Karhumies 0 #1 August 3, 2005 Does anyone have knowledge of landing to high mountains with parachute? All relevant experience or such is wellcome.***[email] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #2 August 3, 2005 DB Cooper did,,never to be heard from again......................smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #3 August 3, 2005 How high are you talking about? The dropzones I usually jump at are all over 5,000 feet in altitude. On some recent hot days we had a density altitude in excess of 9,000 feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 August 3, 2005 QuoteDoes anyone have knowledge of landing to high mountains with parachute? ] Get a big enough parachute, and enough jumping experience to know how to use it. What altitude are you thinking about? How big is the landing area? What are the winds like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #5 August 3, 2005 is 3000m above sea level high enough for you ?? NO PROBLEM saw canopies (Velo, XFire 2..) loaded around 1.9 landing... fast... but landing.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #6 August 4, 2005 snow landings? I know some great lakes at 11,000ft that I love swimming in. Wouldn't be much freefall, but would save so much hiking time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #7 August 4, 2005 Take a paragliding or ground launching class - or - learn about rotors and where to fly around mountains... Get on the wrong side of a mountain, and you will hate life or not have life depending on how bad the wind is... Specifically, if you are landing near the top, stay on the side the wind is coming up... Don't fly directly over the top, and the top on the "back side" is deadly. If you are flying near the mountain, look at the direction of wind both at the top and bottom and make sure they are going the same way - you could be in a huge rotor and not even know it... If you are landing in a huge valley at the bottom of mountains, well, you probably have less to worry about... Seriously, some of the stuff I experienced under a paraglider made me respect that flying near a mountain is not at all like landing at a DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karhumies 0 #8 August 4, 2005 Okey sorry -> I did not express myself clear enough. I like to jump from ~21.000 feet and land to ~15.000 or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #9 August 4, 2005 Quotesnow landings? . YES... mucho fun.... http://www.piis.ch/gallery.php?id=diab3&dirdesc=BladeRunning-PCL http://www.piis.ch/gallery.php?id=diab2&dirdesc=Glacier-Fun scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgt_ludy 0 #10 August 4, 2005 no need to take extra canopy courses IMHO. from my 180 jumps i have, i landed about 80 in altitudes from 2800m - 3800m. the most important thing you should think about is your cypres settings. could be a problem with an cypres expert, because you can only adjust LZ altitude up to 500m (1500ft). may not be enough for you, depends on where you start. military cypres would be a solution or turn it completely off, just don´t forget about it. the second thing you should consider is the thinner air -> means more (sinking) speed, less flare. and last but not least, the lack of alternative landing zones in alpine areas, in case of a mal, or just a fuck up during canopy flight. QuoteYES... mucho fun.... i can confirm... take care of crevasses, i always jump with my climbing gear on, if the lz is very alpine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #11 August 4, 2005 I like to jump from ~21.000 feet and land to ~15.000 or something. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take a bottle of oxygen and a freefall-compatible mask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
