Surfing on the treetops

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  • Опубліковано 17 тра 2022
  • In search of a landing spot… Flying down the valley with a tailwind, during paragliding competition in Brasov area, Romania.

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  • @papucimurdari
    @papucimurdari 2 роки тому +99

    This was more thrilling to watch than any Hollywood movie ever made

  • @valjatriogina228
    @valjatriogina228 2 роки тому +22

    In this situation my sweat would have produced enough heat, to make the glider climb! Fighting till the end! Well done!

  • @AdrianCiuplea
    @AdrianCiuplea 2 роки тому +93

    it's soo good you got this recorded! Otherwise no one would believe you, or they'll say you're just making it up :)
    I'm glad you made it!

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому +17

      😂👍❤️
      It was an experience of a lifetime, trust me )))

    • @rodarmor
      @rodarmor 2 місяці тому

      @@alexkolesov1126 😂😂😂❤❤❤

  • @paraglideworldwide2643
    @paraglideworldwide2643 2 роки тому +24

    Amazing. One of the most gripping paragliding landing videos ever!

  • @XC_Tom
    @XC_Tom 2 роки тому +33

    I still can't believe this worked out.

  • @dimml0r
    @dimml0r 2 роки тому +32

    there is a lot of comments about how skillfull and great the safe was. it sure was exciting to watch BUT
    if you ever in this kind of situation, aim for a tree, and take the damage to the glider.
    he touched (significantly) the tree not only with the harness but also later with one side of the wing. this is both (in case of collapse) life threatening in the this altitude. he was more than lucky

    • @aaronsimmons4675
      @aaronsimmons4675 2 роки тому +1

      that’s what i would’ve done. no way i have the skill to do as he did at this point.

    • @dimml0r
      @dimml0r 2 роки тому +11

      this had nothing to do with skill. that was just luck and daring. thank got he was lucky but please. you did not get at all what i was saying

    • @TushhsuT
      @TushhsuT 2 роки тому +1

      That hit with a side of the wing was really bad..
      but what do you mean aim for a tree and take damage to the glider?
      You mean to really aim to the tree and than to climb down? That is frankly what I would probably do - the slowest possible approach and landing on a tree..

    • @dimml0r
      @dimml0r 2 роки тому +5

      @@TushhsuT yes. it is what you learn in flying school. in this kind of situation dont risk it.... fly controlled into a tree. there is almost zero risk. it just costs you money to repair the wing.

    • @BariFPV
      @BariFPV 2 роки тому +1

      With HGs you have to really aim, PGs with so many lines usually get tangled up pretty well to break the fall. Glider usually survives too but it’s always prudent to send the wing for inspection.

  • @onewheelisbetterthan2
    @onewheelisbetterthan2 4 місяці тому +3

    The whole time i was looking for what tree you were going to crash into....then you did but were still going. Ahhhhhh i was gasping and rooting for you. What a rush this must have been

  • @billS-c3n
    @billS-c3n 2 роки тому +3

    Nice job of keeping it together. We all make bad decisions from time to time. Pucker factor 11. Highly entertaining and educational.

  • @mikekelsey6777
    @mikekelsey6777 2 роки тому +4

    Wow! Talk about threading the needle... I was holding my breath for quite a bit of the traverse down the cannon. Was so glad when I first saw the dirt road through the trees. So with that you would at least have an easy walk out if you manage a good landing. And considering the terrain, that was indeed a a pretty good landing.

  • @MichaelStrother
    @MichaelStrother 2 роки тому +1

    Krikey. That was amazing. Well done!

  • @luckyboy9339
    @luckyboy9339 2 роки тому +3

    Damn man you scared the sheet out of me. I'm so glad you made it. Those trees looked so tall and scary.

  • @condorenvy
    @condorenvy 2 роки тому +1

    Damn! Kicking treetops and clipping wingtips! Well done!

  • @Yuremax
    @Yuremax 2 роки тому +2

    Scratching the balls. 😁Nice execution, chapeau!!👏

  • @localhawk1
    @localhawk1 2 роки тому +1

    hard to believe ... what a video, thanks for sharing

  • @Industrialmann
    @Industrialmann 2 роки тому +3

    Ну ты красавчик! Просто триллер какой-то 😃💪

  • @drankiesays
    @drankiesays 2 роки тому +2

    Alfer Hitchckock would be imprested...Good Luck!

  • @DomesticDave
    @DomesticDave 2 роки тому

    Lucky Boy 😁 Hats off to you for keeping your cool, nice one

  • @andreasagathaggelou5187
    @andreasagathaggelou5187 2 роки тому +2

    I think that you handled the situation very well. Well done.

  • @jtholmes8626
    @jtholmes8626 2 роки тому +3

    THat was fun to watch. NGU! Never give up.

  • @NABIL4PG
    @NABIL4PG 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing this! One of the best if not THE best "Glider Seeking Terra Firma in the Forest" video! All is good until I saw the houses, more scary than landing in a tree, the "broccoli" crown, not the pine! Excellent landing and congratulations!

  • @livefreedontdie2815
    @livefreedontdie2815 2 роки тому

    haha the sounds of your harness brushing the trees make this video.... good flying... glad you made it out unscathed

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому +1

      Only my pride… got scathed… just a little bit 😁

  • @FlyWithSergio
    @FlyWithSergio 2 роки тому

    Amazing video! Keep calm so well and very nice reactions every time. Good but next time...you know...be carefull

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому

      @Fly with Sergio Yes, I know… this wasn’t on purpose. Thank you for your kind words 👍

  • @abitofaviation
    @abitofaviation 2 роки тому +1

    Serious survival skills! Well done!

  • @terrystrahl3275
    @terrystrahl3275 2 роки тому +3

    OMG hearing your Vario helps with the drama

  • @iMan_official_au
    @iMan_official_au 2 роки тому +1

    Well done mate 👏

  • @shawneby2079
    @shawneby2079 25 днів тому

    Very nice!

  • @michaelyoung9890
    @michaelyoung9890 2 роки тому

    I’m sure you had to check your britches after that one mate. Glad you are ok. Holy cow. I thought you were in the trees. Nice work

  • @MarcoSerralheiro
    @MarcoSerralheiro 2 роки тому +2

    Jesus! Well done, you cold blooded guy!

  • @Kozo0908
    @Kozo0908 2 місяці тому

    My heart is RACING. I am glad you managed to land safely.

  • @nobojyotiroy8631
    @nobojyotiroy8631 2 роки тому

    I'm like... How come 😳😳😳
    Awesome skill bro, thank you for sharing this video.

  • @davidballard6443
    @davidballard6443 2 роки тому +2

    what a nail biter! amazing glide, and patience!

  • @ParaglidingChronicles
    @ParaglidingChronicles 2 роки тому

    wow must have been scary man, i know the feeling of getting stranded. good thing you got out of it safe !

  • @FransHenskens
    @FransHenskens 2 роки тому +1

    Hells bells, I have no idea how you did that, but well done getting out of a very sticky situation!

  • @AngrocSound
    @AngrocSound 2 місяці тому +1

    Did you enter a proximiity flying contest? 😅 Superb vid!

  • @paracops
    @paracops 3 місяці тому

    Oh my goodness, this is incredible. nice save

  • @MarlonJonat
    @MarlonJonat 2 роки тому

    Unfassbar...einfach unfassbar das du da nochmal rausgekommen bist! Knapper gehts nicht!

  • @alberguti3937
    @alberguti3937 8 днів тому

    Incredible!

  • @miloradpopovicflyer
    @miloradpopovicflyer 2 роки тому +1

    :0 Oh man!!! Must be one of the luckiest days in your life!!! :0

  • @user-ux2vw3mb3r
    @user-ux2vw3mb3r 2 роки тому

    Молодец. Мастер. 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @glideasia2313
    @glideasia2313 2 роки тому +2

    Holy shit Alex,,,,that was amazing! lol

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому

      Thanks Geoff… pure miracle it was😅

    • @glideasia2313
      @glideasia2313 2 роки тому +1

      @@alexkolesov1126 I am sure there was a touch skill involved too....

  • @DaanVerhaar
    @DaanVerhaar 2 роки тому +5

    That was breathtaking, great safe! I have just completed phase 1 of my beginners course in the Austrian Alps and this was (and still is after watching this video) one of my greatest fears; not able to find a proper landing spot.
    I really love nature and am very environmental minded, but this almost justifies deforestation... ;-)

  • @Kliberp
    @Kliberp 2 роки тому +3

    OMFG! I did saw this video few weeks ago in Whatsapp and today I ve seen it again and the stress Level was at top, only Pilots could really know how you fell in that moment, to be honest I wouldn't gone that far I saw a couple of spots wich I could land in that situation, but you manage it superb, congrats for that save in a now historical flying video, lol!

    • @nilomardesouza5
      @nilomardesouza5 Місяць тому +1

      Maybe he knew the place already, so he knew there was landing spot down there, otherwise he would have gone for a small clearing in the road. I would have gone big ears above the clearing.

  • @markjohntowse5347
    @markjohntowse5347 2 місяці тому

    Damn that was Epic!!!

  • @bohai486
    @bohai486 4 місяці тому

    Awesome! 😮

  • @imsouthwood
    @imsouthwood 2 роки тому

    With no 'out' field, that was well ballsy! Cool

  • @riverrose3089
    @riverrose3089 2 роки тому +1

    well done, the best of all outcomes

  • @marcosmmsfree
    @marcosmmsfree 2 роки тому

    This Glider is a Mother! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Haminator50
    @Haminator50 11 місяців тому

    Oh wow, that was awesome so close

  • @user-ny2bx8ez1c
    @user-ny2bx8ez1c 2 місяці тому

    When I saw that clearing, I said to myself, you better put it down THERE !

  • @timdotchin5971
    @timdotchin5971 2 роки тому +5

    Very well handled. I wouldn’t have gone down that gully in the first place, but there you go 😅

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому +2

      I would never done it too if I was just free-flying… somehow, flying a comp after 13 year break leads you to making strange decisions 😂

    • @timdotchin5971
      @timdotchin5971 2 роки тому +1

      Good work 👍😂. Stay safe, and maybe have a look at some of the comments on the Hang Glider pages that have shared this video 😅😂😂😂

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому +1

      @@timdotchin5971 Do you have a link to those hang glider pages that you mention? Just curious )))

    • @timdotchin5971
      @timdotchin5971 2 роки тому +1

      Here you go;
      facebook.com/groups/772690156104749/permalink/7812173498823011/
      You may need to join the group to view the thread.
      Have fun 🤩😂

  • @Harry_Haller
    @Harry_Haller 2 роки тому

    You are the Boss.

  • @guilhermeneves421
    @guilhermeneves421 2 роки тому

    Meu deus.. Que agonia ver esse piloto fazer isso, tem que ter muita prática e conhecer muito a meteorologia e o comportamento da atmosfera. Fora do meu nível. Parabéns e cuidado moço.. Abraços, BR. 🇧🇷

  • @LdeJ74
    @LdeJ74 3 місяці тому

    Miraculous and marvelous !!!!

  • @PavlosDimitriadis
    @PavlosDimitriadis 2 роки тому

    Είσαι θεός !

  • @waldemirmaia810
    @waldemirmaia810 2 роки тому +1

    Unbelievable. How you were calm... My God...

  • @djimdan
    @djimdan 5 місяців тому

    Как я тебя понимаю))))). все здесь прекрасно, и высота и звук вариометра и задницей по веткам, все очень знакомо))))))). как будто сам пролетел.

  • @parapentemoamoa6109
    @parapentemoamoa6109 2 роки тому

    Impresionante!

  • @loicdijoux7627
    @loicdijoux7627 2 роки тому

    franchement chapeau bas , respect 😮

  • @IvanIvoMartinetti
    @IvanIvoMartinetti 2 роки тому

    BRAVO!!!

  • @fazan4268
    @fazan4268 2 роки тому +1

    Nossa , muito show mesmo , voo ralado em 👍

  • @notthestig8524
    @notthestig8524 2 роки тому +2

    Let go of them risers...... Fly that thing!

  • @ParaglidingPartner
    @ParaglidingPartner 2 роки тому +4

    Never have I squeezed my underpants with my butt while watching a PG video, until this day... 😅 It felt as if we made it through this together 😂

  • @Larzemensch
    @Larzemensch 2 роки тому +1

    My god, you had a lot of kilo's of good luck there! How did you get in this situation in the first place?

  • @mauriziochina
    @mauriziochina 2 роки тому +2

    My man.... I'm sure you will not get trapped like this next time... However glad that everything ended up fine

  • @camotobe
    @camotobe 2 роки тому +1

    The end is great.

  • @parafly76
    @parafly76 2 роки тому

    Красавчик!

  • @warrenkral6562
    @warrenkral6562 2 роки тому

    JEEZE
    DUDE!!! I cannot believe you made it out of that!!!

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому +2

      Believe me, I don’t believe it either 😅

    • @nilomardesouza5
      @nilomardesouza5 Місяць тому

      ​@alexkolesov1126 i touched the top of a tree once and it twisted me and brought me to the ground , i was luck i didnt get hurt at the time. . And you touched your harness and then the tip of your wing 😲

  • @paulino3320
    @paulino3320 2 роки тому

    Normally they show a map of where they fly in this kind of videos.... more interesting would be a screen with the blood pressure and heartrate in this case........ man you´ve been lucky this time.... great.... :-)

  • @MarosVice908
    @MarosVice908 5 місяців тому

    nice proxy line!
    have you considered speedflying?
    youd make one hell of an pilot

  • @Voronkotya
    @Voronkotya 2 роки тому +1

    Я держал за тебя кулачки :)

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому +2

      Спасибо )) я тоже сам за себя держал … на клевантах )))

  • @JonasPersi
    @JonasPersi 2 місяці тому

    damn boy. love that save

  • @Rickybobby1342
    @Rickybobby1342 2 роки тому

    You get lucky once in awhile. That day was your day brother

  • @milolouis
    @milolouis 3 місяці тому

    Wow Insane.

  • @marceloneves117
    @marceloneves117 2 роки тому

    Incrível, 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

  • @eugenekey4997
    @eugenekey4997 2 місяці тому

    Молодец!

  • @arturadamienia7091
    @arturadamienia7091 2 роки тому

    Wow🤩

  • @user-rf1ct8we2s
    @user-rf1ct8we2s 3 місяці тому

    Железные нервы!

  • @johnchristopher5201
    @johnchristopher5201 2 роки тому

    Phenomenal flying. Unreal video!

  • @laserflight
    @laserflight 4 місяці тому

    Wow, what a safe.. congratulations... you should have moved away from the tree tops from the start, directly to the centre-line..
    Keep it safe

  • @asripgperlis6126
    @asripgperlis6126 Місяць тому

    Huhhhhh..treetop master ...scary yoooo

  • @parapotiste
    @parapotiste 3 місяці тому

    la meilleure video de parapente. Signée jack Reacher

  • @SkidzFPV
    @SkidzFPV 2 роки тому +3

    😬. That was terrifying to watch, when your wing clipped the top of the tree I thought you where done for, but you seemed to get lucky a few times. However, next time don’t let yourself get so low without any outs, that’s definitely not a safe way to fly. That wasn’t surfing tree tops, that was freaking scuba diving in a Forrest 🤣

  • @alexoutdoor_
    @alexoutdoor_ 2 роки тому +1

    Since this day, he started speedflying

  • @bertold12345
    @bertold12345 2 роки тому

    OMG thiller :)Regards :)

  • @DAVINCIGLIDERSDlog
    @DAVINCIGLIDERSDlog 2 роки тому +1

    WOW~~

  • @ohiyesa2328
    @ohiyesa2328 2 роки тому +1

    Wild

  • @thomas-louiscote477
    @thomas-louiscote477 2 роки тому +1

    Great reaction! Glad that you safely landed. Were you in the lee? What a sinky gully!

    • @alexkolesov1126
      @alexkolesov1126  2 роки тому

      Yes, in the lee and with the tailwind from the left. The valley bottom was another 200 m ahead but I wouldn’t make it for sure, so took whatever was available.

    • @rpi6531
      @rpi6531 2 роки тому +1

      @@alexkolesov1126 ... and is very good you did. In that valley below you would have met two rows of high voltage wires, a railroad and a busy highway.

  • @mikebreen2890
    @mikebreen2890 13 днів тому

    Jeez!

  • @illla
    @illla 2 роки тому

    2:41 Вот же хороший пятачёк

  • @gunar7856
    @gunar7856 3 місяці тому

    Great ride … so lucky ! Watch your brakes in the video … I think you were scared and so you pulled them most of the time 20-30 cm! I think this is what most of the pilots would do! Hands fully up could bring you farther…

  • @gluxoff
    @gluxoff 2 роки тому

    Lucky!

  • @flyinbryanfpv
    @flyinbryanfpv 3 місяці тому

    I might have to replay this lol

  • @hl1tal
    @hl1tal 2 роки тому +1

    불안..불안.. good luck !

  • @best.paragliding
    @best.paragliding 2 роки тому +2

    Every meter matters💪👍😃

  • @baxsmaxbax
    @baxsmaxbax 2 роки тому

    Есть список молитв/мантр, которые позволяют такое творить? :)

  • @philredmond
    @philredmond 5 місяців тому

    "hmmmm...wonder what my {whap} altitude..is {whap whap]...let's look at the {whap} vario {whap} ..."
    Only good decision here was to take that slope at the end.

  • @meow121.5
    @meow121.5 2 роки тому

    Surreal

  • @nelggyboy
    @nelggyboy Рік тому

    oh my, that's cutting it way to fine

  • @plane3613
    @plane3613 26 днів тому

    Oh la la la laaaa🥵🥵👍👍👏👏

  • @paraglidingSafety
    @paraglidingSafety 2 місяці тому

    lucky you! dont grab the risers :)