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Switzerland is a great place to go Paragliding, even when you have never done it before. There are many young pilots waiting for "victims" for a tandem-flight, you may book such flights in advance or simply go to the top of a mountain like Schiltorn, Brienzer Rothorn and many others and search for a pilot there - when you are lucky and maybe also not in the high season you may decide on top of the mountain, if you dare to fly down with one of the pilots. The pilot on my pictures was waiting 2 hours in vain before he decided to fly down alone. In fact he was not only going downwards, BUT was able to find a perfect wind to take him UP-wards several hundred meters, before he sailed down to the valley...
200 sfr / 140 Euros is the tandem-flight down from Rothorn
from Schilthorn : 270,- sfr / from Muerren : 160,- sfr
The equipment is given by the pilot - they always have a large rucksack with all necessary equipments
Some links :
www.paragliding-interlaken.ch<br /> ---
www.swiss-paragliding.ch
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 Under the electrified barbed
wire we go ! by sourbugger
The annual "Tough Guy" run takes place on the last Sunday in January ( or as they put it this year(2004) : the 32nd of January).
Some say doing this once in life is on a par with running the bulls in Pamplona, or doing a Bungee jump : you just have to do it once.
The setting is a horse sanctuary on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, UK. About 3,000 people take part in the run which consists of a very hard 8 mile cross country followed by an assault course that makes one used by the SAS look a bit on the sissy side.
The water tunnels in freezing cold water are probably most competitors greatest fear, although wading through rivers, and crawling under barbed wire come a close second.
Sourbugger's time for this ordeal was three hours, 36 minutes : and he's very proud of it.
If you want to compete next year, you will be in the 'wetnecks', if I do it again I think I'll go for the 'Dickhead or Ghoons section'.
Check out the website below for a close up of the horrors.
You can also spectate on the day (about 5 pounds).
The summer event is similar, but as the temperatures are above freezing it's only for wimps.
Months of training and an Iron will.
(see Jelly leg news on the website) Leave a Comment
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 Circle line drinking game ! by sourbugger
If you count drinking as a sport then this was a winner back when I was a student, and a "wild and crazy guy".
The game consists of splitting into teams of at least 2 each (and a minimum of 2 teams)
You then select how many pints, half pints or shorts (spirits) you wish to down for the duration of the game.
An appropriate number of stops on the Circle line are then written down and each teams draws out its' stops by lucky draw.
From a central starting point (and finishing point) the winner is the team that uses the tube (circle line only) to get to all of their stations, find the nearest pub and down their drink.
I should point out that now I am older and wiser this is a throughly irresponsible thing to do - but then again you only live once!
A variation on this idea is the Monopoly pub crawl. Visit all the squares on the monopoly board in real life, find the nearest pub... can be done in order, beginning with Old Kent Road or on a route designed to reduce travelling time !
A liver in good working order
A taste for puffy southern beer
hollow legs
no brain Leave a Comment Theme: Extreme Sports
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 Rafting in Nottingham by sourbugger
My wonderful wife bought me a white water rafting trip as part of my Christmas present last year. I intend to use it at this Nottingham venue.
The artificial course was built to help train our next generation of Olympic hopefuls in Canoeing, but events like this help it to earn it's keep.
I'll add to the tip once i've rafted the fierec Nottingham rapids ! Leave a Comment Theme: Extreme Sports
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 Croquet on place Green by sourbugger
Croquet is a sport you don't see very often, but there is a fine tradition of it being played in Durham.
The Current world champion passed through at the same time as me, and although far out of my class I remember giving him a run for his money once or twice.
At our college we developed a slight twist on the sport by turning it into a drinking game - which made pegging out almost impossible.
If you are lucky you may see some students playing it on Palace Green (the area between Cathedral and Castle).
P.S the picture is of some recent students, although I did spend several happy hour doing the same !
> Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Palace GreenDirections: Most Likely to be seen in June, after exams
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 Lords, Not Lourdes - but
as hallowed by sourbugger
I remember hearing a recording of "Hankcock's half-hour" where Sid tries to con Hancock into buying an 'Urban farm' as Hancock is amazed at finding such a wide open space in the middle of London.
'Lords' is the spiritual home of Cricket, and although there is a stadium tour and museum, you really need to experience a game.
It is very difficult to get a ticket to a Test match (international) and it will cost of Fourty pounds upwards. You can however see a county (First-class) game for around ten pounds.
Children (under 16) always get in very cheap, as it is a way of promoting the game.
Check -out the website at www.middlesexccc.com
If you are a newcomer to the game then you might also like to check-out by VT tip on "Cricket explained to Foreigners" in my England section.
Lords itself feature a number of Interesting pavillions, including the space age Nat West Media Centre which give the appearance of a UFO hovering over one end of the ground. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingAddress: Half a mile from St John's wood tubeWebsite: www.Lords.com
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 Sourbugger on Holiday by sourbugger
I do however wonder if the Irish are to the world of Surfing what Fiji are to international competative Ice Skating.
Sourbugger is of the firm opinion that full-body rubber suits should only be used for indoor sports with off-duty Brazilian lapdancers, but, whatever lights your candle... Leave a Comment Theme: Surfing
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 The French Alpes by Luchonda
But France- our neighbourhood country has to offer a lot of skiing pleasure
For example : "Tignes" enjoys all the skiing attributes of Val d'Isere, as they combine to make up the L'Espace Killy. The 300km of marked pistes cover all abilities and provide greatly varied mountain terrain.
The skiing in Tignes is simply fast, and with several free lifts for beginners helping the excellent local ski and snowboard schools.
I have to admit, i never went there because skiing is not my favourite journey.
But my daughter, Fred, Sam and some good friends did. And i'd like to share their experience with VT members, loving skiing resorts. Leave a Comment Theme: Skiing/SnowboardingAddress: France-SavoieDirections: Southern France - about 1000 km from BXL
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 Tom Boonen by Luchonda
Belgium is famous for the classic tours in professional biking.
Like :
-The Tour de Flanders (Bruges-Ninove)
-Gent -Wevelgem
-West coast Tour (De Panne)
-Luik/Bastenaken/Luik
And bikers like :
-The one and only Eddy Merckx
-Johan Museeuw
-Peter Van Petegem
-Frank Vandenbroucke
-Tom Boonen (winner in 2005/2006) Leave a Comment Theme: BikingAddress: Flanders
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Cricket - the quintesential English game
Unless you come from an ex-commonwealth country (or possibly Holland) this will be completely unfathomable to you.
Don't worry the real attraction is finding a nice village green on a summer sunday afternoon and getting quietly pissed as the action carries on with the gentle twack of leather against willow.... (stop thi sentimental rose-eyed rubbish now)...fair enough.
This following anonymous piece should leave you little the wiser :
CRICKET AS EXPLAINED TO A FOREIGN VISITOR
You have two sides on out in the field and one in.
Each man thatīs in the side thatīs in goes out and when heīs out he comes in
And the next man goes in until heīs out.
When they are all out the side thatīs comes in and the side thatīs been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out
When both sides have been in and out including the not outs-
Thatīs the end of the game!
P.S Don't ask where the other team is, or who the non-white team are !
PPS Test matches (between counties) often last five days and end in a draw.
PPPS I can't stand cricket really
regards sourbugger
Beer
Newspaper
Sun
Deckchair
Sandwiches
More Beer Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingDirections: Find a village green anywhere in the summer
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