http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=57526

https://vimeo.com/69642110#at=0

http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/772824

Walt's is pretty much my home launch, and is my favorite flying
site. I was enjoying this flight quite a bit, like normal, and was pretty sure I
could make a big flight to the north. Two days before I nailed a 166 mile
flight, and this day was seeming similar. I pointed north and headed for
Mammoth. Normally the further up the Sierra you go, the more the west wind
develops, and starts to push you off.

The best days are when it's southeast, and the wind helps push you along the
crest. Straight magic. But this day was different. It started out with the magic
SE flow that takes you up range, but became the even more elusive straight east.
With this E wind, it was very easy to soar up on the crest, making cross country
progress possible towards the northwest. Once I made it to Mt Williamson, the
idea was starting to take hold; cut loose and head west.

Now, heading west over the Sierra is a serious endeavor no matter where and how
you do it. Only one pilot has ever pushed over the High Sierra, and that was
Stephan about two years ago. He took a route just to the north of mine, and
landed somewhere around Lower Kings Canyon, halfway between the crest and the
Central Valley. His flight gave me the idea to start looking for routes that
would allow me to fly from the Owens Valley all the way into the flats of the
Central Valley. The FULL crossing. Not only would I have to cross the wild,
remote High Sierra and expansive forests and foothills of the west side, but I
would also have to risk flying over the National Park for quite a while. I saw
potential through the heart of Sequoia National Park's central ridge line- the
highest and most remote stretch of the entire range. I wanted a proud line, and
this was it.