Mieussy: The Birthplace of Paragliding
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Mieussy: The Birthplace of Paragliding
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In 1978 members of the Annemasse parachute club decided to take off from a mountain with their parachutes and chose the pointe de Pertuiset above Mieussy. André Bohn, a Swiss competition parachutist, set the first take-off up; Jean-Claude Bétemps tried it and put down at once on the slope, then Bohn flew the whole way to the valley floor and landed on Mieussy's football pitch. Gérard Bosson and other club members followed the next day and the days after. On 5 May 1979 Bosson, Georges Perret and Michel Didriche created the world's first paragliding club here, Les Choucas, which is still going at Mieussy, and paragliders are in the sky above the village all year.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Fly a tandem paraglide above Mieussy and pick out from the air the football pitch in the valley bottom where André Bohn landed the first slope flight in 1978
2
of 4
Walk up to the take-off on the pointe de Pertuiset, the mountain the Annemasse parachute club picked in 1978, and trace from the lip the line Bohn flew down to the valley floor
3
of 4
Stand at the edge of Mieussy's football pitch, the landing field of the first slope flight and a Paragliding World Cup round in 2000, and count how many canopies are in the air over the valley at once
4
of 4
Ride or drive up from Mieussy to the col de la Ramaz, the climb the Tour de France took on 13 July 2003 on the stage Richard Virenque won into Morzine
Fly a tandem paraglide above Mieussy and pick out from the air the football pitch in the valley bottom where André Bohn landed the first slope flight in 1978
Walk up to the take-off on the pointe de Pertuiset, the mountain the Annemasse parachute club picked in 1978, and trace from the lip the line Bohn flew down to the valley floor
Stand at the edge of Mieussy's football pitch, the landing field of the first slope flight and a Paragliding World Cup round in 2000, and count how many canopies are in the air over the valley at once
Ride or drive up from Mieussy to the col de la Ramaz, the climb the Tour de France took on 13 July 2003 on the stage Richard Virenque won into Morzine
Before you go
Tandem flights must be booked with a school in advance and are cancelled in strong wind, rain or low cloud — allow a spare day. The walk up to the Pertuiset take-off is a mountain ascent on unmade ground, and the slopes above the village are inside the Praz de Lys–Sommand ski area, under snow through the winter.
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Challenge XP
300 XP
France country bonus
+100 XP
Potential total
400 XP
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