December 24, 2015: Christmas Eve

Short flight on Christmas Eve.

SE facing hill found !

The lack of a flying place for SE wind is one of the biggest hurdles for Iasi paragliding pilots. Needless to add is the fact that SE wind has become increasingly common in recent years. The only solution in such situations was going to the mountains which means a 200+ km journey. After a constant searching over the years for a closer solution we finally found this hill near Boistea village in Neamt County. This hill is situated at 110 km from Iasi and could be easily reached by car; the entire road is paved up to Boistea and continues with a very short country road that leads up to the site of takeoff.

We arrived quite late at the scene and the wind was very weak; at the base it was virtually nil wind, however rustling trees could be seen at the summit. As we noticed latter, that was enough to get us airborne and realized that the slope was soarable.

Valea Blaznei, October 11, 2014

Blaznei Valley, a wonderful place to visit in Rodna Mountains. After a very long journey from Iasi and a meeting with the bear, we finally reached our destination. Accommodation was very cheap at Diana cottage (1250 m) and very convenient for those who want to be closer to the crest. You can take off  just a little bit above the cottage or from the first top of the creast (Cobasel) or from top Red and fly towards Ineut and Ineu peeks.
Autumn seems to be the best season to fly there.