14/06/2021
RECAP BTF DAY 2 ⛰.
The second day of the race happened in two phases.
The first one started at 6AM at the foot of La Sambuy. Together with Julien we waited for an opening trough the clouds to take off. We were lucky to find some early but strong thermals, which allowed us to fly further in the direction of the next TP: Perroix. We then walked along the lake and climbed to Planfait.
The second phase was the most important one, because we knew there was a big card to play. We had good flying conditions ahead of us and we knew it was still possible to reach goal that same day.
So, we took off with Dona and Julien and started advancing towards the next TP: Mont Chéri. The first part of the flight was really good, we managed to cross the big valley of Bonneville. But right after Mieussy, we got a little bit too excited by the sight of the TP and got stuck in a tight valley right before it. By the time we climbed to the top of the Mont Chéri it was already 6PM.
Nevertheless, we took off and found an unexpected and weak thermal at the top which allowed us to glide out of the valley.
To my big surprise, we could also cross the valley of Taninges and Cluses. Thanks to the valley breeze, we were soaring while watching the sunset, it was an amazing feeling.
Finally, I took the option to glide into the next valley and land as high as possible, to be in the best spot to start the next day.
