Fly in the sky while looking at Mt. Fuji! The most luxurious paragliding experience

Coverage of the monthly magazine "GARVY".
This month I went to Asagiri Plateau Paraglider School.

By the way, as there are many schools and licensing courses here, you can have a camp.

You can stay here for 600 yen per night! It's a great deal!
Fully equipped with bath, toilet, kitchen and dining room! It is a fairly solid facility.

This time, the wind was a little strong when I arrived, so I decided to wait for a while until the wind stopped.
This is because the instructor is familiar with nature.

Paragliders are heavily affected by the wind and may be postponed or canceled depending on the weather. But that's just for safety.

Suppressing the desire to fly quickly, I decided to fill out the application form and wait.

After waiting for a while, he said, "It's about time to go." I've been waiting! After changing clothes, get in the car and go!
Then, when you arrive, you will see something like this.

Actually, it was the trolley platform that I was taken by car. Now you can go up to the top of the mountain.
Fujinomiya City is already 900m above sea level. Climb even higher.

This is hard to tell, but I'm climbing at a tremendous angle.

A few minutes later you will arrive at the departure point on the mountain! By the way, such a place.

Fuji can be seen in front of you.

While getting excited, if you turn on the equipment, "Go ahead!"

Flying like "Do you fly already?" Fly quickly!

If you are struggling to be told that "Just move your legs when you fly anyway", "Oooh! You're flying !?"

The fluffy feeling of floating is like a screaming machine in an amusement park, like when an airplane takes off, but it's also a living condition, so it's a strange feeling that I've never tasted.

Does this mean flying in the sky?

The point I just took off is so far away.

Thanks to the good wind, I grabbed the wind and felt like a bird. I'm not in control.

And a spectacular view of the World Heritage · Mt. Fuji in front of you. This is a luxury that can be tasted only in this place.

Moreover, it is dancing in the sky of 1,400 m above the ground. I can not believe it.

In order to taste this presence feeling to you this time, I tried shooting with kodak's 360 degree action cam "PIXPRO SP 360".

Please move the screen with a glance and have a look.

After flying for about 10 minutes, when I fully enjoyed the sky, I asked for a technique to lower the altitude of "spiral".

"Spiral" is a technology that skips altitude by rapid turning. This is a skill that you can make unique to skilled instructors.

Looking at it like this. I'm not sure what it is. It was also like a roller coaster.

The altitude was lowered at once, and the scenery on the ground gradually approaching was really beautiful.

When landing, it floats softly before landing, so it takes off in the form of a sudden fall.

And the experience is over!
Well, it was a lot of fun.

One thing to keep in mind when experiencing paragliding is that it is quite cold at high altitude and wind! Especially in the middle of winter, it is necessary to take considerable measures against the cold.
However, the point is that the air is clear in winter and the chances of worshiping Mt. Fuji beautifully are higher than in other seasons.

Thank you to everyone at Asagiri Plateau Paraglider School!

Please try by all means!

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Also, in this month's issue, the editor-in-chief of this site, Buchi, wrote about the charm of paragliding in the December issue of GARVY "Assault! Activity", so please have a look.

GARVY Dec. Issue number Activity Japan Recommended Paragliding Experience plan