoutout from fort myers Florida!

[@darrylmcleman6456]

NUTS! I do not think I could handle those leaps! CHEERS from HERE!

[@ckm554]

I've been to the top of aguille du midi, it's no joke

[@palmsky1119]

Kinda want to try that out one day

[@samholmessailing]

Its a blast. I recommend at least doing a day or two of a solo training course. The first flights off the training hill are so fun!

[@airmagic2199]

WOOHOO, FLYING!!!!! Hiking in Crocs, Boo Swing Hybrid, Boo Mountains with NO RESERVE, BOO Taking the lift down when in doubt, WOOHOO No offense, honest opinions LOVE YOUR SHOW

[@tomatobrush3283]

No Idea why he insists on the ridiculous crocs. haha

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

4:09 Here I've been for the last 30 years thinking that parachute landings stood a considerable chance of breaking someone's leg, and when I finally (yes, this is the first time) see it from a horizontal view, it looks like the softest, sweetest landing I could possibly imagine.

[@maarten_notjustagrip]

ParaCHUTE landings, perhaps. ParaGlider landings, very seldom these days.

[@samholmessailing]

Paragliders are so big sometimes its hard to get them to come down. I think parachutes are smaller though.

[@maarten_notjustagrip]

@@samholmessailing flew for the very first time in 1987. Been flying ever since. Commercial Tandem pilot in Georgia a few Summers

[@pembrokeshireparagliding7268]

awesome , love flying that area and Annecy ourselves . look us up if you ever make it to the uk or wales ,we can show you some nice flying sites

[@lonniepee9804]

I always name drop Sam and Erik, my favorite single-handers. Man, you travel well wherever you go. I checked the tour rates on Viator... they keep out the riff-raff. 😎 I've never been on a tour, but the fares are good expense indicators.

[@robertgold2643]

😎

[@Martin37vg]

Unlucky with the weather Annecy is just great to fly. I never hike up ( even in trail shoes. ) as normally navetts run up from landing field.. Been down midi ridge hiking would not like to try launch from that area.. Did you not fancy trying parapente de Plaine Joux . I live in UK but leart to fly here.. I miss the alpes can not wait to get back there.

[@RamblinRoverMatt]

Sam the sky sailor

[@gmejiabotero]

Fantastic!!! I recommend Annecy and Chamonix. When you were in Norway, you tried to paraglide in Lofoten?

[@windrider23]

Your sure a long way from Marshall Peak.

[@jjmoto65]

Maybe you could get to see a stage of the Tour de France while you're there. It is going on right now

[@kevinmaclean5880]

Crocs? Madman

[@snorungar70]

Got them crocks in off-road mode.nice.

[@thewasabidh1]

Hey Sam, that experience is awesome and the video is really good!! I'll be in that area in a few months, right at the beginning of winter season. Do you recommend any particular place to rent all the gear or is that all yours and you recommend me to buy it?

[@dentaltok]

Is there a launch or landing fee? Looks like a well maintained area..

[@maarten_notjustagrip]

BRO! Is that your heartbeat I can hear mixed in with the vario? They seem to rise together! LOL.

[@maarten_notjustagrip]

If you don't fly often, even 3.5m/s up or down is gnarly.

[@thewaterheaterfactory]

wait - do people still hang glide?

[@lacfilms8345]

So... I broke down and bought some actual shoes. Mark this episode date down - Sam the Man fans. Are Crocs... more aerodynamic for flight operations? They are less weight and kinda slipstreamyness. Ok we just took off - it looks like it's gonna be a fast flight. Gravity at work. I know let's hike to the top of this mountain and jump off into the fog bank below - just for the hell of it. Raise your hand if you wanna go too? For our guy Sam... it's just another day in the big adventure of life. I sail oceans, jump off the occasional mountain top and deal with the complexities of customs & immigration to foreign countries in my spare time. Sam ur special - one of my sorta hero's. The lone wolf adventurer, I follow here on the U-Tube sailing channels. Others being - Thomas from Be Free, Kevin from How to Sail Oceans, and Barry of Adventures of an old Sea Dog fame. Part 007 James Bond international man of mystery, part Macgyver I can fix that and... quite possibly a new Avenger character. U rock buddy!

[@brianmoffet7237]

Terrifying. LOL

[@freelancekate8919]

im assuming this was filmed during winter! As its summer now in europe

[@davidellis2021]

There's still quite a bit of snow on the Alps high up.

[@LineAlpine]

How do I get into paragliding

[@Adralba007]

You just missed the xpir comp !

[@samholmessailing]

Maybe one day. I won a hike and fly comp once in California. I’m too out of practice at the moment.

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

2:02 What is this magic software?

[@samholmessailing]

Google earth. You can import files of gps tracks

[@viking8889]

Crocs bruh?

[@robertgray323]

Hey wait a minute I thought this was a sailing channel?

[@rollinrock6696]

It’s a Sam doing awesome stuff channel….

[@Tranbify]

Annecy and its surroundings are beautyful. But please, don't hike in crocs, especially during / after a rainy day. Last time I was here, a man slipped to his death on a mountain 2km from the city center.

[@cezariusus7595]

what no self preservation instinct looks like

[@dannotte7289]

You’re out of your mind risk taker

[@FreeFlyerUk]

Sam.. STOP flying in Croc

[@samholmessailing]

Its ok. I had the security strap engaged 😂

[@markalan1501]

Every shot is three minutes short. Huge potential lost.

[@hughshepherd6596]

How utterly boring.

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks for watching anyway

[@EpoxyCircus]

How do you keep all the Dentists from crashing into you?

[@GlobeZoomers]

Hey sam, are you planning on sailing to Turkey? Maybe we can discuss some business.