{"id":10827,"date":"2023-08-05T23:59:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=10827"},"modified":"2023-08-06T14:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T02:27:50","slug":"hike-and-fly-mt-herbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2023\/08\/hike-and-fly-mt-herbert\/","title":{"rendered":"Hike and Fly Mt Herbert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday it was announced that today was going to be another ‘Hike and Fly’ day. That is: you hike up a mountain but fly down. This is at the start of the hike, a hike that I’m familiar with already<\/p><\/div>\n

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My t-shirt is soaking wet from sweating profusely, carrying a bulky heavy backpack with a paraglider is exhausting! Though there’s snow\/ice on the ground I’m hot AF<\/p><\/div>\n

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I’ve made it on to the ridge, the rest of the group is well ahead of me, now it’s about a twenty minute walk to the top<\/p><\/div>\n

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The top with a lovely view over Lyttelton Harbour<\/p><\/div>\n

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The rest of the group<\/p><\/div>\n

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That’s me!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me coming in for landing<\/p><\/div>\n