Balls. California Solo Flying Expedition 2014: May 11th UPDATE

8+ days of food in his pack, flying alone across the Sierra's in California.

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time.  I have only had 1 accidental XC which is kinda a joke because essentially I got off course down a mountain and had to walk a few miles to the LZ.  To take the step from the training hills and local flying sites to committing to days of flying and hiking to go as far as you possibly can is kinda a big deal.

More than 150 miles of hiking!  A goal of 500+ miles total around 50% flying a Paraglider.  Dave Turner you are an ambitious bad ass!  Cheers to you brother.

His complete article is here
Dave Turner also has a company, Sierra Paragliding, and is probably a great person to learn xc bivak style flying from.

Japanese Paraglider pilot spends night in a tree!

Some good points to learn from this article.

Just in case:

• Always bring water and preferably food even when planning a short flight.
• A stash of warm clothing and your wing can serve as a blanket.
• 2 communications devices - cell phone and radio, can't say either one will work perfectly or that there will be a cell tower within reach.
• Let people know when you are flying and where.
• Have a GPS so you can give your rescue crew a specific location to find you, this could save many hours of suffering needlessly if they have to search large areas trying to find you.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/06/2003580656