You might have realized it by the low number of posts, that I traveled a lot in the last weeks. And even if my flights mainly only take one or two hours, days sometimes are long and exhausting. Still, I need to be fit enough to take part in meetings and get through a tight... Continue Reading →
Freefly Fest Bad Saulgau 2016
Everything looked bad. I had to work long, the weather forecast looked like shit and my knee was still hurting. Nevertheless I gave a shit and just drove the 5 hs to the little town of Bad Saulgau in southern Germany to attend Freefly Fest. I just had to get out and needed some quality... Continue Reading →
The small steps are the hardest
Tired on the couch, relaxing the aching body, a cup of tea. Chillout mode after the great camp in Prague the last days. After catching some airtime in free fall on Saturday, I enjoyed 1,5 hs in the windy tube in Prague together with friends and one of our favourite coaches Kristian Moxnes. Whenever you... Continue Reading →
Back in the skies
Yesss! Today was the day! Due to the sunny weather we organized jumping on the DZ even though there are still some weeks until the official season starts. Ok, it was freezing cold up in 4000 m (-20 °C) and after opening the chute I had the feeling my fingers have been cut off (which... Continue Reading →
Low speed training with Mark Meadowcroft
Last weekend Mark Meadowcroft stopped by at Wind-o-bona in order to teach us how to carve and fly dynamic moves properly. It was a camp focused on training the skills of staff and other interested people and since I had masses of staff time left, I seized the chance to improve my skills. When they... Continue Reading →
Season 2015 video
Yesterday was my skydiving club's xmas party and as usual someone had to do a video about our season. And yes, again, this was me. I must confess I didn't have as much time as the last years since I was always running between Linz, Vienna, Prague and so I started let's say just in... Continue Reading →
Time to leave
Well today is the day. Lisal goes to Sri Lanka! After a busy day yesterday and a successful packing procedure I got up at half past five to catch my train to the Vienna airport. I was surprised that I can obviously survive with 15 kg in a backpack - everyone who was ever travelling... Continue Reading →
55 seconds in a lifetime. About the honor of being a tandem video flyer.
After investing a lot of money into my first skydiving seasons (and by "lot" I mean a reeaaaal lot) I recognized that if I wanted to keep going like this, I should try to get some money back from the sport I love. Since the tandem instructor job didn't seem to be a good idea... Continue Reading →