Tala (Kanzui) ridge faces North East and works every day in winter season with prevailing North Easterly winds for Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Paragliding pilots fly Tala mostly locally. Strong wind produces plenty of ridge lift, but also restricts flying … Continue reading →
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Ozone team pilot Yassen Savov came to Tala, Kenya to test the latest paragliding competition harness – The Submarine. In winter, Tala ridge provides real-flying conditions with day-lasting lift and strong thermals.
Continue reading →2022 post Covid The 2022 SkyNomad paragliding tour set a new Kenyan record of 180 km. Georgi Jolev flew from Iten to Nakuru, flying along Rift Valley and properly crossing the Equator: http://forum.skynomad.net/leonardo/flight/37849 Nikolay Yotov found a new take off … Continue reading →
2020 with Yassen Savov Ozone team pilot Yassen Savov came to Africa to test the new Zeolite. It turned out to be a reliable wing for Kenyan terrains and conditions. Kerio Valley revealed a hidden gem – the colorful rock … Continue reading →
2018 explorations The January 2018 paragliding tour saw good cross country flights from the newly discovered Ebury and Maiella take offs – an alternative for the strong north easterly on the other side of Rift Valley. Still, with good timing, … Continue reading →
2017 explorations The winter of 2017 was very fruitful. First, it was the trip to the north to explore new paragliding sites beyond Isiolo, Archer’s post, Kapenguria, Lodwar. On one of Nikolay’s landing, local people rushed frantically to the scene … Continue reading →
Love at first sight Paragliding is a quest for freedom. Freedom is a form of solitude; away from people, within nature, obeying its laws… And here comes the Savannah with its open spaces, endless silver clouds and lush golden grass… … Continue reading →
The beginning of a beautiful friendship… Isaac met Nikolay in Ethiopia and had a tandem flight with him. Then he got hooked to paragliding and came to SkyNomad Bulgaria for his beginner’s training course. Next winter he invited Nikolay to … Continue reading →