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Nationality : South African
Relationship : married to Tracy since 2002
Flying since : 1992
Hours flown : 1500
Best distance : 145km
Interests : paragliding, writing, photography, levitation
Born : 1973 (34, cleverly disguised as a responsible adult)
Main flying : XC, wing reviews, aerial film and photography, tandems, bivoauc .. give me more.
About Greg : a peaceful soul who thrives on challenges and will try the harder route if given the choice.
Ambitions : to break the world altitude record, and to fly as far as possible using safe flying conditions
More about Greg:
He became a paragliding instructor in 1994 (SA) and 1997 (UK). He has flown over 100 different wings in the course of being an active reviewer for paragliding magazines. He took part in the Paragliding World Cup circuit in 1997, flying in Spain, Italy, France and Slovenia. His passion for open-distance cross country flying has seen him set local site records in the Western Cape province of South Africa (where he currently holds 7 site records). His passion for exploration and bivouac flying led to the filming of Fresh Air Riders (2000) with South African Hang-gliding Champion Johan Anderson and filmmakers Fresh Air Crew. He is an active writer, and publishes articles, reviews and stories on his website www.eternitypress.co.za which have featured in local and international magazines (Cross Country, Go Fly, Schlechtflieger, Getaway, Sports in the Sky) and have have been translated into Spanish, German, Portuguese, Serbian and Japanese. His paragliding novel Beyond The Invisible was published in 1998. This was followed by a non-fiction guidebook for Paragliding in South Africa (1999). His fantasy novel, The Riddler's Gift, was released in 2007. Greg is a free-flight enthusiast. He is the media representative on the South African team, responsible for photography and regular updates to the media channels.
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