One of the activities I like to do is paragliding.  I started paragliding in 2004 at Torrey Pines Glider Port (TPGP).  The flying at TPGP is slope soaring since there is a prevailing west wind coming in from the ocean.  When the conditions are right it is a wonderful place to fly and it is a particularly good spot [click to read more]

This was the second time that I attempted the Trans Rockies – the first was in 2007, but I managed only the first 3 days.  I crashed and fractured my wrist and could not complete the race.  This year, I did it with Jon Gould a previous winner of the Masters category. How was the [click to read more]

This year I did the Jeantex Trans Alp again.  It was the twelfth edition and is considered the “mother” of all mountain bike stage races.  Mountain bikers from 40 nations participated this year, from all over Europe, Australia, Iceland, Israel, South Korea and Costa Rica to mention a few countries.  The race this year was scheduled to [click to read more]