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When you plan to go alpine climbing some nice and long routes in the Mont Blanc massif and suddenly you realise the wind will be perfect to take off from the summit of Aiguille Verte... It does not take too long to change plans since it’s not everyday you get to fly off this beautiful peak. It was also the perfect opportunity for Zeb to guide Guillaume, whose dream was to climb and fly off Aiguille Verte since many years. The three of us headed for the classic Whymper couloir in good conditions but already a bit dry. A route I like on one of my favorite mountain in the massif. As I was on the last foot steps from the summit I could see my good friend @giuliamonego taking off the summit (they had climbed the Couturier couloir) which made me happy and excited for her. Zeb and Guillaume topped out a few minutes later and it was quite an emotional moment seeing Guillaume so happy to finally reach the summit of Aiguille Verte. He took off shortly and safely after, with the help of Zeb. My turn came, gentle and smooth. Whoop whoop I was also flying off this summit I had been looking for quite a few times! A little turn to the left and I was above the Drus, playing next to it, stoked and excited like never! Pic 1: Zeb and Guillaume reaching the end of the Whymper couloir Pic 2: myself on the final ridge to the summit Pic 3: Guillaume and all his happiness on the summit, hugging Zeb Pic 4: myself taking off Pic 5: flying next to the Drus. Can you see the Madonna? 📷 @antipodeszeb and myself #Alpifly #TimeToPlay #GetOutStayOut #MountainsAreAwesome #SeaToSummit #MountainVersatility #Skin3P #Paragliding #TheMagicCombo #SalomonWMN #PlayMinded #Morningroutine #ProtectWhatYouLove @niviukparagliders (à Aiguille Verte) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-udm5pfqK/?igshid=1uen5mt3oogr5

The way I like to embrace my valley view 🙌🏻 With @antipodeszeb 📷 #TimeToPlay #GetOutStayOut #MountainsAreAwesome #SeaToSummit #MountainVersatility #Skin3P #Paragliding #TheMagicCombo #SalomonWMN #PlayMinded #Morningroutine #ProtectWhatYouLove @niviukparagliders https://www.instagram.com/p/CAstsJuJASI/?igshid=1tq91ye2w6qq9

Keep it always simple and fun ✌🏻 Thanks @monica_piris for the sweet shot and for the great time all together with @david_goettler #mountainsareawesome #getoutstayout #timetoplay #IceClimbing #PlayMinded #MountainLife #MountainsAreCalling #mountainversatility #SalomonWMN #protectourwinters @petzl_official https://www.instagram.com/p/B652rwspp-k/?igshid=ybxq49cgnzfp

Sunday funday and comboday... with a really sweet crew! Thanks a lot @pierro_boucher for the excellent idea of climbing and flying off the Grassi route (Tierce Peak - Haute Maurienne) and for sharing the rope together. And of course to @antipodeszeb and @mat__roche who made the whole experience even more fun! Pic 1 : Zeb on top of the 1st third of the route Pic 2 : Pierro at ease on his element Pic 3 : Mat taking off from the West flank of Tierce Pic 4 : myself flying next to the gully Pic 5 : our quartet flying down with the route on the background (look well for Pierro with his white wing) #TimeToPlay #GetOutStayOut #MountainsAreAwesome #SeaToSummit #MountainVersatility #Skin3P #Paragliding #TheMagicCombo #SalomonWMN #PlayMinded #ProtectWhatYouLove @niviukparagliders @petzl_official (à Bessans) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RcM1YpWCI/?igshid=19kf0vgr8iv6x

Between work, trainings and another storm we squeezed in a quick go on a classic off piste of Chamonix that is getting complicated to do without wings to exit the steep and dry morraine now. The line we picked is called the Rectiligne, hoping for some good snow. The couloir was more opened than we thought and the sun from the previous days had totally transformed it, making the whole couloir really hard and definitely not fun to ski... Luckily the lower part of the descent at a lower angle was pretty good to ski and untracked. The exit with the flying got again a bit tricky with stronger wind than expected but Zeb’s found the perfect little spot to make the magic happened ✨ Feeling grateful for such little adventures shared and for all the learnings I get out of it 🙏🏻 Slide 1 End of the skin up boot up at Col des Grands Montets. Chardonnet and Argentiere peaks on the back ground Slide 2 Skiing playful terrain and pretty good snow, that’s what we came for Slide 3 Taking of under a big boulder protecting us from the catabatic wind Photos and videos by @antipodeszeb @salomonfreeski @niviukparagliders #TimeToPlay #GetOutStayOut #MountainsAreAwesome #SeaToSummit #MountainVersatility #Skin3P #Paragliding #TheMagicCombo #SalomonWMN #PlayMinded #LastSunday #ProtectWhatYouLove (à Rectiligne) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8b5iVlJtjb/?igshid=1tkvmzsothc2j

Really fun combo on the Lagarde couloir in les Droites yesterday with @antipodeszeb! The route was in really good conditions, (although the start was not possible to protect) and we were stoked to top out in the sun after a few hours of effort. We decided to take the skis and the lightweight paragliders, but we were pretty unsure flying would work. (The wind forecasted was not the good one for a take off at the col des Droites and the slope underneath too steep to lay down the wings) In the end Zeb found a tiny flat spot at the base of a huge rock were we could put one wing at a time. I was definitely stoked to fly over the Couvercle hut and know that, at that point, we would make it to Cham 💪🏻 The skiing down with this type of snow and the heavy bags would had been way less fun! . Pic 1 : Topping out of the Lagarde Pic 2 : Zeb on the mixte section Pic 3 : Happy on top of Les Droites Pic 4 : flying to Cham with my new Skin3p @niviukparagliders Pic 5 : Zeb all smiles at the landing in Cham . . #TimeToPlay #GetOutStayOut #MountainsAreAwesome #SeaToSummit #MountainVersatility #Skin3P #Paragliding #TheMagicCombo #SalomonWMN #PlayMinded #ProtectWhatYouLove @petzl_official @seatosummitgear @salomon (à Les Droites) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7GrGjUpVKO/?igshid=1ddig5124mzjh

Happy week-end to everyone! I hope most of you will enjoy the mountains and all their beauty! 📷 @guidoperrini #mountainsareawesome #getoutstayout #timetoplay #skiing #Alpinism #PlayMinded #MountainLife #MountainsAreCalling #Alps #SalomonWMN #protectourwinters @salomonfreeski (à Monte Rosa Massif) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lQ7QxJYnZ/?igshid=15aj616yvd456

Not the best snow conditions but mountains never disappoint and the stoke is high at the #MTNCollective! 📷 @jesseay #mountainsareawesome #getoutstayout #timetoplay #skiing #PlayMinded #SalomonWMN #protectourwinters @salomonfreeski (à Val Thorens) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JK2TlJvxx/?igshid=15wnmi6qa6jxh